History Practice Quiz 17
10 questions · 12 minutes
Q1.What was a direct consequence of the enormous increase in population in Europe during the first half of the nineteenth century?
Q2.Small producers in European towns often faced stiff competition from imports of cheap machine-made goods from which country?
Q3.Which sector of production in Europe was especially affected by competition from cheap machine-made goods from England?
Q4.In regions of Europe where the aristocracy still enjoyed power, under what burden did peasants struggle?
Q5.What factors led to widespread pauperism in town and country in Europe?
Q6.Which year was characterized by food shortages and widespread unemployment that brought the population of Paris out on the roads?
Q7.During the popular revolt in Paris in 1848, what happened to Louis Philippe?
Q8.In which year did the weavers in Silesia lead a revolt against contractors?
Q9.How many weavers were shot during the Silesian revolt after the contractor returned with the army?
Q10.What was the immediate action taken by the contractor after the weavers attacked his mansion and storehouse during the 1845 revolt?