Decline of Empires pre-WWI

Question 1

Who is the ruler of Austria during this time?

Answer 1

1848-1916 Emperor Francis Joseph

Question 2

Why is Austria losing land!?!?

Answer 2

Lost to France/Piedmont-Sardinia in 1859
1866 lost to Prussia (Germany gone)
1867 Hungary splits into dual monarchy, gaining internal control of Magyars

Question 3

What’s wrong with Austria??

Answer 3

super diverse and tense and repressive

Question 4

What war did Russia lose after the Revolutions of 1848?

Answer 4

53-56 trash British and French forces win Crimean War

Question 5

Czar Alexander II’s freedoms

Answer 5

(55-81) abolishes serfdom in 1861, but most people are still mighty broke

Question 6

Czar Alexander II’s downfall

Answer 6

Tried reform, but wouldn’t give up absolutism–no legislative assembly
Terrorist cells form–People’s Will kills him in 81

Question 7

Czar Alexander III

Answer 7

81-94 rolls back many reforms and tightens grip on people, begins innovation

Question 8

Nicholas II’s expansion

Answer 8

94-1917–Asian expansion–Russo-Japanese War 1904 is a setback

Question 9

What did Nicholas II have to due to ease people?

Answer 9

So much discontent that he starts a parliament– the Duma– but not that much power

Question 10

What’s wrong with Ottoman Empire?

Answer 10

Corrupt, absolute leaders losing land to a diverse people growing nationalistically. They are broke

Question 11

Sultan Abdul Hamid II

Answer 11

76-09–refused types of reforms going on in Europe

Question 12

Ottomans losing land

Answer 12

Series of Balkan rebellions in 1800s, culminating in war between Russia and Turkey in 77-78.

Question 13

coup of 1909

Answer 13

Young Turks over Abdul Hamid II, installed Muhammed V 09-18

Question 14

Zionism in Palestine

Answer 14

want to create state to match Europe

Question 15

Jewish Nationalism…

Answer 15

grows and immigration into Palestine happens, especially due to persecution