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Political Developments Test: 45 Multiple Choice Questions - You will have 15 minutes without notes, followed by 5 with notes and the rest of class without notes Answer what you know first. You will not have much time with your notes. Good luck 1. What is the best definition of Nationalism? a. The belief that people should be loyal to their nation b. The belief that people are entitled to a democracy c. The belief that people should decide the best way for them to be governed d. The belief that people should break away from their government if it does not defend their natural rights 2. Which of the following is NOT a bond that creates a nation? a. Culture b. Religion c. Language d. Government 3. Which of these would not be considered a nation-state in 1815? a. Britain b. Prussia c. United States d. France 4. _____ is a type of nationalist movement when politically divided but culturally similar lands merge together. a. State-building b. Annexation c. Unification d. Separation 5. _____ is a type of nationalist movement when a culturally distinct group resists being added to a state or tries to break away. a. State-building b. Annexation c. Unification d. Separation 6. Which of the following groups would most likely support repressive empires? a. Liberal b. Conservative c. Radical d. Girondins 7. Which of the following groups would most likely support political reform, especially nationalistic movements? a. Liberal b. Conservative c. Radical d. Jacobins 8. Which of the following groups would advocate for a complete change of society? a. Liberal b. Conservative c. Radical d. Right-wing 9. This was the meeting that established the “Concert of Europe” a. Dreyfus Affair b. Treaty of Versailles c. Congress of Vienna d. Defenestration of Prague 10. Austrian politician primarily responsible for the “Concert of Europe” a. Bismarck b. Hapsburg c. Metternich d. Girardi 11. The 5 main powers in Europe after the Napoleonic Wars were… a. Britain, France, Austria, Poland, Russia b. Britain, France, Austria, Prussia, Russia c. Britain, France, Italy, Russia, Belgium d. Britain, France, Spain, Belgium, Russia 12. What happened in the late 1800s that drastically altered the “balance of power”? a. The unifications of Germany and Italy created more powerful nation states b. The breakup of the Russian empire weakened a great power c. The creation of a new nation, The United States of America d. The capitulation of the French Monarchy 13. What was the name of the French republic that lasted over 60 years in the 1800-1900s? a. First Republic b. Second Republic c. Third Republic d. Fourth Republic 14. A Jewish officer, accused of selling military secrets to the Germans became the center of controversy that led to anti-Semitism. What was the name of this event? a. Russification b. Third Republic c. Dreyfus Affair d. Zionism 15. What is anti-Semitism? a. A prejudice or attack on people who are Christian b. A prejudice or attack on people who are Hindu c. A prejudice or attack on people who are Jewish d. A prejudice or attack on people who are Muslim 16. What did the French government eventually declare regarding the Dreyfus case? a. Dreyfus committed suicide in prison before a verdict could be reached b. Dreyfus was declared innocent c. Dreyfus remained guilty and in prison d. Dreyfus was executed 17. What is Zionism? a. A political movement that led to a new and lasting French government b. The political movement in France that sent Napoleon into exile c. Jewish political movement to reestablish a Jewish homeland in Palestine d. Refuge for French exiles 18. What kind of political/economic system did Russia have in the 1800s? a. Democratic b. Communist c. Socialist d. Feudal 19. What caused Russia to lose the Crimean War against France, Great Britain, and the Ottomans in 1856? a. Russia's industries and transportation system failed to provide for their troops b. The Crimean area was in a nationalist revolt c. Russia lacked manpower d. The Ottomans were too well-organized and resisted their efforts 20. What did Czar Alexander II want to change about Russia? a. He wanted to modernize and make social changes b. He wanted to keep the feudal system and control the serfs c. He wanted to merge Russia with more powerful European nations d. He wanted to imperialize Africa to compete with European powers 21. Why did political and social reforms come to a halt in Russia in 1881? a. The Russian Revolution broke out against Alexander II b. Alexander II was assassinated c. Alexander II became a dictator d. Reforms continued under Alexander II's son when he came to power 22. ______ was the name of the policy instituted by the czar that forced Russian language and culture on all other groups in the empire. a. Russification b. Czarism c. Sovietization d. Realpolitik 23. What effect did this policy have? a. It allowed for the czar to take back greater control over Russia b. It worked well in assimilating different people to the Russian culture c. It strengthened ethnic nationalist feelings and led to the downfall of the czars d. It caused a massive war throughout the Russian empire 24. What did Bismarck advocate for in his “Iron and Blood” speech? a. Legislation to unify Germany b. Annexation of France into Prussia, violently if necessary c. Modernization of Germany’s iron industry d. Wars to unify Germany 25. Which empire dominated the German Confederation in 1815? a. French Empire b. Austrian Empire c. Russian Empire d. British Empire 26. A Junker is a Prussian a. Liberal b. Conservative c. Radical d. Communist 27. What advantages did Prussia have that helped it forge a strong German state? a. Prussia had tight control over the German state which forced them to be well-disciplined b. Nationalism unified the majority of ethnic Germans and they had a powerful army in central Europe c. Prussian