19th Century European Revolutions and Unification Quiz

Test your knowledge on European revolutions and unification movements of the 19th century with this quiz. Explore key events and figures of this transformative era.

#1

Who was the leader of the Italian unification movement?

Giuseppe Garibaldi
Otto von Bismarck
Giuseppe Mazzini
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
#2

Who famously declared, 'The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win.'?

Otto von Bismarck
Karl Marx
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Louis Blanc
#3

Who was known as the 'Iron Chancellor' for his unyielding leadership in German unification?

Giuseppe Garibaldi
Otto von Bismarck
Giuseppe Mazzini
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
#4

Which country was unified through the efforts of the Piedmontese Kingdom and its Prime Minister Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour?

Germany
Italy
France
Austria
#5

Who was the leader of the Red Shirts, instrumental in the unification of Italy?

Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Mazzini
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
Victor Emmanuel II
#6

Who was the monarch of Piedmont-Sardinia and later became the first king of a united Italy?

Victor Emmanuel II
Louis Napoleon III
Francis II
Francis Joseph I
#7

Which event sparked the wave of revolutions in Europe in 1848?

The French Revolution
The Revolutions of 1830
The February Revolution in France
The publication of Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto
#8

Which country's unification was achieved through a series of wars led by Otto von Bismarck?

Italy
France
Austria
Germany
#9

Which European country experienced a failed revolution in 1848, leading to a period of conservative rule known as the 'Age of Metternich'?

Italy
France
Russia
Austria
#10

Which monarch was forced to abdicate during the February Revolution of 1848 in France?

Louis Philippe I
Louis XVIII
Napoleon III
Charles X
#11

Which city hosted the Congress of Vienna in 1814-1815, aimed at restoring stability and order in Europe after the Napoleonic Wars?

Paris
Berlin
Vienna
London
#12

What was the name of the policy of non-interference adopted by the European powers after the Congress of Vienna?

Balance of Power
Metternich System
Monroe Doctrine
Concert of Europe
#13

What was the outcome of the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states?

Germany became a unified nation-state
The monarchies were strengthened
The revolutions led to increased democracy
The revolutions were completely suppressed
#14

Who led the Hungarian uprising against Austrian rule in 1848?

Giuseppe Garibaldi
Lajos Kossuth
Mikhail Bakunin
Louis Kossuth
#15

Which treaty ended the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 and led to the formation of the North German Confederation?

Treaty of Frankfurt
Treaty of Vienna
Treaty of Prague
Treaty of Versailles
#16

Who coined the term 'realpolitik' and implemented it in his policies to achieve German unification?

Giuseppe Garibaldi
Otto von Bismarck
Giuseppe Mazzini
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
#17

Who famously said, 'The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood'?

Karl Marx
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Otto von Bismarck
Giuseppe Mazzini
#18

Who led the Prussian army to decisive victories against Austria and France, contributing significantly to German unification?

Kaiser Wilhelm II
Paul von Hindenburg
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
Otto von Bismarck

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