Unit 8 Nationalism

The Congress of Vienna did which of the following? 

• It made territorial changes in Europe to create a balance of power.

• Fulfilled hopes of ethnic groups who wanted to govern themselves.

• Restored Louis XVI to the French throne.

• Supported democratic reforms in areas conquered by Napoleon.

Which of the following groups of people in Latin America were most likely to be revolutionaries?

• Creoles

• Africans

• Peninsulares

• Indians

Which of the following countries declared independence with the least violence and bloodshed?

• Brazil

• Venezuela

• Mexico

• Bolivia

Which two groups in Latin American colonial society controlled both the government and the military?

• Creoles

• Peninsulares

• Indians

• Mestizos

The Dreyfus affair had a lasting impact because it

• Inspired the Zionist movement.

• Kept women from voting for another sixty years.

• Led to the Revolution of 1848.

• Barred Jews from holding military commissions for almost a century.

“Europe no longer possesses unity of faith, of mission, or of aim . . . The question of nationality can only be resolved by destroying the treaties of 1815 and changing the map of Europe and its public law.”

                                               —Giuseppe Mazzini, “On Nationality,” 1852

This passage by Giuseppe Mazzini illustrates the concept of:

• Nationalism.

• Catholicism.

• Communism.

• Socialism.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the economy of Italy in the years after unification?

• Widespread poverty and unemployment led to violence and emigration.

• The unification of industrial, agricultural, and banking states led to a strong national economy.

• Plentiful land and a well-developed transportation network resulted in a nation of small, prosperous farmers.

• Rising industry led to rapid urbanization and a modern economy.

The Russian economy differed from the rest of Europe’s because it 

• Was primarily agricultural.

• Was primarily industrial.

• Was strong.

• Rested on diverse industries of manufacturing, mining, and agriculture.

What did Otto von Bismarck mean by the phrase “blood and iron”?

• He would use the Prussian military as a force for German unification.

• He would continue to fight until he was named emperor.

• Prussia would fight to obtain iron.

• Germany needed railroads to unite the country.

Nationalism remained a problem under the Dual Monarchy because

• Ethnic minorities continued to seek self-government.

• Marxists spread discontent.

• Franz Joseph I was not a strong leader.

• Magyars felt they should have special privileges.