The immediate cause of the outbreak of revolution in 1789 was
a. grinding poverty among all classes of society.
b. government oppression.
c. the ideas of the philosophes.
d. the insensitivity of Marie Antionette.
e. the government's financial crisis.
What is e) the government's financial crisis
100
All of the following French leaders died by execution EXCEPT
Robespierre.
Napoleon.
Danton.
Louis XVI.
What is Napoleon
100
The most common occupation in pre-industrial times.
What is farming?
100
The man whose ideas and aims dominated the Congress of Vienna and after whom the age of reaction, from the fall of Napoleon to the Revolutions of 1848, is named?
Who is Metternich
100
This 'ism thrives best when people share a common territory, tongue, and tradition.
What is nationalism
200
What groups made up the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Estates?
1- Clergy
2- Nobility
3- Everyone else
200
The unified French legal system
What is the Code Napoleon (or the Napoleonic Code!)
200
The industry that led the "takeoff" into sustained economic growth in England was provided by
a. the textile industry.
b. the banking industry.
c. iron and steel development.
d. shipbuilding.
e. pottery and glass manufacturing.
What is a) the textile industry
200
The four major European countries that dealt with resolving the European issues caused by Napoleon's attempt at French domination of Europe (not counting France!)
What is Britain, Russia, Austria, Prussia
200
According to laissez-faire economic philosophy, society benefited when
a. the government administered price controls
b. unions organized and were recognized as legitimate
c. markets were free and uncontrolled
d. division of labor required women to tend to the home
What is c. markets were free and uncontrolled
300
All of the following contributed to the French financial crisis EXCEPT
a.lavish spending by Louis XV.
b.French support for the American Revolution.
c.cost-cutting measures of Louis XVI.
d.unwillingness of the nobility and clergy to pay taxes.
What is c) cost cutting measures of Louis XVI
300
Napoleon's worst military decision was
What is the invasion of Russia
300
Industrialization in England resulted in all of the following EXCEPT?:
a.the elimination of social distinctions btwn rich and poor
b.the increased production of goods in all industries.
c.the reinvestment of profits from manufacturing.
d.the expansion of trade according to market demand.
e.new methods of production.
What is a) elimination of social distinctions btwn rich and poor
300
This 'ism best describes the political views of the Congress.
What is conservatism?
300
Which of the following was a goal of the early nineteenth-century liberals?
a. voting for men and women
b. freedom of speech
c. government regulation of factories and wages.
d. an established state church.
What is b) freedom of speech
400
The attack on a Paris prison by enraged citizens, that is often seen as the beginning of the Revolution, was called
What is the storming of the Bastille.
400
Napoleon's agreement with the Catholic Church in 1802
a.restored the authority of the lower clergy.
b.acknowledged Catholicism while maintaining religious tolerance.
c.returned confiscated land to the Church.
d.allowed Pope Pius to name all bishops.
What is b) acknowledged Catholicism while maintaining religious tolerance.
400
This group physically attacked machines they believed adversely affected their livelihood.
What is The Luddites.
400
What were the four principles (besides crushing liberalism and nationalism) that dictated the decisions at the Congress?
What is legitimacy, compensation, encircling France, and maintaining a balance of power
400
He said the following:
"Population when unchecked increases in a geometric ration. Subsistence only increases in an arithmetic ratio. A slight acquaintance with the numbers will show the immensity of the first power in comparison with the second."
Who is Malthus?
500
Members of the political faction favoring extreme change during the Revolution were called
What is Jacobins
500
Napoleon's purpose in instituting the Continental System was to
a. defeat England through an economic war.
b. consolidate the separate states of Germany.
c. unify Italy.
d. create a united Europe under the leadership of France.
e. punish Russia for his ill-fated invasion.Napoleon's purpose in instituting the Continental System was to
a. defeat England through an economic war.
b. consolidate the separate states of Germany.
c. unify Italy.
d. create a united Europe under the leadership of France.
e. punish Russia for his ill-fated invasion.
What is a) defeat England economically
500
The Industrial Revolution in Britain was in a large part inspired by?:
a. the urgent need to solve great urban poverty.
b.the failure of the cottage industry system.
c.entrepreneuers who sought new manufacturing methods and inventions
d.great industrial success the century before in Holland
e.kings who controlled patents for new inventions.
What is c.entrepreneuers who sought new manufacturing methods and inventions
500
The sneaky, chameleon-like representative for France at the Conference
Who is Talleyrand?
500
Which is NOT a feature of Marxist theory?
a. Hegelian Dialectic.
b. The Class Struggle.
c. Social Darwinism
d. Workers' Revolution.