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1. war against denmark in the 1860's by the combined powers of austria and prussia resulted in which of the following?
a. acquiring russia's polish territory
b. intervention by great britain into continental affairs
c. suppression of magyar hungary
d. joint occupation of schleswig-holstein
e. transfer of venetia from austrian to italian control

2. the primary objective behind benjamin disraeli's support of great britain's reform bill of 1867 was
a. his attempt to dislodge the conservatives from power
b. the humanitarian interest he had shown in working-class reform throughout his political career
c. to placate workers' unrest and social revolution
d. the redistribution of shires and boroughs to benefit the industrial middle class
e. an attempt to discredit his liberal opponents in the house of commons

NO GUESSING PLEASE

2007-03-11 14:51:20 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities History

1 answers

1 is D for certain.
In the ensuing Danish War (1864), Danish military resistance was crushed by Prussia and Austria in two brief campaigns, and, by the Treaty of Vienna in October, Christian IX ceded Schleswig and Holstein to Prussia and Austria.
http://www.onwar.com/aced/nation/pat/prussia/fschleswig1864.htm

Question 2
A. Disraeli was a Tory - NO
B. Way wrong, Disraeli hated working people
C. That did happen, but wasn't Disraeli's intention
D. Again, some of that happened, but not intentionally.
E. BINGO!
For a good description of the inner wrangling behind the Reform Act, see here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Act_of_1867

2007-03-11 16:10:46 · answer #1 · answered by parrotjohn2001 7 · 0 0

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