Cambridge International A Level · History (9489)

European option: Modern Europe, 1750–1921: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 5 written questions with worked solutions. All on European option: Modern Europe, 1750–1921.

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Question 1

1 mark

In the context of the causes of the Industrial Revolution in Britain, the development of capitalism was significantly aided by investment and commerce derived from which of the following?

Question 2

1 mark

How did the Enclosure Movement facilitate the rapid growth of the factory system in Britain after \(1780\)?

Question 3

1 mark

How did the appointment of Prefects in \(1800\) enhance Napoleon Bonaparte's domestic control over France?

Question 4

1 mark

Which conservative Austrian statesman was the leading figure in establishing a system of congresses and surveillance to suppress liberal movements in the German states after \(1815\)?

Question 5

1 mark

What was the primary political consequence of the Austro-Prussian War (\(1866\)) for the future of German unification?

Question 6

2 marks

How did the development of macadamised roads during the late 18th century contribute to the British Industrial Revolution?

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Question 7

4 marks

Explain the role of the Zollverein in promoting economic and political cooperation between the German states prior to the 1848 revolutions.

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Question 8

5 marks

Explain how the Bolsheviks were able to consolidate their power in Russia between 1918 and 1921.

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Question 9

3 marks

a) Briefly explain why the Directory was established in France in 1795 following the fall of Robespierre.

b) To what extent was the Directory's failure to maintain order due to its own constitutional weaknesses rather than external threats?

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Question 10

5 marks

a) Explain the key causes of rapid urbanisation in Britain during the Industrial Revolution between 1750 and 1850.

b) Discuss the social and economic consequences of this urbanisation, and evaluate the extent to which it led to popular protest and calls for political change.

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