Chapter 16 Notes Flashcards

1
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risorgimento

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Italian for resurgence

it was a nationalist movement to revive tradition

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What were the goals of the risorgimento?

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liberation and unification

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3
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Carnonari

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a secret society of nationalists who worked towards these goals

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4
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Mazzini

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called for Italians to be patriots and join his Young Italy movement

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5
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Young Italy Movement

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dedicated to spreading the ideas of the risorgimento

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6
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King Victor Emmanuel II’s goal was to

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expand Sardinian territory

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7
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Camillo Cavour was

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King Victor’s chief minister

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8
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Napoleon III of France sent troops to

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help drive out Austria

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9
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war with Austria 1859

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Sardinia and French forces drive out Austria

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10
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the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

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the southern half of Italy plus the island of Sicily

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11
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Expedition of the Thousand

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this army of Garibaldi’s of more than 1000 invaded and captured Sicily

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12
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red shirts

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Garibaldi’s supporters were known as this

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13
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In 1870 what did Rome’s citizens do?

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they voted for unification with Italy

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14
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three problems that unification in Italy brought

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  1. Few Italians had experience with self govt 2. regions of the country remained divided by cultural traditions 3. tensions grew between the industrial N and agricultural S 4. standard of living of most Italians was low 5. labor problems arose
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15
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was the leader of the states in Germany

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Prussia

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16
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there were independent states in Germany and each had their own

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25

laws, currency, and rulers

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17
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leads fight for unification

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Prussia

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18
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strengthening the army

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army drafts soldiers for short periods of intensive training then soldiers go into reserves

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19
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Napoleon’s rule inspired in Germany

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nationalism

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20
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nationalism

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love of one’s country rather than of one’s native region

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21
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junkers

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a class of aristocratic landowners

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22
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the junkers had complaints on tariffs because

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they were hurting the sales of farm products

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23
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Zollverein

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customs union of the German states that made prices lower and more uniform

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24
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politically each state continued

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to act independently

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25
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a constitution in Germany provided for and becomes king of Prussia who appointed to head of the cabinet

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a hereditary monarchy
William I
Otto von Bismarck

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26
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Schleswig and Holstein

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two small states on the border between Denmark and Germany and were the focus of the Danish War because Denmark refused to revoke their constitution

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27
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at the end of the Danish War Prussia controls and Austria controls

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Schleswig

Holstein

28
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Seven Weeks’ War Bismarck prepares for and persuaded and made an alliance with

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conflict with Austria
Napoleon III to remain neutral
the new nation of Italy

29
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Outcome of the Seven Weeks’ War

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Prussians defeated Austrians in seven weeks and the Treaty of Prague officially ended the war; Prussia emerges as the leader of the German Confederation

30
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Franco-Prussian War

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July 1870 France declared war on Prussia and in January 1871 Paris surrendered; France lost Alsace and part of Lorraine

31
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formation of the German Empire

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Jan. 18, 1871 the German empire was formed with Berlin as the capital; Bismarck was named chancellor of the empire

32
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what were the upper and lower houses

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Bundesrat was the upper house
Reichstag was the lower house
both of these were parts of the German legislature

33
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problems for the German empire after it was formed

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constitution gave Bismarck limited power
dissatisfied groups formed political parties that opposed Bismarck
people feared Bismarck’s military policy and the army
Bismarck was Protestant

34
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Kultukampf

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German for culture struggle
was an anti-Catholic program
in 1887 the program ended in failure

35
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German empire turns into an because rich in the natural resources of

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industrial giant

coal and iron deposits

36
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Social Democratic Party (SDP)

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formed in 1869 and members came from urban workers

37
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antisocial campaign by Bismarck

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in 1883 laws gave workers insurance against sickness and accidents that were paid for by the employers

38
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resignation of Bismarck in 1888 Kaiser William I died and

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William II was the grandson of William I who became the new emperor; he believed in the absolute authority of the emperor and in 1890 Bismarck resigned

39
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by the early 1900s was stronger than ever before but conflicts soon arose with

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Germany

Great Britain

40
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in the mid 1800s was the largest in and

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Russia
territory
population

41
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problems in Russia

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industrial development lagged in Russia
resources lay undeveloped
ports were blocked by ice for much of the year

42
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ethnic groups in Russia

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Belorussians-White Russians-west
Ukrainians-south
Great Russians-north and central Russia

43
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czar ruled as an which is

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autocrat

a ruler with absolute power

44
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Russification

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forced nonrussians to use the Russian language

45
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pan slavism

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the union of all Slavic people under Russian leadership

the union of all the Russian people

46
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in 1855 became czar

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Alexander II

47
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Emancipation Edict

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it freed all serfs but created some problems as well; the peasants could get land but couldn’t afford it so moved to towns because they were unable to either buy or rent land

48
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zemstov

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a rural district

49
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three groups with the right to vote

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nobles
middle class
peasants

50
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nihilists

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middle and upper class intellectuals who believed in building a completely new Russia

51
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People’s Will

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a Russian radical group that used terrorism to try to force the government to grant its demands

52
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in 1881 Alexander II was

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killed in a bomb attack by the People’s Will

53
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pogroms

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riots where Jews were massacred

54
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Bloody Sunday

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czar’s troops shot unarmed strikers
triggered the Revolution of 1905
October Manifesto promised individual liberties/personal liberties were given to the people

55
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Duma

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the new parliament in Russia

56
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the Revolution of 1905 failed

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to overthrow the czar

57
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Hungary

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one of the largest parts of the Austro-Hungarian empire

58
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Magyars

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largest part of the Austro-Hungarian population

59
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dual monarchy was

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formed in 1867 when Hungary wanted independence and it was also called Austria-Hungary; the ruler was Francis Joseph I

60
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Hungary furnished and Austria produced

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raw materials and food

manufactured goods

61
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Ottoman Empire

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known as the sick man of Europe because its military defeats had decreased the empire’s territory; many were Christians and Jews

62
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The Ottoman empire region contained many that wanted to

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diverse groups

govern themselves

63
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Foreign countries such as were interested because could gain

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Russia
Russia
a water route from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea

64
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Balkan League

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Bulgaria
Serbia
Greece
Montenegro

65
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Congress of Vienna divided Italy into

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several large and small states