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The Rise of Nationalism in Europe (Class X)

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In 1815, representatives of the European powers gathered at Vienna to draw up a settlement for Europe. Who hosted this Congress?

  1. Giuseppe Mazzini

  2. Johann Gottfried Herder

  3. Duke Metternich

  4. King of the Netherlands

  5. Otto von Bismarck


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as the Austrian Chancellor Duke Metternich hosted the Congress where the Treaty of Vienna was signed in 1815.

Which of the following leaders established a code in 1804, which did away with all privileges based on birth, established equality before the law and secured the right to property?

  1. Bismarck

  2. Duke Metternich

  3. Giuseppe Mazzini

  4. Napoleon

  5. Louis Philippe


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct answer. The Civil Code of 1804, also known as the Napoleonic Code, did away with all privileges based on birth, established equality before the law and secured the right to property.

Which of the following nations was recognised as an independent nation after the Treaty of Constantinople was signed in 1832?

  1. Italy

  2. Germany

  3. France

  4. Spain

  5. Greece


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The Treaty of Constantinople of 1832 recognised Greece as an independent nation. This is the correct answer.

Which of the following art movements became a cultural movement which sought to develop a particular form of nationalist sentiment in Europe in the nineteenth century?

  1. Classical realism

  2. Fauvism

  3. Romanticism

  4. Renaissance

  5. Graffiti


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct answer. Romanticism was a cultural movement which sought to develop a particular form of nationalist sentiment. The effort of such artists was to create a sense of a shared collective heritage and a common cultural past, as the basis of a nation.

What was the role of 'junkers' in the liberal initiative to nation-building undertaken by the German middle class?

  1. They supported the elected parliament of the German confederation.

  2. They provided money and arms to the revolutionaries.

  3. They opposed the parliament and helped repress the liberal movement.

  4. Both 1 and 2

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The 'junkers' were the large landowners. They supported the combined forces of the monarchy and the military in repressing the liberal movement of having an elected parliament of the German confederation.

Who was responsible for the unification of Germany with Kaiser William I as its head?

  1. Mazzini

  2. Cavour

  3. Garibaldi

  4. Metternich

  5. Bismarck


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The chief minister of Prussia, Otto von Bismarck, was the architect of the process of unification of German Empire, carried out with the help of the Prussian army and bureaucracy.

Which of the following treaties was responsible for the formation of United Kingdom of Great Britain?

  1. Civil code

  2. Treaty of Lausanne

  3. Treaty of Versailles

  4. Act of Union

  5. Treaty of Vienna


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Act of Union (1707) between England and Scotland resulted in the formation of the ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain’. England was able to impose its influence on Scotland due to this.

At the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the great European powers divided Poland. Which of the following countries were referred to as the Great Powers?

  1. Germany, Russia and France

  2. Prussia, Russia and the Netherlands

  3. The Netherlands, Austria and Russia

  4. Russia, Prussia and Austria

  5. Austria, Russia and the Netherlands


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as Russia, Prussia and Austria were referred to as the Great Powers. They had partitioned Poland.

Who led the forces of armed volunteers that helped the military of Sardinia-Piedmont succeed in defeating the Austrian forces in 1859?

  1. Cavour

  2. Garibaldi

  3. Victor Emmanuel

  4. Mazzini

  5. Bismarck


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct answer. Giuseppe Garibaldi led the forces of armed volunteers that helped Sardinia-Piedmont succeed in defeating the Austrian forces in 1859, which led to the unification of Italy.

Which of the following statements is/are correct about 'Young Italy'?

  1. It was a newspaper that promoted the theory of unification of the seven states of Italy.

  2. Otto van Bismarck was its founder.

  3. It was headed by Garibaldi.

  4. It was a secret society formed by Mazzini.

  5. Both 1 and 3


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as this statement is correct. It was a secret society formed by Mazzini. Its purpose was the dissemination of his goal of unifying the states of Italy.

Who among the following said, "When France sneezes, the rest of the Europe catches cold"?

  1. Karol Kurpinski

  2. Wilhelm Grimm

  3. Louis Philippe

  4. Metternich

  5. Mazzini


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct answer. Metternich once remarked that "When France sneezes, the rest of the Europe catches cold." It was said as the revolutions in France laid the foundation for the later developments in all of Europe.

Which of the following came to be seen as a symbol of the struggle against Russian dominance in Poland in the 1830s?

  1. Regional nationalist music in plays and opera

  2. Use of Polish language for religious instruction and during church gatherings

  3. Boycott of Russian made goods

  4. Boycott of Russian language in schools and official correspondence

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is correct. Polish was forced out of schools after Russian occupation. But Polish language was used in Church gatherings and was used for religious instruction. This became the symbol of struggle against Russian dominance.

Which of the following countries were defeated by Prussia over a period of seven years before finally completing the process of unification of Germany?

  1. Austria, Italy and Denmark

  2. Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands

  3. Denmark, Italy and France

  4. Austria, Denmark and France

  5. Austria, Italy and France


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as the wars that were fought over a period of seven years and which ended in Prussian victory, and completed the process of unification were fought with Austria, Denmark and France.

Why was Giuseppe Mazzini sent into exile in 1831?

  1. For attempting a revolution in Liguria

  2. For founding a secret society Carbonari

  3. For attempting a revolution in Marseilles

  4. For leading the red coats

  5. For attempting a revolution in Berne


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct answer. He was sent into exile in 1831 for attempting a revolution in Liguria.

The Austrian Habsburgs ruled which part of Italy before its unification in 1861?

  1. Sardinia-Piedmont

  2. Southern Italy

  3. Central parts

  4. Northern

  5. Crimea


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct answer. The North was under Austrian Habsburgs before the unification of Italy and Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed king of united Italy.

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