discipline forged a great admiration from all non-Prussian people d. Prussia had few enemies 28. King Wilhelm I of Prussia chose Bismarck as the new prime minister. How did Bismarck govern? a. He followed all the directives set out by the Prussian Parliament b. The king dictated all policies and he enforced them c. He used "realpolitiks" and ruled without the consent of Parliament and without a legal budget d. He was a weak ruler who was quickly taken out of power 29. What impact did the "Seven Weeks War" with Austria have on Prussia? a. Prussia controlled northern Germany and other states joined the Northern Confederation b. Prussia conquered south German kingdoms c. A Prussian victory inspired all German kingdoms to join the Prussians d. An Austrian victory led to Prussia pulling out of Germany 30. What impact did the Franco-Prussian War have on German unification? a. Final unification came because the war led to German nationalism in the southern states causing them to accept Prussian leadership b. It restored the balance of power back to Austria who maintained control over Germany c. In the process of invading France, the Prussians conquered the southern German states d. The French victory caused southern Germany to join the weak Prussian state for protection 31. Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of Otto von Bismarck? a. Relative peace in Europe after the German wars of unification b. Unifying Germany c. Becoming Kaiser of Germany d. Creating the first welfare state 32. In 1871, at the captured French Palace of Versailles, Wilhelm I of Prussia was crowned ____. a. King of Prussia b. King of Austria c. Emperor of France d. Kaiser of the German Empire 33. What did Germans call this new empire? a. First Reich b. Second Reich c. Third Reich d. Fourth Reich 34. How did Bismarck envision a new “balance of power” in Europe? a. Complicated alliances prevented nations from feuding due to fears of all-out war b. Marriages between ruling families created harmony c. German hegemony (Germany is the dominant force and everyone must listen to them) d. He did not seek balance; he believed in a constant state of warfare 35. Britain became a constitutional monarchy after the Glorious Revolution. How was this system of government structured? a. The monarch ruled absolutely b. The government had three separate branches that included a legislative, executive, and judicial branch c. The monarch was the head of the state, but Parliament held the real power d. The political power was held mostly by the House of Commons in Parliament 36. Why was the British government not a true democracy in the early 1800s? a. Only 5% of women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections b. Women could only vote if they owned property c. Only 5% of the population could vote d. Only members of Parliament could vote 37. What did the Reform Bill of 1832 change? a. It eased property requirements so that men in the middle class could vote b. It increased property requirements for voting and weakened the representation in urban areas c. It gave complete suffrage to all urban and rural men in all parliamentary elections d. It gave women the right to vote 38. What did the People’s Charter call for? a. It called for suffrage for all women b. It called for suffrage for all men and women c. It called for suffrage for all men and annual parliamentary elections d. It called for suffrage from all men and abolishment of the House of Lords 39. Why specifically did the Irish resent British rule? a. They were Irish; they resented everything about the British b. They did not like that Great Britain was led by a monarch c. The British tried to force the Irish into serfdom d. The British eventually limited the rights of Irish Catholics in favor of those who were Protestant 40. What were the causes of the potato famine in the 1840s? a. The British landlords failed to plant enough potatoes in Ireland b. The British landlords sold most of the crop in England because the Irish were too poor to buy c. A plant fungus ruined the potato crop most Irish depended on as their main source of food d. A drought destroyed the potato crop most Irish depended on as their main source of food 41. What were the effects of the potato famine in the 1840s? a. The Irish were able to survive due to their plentiful wheat harvest b. One out of two emigrated to the United States; the rest starved to death c. 1 million Irish starved to death while another 1.5 million fled the country d. Most died; those that survived tried to rebuild their lives in England 42. While some Irish wanted independence for Ireland, many preferred home rule. What is home rule? a. Local control over internal matters only b. Laissez-Faire policy c. National control over the economy d. Complete separation from Great Britain 43. Why were the British fearful of home rule for Ireland? a. They worried about the rights of Catholics under Protestant rule b. They were concerned of the fate of Great Britain as a result of World War I c. They were concerned over Protestants being a minority in a Catholic ruled common wealth d. They were concerned that granting Ireland home rule would weaken their own world power 44. Irish nationalists continued to seek independence from Britain. When did it finally happen? a. 1940 at the beginning of World War II b. 1945 at the end of World War II c. 1949 when they declared the Republic of Ireland d. 1991 with the fall of the Berlin Wall 45. Realpolitik means… a. Governing ideologically b. Governing pragmatically c. Governing liberally d. Governing conservatively Extra Credit (up to 3 points back on the test, answer below ): - Give a modern day example of Realpolitik. A person (politician or not) and an action they’ve done and why it would be considered as such Explain how Bismarck’s plan for the balance of power differed from Metternich’s and why.
