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Quiz about The Spring of Nations The  Revolutions of 1848
Quiz about The Spring of Nations The  Revolutions of 1848

The Spring of Nations: The Revolutions of 1848 Quiz


In 1848 revolutionary fever swept across Europe. This quiz will test your knowledge of the Year of Revolutions.

A multiple-choice quiz by alan03. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
alan03
Time
5 mins
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Multiple Choice
Quiz #
236,731
Updated
Dec 03 21
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10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which country was the first to experience a revolution in 1848? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The February Revolution of 1848 swept away the monarchy in which country? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The 1848 revolution in Austria led to which politician's fall from power? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Despite the name, in which country did the Greater Poland Uprising take place in 1848, sparking further revolts in that country, particularly the capital? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which pope was confronted with a revolution in the Papal States? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Lajos Kossuth was the leader of which ethnic grouping within the Austrian Empire as they struggled for independence in 1848. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which nation came to the aid of Austria in putting down the revolutions in its lands? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In March 1848 King Oskar I authorised his troops to fire on protestors demanding a republic. Of which country was Oskar king? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The United Kingdom did not really undergo a revolution as such in 1848 but there were demands for political reform from which group? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. One of the last of the Revolutions of 1848 actually took place in 1849: the May Uprising in Dresden. Of which German state was Dresden the capital? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which country was the first to experience a revolution in 1848?

Answer: The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

The island of Sicily had been incorparated into a union with Naples as the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1815, following the end of the Napoleonic Wars. On the 12th of January, 1848 a revolution occurred in Sicily against rule from Naples, a revolution that would ignite liberal sentiments and revolutionary fervour across Europe. Sicily managed to maintain a sort of quasi-independence until the uprising was finally crushed.

Ironically, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies would last for only twelve more years before it was incorporated into the newly-founded kingdom of Italy.
2. The February Revolution of 1848 swept away the monarchy in which country?

Answer: France

Ironically, the French king, Louis-Philippe had come to the throne in the revolution of July 1830 which had overthrown the reactionary King Charles X. However, by 1848 Louis-Philippe he had become out of touch and unpopular; and after he was overthrown the Second Republic was established with Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte as president.
3. The 1848 revolution in Austria led to which politician's fall from power?

Answer: Metternich

Prince Klemens Metternich had been in charge of Austrian foreign affairs for almost 40 years (and Chancellor since 1822). He was widely seen as the power behind the throne. He was forced to step down in 1848 by the rebels in Vienna calling for his resignation. He fled Austria and although he returned three years later, he never again held high office.
4. Despite the name, in which country did the Greater Poland Uprising take place in 1848, sparking further revolts in that country, particularly the capital?

Answer: Prussia

At the time Poland was divided between Russia, Prussia and Austria. The Poles in Prussia rose up demanding greater freedoms.

The revolt in Berlin in March 1848 is probably the better known of the 1848 revolutions in Prussia. The king, Frederick William IV, was forced to concede to demands for freedom of the press and promise elections. However, with the aid of the army and the aristocracy Frederick William was able to recapture Berlin and devise a new constitution but one that maintained his authority.

As a result of the revolutions in the German states, a National Assembly (also known as the Frankfurt Parliament) was convened in Frankfurt to discuss the issue of German Unification. However, with Austria's opposition and Frederick William's refusal to accept the German imperial crown and with most of the German revolutions crushed by 1849, most of the Assembly was disbanded and it would be more than twenty years before Germany would be united under Frederick William's brother, the Emperor William I. A small group continued in Stuttgart, but most of their leaders were charged with treason and fled to Switzerland.
5. Which pope was confronted with a revolution in the Papal States?

Answer: Pius IX

Ironically, Pius IX was considered a liberal when he became pope in 1846. However, his establishment of a non-clerical government and the introduction of a constitution in 1848 were not enough for the revolutionaries within the Papal States. Pius fled Rome in the November of 1848 following the assassination of his prime minister.

In January of 1849 the Roman Republic was declared. The republlic was crushed, however, in the summer of that year and Pius restored. Ironically, this was only possible through the intervention of French troops sent by the new French President, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte.
6. Lajos Kossuth was the leader of which ethnic grouping within the Austrian Empire as they struggled for independence in 1848.

Answer: Hungarians

While the Czechs, Poles, Italians, Romanians, Croats, Serbs and Slovenes within the Austrian Empire all sought greater recognition and autonomy, it was the Hungarians under Kossuth who came closest to achieving independence. However, the refusal of the Hungarians to recognise the rights of other groupings within Hungary cost them valuable support and the drive for independence was defeated.

However, in 1867 the Dual Monarchy was proclaimed with the Austrian Emperor taking the additional title of king of Hungary. From then until the end of the First World War, Austria became known as Austria-Hungary or the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
7. Which nation came to the aid of Austria in putting down the revolutions in its lands?

Answer: Russia

At the time, Russia and Austria were both deeply reactionary powers, and Russia was very happy to help with this.
8. In March 1848 King Oskar I authorised his troops to fire on protestors demanding a republic. Of which country was Oskar king?

Answer: Sweden

Such political violence was considered unusual in Sweden.
9. The United Kingdom did not really undergo a revolution as such in 1848 but there were demands for political reform from which group?

Answer: The Chartists

The Chartists campaigned for poltical reform in Britian, including such demands as universal sufferage and secret ballots. In 1848 they held a large rally in London. The Chartists claimed an attendance of 300,000 people, the police estimated it as nearer 15,000. Although the Chartists' demands were considered radical at the time, they were not a revolutionary organisation as such.

The Anti-Corn Law League had already successfully campaigned to have the unpopular Corn Laws repealled by 1848 while the ILP and the WSPU (better known as the Suffragettes) were not founded until much later.
10. One of the last of the Revolutions of 1848 actually took place in 1849: the May Uprising in Dresden. Of which German state was Dresden the capital?

Answer: Saxony

The Saxon king, Frederick Augustus II refused to support the unified German constitution supported by the liberals within his kingdom. When many of his own troops sided with the demonstrators demanding his acceptance and others fired at the demonstrators, causing chaos, Frederick Augustus was forced to temporarily flee Dresden and call in support from Prussia, whose troops helped crush the rebellion.

The end of the May Uprising marked the end of the revolutionary fever that had swept through Europe for the previous 16 months. Almost everywhere, the liberal and nationalists who had revolted were ultimately unsuccessful and the end result of the Year of Revolutions was, with the exception perhaps of France, a return to the status quo.
Source: Author alan03

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