Chapter 14

Question 1

He instituted the most extensive restructuring of Russian society and administration since Peter the Great and was ultimately assasinated

Answer 1

Alexander II

Question 2

Cavour believed that only ____ intervention would defeat Austria and unite Italy

Answer 2

French

Question 3

The Crimean War was rooted in the

Answer 3

long-standing desire of Russia to extend its influence over the Ottoman Empire

Question 4

The German Empire was proclaimed in 1871 at the Palace of

Answer 4

Versailles

Question 5

Bismarck embraces the cause of German nationalism as a

Answer 5

strategy to enable Prussian conservatives to outflank Prussian liberals

Question 6

German unification was completed as a result of the 1870-71

Answer 6

Franco-Prussian War

Question 7

The National Assembly backed into a ________ form of government against its will

Answer 7

Republican

Question 8

The two houses of the North German Confederation were the

Answer 8

Bundestrat and Reichstag

Question 9

After siding with this country against Denmark in 1864, in 1866 Prussia went to war with

Answer 9

Austria

Question 10

Issued a decree from the sultan, the Hatt-i-Sharif of Gülhane, attempted to

Answer 10

reorganize the empire’s administration and military along European lines

Question 11

The Paris Commune was dominated by

Answer 11

radicals and socialist Parisians

Question 12

This was the most important political development in Europe between 1848 and 1914

Answer 12

German Unification

Question 13

Bismarck is best described as a

Answer 13

conservative

Question 14

On March 28, 1854, France and Britain declared war on ______ Russia in alliance with the Ottoman Empire

Answer 14

Russia

Question 15

The state of ______, the most independent state on the Italian peninsula, led the country’s unification effort

Answer 15

Piedmont

Question 16

A formal treaty in Dec. 1858 confirmed an agreement between Cavour and Napoleon III which would

Answer 16

provoke a war in Italy that would permit them (Italy and France) to defeat Austria

Question 17

The war of 1870 against _______ had been the French government’s last and most disastrous attempt to shore up its foreign policy and secure domestic popularity

Answer 17

Prussia

Question 18

In 1871 the North German confederation was a

Answer 18

military monarchy

Question 19

The Italian peninsula was transformed into a nation-state under a constitutional monarchy by

Answer 19

1860

Question 20

Austria-Hungary’s formation of a dual monarchy in 1867 meant that

Answer 20

Austria and Hungary became virtually separate states

Question 21

The period of reform in the Ottoman Empire that lasted from 1839 to 1876 is known as the

Answer 21

Tanzimat

Question 22

The events of the Crimean War shattered all of the following except

Answer 22

the Ottoman Empire

Question 23

Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed king of unified Italy in

Answer 23

1871

Question 24

One of the principle reasons unified Italy had trouble from the beginning was

Answer 24

incompatibility between northern and southern economies

Question 25

_________ declared, “Germany is not looking to Prussia’s liberalism but to her power.”

Answer 25

Bismarck

Question 26

The peace settlement concluding the German annexation of Alsace and Lorraine also compelled the French to

Answer 26

pay an indemnity

Question 27

The Ausgleich of 1867 refers to the Austrian

Answer 27

dual monarchy

Question 28

Camilo Cavour played an instrumental role in

Answer 28

the unification of Italy

Question 29

What German speaking country did Bismarck intend to exclude from united Germany?

Answer 29

Austria

Question 30

The newly elected French National Assembly of 1871 was dominated by

Answer 30

monarchists

Question 31

In 1894, Captain Alfred Dreyfus was found guilty of

Answer 31

passing secrets to the Germans

Question 32

Gladstone’s ministry of 1868-74 witnessed the

Answer 32

culmination of classical British liberalism

Question 33

The Russian student’s group devoted to communal life and peasant uplift was

Answer 33

Land and Freedom

Question 34

Disraeli’s efforts at social reform focused on

Answer 34

paternalistic legislation

Question 35

The Paris Commune was dominated by the

Answer 35

petty bourgeosie

Question 36

The emancipation of serfs in Russia in 1861 was only fully realized in

Answer 36

1906

Question 37

The correct chronological order of Bismarck’s victories that lead to the unification of Germany were

Answer 37

Denmark, Austria, France

Question 38

The Hatti-i-Humayun

Answer 38

spelled out more righs of non-muslims in the Ottoman Empire

Question 39

Garribaldi led the campaign for control of

Answer 39

Sicily and southern Italy

Question 40

In the 1860’s Napoleon III did all of the following except

Answer 40

form an alliance with Prussia