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Bismarck was the architect of ____________ unification.

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  1. German

  2. France

  3. Italy

  4. Nepal

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Correct Option: A
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Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor was the reason for German unification. He ruled Prussia and Whole of Germany.

Bismarck defeated Austria and formed the ___________ Confederation.

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  1. North German 

  2. North France 

  3. South Winter 

  4. East German

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Correct Option: A
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In the war of 1866, Bismarck succeeded in defeating Austria and gaining Prussian control over the 22 German states he formed the North German Confederation. 

Bismarck followed the policy of _____________ to unite Germany.

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  1. Peaceful co-existence

  2. Unity in diversity

  3. Blood and Iron

  4. Appeasement

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Correct Option: C
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Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian statesman who dominated the German affairs between the 1860 and 1890. By waging series of war, he united the German states.

A voluntary force called 'Red Shirts' was organized by.

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  1. Mazzini

  2. Garibaldi

  3. Cavour

  4. Voltaire

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Correct Option: B
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In 1860, Garibaldi led the famous Expedition of the Thousand to South Italy. Fresh volunteers kept joining through the course of the campaign, till their numbers grew to about 30,000. They were popularly known as Red Shirts. 

The 'Blood and Iron' policy was advocated by ___________.

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  1. Bismarck

  2. Lenin

  3. Clody

  4. Letin

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Correct Option: A
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Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian statesman who dominated the German affairs between the 1860 and 1890. By waging series of war, he united the German states.

Who was the architect of German unification?

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  1. Otto von Bismarck

  2. Kaiser William II

  3. Giuseppe Garibaldi

  4. Count di Cavour

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Correct Option: A
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Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian statesman who dominated the German affairs between the 1860 and 1890. By waging series of war, he united the German states.

Count Cavour, in $1861$, declared __________ as the King of Italy.

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  1. Kaiser William

  2. Bismarck

  3. Garibaldi

  4. Victor Emmanuel

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Correct Option: D
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Count Cavour was an Italian statesman and leading figure in the unification of Italy. He founded the Liberal Party and was the Prime Minister of Italy. In 1861, he declared Victor Emmanuel II as the King of Italy.

For the national unity of which country did Garibaldi fight?  

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  1. Austria

  2. Italy

  3. Germany

  4. Russia

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Correct Option: B
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Garibaldi was a central figure in the movement for unification of Italy. He enthusiastically supported the Mazzini's Young Italy Movement and became a life-long supporter of Italian unification under a democratic Republican government.

Arrange the developments related to European history in a chronological sequence
I. Napolean invaded Italy 

II. Unification of Italy
III. Unification of Germany   
IV. Vienna's Settlement

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  1. I, III, II and IV

  2. I, II, IV and III

  3. I, IV, II and III

  4. I, II, III and IV

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Correct Option: C
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  • Napoleon invaded Italy in the year 1796. 
  • The Vienna Settlement took place in late September 1814. 
  • Unification of Italy started in 1815 and was completed by 1870. After that  Germany became unified on 18 January 1871.

Who of the following is described as the "Sword of Italian Unification''?

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  1. Garibaldi

  2. Cavour

  3. Mazzini

  4. King Charles Albert

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Correct Option: A
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In 1867, Garibaldi led an army of volunteers to Rome to fight the last obstacle to the unification of Italy, the Papal States where a French garrison was stationed. The Red Shirts proved to be no match for the combined French and Papal troops. It was only in 1870 when, during the war with Prussia, France withdrew its troops from Rome that the Papal States were finally joined to Italy.