Germany 1815-1914

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1. When did Germany FIRST become a unified country with a central government? Answer: (year - in the period 1815-1914, nothing to do with the 'Fall of the Wall')

2. About how many states did the German Confederation (der Deutsche Bund) have when it was created in 1815? 160 15 40 95

3. Two states in the German Confedation were major European powers. One of these was Prussia. Which was the other? Answer: (one word)

4. In the period c. 1820-70 the German states were widely admired abroad not only for music, literature and philosophy but also for another achievement. Which of these was it? Education system Nationalism Engineering industry Economic liberalism

5. Which German author enjoyed cult status in Germany from before the start of this period till 1860 and beyond? Schiller Goethe Hegel Kant

6. Many states in the German Confederation were 'police states', especially in the period 1815-1848. What, however, did these nineteenth-century police states NOT do to those whom they regarded as subversives? Keep them under close surveillance Try to prevent them from obtaining employment in the public sector Censor their writings Send them to concentration camps

7. In 1848, German liberals, together with many conservative nationalists, elected a rebel Parliament. Where did it meet? Berlin Regensburg Bonn Frankfurt am Main

8. When (approximately) did industrialization start in Germany? 1815 1860 1840 1825

9. Prussia was keen to advance its commercial development and to this end established the 'Zollverein', to which other German states also belonged. What kind of organization was this? Transport system Military alliance Customs union Postal union

10. Which politician is credited with the unification of Germany? Answer: (One Word - last name only)

11. In 1878, the German government used two unsuccessful assassination attempts on the Kaiser as an excuse to ban one of the opposition parties and seize its assets. The ban remained in force till 1890. What was this party? Social Democrats Bolshevists National Socialists Anarchists

12. In 1897, Germany embarked on unsuccessful negotiations to form an alliance with another power. Which? Britain Japan The USA Spain

13. From the late 1890s onwards, Germany antagonized Britain by doing which of these? Building a substantial navy Supporting Russian expansion in Asia Establishing a colonial empire Insulting British politicians

14. What was the elected Parliament of Germany called? Answer: (One Word)

15. The Anglo-French "Entente Cordiale" of 1904 was intended as a means of "encircling" Germany. True False