Twenty Questions Chapters 7 and 8 Honors

Twenty Questions

1. Slogan of the French Revolution… What happened on Bastille Day? “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” Mob stormed the prison looking for gunpowder

2. Who was the most influential person at the Congress of Vienna? Goals of the Congress of Vienna… Prince Klemens von Metternich Balance of power, prevent future French aggression, restore royal families to thrones

3. In 1871, Prussia became… Who managed to expand Prussia in the 1860s? Germany Otto von Bismarck

4. Why was the Estates-General in France called for the 1 st time in 175 years? King proposed taxation of the Second Estate

5. How did Great Britain react to Napoleon’s Continental System? Created their own blockade

6. Who won independence in Argentina and who did in the Battle of Ayacucho? Jose de San Martin/ Simon Bolivar

7. Which group was in charge of the Reign of Terror? Who was safe? Committee of Public Safety- headed by Maximilien Robespierre No one

8. Where did the Congress of Vienna help create independence movements? Latin America

9. What was the only thing accomplished by the uprisings of 1848? Resignation of Prince Metternich

10. Why did Napoleon attack Portugal? What was the most important consequence of the Battle of Trafalgar? To enforce the Continental System Napoleon gave up on the idea of invading Britain

11. What action of Napoleon’s led to the greatest loss of human life? Invasion of Russia

12. What strategy did Czar Alexander I use against Napoleon? Scorched-earth policy

13. How were the unifications of Italy and Germany similar? Both used military force to unify territories

14. Industrialization led to the rise of this art form… realism

15. This author wrote a gothic story about a monster created from corpses…. Mary Shelley

16. What was Napoleon able to accomplish during peacetime? Set up government-run public schools set up a comprehensive system of laws Established a fairer tax code

17. Term for people of mixed European and Indian ancestry… Term for people of mixed European and African ancestry… Mestizos Mulattos

18. Title of the ruler of unified Germany… a vote of the people… Kaiser plebiscite

19. Who led most of the independence movements in Latin America? Who led the Haitian independence movement? Creoles Toussaint L’Ouverture

20. Who began the political style known as realpolitik? Otto von Bismarck