Europe 1815-1900

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1. The peace settlement agreed at the Congress of Vienna in 1815 favored dynasties at the expense of nationalities. True False

2. Which of the following was NOT a member of the Holy Alliance? Britain Austria Prussia Russia

3. In 1815 industrialization was already well under way in Britain. Which region was the next to industrialize on a large scale? Saxony-Bohemia The Ukraine N. Rhineland-The Ruhr N. France-S.Belgium

4. Which was last European country to abolish serfdom? Austria Portugal Spain Russia

5. Which set of beliefs, ideology or '-ism' proved most disruptive to the settlement of 1815? Social Darwinism Conservatism Nationalism Socialism

6. Until the late 1850s which European power sought to be predominant in both Germany and Italy? Answer: (One Word)

7. Which country, having lost most of its overseas empire by 1825, failed to re-establish itself as a major imperial power again? Spain Portugal France Italy

8. Which European country, having lost (and sold) most of its empire outside Europe by about 1810, succeeded in establishing a new and substantial overseas empire from 1830 onwards? Answer: (One Word)

9. There were two years in the earlier part of this period when large areas of Europe erupted in rebellion and revolution. One was 1848, the other was ...? Answer: (Year . Hint - before 1848)

10. Until about 1880 which decaying empire was artificially sustained by Britain and, to a somewhat lesser extent, also by France? Austrian Empire Ottoman Empire Russian Empire Spanish Empire

11. In the 1880s and 1890s intense overseas rivalries developed in particular between Britain, France and Germany in the 'Scramble for ______'? Answer: (A continent - one word)

12. Industrialization led to the rise of labor unions and later also of socialist parties. Which was the first country to have a significant number of socialist representatives in the national legislature? Britain France Germany Italy

13. In the second half of the 19th century two thinkers had a particularly revolutionary impact that continued well into the next century. One was Charles Darwin, the other was a political thinker and philospher of history. What was his name? Answer: (Two Words - First and last name)

14. In which of these countries was *politically organized* antisemitism weakest at the end of the century? Russia Austria-Hungary Britain France

15. By 1875 (at the latest) which country had emerged unambiguously as the leading military and economic power in Continental Europe? Answer: (One Word)