Lesson Y110.3

Y110.3 Foreign policy 1783–1830 Quiz: OCR History, Unit 1

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The 20 questions

  1. Which 1786 trade agreement lowered tariffs between Britain and France?

    • Treaty of Paris
    • Eden Agreement
    • Methuen Treaty
    • Treaty of Amiens
  2. Which alliance did William Pitt the Younger form in 1788 with Prussia and the United Provinces?

    • Triple Alliance
    • Quadruple Alliance
    • Grand Alliance
    • Holy Alliance
  3. Britain nearly went to war with Spain in 1790 over rights in which North American territory?

    • Quebec
    • Newfoundland
    • Nootka Sound
    • Louisiana
  4. Pitt was forced to back down in 1791 over Russian expansion at which Black Sea fortress?

    • Crimea
    • Ochakov
    • Sevastopol
    • Azov
  5. In which year did Revolutionary France declare war on Great Britain?

    • 1791
    • 1789
    • 1793
    • 1798
  6. Which temporary peace treaty was signed between Britain and France in March 1802?

    • Treaty of Amiens
    • Treaty of Ghent
    • Treaty of Vienna
    • Treaty of Paris
  7. Which British naval commander was killed while securing victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805?

    • Lord Nelson
    • Lord Collingwood
    • Lord St Vincent
    • Lord Hood
  8. What British trade blockade decrees were issued in 1807 in response to Napoleon's Berlin Decree?

    • Navigation Acts
    • Orders in Council
    • Corn Laws
    • Combination Acts
  9. Which military campaign saw British forces under Wellington fight French troops in Spain and Portugal?

    • Seven Years War
    • Peninsular War
    • War of 1812
    • Crimean War
  10. Which 1814 pact committed Britain, Russia, Austria, and Prussia to defeat Napoleon together?

    • Treaty of London
    • Treaty of Utrecht
    • Treaty of Chaumont
    • Treaty of Tilsit
  11. Which Foreign Secretary represented Britain at the main sessions of the Congress of Vienna in 1814–1815?

    • Viscount Castlereagh
    • George Canning
    • Lord Liverpool
    • William Pitt
  12. Which island fortress did Britain retain after the Congress of Vienna to control the Mediterranean?

    • Gibraltar
    • Cyprus
    • Malta
    • Corfu
  13. Which ideological treaty proposed by Tsar Alexander I was rejected by Castlereagh as absurd?

    • Triple Alliance
    • Quadruple Alliance
    • Grand Alliance
    • Holy Alliance
  14. In which 1820 document did Castlereagh outline Britain's opposition to intervening in internal European affairs?

    • Polignac Memorandum
    • Tamworth Manifesto
    • Corn Laws
    • State Paper
  15. Who succeeded Viscount Castlereagh as British Foreign Secretary in August 1822?

    • George Canning
    • Duke of Wellington
    • Lord Palmerston
    • Earl Grey
  16. What 1823 agreement between Canning and France warned against French intervention in Latin America?

    • Polignac Memorandum
    • Treaty of London
    • Monroe Doctrine
    • Verona Accord
  17. Why did George Canning officially recognise the independence of former Spanish colonies in 1824–1825?

    • To protect trade
    • To expand empire
    • To start war
    • To please Russia
  18. In 1826, George Canning sent British troops to which country to defend its constitutional government?

    • Portugal
    • Greece
    • Spain
    • Belgium
  19. Which 1827 naval battle saw allied fleets destroy the Ottoman navy?

    • Battle of the Nile
    • Battle of Trafalgar
    • Battle of Jutland
    • Battle of Navarino
  20. Which British Prime Minister reluctantly agreed to Greek independence at the 1828–1830 London conferences?

    • George Canning
    • Robert Peel
    • Lord Liverpool
    • Duke of Wellington

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