Ch22 Flashcards

(37 cards)

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Positivism

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1850s - 1860s

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Darwinism become influential

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1850s - 1860s

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Realism in the arts

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1850s - 1870s

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Crimean War

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1853 - 1856

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British-led forces suppress Indian Rebellion

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1857

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Victor Emmanuel declared king of a unified Italy

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1861

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Abolition of serfdom in Russia

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1861

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US Civil War

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1861 - 1865

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Second Reform Bill in England

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1867

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Austro-Hungarian Monarchy

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1867

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Meiji Restorations begins in Japan

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1868

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Suez Canal opens

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1869

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Women’s colleges are founded at Cambridge University

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1869 - 1871

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Franco-Prussian War

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1870 - 1871

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German Empire is proclaimed at Versailles

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1871

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Self-governing Paris Commune is established

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Which year the Crimean War took place ?

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Which year Victor Emmanuel declared king of a united Italy?

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Which year and at which place the German Empire was declared ?

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January 1871, Palace of Versailles

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Which event took place in the Austrian Empire in 1867?

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Austro-Hungarian compromise: under this compromise, the lands of the House of Habsburg were reorganized as a real union between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary

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Realpolitik

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Policies developed after the revolutions of 1848 and initially associated with nation building

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mir

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Village commune where the serfs lived and worked collectively in order to meet redemption payments to the government.

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nation-state

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An independent political unit representing a united people.

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Otto von Bismarck

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Leading Prussian politician and German prime
minister

Waged war to create a united German Empire

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dual monarchy
The joining of Austria and Hungary under two different crowns
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Marxism
Thought about the organization of production, social inequality, and the processes of revolutionary changes as devised by Karl Marx.
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realism
An artistic style was dedicated to show society realistically without romantic or idealistic overtones.
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Kulturkampf
“culture war” used by Bismarck to describe his fight to weaken the power of the Catholic church.
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positivism
the belief that knowledge should be derived from scientific observation
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What were the main results of the Crimean War?
End of Russian expansion, weakening of Ottoman Empire.
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What role did warfare play in the various nineteenth-century nation-building efforts?
Warfare helped consolidate power and establish national identities.
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How did Europe’s expanding nation-states attempt to impose social order within and beyond Europe, and what resistance did they face?
Through legal reforms and colonization, faced resistance from indigenous populations.
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How did cultural expression and scientific and social thought help produce the hardheaded and realistic values of the mid-nineteenth century?
Promoted rationality, skepticism, and empirical observation in society.
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main methods of nation building how did they differ from those of state building in the early modern period?
Nation building focused on cultural unity, shared identity, and common education State building prioritized centralized political control, territorial expansion, and administrative reforms.
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How did realism in social thought break with Enlightenment values?
By challenging the belief in universal truths and emphasizing the influence of social structures.
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In what ways did religion emerge as an issue (both within and outside Europe) during the course of nation building?
- Had both internal and external implications for nation building. - Played a significant role in shaping the process of nation building in Europe. - Influenced nation building beyond the borders of Europe.
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How was the Paris Commune related to earlier revolutions in France? How did it differ from them? How was it related to nation building?
- Inspired by French Revolution, 1848 Revolution, and 1870 Revolution. - Short-lived, more radical, focused on workers' control. - Challenged centralized state power, advocated for local autonomy.