Ch 23: The Age of Nationalism Flashcards
What were the beliefs of Louis napoleon?
The government should represent people, work to benefit the economy, and make efforts to help rich and poor
Napoleon was required by the constitution to share power with a very ______________ National Assembly
Conservative
Why did Napoleon sign some bills increasing the role of the church in education and decreasing male suffrage?
He wanted the National Assembly to allow him to run for another term and pay his national debts
What was Napoleons reaction to the National Assembly refusing to elect him for a second term?
He staged a coup d’état
Napoleon restores _________________
Universals male suffrage
How did the people react to Napoleon after the coup d’état?
They elected him as a hereditary emperor
How did Napoleon support economic growth?
- public works projects
- promoted banks
- promote railroad construction
Was Napoleon a nationalist?
Yes
This social class denounced napoleons middle class rule
Liberal middle class
How did Napoleon respond to the demands of the middle class?
Progressive liberalization
-gave the National Assembly more power and opposing candidates more freedom
What did the new constitution passed under Napoleon entail?
-a parliamentary regime with a hereditary emperor as chief
Italians wanted ____________
Unification
What was the first approach to Italian unification?
Giuseppe Mazzini called for a centralized democratic republic based on male suffrage and the will of the people
What was the second approach to Italian unification?
Vincenzo Gioberti called for a federation of existing states under a progressive pope
What was the 3rd approach to Italian unification?
-Italy united under Sardinia, led by King Victory Emmanuel II
The papacy ______________ unification
Opposed
In which Pope Pius IX denounced rationalism, socialism, and religious liberty
Syllabus of Europe
Who was the statesmen who led Sardinia?
Camillo Benso De Cavour
Cavour had limited and ___________ national goals
Realistic
What did Cavour want in regards to unification?
Wanted central and northern Italy United under an expanded Sardinia
Who did Cavour ally with to drive Austria out of Italy?
Napoleon III
Why did Napoleon abandon Italy?
Criticism from French Catholics in supporting the popes enemy
What was the compromise that Napoleon made with Austria?
Sardinia would receive only Lombardy
Italian super patriot who thought unification was only half done
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Garibaldi’ guerrilla army that invaded Sicily in 1860 in an attempt to liberate it
Red shirts
Why was there tension between Prussia and Austria?
Prussian King had previously tried and failed to unify them
Austria had not been included in the _____________
Zollverein
Prussian parliament was in the hands of who?
Liberal middle class