European History Quiz

After Napoleon’s defeat, European people wanted to build great countries based on

• Socialism

• Patriotism

• Nationalism

• Industrialism

The _______ was a meeting in Austria in 1815 to restore order to Europe after Napoleon’s defeat.

• Berlin Conference

• Congress of Vienna

• Congress of Versailles

• Potsdam Conference

Which of the following does not contribute to nationalism?

• a common history

• a common language

• a common education

• a common national boundary

The ____________ were a revolutionary group led by Garibaldi that wanted to unite all Italian-speaking people.

• Third Estate

• Red Shirts

• Red Coats

• Third Coalition

Which leader used guerrilla warfare—a form of combat in which soldiers make surprise attacks from strategic hiding spots—in the revolution to unite southern Italy? He is credited with uniting Italy.

• Giuseppe Garibaldi

• Louis XVI

• Victor-Emmanuel II

• Wilhelm I

Which of the following pairs is responsible for Italian Unification?

• Cavour and Garibaldi

• Perry and Bismarck

• Garibaldi and Wilhelm I

• Cavour and Bismarck

In the early 1800s, present-day Germany was divided into many small, independent states, or governments. How many states were there?

• 4

• 39

• 44

• 9

The ruler of Italy following unification was King

• Wilhelm I

• Otto von Bismarck

• Camillo di Cavour

• Victor-Emmanuel II

Otto von Bismarck, the leader of the revolution to unite Germany, followed a policy of

• constitutionalism

• realpolitik

• pacifism

• socialism

Who used the Franco-Prussian War to increase nationalism and cause Germany to unify?

• Camillo di Cavour

• Giuseppe Garibaldi

• Louis XVI

• Otto von Bismarck