AP World History : Regional and Global Groups and Organizations 1750 to 1900
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Example Question #1 : Regional And Global Groups And Organizations 1750 To 1900
Which of the following two modern nation states were established during the mid 19th century partly as a result of growing nationalism?
Japan and the United Kingdom
Italy and Germany
Russia and Denmark
Germany and Spain
Turkey and France
Italy and Germany
During the 1860s and 1870s, the modern nations of Italy and Germany were established from a historical patchwork of polities, kingdoms, and states. Ethno-nationalism was a large factor in driving the creation of both of these states.
Example Question #2 : Regional And Global Groups And Organizations 1750 To 1900
Which of the following Soviet Political and Military leaders were murdered as part of Stalin's Great Purge?
All of these
Leon Trotsky
Grigory Zinoviev
Mikhail Tukhachevsky
Nikolai Bukharin
All of these
The Great Purge was a series of mass murders of people considered by Joseph Stalin to be threats to his power. The purges eliminated much of the leadership of the Communist Party, as well as many leading military figures. Nikolai Bukharin, a Politburo opponent of Stalin's prior to Stalin's rise to power, was executed in 1938. Mikhail Tukhachevsky was the Marshall General of the Soviet Army until his imprisonment and execution in 1937. Gregory Zinoviev was another member of the Politburo who was executed in 1936.
Example Question #1562 : Ap World History
The primary goals of the Congress of Vienna were __________.
I. To punish France for the Napoleonic Wars
II. To limit the growth of nationalism in Europe
III. To limit the growth of republicanism in Europe
IV. To restore the balance of power to Europe
I only
IV only
II and III
II, III, and IV
I, II, III, and IV
II, III, and IV
The Congress of Vienna was held in 1815, shortly after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The primary goals of the Congress of Vienna were to restore the balance of power in Europe; and to limit the growth of nationalism and republicanism. The French Revolution was viewed as particularly troublesome by the conservative factions in attendance at the Congress of Vienna. The Bourbon monarchy was restored to the throne in France in one of many attempts to prevent the spread of republicanism and nationalism around the autocratic empires of Europe.
Example Question #1 : Regional And Global Groups And Organizations 1750 To 1900
The Congress of Vienna was held following __________.
the end of the Napoleonic Wars
the end of the Thirty Years’ War
the end of the Crimean War
World War II
World War I
the end of the Napoleonic Wars
The Congress of Vienna was held in 1815, shortly after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The purpose of the Congress of Vienna was to try and establish a post-war order in Europe that would preserve peace and address the issues of liberalism and republicanism raised by the French Revolution.
Example Question #2 : Regional And Global Groups And Organizations 1750 To 1900
Which of these political figures is incorrectly matched with the country he represented at the Congress of Vienna?
Karl von Hardenberg; Prussia
Alexander I; Russia
Viscount Castlereagh; Italy
Prince Metternich; Austria
Charles Talleyrand; France
Viscount Castlereagh; Italy
The following delegates were present at the Congress of Vienna: Prince Metternich, representing Austria; Tsar Alexander I, representing Russia; French foreign minister Charles Talleyrand; Prince Karl von Hardenberg, representing Prussia; and British foreign secretary Viscount Castlereagh.
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