Question 1

During the Reconstruction period, the American South experienced all of the following significant changes except

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A)  many former political leaders left political life.
B)  the basis of the economy was transformed.
C)  the establishment of a large free labor market.
D)  military occupation by armies of the North.

Question 2

Nationalism had a variable effect on European and world politics in the 19th century.Which,if any,elements of Lord Acton's assessment of nationalism do you agree with? Why? How would you assess the overall impact of nationalism on Europe?

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Question 3

Why were conservatives in Italy and Germany able to become the leaders of unification and take the cause away from the liberals? Why did nationalism became a conservative cause? What kind of countries would have emerged in Italy and Germany had unification been carried out by liberals?

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Conservatives in Italy and Germany were ...

Question 4

In the 19th century, nationalism served a significantly divisive role for all of the following countries or regions except

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A)  Great Britain.
B)  Italy.
C)  the Balkans.
D)  Austria.

Question 5

Daniel O'Connell was instrumental in

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A)  the agitation for Catholic emancipation in Ireland.
B)  the expansion of the Irish voting franchise to members of the lower classes.
C)  achieving a close political relationship with the Tories.
D)  leading the movement for home rule in Ireland.

Question 6

How did liberal and nationalist ideologies influence events in France during the first half of the nineteenth century? Which ideology predominated? Were there moments when one or the other gained temporary prominence?

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Liberal and nationalist ideologies had a...

Question 7

What were the tenets of liberalism? Who were the liberals and how did liberalism affect the political developments of the early 19th century? What relationship does liberalism have to nationalism?

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The tenets of liberalism include a belie...

Question 8

All of the following were aspects of liberalism except

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A)  that the legitimacy of government emanates from the freely given consent of the governed.
B)  that state officials must be responsible to the representatives of the people rather than to the monarch.
C)  that democracy,not monarchy,is the ideal form of government.
D)  a dislike for the monopolization of government by the nobility.

Question 9

The expansion of cotton-growing in the American South was largely the result of

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A)  the invention of the cotton gin.
B)  the expansion of the textile industry caused by the industrial revolution.
C)  high cotton prices throughout the world.
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 10

The dynamic force for change in the Revolutions of 1848 originated with the

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A)  political liberals.
B)  working classes.
C)  military of various countries.
D)  middle classes.

Question 11

Otto von Bismarck was

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A)  a self-made liberal businessman who united Germany.
B)  the moderately liberal king of Prussia who united Germany.
C)  a Prussian military commander who forced German unification.
D)  the conservative Prussian minister who united Germany.

Question 12

The Crimean War involved

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A)  Britain,France,and Russia against the Ottoman Empire and Austria.
B)  Britain,France,and the Ottoman Empire against Russia.
C)  Prussia and Russia against the Ottoman Empire and Britain.
D)  Russia and the Ottoman Empire against Prussia and Austria.

Question 13

Explain why Austria failed to control German affairs.What was the ethnic make-up of the Empire? What were the major obstacles hindering Austrian success? Detail and explain how Austria lost the war with Germany in 1866.What contributed to the loss? What effect did nationalism have on the peoples of Eastern Europe?

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Question 14

How did liberalism emerge in Russia during the early 19th century? What was the result of that emergence? Was the Russian case unique,or did the fate of liberalism vary with circumstances throughout Europe?

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Question 15

The two countries that used nationalism to unite internally in the late 19th century were

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A)  France and Italy.
B)  Italy and Germany.
C)  Britain and Germany.
D)  Germany and Russia.

Question 16

In terms of political and constitutional development,how did the histories of the United States and Canada differ? Was Canada's break from Britain amicable? How has Canada balanced its dual British and French heritage?

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Question 17

Why was the Crimean War fought? Who were the participants and how did the results of the war affect European history in subsequent years?

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Question 18

Which of the following best describes the distribution of nationalities within the Habsburg empire?

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A)  Germans in the west,Romanians in the east,Ukrainians in the south,Croats in the north
B)  Italians in the west,Germans in the east,Serbs in the south,Czechs in the north
C)  Italians in the west,Magyars in the east,Czechs in the south,Slovaks in the north
D)  Germans in the west,Magyars in the east,Serbs in the south,Poles in the north

Question 19

The Decembrist Revolt of 1825 was important because it

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A)  ended the influence of liberalism in Russian politics.
B)  led to greater democratization in Russian government.
C)  made the army a greater political force in Russian affairs.
D)  forced Russia to become more isolationist.

Question 20

The kleindeutsch or “small German” policy of Bismarck

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A)  ultimately excluded Austria from German affairs.
B)  was a plan to unite Germany slowly and gradually.
C)  brought all German-speaking peoples together under the same government.
D)  aimed at the creation of an economically self-sufficient German state.

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