Unit 6

Which social group benefitted the most from Mexico's independence from Spain?

• Creoles

• Natives

• Peninsulares

• Mestizos

Which event in Europe created political instability that led to independence movements in Latin America?

• the Industrial Revolution

• the Irish potato famine

• Napoleon's conquest of Spain

• the Congress of Vienna

prime minister of Prussia who helped create a unified Germany after the Franco-Prussian War

• Napolean

• Otto von Bismark

• Adam Smith

• William II

wrote The Wealth of Nations, outlining the economic principles of capitalism

• John Locke

• Hemmingway

• Adam Smith

• George Washington

led volunteer soldiers in southern Italy in a fight for independence and unification

• Giuseppe Garibaldi

• Roberto Pasta

• Otto von Bismarck

• Simon Bolivar

nicknamed "El Libertador" for leading armies against Spain; achieved independence for Venezuela and Colombia

• Bernardo O'Higgins,

• Simón Bolívar

• Jose de San Martin

• Manuel Piar

Which of the following did the followers of Hong Xiuquan practice?

• devotion to Confucian teachings

• commitment to the White Lotus Society

• observance of a strict moral code

• tradition of samurai warriors

Which of the following was an effect of the Taiping Rebellion?

• The Qing Dynasty was weakened.

• Christianity became the main religion in China.

• The Qing Dynasty was overthrown by the Ming.

• China became a communist country.

The Congress of Vienna worked to strengthen the French monarchy and?

• creating a unified Germany

• establishing democracies across Europe

• balancing of power between European nations

• Banning Taylor Swift songs

Why did the revolutions of 1848 fail to win independence for nations within the Hapsburg Empire?

• Suspicions between the different nationalities led to a breakdown of alliances.

• The population ultimately voted to restore the monarchy after suffrage was granted to all men.

• The lower classes fought against the revolutions to keep the protection of the Austrian monarchy.

• French forces invaded to maintain the balance of power agreed upon at the Congress of Vienna.