Napoleon's Rise and Fall

Question 1

This reading was about the revolution of 1848. What was the effect of this uprising in Germany?

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The revolutionaries failed to achieve their long-term goals.

Question 2

In this passage, the author describes a feeling of excitement among students in Germany. Which event causes that feeling?

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the French Revolution of 1848

Question 3

According to Schurz, what will likely be a result of Louis Philippe’s abdication?

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A revolution will happen in Germany as well.

Question 4

According to the author, what were the demands of the people in the crowd? Check all that apply.

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increased civil rights and liberties; a constitutional democracy; a national legislature

Question 5

According to this passage, what was one effect of the revolution of 1848 on Germany?

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Some Germans were willing to use force to gain rights and freedoms.

Question 6

What is the most significant limitation that Carl Schurz’s work has as a resource for a historian?

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Schurz wrote his account about fifty years after the events occurred.

Question 7

Imagine that a historian has discovered a diary written in 1848 by another German revolutionary.Which statement best explains how this discovery could be used?

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It could be used to corroborate Schurz’s recollection of the revolution.

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