The Rise of Nationalism in Europe quiz

The Treaty of Vienna was signed in:

Who founded the secret society 'Young Italy'?

The female allegory of France was named:

Who was proclaimed German Emperor in 1871?

The Greek war of independence was recognised by the Treaty of:

The Act of Union of 1707 united England and:

Who led the Expedition of the Thousand to South Italy in 1860?

The Zollverein was a:

The Treaty of Vienna was hosted by:

Which of the following was NOT one of the wars fought by Prussia to unify Germany?

What measures did the French revolutionaries take to create a sense of collective identity? (2 marks)

Why did the people of the conquered territories turn against Napoleon? (2 marks)

Who were the liberals? What did they demand? (2 marks)

What was the role of Romanticism in developing nationalist feeling? (2 marks)

Why did Metternich call Mazzini 'the most dangerous enemy of our social order'? (2 marks)

What was the significance of the Greek war of independence? (2 marks)

Why did the Frankfurt Parliament fail? (2 marks)

What was the role of Count Cavour in the unification of Italy? (2 marks)

How did Britain become a nation-state? (2 marks)

What did the symbols on Germania mean? (2 marks)

In the 1830s, Europe faced a food shortage and the population grew faster than jobs. If a town's population rose from 40,000 to 52,000 while jobs rose from 20,000 to 22,000, calculate the percentage increase in each. Why did this cause unrest? (3 marks)

Before the 1860s, Italy was divided into seven states, of which only one was ruled by an Italian princely house. Calculate the fraction of states ruled by foreign or papal rulers. Name the state ruled by an Italian house. (3 marks)

The German Confederation formed by the Treaty of Vienna had 39 states. Before Napoleon's conquests, the German region was divided into about 300 small states. Calculate the percentage reduction in the number of states. (3 marks)

In 1845 the Silesian weavers revolted against contractors who had drastically cut their payments. If a weaver earned 20 silver groschen per piece and this was cut by 40%, calculate the new payment. (3 marks)

Arrange in correct order: the July Revolution in France, Mazzini's birth, the Revolution of 1848, the Treaty of Constantinople. Give the years and calculate the gap between the first and the last event. (3 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In 1848, the French artist Frederic Sorrieu prepared a series of four prints visualising his dream of a world made up of democratic and social republics. The first print shows the peoples of Europe and America marching in a long train and offering homage to the Statue of Liberty. On the earth in the foreground lie the shattered remains of the symbols of absolutist institutions. (i) What does the statue in the print represent? (ii) What does the shattering of symbols mean? (iii) What was Sorrieu's utopian vision? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, European governments were driven by a spirit of conservatism. Conservatives believed that established traditional institutions of state and society should be preserved. The Treaty of Vienna, hosted by Duke Metternich, undid most of the changes during the Napoleonic wars. (i) What was the main aim of the Treaty of Vienna? (ii) Name two changes made by the treaty. (iii) Why did conservative regimes impose censorship? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. Giuseppe Mazzini was born in Genoa in 1807 and became a member of the secret society of the Carbonari. At the age of 24, he was sent into exile in 1831 for attempting a revolution in Liguria. He founded two underground societies, Young Italy in Marseilles and Young Europe in Berne. (i) What did Mazzini believe about nations? (ii) What were the two societies he founded? (iii) Why did Metternich fear him? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. Nationalist feelings were widespread among middle-class Germans, who in 1848 tried to unite the different regions of the German confederation into a nation-state governed by an elected parliament. This liberal initiative was repressed by the combined forces of the monarchy and the military, supported by the large landowners of Prussia. From then on, Prussia took on the leadership of the movement for national unification. (i) Who was the architect of German unification? (ii) How did Prussia achieve unification? (iii) Where was the German Empire proclaimed? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. The most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe after 1871 was the area called the Balkans. It was a region of geographical and ethnic variation comprising modern-day Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro. A large part of it was under the control of the Ottoman Empire. (i) Why was the Balkan region called a powder keg? (ii) How did the decline of the Ottoman Empire make it explosive? (iii) How did the rivalry of European powers lead to war? (5 marks)

Describe the impact of the French Revolution and Napoleon on the growth of nationalism in Europe. What were the main features of the Napoleonic Code? (6 marks)

Explain the conservative order after 1815 and the role of liberal nationalism and revolutionaries like Mazzini. Describe the revolutions of 1830 and 1848. (6 marks)

Describe the process of unification of Germany. Draw a timeline of the main events. (6 marks)

Describe the process of unification of Italy and the roles of Mazzini, Cavour and Garibaldi. Draw a map showing the states of Italy before unification. (6 marks)

How did nationalism become linked with imperialism by the end of the nineteenth century? Explain the role of the Balkans and the use of allegories and symbols in nation-building. (6 marks)