2.11 Quiz: The Growth of Western Democracies

Which best describes the political situation in Latin America in 1800?

Who was known as The Liberator because he helped Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador gain their independence?

Who led the Army of the Andes over the Andes Mountains to liberate Chile and also helped Argentina and Peru gain their independence?

The movement for Mexican independence picked up speed when which man gave a speech in Dolores to Indians and mestizos?

Mexico was able to gain its independence from Spain when which group switched sides to the cause of independence?

Why did democracy fail in most of Latin America in the decades following colonial independence?

What was the goal of the leaders who met at the Congress of Vienna in 1815?

Which is an example of how growing nationalism resulted in revolution and change in Europe in the 1800s?

Which best describes Russia in the early 1800s?

Who organized the Redshirts and helped Italians rebel against their rulers?

What were Giuseppe Mazzini's goals?

Who was a Prussian politician who wanted to forge the German states into one nation?

What did Otto von Bismarck do to achieve his goal of drawing smaller German states to Prussia's side?

How was Great Britain able to avoid revolution during the 1800s?

What did Great Britain do to spread democratic principles in its empire?

Which event doubled the size of the United States in the 1800s?

What was a main cause of the American Civil War?