24 German and Italian Unification Quiz

Bismarck moved Prussia and France toward war by

• editing and releasing the “Ems dispatch.”
• invading French territories.
• making Napoleon III do push-ups
• declaring war on France.

Otto von Bismarck’s political philosophy was

• Zollverein
• Zero-Sum Game
• Realpolitik
• Militarism

Which of the following made Italy hard to unite into a single country?

• lack of a common language
• regional differences
• lack of natural resources
• they were mad that Americans were improving on Italian food

With aid from Cavour, Garibaldi’s forces were able to take control of

• Rome and Venetia.
• Kingdom of Two Sicily’s.
• the Papal States.
• Lombardy

In response to the Congress of Vienna, Italian nationalists tried to

• make alliances with the Hapsburgs.
• revive the Italian language.
• expel Austrian forces from northern Italy.
• revive the glories of ancient Rome.

The Kingdom of Italy, declared in 1861 was headed by?

• Cavour
• Victor Emmanuel II
• Mazzini
• Garibaldi

Explain how Otto von Bismarck used realpolitik to unify Germany. Use examples.

How did Giuseppe Garibaldi play an important role in the eventual unification of Italy?

• He convinced the pope to hand over control of the Papal States.
• He negotiated a deal with the pope that created Vatican City.
• He allowed the king of Piedmont-Sardinia to annex southern Italy.
• He joined forces with the French in expelling Austria from northern Italy.

Which of the following actions would an advocate of realpolitik support?

• manufacturing a political crisis in order to provoke a war with France
• creating a liberal constitution in order to limit the power of the Prussian King
• refusing to grant Wilhelm I money to increase the size of the Prussian Army
• resisting control by a Protestant Prussia by remaining separate from a unified Germany

Otto von Bismarck was responsible for the

• creation of the Zollverein.
• unification of Germany.
• loss of the Franco-Prussian War
• rise of Napoleon III.