1. In 1846, the British government were heavily involved in the Spanish Marriages. The foreign secretary at the time, Viscount Palmerston, wished to settle the whole debacle quickly, however, it didn't go as well as he would have liked. Meanwhile, Isabella, the child queen of Spain, married which duke? Duke of Zaragoza Duke of Madrid Duke of Seville Duke of Cadiz

2. There was one year in the 1840s that was referred to as the 'year of revolutions'. The inspiration for many of these European revolutions was a mixture of liberalism and nationalism (bearing in mind that the concepts of liberalism and nationalism were often very different from their more modern meanings). What was the year? 1847 1848 1846 1849

3. In 1850, an embarrassing series of events occurred which culminated in disagreements between Austria and Britain as well as between Queen Victoria and Viscount Palmerston. A particular Austrian general visited Britain but was given a rough reception. This was due to the well-founded perception of the atrocities that he had committed in suppressing the revolutions taking place in Italy and Hungary. What was the name of the general? Talleyrand Mehemet Ali Leopold Haynau

4. 1850 was a busy year for Britain in Europe. Palmerston and his department had to deal with an anti-Semitic attack on a British national in Greece. What was the name of the Jewish merchant that was attacked, thus starting an opportunistic show of strength from Palmerston? Don Hudsono Don Atlantico Don Pacifico Don Indiano

5. Viscount Palmerston became British prime minister for the first time in 1855. In his first year he was preoccupied with the ongoing crisis now known as the Crimean War. However, just a year later in 1857, a war broke out between Britain and China. This was due to the Chinese reluctance to follow the conditions of which of the following treaties? Treaty of Beijing Treaty of Taipei Treaty of Guangzhou Treaty of Nanking

6. Towards the end of the 1850s and the early part of the 1860s, Palmerston had to deal with the struggle for Italian unification. Which of the following was an Italian nationalist leader who was instrumental in making the unification process a success? Pio Nono (Pius IX) Louis Philippe Victor Emmanuel Garibaldi

7. Between 1861 and 1862 there were two main incidents which could have resulted in Britain becoming involved in the American Civil War. This would have been after they had explicitly stated that they would remain neutral and impartial. The first incident was the Trent Incident. What was the second? The Kentucky Incident The Alabama Incident The Louisiana Incident The Missouri Incident

8. One of Viscount Palmerston's greatest failures in foreign affairs came during a nationalist uprising in an eastern European nation in 1863. Which of these nations wanted the same freedom as the newly unified Italy, but was not supported by Britain due to indecision and suspicion? Albania Poland Romania Greece

9. The Treaty of London of 1852 declared that the Duchies of Schleswig-Holstein should remain independent. However, between 1863 and 1864, the climax of a long-standing dispute was reached. The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein became King Christian IX of which country whose population believed that the Duchies should belong to them? Denmark Belgium Switzerland France

10. What was the name of the Minister-President of Prussia during the Schleswig-Holstein affair who ultimately gained the Duchies for Prussia and Austria? Lusitania Talleyrand Leopold Bismarck