Lesson 2D.2.2
2D.2.2 Failure of revolution, 1848–51 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 4
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The 20 questions
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In which building did the Frankfurt National Assembly meet from May 1848?
- Reichstag Building
- Cologne Cathedral
- Berlin Cathedral
- St Paul's Church
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What main reason did Frederick William IV give for rejecting the imperial crown in 1849?
- Excluded Catholic states
- Lack of funding
- Threat of war
- Offered by revolutionaries
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How was the Prussian constitution of December 1848 brought into effect?
- Approved by plebiscite
- Voted by parliament
- Dictated by Austria
- Granted by king
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Which state led the short-lived Erfurt Union project in 1849–50?
- Saxony
- Austria
- Prussia
- Bavaria
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Which agreement of November 1850 saw Prussia abandon the Erfurt Union and accept Austrian primacy?
- Treaty of Vienna
- Treaty of Prague
- Gastein Convention
- Declaration of Olmütz
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Which Austrian general crushed the radical October rising in Vienna in 1848?
- Marshal Radetzky
- Prince Windischgrätz
- Prince Metternich
- Felix Schwarzenberg
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Which country fought German forces over the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein in 1848?
- France
- Denmark
- Russia
- Sweden
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What crucial power did the Frankfurt Assembly lack in order to enforce its decisions?
- Financial taxation power
- Foreign diplomatic recognition
- Popular liberal support
- Its own army
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Who became the new Emperor of Austria in December 1848 to restore Habsburg authority?
- Ferdinand I
- Leopold II
- Charles VI
- Franz Joseph
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What key feature defined the Lesser German solution debated in Frankfurt in 1848?
- Including Denmark
- Abolishing tariff borders
- Excluding Austria
- Restoring absolute monarchy
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What was Frederick William IV's initial response to the Berlin uprising in March 1848?
- Abdicating immediately
- Making liberal concessions
- Joining Austrian forces
- Fleeing to Russia
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Which foreign power supported Austria in opposing Prussia's Erfurt Union in 1850?
- Piedmont
- Russia
- Great Britain
- France
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What major internal weakness severely undermined the German revolutionaries in 1848–49?
- Peasant counter-revolutions
- Foreign military interference
- Total economic collapse
- Internal ideological divisions
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Which state held the presidency of the re-established German Confederation after 1851?
- Bavaria
- Austria
- Hanover
- Prussia
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What core political idea gained widespread momentum despite the failure of the 1848 revolutions?
- Colonial expansion
- Direct democracy
- Absolute imperial rule
- German national unity
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Which key institution lacked its own armed force to enforce revolutionary decisions in 1848–49?
- Confederation Diet
- Prussian Landtag
- Frankfurt Parliament
- Reichstag
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Which agreement in 1850 forced Prussia to abandon the Erfurt Union and accept Austrian leadership?
- Gastein Convention
- Treaty of Prague
- Capitulation of Olmütz
- Peace of Vienna
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What key constitutional document was drafted by the Frankfurt Assembly in 1849?
- Imperial Constitution
- Ems Dispatch
- October Diploma
- Prussian Constitution
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Which Prussian-led union project was abandoned in 1850 due to Austrian opposition?
- Rhenish League
- Erfurt Union
- North German Confederation
- Zollverein
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What did King Frederick William IV grant to Prussia in December 1848 to appease reformers?
- Universal suffrage
- A constitution
- A republic
- Freedom of speech
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