Rise of the Nation-State
destroy the Concert of Europe and leave Austria without friends among the great powers.
5. Britain managed to remain stable during the first half of the nineteenth century for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
a) the rising Irish nationalist movement.
b) the continued social and political reforms.
c) voting rights for industrial middle class males.
d) prosperity for the working class.
d)
1. This queen, who reigned from 1837 to 1901, reflected the British feeling of national pride.
a) Queen Elizabeth c) Queen Victoria
b) Queen Anne d) Queen Olivia
2. Which of the following is the belief that people should be as free as possible from government restraints?
a) nationalism b) capitalism c) conservatism d) liberalism
3. Otto von Bismarck practiced realpolitik, which was
a) a theory of politics based on practical matters rather than theory or ethics.
b) the view that military strength equaled political strength.
c) a belief that animals have political rights.
d) the study of the governments of other nations, both past and present.
4. One effect of the Crimean War was to
a) destroy the oils fields in the Crimea.
b) force the Ottoman economy into a decline that lasted 20 years.
c) strengthen the Concert of Europe with the addition of France.