The German leader Otto von Bismarck believed that the great issues of his day would be determined by

The German leader Otto von Bismarck believed that the great issues of his day would be determined by 

a. "class struggle."
b. "liberty, equality, fraternity."
c. "the resurgence of the ancien régime."
d. "blood and iron."
e. "the realization of freedom."





Answer: D

The leading conservative politician at the Congress of Vienna was

The leading conservative politician at the Congress of Vienna was 

a. Napoleon.
b. Otto von Bismarck.
c. Edmund Burke.
d. Klemens von Metternich.
e. Theodore Herzl.






Answer: D

Theodore Herzl was the founder of

Theodore Herzl was the founder of 

a. German nationalism.
b. modern conservatism.
c. the Seneca Falls conference.
d. modern anti-Semitism.
e. Zionism.







Answer: E

The organizer of the Seneca Falls conference was

The organizer of the Seneca Falls conference was 

a. Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
b. Thomas Jefferson.
c. William Wilberforce.
d. John Stuart Mill.
e. Olympe de Gouges.

Answer: A

The author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman was

The author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman was 

a. Mary Astell.
b. John Stuart Mill.
c. Mary Wollstonecraft.
d. Olympe de Gouges.
e. Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Answer: C

What nineteenth-century English thinker promoted individual freedom, universal suffrage, taxation of high personal income, and an extension of the rights of freedom and equality to women?

What nineteenth-century English thinker promoted individual freedom, universal suffrage, taxation of high personal income, and an extension of the rights of freedom and equality to women? 

a. Edmund Burke
b. John Locke
c. Jean Jacques Rousseau
d. Cecil Rhodes
e. John Stuart Mill






Answer: E

William Wilberforce

William Wilberforce 

a. wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.
b. pushed a bill through Parliament that ended the slave trade.
c. was the chief proponent of conservatism in the eighteenth century.
d. focused his efforts on gaining complete equality for women.
e. was the leader of the British forces that surrendered at Yorktown.

Answer: B

Among the leading proponents of conservatism in the eighteenth century was

Among the leading proponents of conservatism in the eighteenth century was 

a. Giuseppe Mazzini.
b. John Stuart Mill.
c. Edmund Burke.
d. Simón Bolívar.
e. Maximilien Robespierre.

Answer: C

The leader who helped lead Brazil to independence was

The leader who helped lead Brazil to independence was 

a. Simón Bolívar.
b. Bernardo O'Higgins.
c. José de San Martín.
d. Miguel de Hidalgo.
e. Emperor Pedro I.

Answer: E

Which of the following revolutionary leaders is NOT correctly linked with his country?

Which of the following revolutionary leaders is NOT correctly linked with his country?

a. Bernardo O'Higgins and Chile
b. Toussaint Louverture and Haiti
c. José de San Martín and Argentina
d. Augustín de Iturbide and Mexico
e. Miguel de Hidalgo and Peru

Answer: E

The goal of Simón Bolívar was to

The goal of Simón Bolívar was to 

a. form stable, smaller South American states centered around distinct tribal or linguistic groups.
b. have the colonies of South America remain linked to Spain but attain a measure of self-government.
c. bring the former Spanish colonies of South America into union with the United States.
d. weld the former Spanish colonies of South America into a confederation like the United States.
e. bring about unification through a strict authoritarian form of government.

Answer: D

Colonial rule in Mexico ended in 1821 when the capital was seized by

Colonial rule in Mexico ended in 1821 when the capital was seized by 

a. Augustín de Iturbide.
b. Miguel de Hidalgo.
c. Simón Bolívar.
d. Bernardo O'Higgins.
e. José de San Martín.

Answer: A

The creoles of Latin America were influenced by the ideals of the Enlightenment

The creoles of Latin America were influenced by the ideals of the Enlightenment 

a. and hoped for the establishment of an egalitarian society like that of Haiti.
b. but only wanted to displace the peninsulares and still retain their privileged positions.
c. but wanted to turn the tables and deny all rights to the peninsulares.
d. and hoped for tremendous social reform like that promoted by the French revolutionary Robespierre.
e. but wanted to carry these notions to their logical conclusion and grant equality to women.

Answer: B

The leader who was responsible for the success of the Saint-Domingue uprising was

The leader who was responsible for the success of the Saint-Domingue uprising was 

a. Simón Bolívar.
b. Boukman.
c. Miguel de Hidalgo.
d. Toussaint L'Ouverture.
e. José de San Martín.

Answer: D

The only successful slave revolt in history took place in

The only successful slave revolt in history took place in 

a. Brazil.
b. Saint-Domingue.
c. Cuba.
d. Virginia.
e. Mexico.






Answer: B

Napoleon's final defeat occurred at

Napoleon's final defeat occurred at 

a. Waterloo.
b. Leipzig.
c. Elba.
d. Moscow.
e. St. Helena.

Answer: A

The turning point in Napoleon's career was his disastrous 1812 invasion of

The turning point in Napoleon's career was his disastrous 1812 invasion of 

a. England.
b. Austria.
c. Russia.
d. Spain.
e. Italy







Answer: C

Napoleon's Civil Code

Napoleon's Civil Code 

a. gave absolute free speech to French newspapers.
b. was a modern restatement of Justinian's Corpus iuris civilis.
c. affirmed the political and legal equality of all adult men.
d. had at its core the radical measures of the Convention.
e. reduced patriarchal authority and gave more equality to women.

Answer: C

During the rule of the Directory,

During the rule of the Directory, 

a. the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was written.
b. the French revolution reached its most radical stage.
c. the French monarchy was abolished and Louis XVI was executed.
d. France was finally defeated by a combined British, Prussian, Austrian, and Russian army.
e. the French revolution moved in a more pragmatic direction.

Answer: E

Maximilien Robespierre was known as

Maximilien Robespierre was known as 

a. "the Son of Heaven."
b. the "French Jefferson."
c. the "Lion of Paris."
d. "First Among Equals."
e. "the Incorruptible."





Answer: E