Austria Quiz

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1.  The leading political figure in Austria between 1815 and 1848 was ______________

2. The political policy in Austria before the revolution was _____________.

3. Vienna became a self-governing country in __________.

4. In 1821, Austrian troops stopped uprisings in __________ and ___________.

5. When _____________ died his son Ferdinand assumed emperorship.

6. Austria and the European Congress met at ____________ in 1820.

7. Serfdom was abolished in ___________.

8. The German Confederation adopted the _______________ in 1819 to impose strict control on German and Austrian universities.

9. Austrian production took off during the _________

10. ____________ became the Austrian minister of state in 1826.

11. The Wartburg Festival of 1817 was:
A) A literary gathering.
B) A student protest against conservative government.
C) A meeting of the Concert of Europe.
D ) A planning meeting amongst the Austrian heads of State.

12. The Carlsbad Decrees were:
A) Attempts to write a new type of constitution.
B) Foreign dealings with the United States.
C) Restictions put on German and Austrian universities.
D) Peace treaties with Hungry and Turkey

13. Metternich arranged the marriage of Marie Louise to Napoleon to:
A) Gain French teritory.
B) Restart the war with France.
C) Aquire money.
D) Save the Hapsburg empire.

14. Ferdinand I ruled until
A) 1804
B) 1824
C) 1848
D) 1836

15. The first succesful revolution was in:
A) France.
B) Latin America.
C) Turkey.
D) Greece.

16. True or False: Metternich was run out of Vienna in 1848.

17. True or False: The German Federal Diet of 1824 renewed the Carlsbad Decrees for an indefinite period of time.

18. True or False: The only lasting change of Austria's short-lived elected legislature was the complete emancipation of the peasantry.

19. True or False: The first element to begin weakening Metternich's control was the Greek Independence Movement of 1821-1830.

20. True or False: The Kingdom of Sardinia declared war on Metternich in March, 1849.

21. True or False: Count von Kolowrat was the envoy to the Congress of Rastadt.

22. True or False: Austria was excluded from the Zollverein in1843.

23. True or False: Francis Joseph was the chancellor of the Hapsburg Empire between 1822 and 1825.

24. True or False: Metternich started a war with the peasantry over nationalism in 1821.

25. True or False: Ferdinand opposed the Carlsbad Decrees in 1819.

Sample Essay Questions:
1. Metternich's selfish designs for the future of Austria rather than the growth of nationalism and industrial power led to the Revolution of 1848. How far do you agree with this statement?

2. Weak leadership by Austria's successive emperors, not the overpowering personalities of Austrian heads of state was the cause of the ultimate lack of power on the part of the emperors. How far do you agree with this statement?

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