Reaction and Revolution, 1815-1848

Choose the correct answer for each question.


1	The chief purpose of the Congress of Vienna was to
		stimulate nationalism
		protect western Europe from autocratic Russia
		restore the Old Regime as far as possible
		preserve the basic reforms of the French Revolution
		make Poland an independent state

2	The principle of legitimacy at the Congress of Vienna meant the
		restoration of monarchs previously dethroned by Napoleon
		extension of democracy
		establishment of equality before the law
		self determination of peoples
		rewarding countries who helped to defeat Napoleon

3	The dominant personality at the Congress of Vienna was
		King Frederick IV of Prussia
		King George I of England
		Prince Metternich of Austria
		Ferdinand VII of Spain
		Thomas Hobbes of England

4	Which of the following was the key aim of the British Corn Laws in the early 1800s?
		to export grain at cheaper prices to France
		to weaken the power of the middle class in finance and banking
		to improve the quality of British grain
		to protect the interests of British grain producers
		to set up a free trade zone among farmers in western Europe

5	In 1821, a revolution in Greece broke out against the rule of
		Britain
		France
		Austria
		Spain
		the Ottoman Empire

6	The Carbonari was a secret society in
		Italy
		Spain
		France
		Russia
		Prussia

7	The July Ordinances were repressive decrees issued by
		Charles X of France
		Nicholas I of Russia
		Prince Metternich of Austria
		Queen Victoria of England
		Frederick William IV of Prussia

8	In 1820 and 1830, Austrian troops suppressed revolutions in
		Spain
		Italy
		Prussia
		France
		Poland

9	After the Congress of Vienna, Belgium was
		granted its independence
		neutralized
		given to France
		given to Holland
		returned to Spain

10	The Burschenschaften was
		a revolutionary society in Italy
		an army used to crush revolutions in Germany
		a German newspaper calling for a liberal state
		student societies in Germany who wanted to spread German nationalism
		a German religious society to crush Protestantism

11	Which of the following areas was most directly controlled by Austria after 1815?
		Britain
		France
		Holland
		Belgium
		Italy

12	Following the death of Alexander I in 1825, Russia under Nicholas I became
		a police state due to Nicholas's fear of revolution
		the most liberal of the European powers
		an industrial power following the abolition of serfdom
		a limited monarchy under the control of the Duma
		a major imperialist power with colonies in Asia and Africa

13	The foremost social group embracing liberalism was made up by
		factory workers
		the industrial middle class
		radical aristocrats
		army officers
		the clergy

14	The revolution of 1848 in France resulted in
		the continued rule of Louis-Philippe but with radical reforms
		new elections to the National Assembly, resulting in the dominance of the radical republicans
		Europe's first socialist state under the guidance of the National Workshops
		an authoritarian regime under Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
		a limited monarchy under the restored Bourbons

15	The romantic movement had its roots in
		Turkey
		France
		Germany
		Britain
		Russia