Lesson 2D.2.1
2D.2.1 Popular pressure and causes of revolution, 1840–48 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 4
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The 20 questions
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How many member states comprised the German Confederation established in 1815?
- 50
- 39
- 12
- 300
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What was the name of the Prussian-led customs union founded in 1834?
- Vorparlament
- Bundestag
- Reichstag
- Zollverein
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Which monarch ascended the throne as King of Prussia in 1840?
- Frederick William IV
- William I
- Otto von Bismarck
- Frederick III
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Which 1832 political festival was a major mass demonstration for German unity and liberalism?
- Hambach Festival
- Frankfurt Assembly
- Wartburg Festival
- Olmütz Punctuation
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What was the name of the provisional assembly that met in Frankfurt in March 1848?
- Vorparlament
- Zollverein
- Landtag
- Reichsrat
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Which radical poet and writer campaigned against absolutism and censorship in pre-1848 Germany?
- Friedrich Schiller
- Karl Marx
- Heinrich Heine
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Which Prussian city saw street fighting and barricades in March 1848?
- Cologne
- Munich
- Berlin
- Frankfurt
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Which major power was excluded from the Prussian-led Zollverein customs union?
- Austria
- Britain
- Russia
- France
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Which country provoked a major surge in German nationalism during the 1840 Rhine Crisis?
- Russia
- Austria
- France
- Britain
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Which technological advancement fostered economic integration across German states in the 1840s?
- Steamships
- Turnpikes
- Canals
- Railways
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What was a primary agricultural cause of popular unrest in Germany during 1846–47?
- Enclosure acts
- Harvest failure
- Industrial strike
- Cattle plague
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What main political objective did middle-class German liberals demand during the 1840s?
- Universal suffrage
- Feudal privileges
- Absolute monarchy
- Written constitutions
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Which conservative politician dominated the German Confederation and suppressed political reform until 1848?
- Klemens von Metternich
- Karl von Hardenberg
- Otto von Bismarck
- Felix von Schwarzenberg
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Which event in February 1848 directly sparked revolutionary uprisings across German states?
- Greek Rebellion
- French Revolution
- Polish Uprising
- Decembrist Revolt
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Which economic process created growing urban working classes demanding political rights in 1840s Germany?
- Industrialisation
- Collectivisation
- Feudalisation
- Decolonialisation
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Besides economic distress, which political movement helped drive the German revolutions of 1848?
- Liberalism
- Anarchism
- Chartism
- Socialism
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Which organisation gave Prussia economic leadership over most German states prior to 1848?
- The Zollverein
- The Reichstag
- The Hanseatic League
- The Frankfurt Parliament
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Why were German rulers initially forced to make political concessions in March 1848?
- Papal excommunication
- Mass popular unrest
- Financial market collapse
- Foreign military intervention
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Which repressive measures were used by the German Confederation to censor newspapers in the 1840s?
- Carlsbad Decrees
- May Laws
- October Diploma
- Ems Telegram
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Who was the conservative monarch of Prussia during the revolutions of 1848?
- William I
- Frederick William IV
- Frederick III
- Otto I
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