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Europe in Turmoil

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  • What was the final war Bismarck orchestrated to complete German unification?
    The Franco-Prussian War
  • Who was the "idealist" who inspired the dream of a united Italy?
    Giuseppe Mazzini
  • What was Bismarck's famous two-word philosophy that unification would be achieved through military and industrial strength?
    Blood and iron
  • What medieval system, involving serfdom, was finally abolished in the Austrian Empire and German states after 1848?
    Feudalism
  • What is the Italian name for the nationalist movement to unite the Italian peninsula?
    The Risorgimento
  • What is the term for the idea, which grew stronger in the 1830s, that people with a shared identity deserve their own country?
    Nationalism
  • Despite their initial success, why did most of the 1848 revolutions fail?
    The revolutionary groups were divided, and the conservative monarchies had powerful armies.
  • What was the 1815 meeting where European powers tried to restore the old order of absolute monarchy?
    The Congress of Vienna
  • Which country successfully revolted against Dutch rule in the 1830s to establish an independent nation?
    Belgium
  • Who was the clever and ruthless prime minister of Prussia who unified Germany?
    Otto von Bismarck
  • Who was the heroic general who led the "Redshirts" to conquer Sicily and Naples?
    Giuseppe Garibaldi
  • What new social class, including factory owners and bankers, rose to become the dominant class after 1848?
    The bourgeoisie (or middle class)
  • What event in France in February 1848 acted as the spark for the massive wave of uprisings across Europe?
    The overthrow of King Louis-Philippe and the creation of the Second French Republic.
  • Who became the "Citizen King" of France after the July Revolution of 1830?
    Louis-Gonzaga
    Louis-Ignazio
    Louis-Philippe
    Louis-Bourbon
  • What title was given to the emperor of the newly formed German Empire in 1871?
    Kaiser
    Brahma
    Heineken
    Skol
  • The widespread revolutions of 1848 are often called by what poetic name?
    The "Springtime of Nations"
  • How did England avoid a revolution in the 1830s?
    Through reform, such as the Great Reform Act of 1832.
  • Which country had the most significant successful revolution in the 1820s, gaining independence from the Ottoman Empire?
    Greece