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Unit 2 The age of revolutions

Absolutism, liberalism and nationalism

1. Match the following statements with each of these ideologies: absolutism (A), liberalism (L)
and nationalism (N).

A L N

The Holy Alliance was created to protect the monarchs from


revolution.

Some political systems have constitutions.

The highest authority is the monarch.

The language spoken in a particular territory is an element of


cohesion.

It is parliament’s role to draw up laws.

Establishing a strong alliance between throne and altar.

The Restoration was established at the Congress of Vienna.

The freedom of nations enabled those territories that had been


separate to be unified in the new map of Europe.

Montesquieu was someone who defended the separation of powers.

Austria, Prussia and Russia had a similar political system.

Having a common history encourages a territory to seek


independence.

Metternich defended the right of rulers to intervene when revolutions


broke out.

Census suffrage gave the right to vote to those over a certain level
of income.

Unit 2 The age of revolutions 1 Geography and History ESO

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