Test Review: Napoleon, Nationalism, and the Unifications of
Germany and Italy
KEY TERMS
Napoleon
Trafalgar
Lord Nelson
Continental System
Russian winter
Abdicate
Elba
Louis XVIII
Waterloo
Duke of Wellington
St. Helena
Code of Napoleon (Napoleonic Code)
Congress of Vienna
Clemens von Metternich
Charles Talleyrand
Lord Castlereagh
Alexander I
Legitimacy
Balance of Power
Nationalism
Concert of Europe
Frankfurt Assembly
William IV
Otto von Bismarck
Prussia
Chancellor
William I
Realpolitik
“Iron and Blood”
Ems Dispatch
Reich
Kaiser
Kulturkampf
Socialists
William II
Giuseppe Mazzini
Camillo Cavour
Victor Emmanuel II
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Red Shirts
Anarchists
KEY ISSUES
1. Was the French Revolution successful? Explain.
2. What caused the meeting known as the Congress of Vienna? What effects did it have
on Europe?
3. What were the motivations behind Germany’s unification? Why was Germany unable
to unite till the rule of William I and Bismarck?
4. Describe the process of German unification.
5. Describe the challenges faced by Germany after unification.
6. What were the motivations behind Italy’s unification?
7. Describe the process of Italian unification.
8. Describe the challenges faced by Italy after unification.
STUDY
Read and study the following chapters and sections in the book as well as any
corresponding notes that I have given in class:
1. Chapter 6.4 – The Age of Napoleon
2. Chapter 10.1 and 10.2 – Building a German Nation; Germany Strengthens
3. Chapter 10.3 – Unifying Italy