21 questions
The countries/kingdoms/empires that restored peace and maintained peace in Europe after the French Revolution. They were committed to maintaining a Balance of Power in Europe.
European Union
United Nations
Concert of Europe
Triple Entente
The Great Powers were countries/kingdoms/empires that helped keep the peace in Europe after the French Revolution. Which of the following were considered to be a Great Power.
Great Britain
France
Prussia
Russia
Austria
The Concert of Europe wanted to wind back the clock in Europe to the way things were before the French Revolution and keep change from taking place. Which of these ideas supported Absolute Monarchies and strong social order?
Nationalism
Liberalism
Conservatism
Socialism
What 2 ideas/movements helped the Map of Europe change from 1815 – 1885?
Conservatism
Liberalism
Socialism
Nationalism
Which of the following people INDIRECTLY influenced the two movements that began to change the map of Europe from 1815 - 1885?
Otto von Bismarck
Napoleon Bonaparte
Klemens von Metternich
Cecil Rhodes
Groups of people who are similar (ex.- language, customs and institutions) that want to be an independent nation state or country.
Liberalism
Conservatism
Socialism
Nationalism
Pride in ones country
Nationalism
Liberalism
Conservatism
Socialism
The desire to have a more Democratic government; Likewise, the idea that people should be as free as possible from government restraint
Nationalism
Conservatism
Liberalism
Socialism
In what country did revolutions or challenges to the Concert of Europe begin in 1830 and 1848? According to some, when this country sneezed the whole of Europe became sick.
England
Austria
France
Prussia
The Crimean War was fought from 1853 to 1856. Russia went to war with the Ottoman Empire, England, France and Sardinia. Why did Russia do this?
Russia wanted a warm water port in the Black Sea.
Russia wanted to expand its territory into Ottoman territory of Eastern Europe (known as the Balkans)
The Ottoman Empire invaded the southern Russian Empire
England and France promised Ottoman leaders lands in the Balkans if they attacked Russian naval bases in the Black Sea
What impact did the Crimean War have on the Concert of Europe?
It made the Concert of Europe stronger
It had no impact on the Concert of Europe
It destroyed the Concert of Europe
Which of the two following European countries united in 1870 and 1871 because of Nationalism?
Belgium
Germany
Greece
Italy
Nationalism not only united new countries but it also began to DIVIDE empires. Which of the two following empires began to divide or break apart because of Nationalism?
The Ottoman Empire
The Russian Empire
The British Empire
The Austrian Empire
Germany united behind the idea of Blood and Iron. What did Blood and Iron mean? Likewise, which person supported this idea?
Otto von Bismarck
Death and Swords
Camilo Cavour
War and Industry
Germany united in 1871 after defeating France in what was called the Franco Prussian war. What did Germany do that caused extremely hard feelings between the two countries moving forward?
Took land called Alsace and Lorraine from France
Destroyed Paris
Announced to the world that Germany had united in none other than the Palace of Versailles
Made France pay for war costs
Who was the brains of Italian unification?
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Otto von Bismarck
Giuseppe Mazzini
Camillo Cavour
Russia, Austria Hungary and the Ottoman competed for lands in Eastern Europe referred to as the Balkans. The Balkans became a very volatile area of Europe. What did they call the Balkans because of its volatility?
The Fire Pit
The Powder Keg
The Tinder Box
As the Concert of Europe began to fall apart, new alliances began to form in Europe. Which countries were apart of the new Triple Alliance in Europe?
Germany
Italy
France
Austria Hungary
As the Concert of Europe began to fall apart, new alliances began to form in Europe. Which countries were apart of the new Triple Entente in Europe?
Russia
Germany
France
Great Britain
By 1885 there was a new balance of power in Europe. Which of the following countries were in the top three of that Balance of Power?
Russia
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
What did the three most powerful countries in the Balance of Power by 1885 have in common?
They all had very strong Armies
They were all democratic governments
They were all very industrial countries
They were all very old established countries