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History 106
Midterm 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A profound military and moral defeat was administered to the Prussians by the French army in 1806 at the battle of what? | Jena |
| The 1803 law passed by the German Imperial Diet at the behest of Napoleon Bonaparte, that recognized the German states from 300 to 39, was know as what term? | Reichsdeuputionshauptschluss |
| Name the alliance that was established to protect the "decent christen order and the sacred principles of order? | Holy Alliance |
| Name the French monarch who was also known as the "Bourgeois King" or the "Citizen King"? | Louis Philippe |
| On the 16th of August 1819 the yoeman cavalry of Manchester rode down and massacred protestors at St. Peter's Field. By what ironic name was this incident later known? | Peterloo |
| In the wake of its defeat at the Battle of Jena one state entered a periods of reform spearheaded by ministers such as Stein, Hardenberg, and Humboldt. Name the state. | Prussia |
| Name the Battle site of the 1806 defeat which was also instrumental in galvanizing the Prussians (and other Germans)into reform and toward an intense German Nationalism. | Jena |
| The invention that revolutionized cotton weaving, and meant the doom of independent hand weavers working outside the factory setting, was what? | Cartwright's power loom |
| What was the official form of worker relief instituted in Paris in 1848? | Workshops |
| Name the French Monarch forced to abdicate at the beginning of the 1848 Revolution. | Louis Philippe |
| To what was Thomas Malthus referring when he wrote that they "afford a direct, constant and systematical encouragement to marriage, by removing from each individual their heavy responsibility which he would incur by the laws of nature, for bringing beings | Poor Laws |
| In 1850, Prussia was forced by Austria and Russia to renounce its plan for German unification. This came to be known as the Humiliation of what? | Olmultz |
| William I of Prussia took over from his brother, William IV, in 1858. One of the prime goals of this new reign was the reform of the institution or organization in which William I made his career. Identify the organization. | Army |
| The diplomatic system know as the Realpoltik was associated with which statesman? | Bismark |
| Name the German leader whose diplomatic efforts to maintain peace in Europe earned him the title of the "Honest Broker". | Bismark |
| What name was given to the German naval strategy that argued for a German Navy of a sufficient size that, even if defeated in a naval war with Britain, it would so damage the British navy as to leave the latter vulnerable to defeat by other navies? | Risk Theory |
| What term was applied to the period of time in which, if the British navy engaged in a preemptive strike against the German navy, the German fleet could be destroyed without significant weakening of the British fleet? | Danger Zone |
| What country was identified with the foreign policy described as "splendid Isolation"? | Britain |
| The official reason for Britain's declaration of War in 1914 against Germany was Germany's invasion of what state? | Belgium |
| Name of the document, doctored by Bismark, that provoked the French into declaring war in 1870. | Ems Telegram |
| At the beginning of the Congress of Vienna System, what were the two INITIAL purposes pursued by its participants? | Military alliance against France, to prevent French resurgence Intervention and suppression of revolutionary movements |
| Briefly, what did the Combination Acts of 1799 do? | Prohibited trade unions in Britain |
| List three of the four advantaged favoring cotton over wool as the first industrialized fabric. | cheaper, elastic demand, raw materials flexibility |
| Cite four of the six goals of the Chartist movement. | written ballot, annual elections, Equal sized districts, pay for MP's. |
| List in order, the 4 "r"'s. | Revolution, rift, repression, reaction |
| At what specific location was William I proclaimed German Emperor? | Hall of Mirrors, Versailles |
| Even in England, the two largest occupational groups were not associated with industry. What are the two occupations? | Agriculture and domestic servants |
| List three original members of the Triple Entente. | England, France, Russia |
| List three members of the Triple Alliance | Germany, Austria, Italy |
| Which of the following are terms of the relatively lenient First Treaty of Paris? | No war indemnity imposed, French keep confiscated art treasures, Louis XVII enthroned. |
| Founding members of the Holy Alliance. | Alexander I, Frederick William III, Francis I |
| Three kings ruled in France | Louis Philippe, Charles X, and Louis XVII |
| Reforms demanded by the Chartist Movement? | Payment for members of parliament, annual elections, universal manhood suffrage |
| Reasons for the ultimate rise of factories as primary work sites | Rising cost of machines, power requirements of machine dictating location, factory owners desire to control worker habits |
| A workers life in circa 1850, harsh environment. | Low pay, dangerous working conditions, drunkenness. |
| Rift and repression cycle | Conflicts over workshops, conflicts over Roman campaign, June Days |
| Crisis between Russia and Prussia almost resulted in war. Elements of that crisis include. | Prussia established a Prussian Union, a unification scheme. Austria countered with a re-constituted German Confederation. Barely, avoiding war a settlement was arranged between Prussia and Austria by the Convention of Olmutz. |
| The immediate pre war period would see a profound worsening of Anglo German relations. Sources of the rivalry and friction would include.. | Naval Rivalry, Boer War, Personality and blunders of William II |
| All are on the side of the Allies. Allies = Triple Entente, Central Powers=Triple Alliance | Japan, USA, Italy |
| 2nd Treaty of Paris | Slices of Savoy, Rhineland Lost, Confiscated art treasure returned, indemnity of 700 million francs |
| Major players at Vienna | Alexander I, Clemens von Metternich, Castlereagh, William III, prince Talleyrand |
| Answering the threat of the Congress System to the New World. | Monroe Doctrine |
| Charles X | July Ordinances |
| Minister Guizot | a classic liberal who gave advice on winning suffrage "enrich yourselves" |
| London Correspondence society | Founded by Thomas Hardy |
| Rights of Man | Written by Thomas Paine |
| Combination Acts | Banning unions |
| Corn Laws | a tariff to protect wheat prices, aiding large land owners |
| Governments response to St. Peters Field. six acts: | 1) prohibited drilling and military training 2) Permitted justices to search houses for arms without warrants 3) Prohibited meeting of over 50 ppl 4) Increased stamp duty on periodicals 5&6) Granted greater power to the government |
| Metternich | Architect of repression in Central Europe, minister to Francis I |
| Lande's Technological Characteristics | Substitution of mechanical devices for human skills Substitution of inanimate power for human or animal power Marked improvement in getting working raw materials |
| Factors favoring the first British Industrial Revolution: | 1)Island Status 2) Transportation infrastructure 3) commercialism 4) Religious 5) Unfetterness and relative freedom |
| Wars impact on France | Domestic dissent and the Paris commune; French-german hatred, the loss of Alsace lorraine |
| The German Dilemma | Germans present an ultimatum to Russia 12 hours for discontinuation of mobilization. Present ultimatum to France 18 hours for neutrality |
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