FRQ's
The Age of Nation-States
(1853-1880)
The Age of Nationalism and Nation-States
(1974) The dynastic state of the 17th and 18th centuries was succeeded by the nation-state in the 19th century. Describe this evolution and consider the forces responsible for this shift in function and structure.
(1975) Write an essay that relates the development of the large conscripted citizen army from its origins in the “levee en masse” to the emergence of the modern nation-state.
(1988) Assess the extent to which the unification of Germany under Bismarck led to authoritarian government there between 1871 and 1914.
(1989) Analyze and compare the effects of nationalism on Italian and Austro-Hungarian politics between 1815 and 1914.
(2004) Contrast the impact of nationalism in Germany and the Austrian Empire from
1848 to 1914.
(2005) Historians speak of the rise of mass politics in the period from 1880 to 1914. Define this phenomenon and analyze its effects on European politics in this period.
(2002) Compare and contrast the foreign policy goals and achievements of Metternich(1815-1848) and Bismarck. (1862-1890)
(2002B) Describe and analyze responses to industrialization by working class between 1850 and 1914.
Romanticism
(1979) Discuss the extent to which 19th century romanticism was or was NOT a conservative cultural and intellectual movement.
(1997) Discuss some of the ways in which Romantic artists, musicians, and writers responded to political and socioeconomic conditions in the period 1800 to 1850. Document your response with specific examples from discussions of at least two of the three disciplines: visual arts, music, and literature.
(2003) Analyze three examples of the relationships between romanticism and nationalism before 1850.