Question 1

Why did the Crimean War represent a low point in the achievements of Europe in the nineteenth century?

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Question 2

Review the feature entitled "Mazzini's Nationalism" in this chapter.What do you think Mazzini thought of Enlightenment individualism?

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Question 3

Discuss the connection between the rise of nationalism and the rise of the middle class.

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Question 4

Review the feature entitled "Bismarck's Social Program" in this chapter.Was Bismarck's policy motivated by pragmatic or ideological concerns?

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Question 5

Define nationalism.What aspects of nationalism can be used by both liberals and conservatives regarding political, economic, and social policy?

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Question 6

Review the feature entitled "The Frankfurt Constitution" in this chapter.Could the Constitution be considered a precursor to German unification?

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Question 7

Review the feature entitled "The Frankfurt Constitution" in this chapter.How did the Constitution utilize German nationalism to assert its agenda?

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Question 8

Review the feature entitled "Bismarck's Social Program" in this chapter.Do you find signs of German nationalism in this passage?

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Question 9

Review the feature entitled "Bismarck's Social Program" in this chapter.Why did a conservative nation such as Germany pass liberal laws promoting social welfare?

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Question 10

Discuss the changes that took place in European high culture in the nineteenth century.How did they reflect the economic and political changes of the era? Who were the patrons? What changes took place in the role and position of artists in society? What new cultural forms emerged?

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Question 11

Consider the illustration in this chapter of the rebuilding of Paris.How do you think Haussmann's plans to rebuild Paris were received?

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Question 12

Review the feature entitled "Bismarck's Social Program" in this chapter.What did Bismarck consider to be the limit of state responsibility for social welfare?

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Question 13

Review the feature entitled "Mazzini's Nationalism" in this chapter.In what ways is this a romantic document?

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Question 14

Examine the factors that led to the outbreak and failure of the revolutions of 1848.How did those factors differ from country to country?

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Question 15

Study the photo of the Russian official reading to peasants found in this chapter.What kinds of differences can you detect between the conditions in which peasants lived and the conditions in which officials lived in Russia? How do you think the peasants received the news of their emancipation?

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Question 16

Review the feature entitled "Mazzini's Nationalism" in this chapter.Compare and contrast Mazzini's "On the Duties of Man" with the French "The Rights of Man."

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Question 17

How was nationalism antithetical to various ideals of the Enlightenment?

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Question 18

Review the feature entitled "The Frankfurt Constitution" in this chapter.Which articles and sub-sections were most threatening to the status quo? Why?

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Question 19

Review the feature entitled "Mazzini's Nationalism" in this chapter.What, according to Mazzini, is the role of the individual in society?

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Question 20

Consider the painting shown in this chapter titled Lamartine Rejects the Red Flag.What was the symbolic significance of the tricolor vs.the red flag? How is the moment of Lamartine's persuasion of the crowd presented here?

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Quiz 23: States and Nations in the Nineteenth Century, 1830-1870

Why did the Crimean War represent a low point in the achievements of Europe in the nineteenth century?

Review the feature entitled "Mazzini's Nationalism" in this chapter.What do you think Mazzini thought of Enlightenment individualism?

Discuss the connection between the rise of nationalism and the rise of the middle class.

Review the feature entitled "Bismarck's Social Program" in this chapter.Was Bismarck's policy motivated by pragmatic or ideological concerns?

Define nationalism.What aspects of nationalism can be used by both liberals and conservatives regarding political, economic, and social policy?

Review the feature entitled "The Frankfurt Constitution" in this chapter.Could the Constitution be considered a precursor to German unification?

Review the feature entitled "The Frankfurt Constitution" in this chapter.How did the Constitution utilize German nationalism to assert its agenda?

Review the feature entitled "Bismarck's Social Program" in this chapter.Do you find signs of German nationalism in this passage?

Review the feature entitled "Bismarck's Social Program" in this chapter.Why did a conservative nation such as Germany pass liberal laws promoting social welfare?

Discuss the changes that took place in European high culture in the nineteenth century.How did they reflect the economic and political changes of the era? Who were the patrons? What changes took place in the role and position of artists in society? What new cultural forms emerged?

Consider the illustration in this chapter of the rebuilding of Paris.How do you think Haussmann's plans to rebuild Paris were received?

Review the feature entitled "Bismarck's Social Program" in this chapter.What did Bismarck consider to be the limit of state responsibility for social welfare?

Review the feature entitled "Mazzini's Nationalism" in this chapter.In what ways is this a romantic document?

Examine the factors that led to the outbreak and failure of the revolutions of 1848.How did those factors differ from country to country?

Study the photo of the Russian official reading to peasants found in this chapter.What kinds of differences can you detect between the conditions in which peasants lived and the conditions in which officials lived in Russia? How do you think the peasants received the news of their emancipation?

Review the feature entitled "Mazzini's Nationalism" in this chapter.Compare and contrast Mazzini's "On the Duties of Man" with the French "The Rights of Man."

How was nationalism antithetical to various ideals of the Enlightenment?

Review the feature entitled "The Frankfurt Constitution" in this chapter.Which articles and sub-sections were most threatening to the status quo? Why?

Review the feature entitled "Mazzini's Nationalism" in this chapter.What, according to Mazzini, is the role of the individual in society?

Consider the painting shown in this chapter titled Lamartine Rejects the Red Flag.What was the symbolic significance of the tricolor vs.the red flag? How is the moment of Lamartine's persuasion of the crowd presented here?