19th Century Europe Flashcards
Less open to new changes; Believed in Kings and their hereditary right to rule
Conservatism
Desire for progressive, democratic changes; Enlightenment ideas
Liberalism
Desire to go back to how things were before (the Revolution)
Reactionary
Placed larger countries around France so that that couldn’t dominate
Balance of Power
Monarchs met in Vienna, Austria in 1816 to undo changes
Congress of Vienna
Pride in a group you belong to; Patriotism
Nationalism
- Used war and nationalism to unite Germany
* Used Realpolitik as a means of achieving and holding power
Otto van Bismarck
A system of politics based on a country’s situation and its needs rather than on ideas about what is morally right or wrong; justify all means to achieve and hold power
Realpolitik
- Cavour and Garibaldi
- Series of wars with Austria
- Garibaldi traveled up the southern Italian peninsula to then offer southern Italy to northern Italy’s King Victor Emmanuel II
- Venice is gained from Austria
- Papal states are added and Rome becomes a capital
Unification of Italy
City states on the Italian peninsula ruled by the pope
Papal States
Gains much of northern Italy for a kingdom after a series of wars with Austria; convinced other Italian speakers to join
Count Cavour
Lead his army of “the Thousand” through the island of Sicily and up the southern Italian peninsula; offered southern Italy to northern Italy’s King Victor Emmanuel II
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Self rule
Autonomy
Located in the Southern European peninsula across from Italy and have traditionally ruled by either the Austrian or Ottoman Empires; many wanted autonomy
The Balkans
•Congress of Vienna
Vienna