Lesson Y215.2
Y215.2 The Revolutions of 1848–1849 and their aftermath Quiz: OCR History, Unit 2
20 questions
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Lesson Y215.2, The Revolutions of 1848–1849 and their aftermath: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR History (H505), Unit 2: Unit group 2: Non-British period study, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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Where did the first Italian uprising of the 1848 revolutions take place in January?
- Rome
- Palermo
- Venice
- Milan
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Which constitutional document was granted by King Charles Albert of Piedmont in March 1848?
- Pact of Plombières
- The Connubio
- Statuto Albertino
- Leggi Siccardi
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Who commanded the imperial Austrian forces during the Five Days of Milan in March 1848?
- General Oudinot
- Field Marshal Radetzky
- Prince Metternich
- Field Marshal Haynau
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What major action by Pope Pius IX in April 1848 undermined Italian nationalist unity?
- Syllabus of Errors
- Papal Excommunication
- Moncalieri Proclamation
- Papal Allocution
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Which decisive defeat in July 1848 forced Piedmont to sign the Armistice of Salasco?
- Battle of Novara
- Battle of Custoza
- Battle of Solferino
- Battle of Magenta
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Who were the three leaders forming the governing Triumvirate of the 1849 Roman Republic?
- Mazzini, Armellini, Saffi
- Manin, Tommaseo, Rossi
- Cavour, Garibaldi, Victor
- Gioberti, Balbo, Azeglio
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Which foreign power intervened militarily in 1849 to restore Pope Pius IX to power?
- Prussia
- Austria
- France
- Britain
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Following defeat at the Battle of Novara in 1849, which monarch abdicated the Piedmontese throne?
- Leopold II
- Charles Albert
- Ferdinand II
- Victor Emmanuel II
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What nickname was given to King Ferdinand II after his brutal bombardment of Messina in 1848?
- Il Re Galantuomo
- The Iron King
- King Tyrant
- King Bomba
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Which city held out against Austrian siege until August 1849 before succumbing to hunger and cholera?
- Milan
- Florence
- Venice
- Turin
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What royal decree of November 1849 urged Piedmontese voters to elect a moderate parliament?
- September Convention
- April Allocution
- Statuto Albertino
- Proclamation of Moncalieri
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Which 1850 legislation in Piedmont reduced the power and privileges of the Catholic Church?
- Casati Laws
- Cavour Laws
- Rattazzi Laws
- Siccardi Laws
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Which Italian state kept its liberal constitution after the 1848 revolutions?
- Tuscany
- Piedmont-Sardinia
- Kingdom of Naples
- Venetian Republic
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Who was the leader of the short-lived Venetian Republic declared in March 1848?
- Pellegrino Rossi
- Ruggero Settimo
- Vincenzo Gioberti
- Daniele Manin
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What parliamentary coalition created by Cavour in 1852 united the centre-right and centre-left?
- Trasformismo
- Carbonari
- Risorgimento
- The Connubio
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Who became Prime Minister of Piedmont-Sardinia in November 1852, driving future unification policies?
- Urbano Rattazzi
- Cesare Balbo
- Count Cavour
- Massimo d'Azeglio
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Which city earned the nickname 'Lioness of Italy' after ten days of resistance against Austria in 1849?
- Bologna
- Modena
- Genoa
- Brescia
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Who succeeded Charles Albert as King of Piedmont-Sardinia following the disaster at Novara?
- Victor Emmanuel II
- Umberto I
- Charles Felix
- Ferdinand II
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Which minister's assassination in November 1848 triggered the collapse of papal authority in Rome?
- Massimo d'Azeglio
- Pellegrino Rossi
- Count Cavour
- Cesare Balbo
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Which peace treaty officially ended the war between Piedmont-Sardinia and Austria in August 1849?
- Treaty of Villafranca
- Peace of Milan
- Treaty of Zurich
- Armistice of Vignale
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