CH10 Flashcards
Which statement best describes Bismarck’s Realpolitik
Power is more important than principle.
Bismarck was the creator of German Unity, but his primary loyalty was to the Hohenzollerns. Who were the Hohenzollerns?
The ruling dynasty of Prussia
What techniques did Bismarck use to get France to declare war on Prussia
Blood and iron
In 1848, supporter of German political untiy
Offered the throne of a united Germany to the Prussian ruler
What was the Zollverein
A german economic union created by Prussia
Why did Bismarck target socialists and catholics?
He thought they posed a threat to the new German State
What was the dominant European power in 1871?
Germany
How did Bismarck try to turn workers away from socialism?
He sponsored safety laws
What ended Bismarck’s career as chancellor?
William II asked him to resign
After the Franco-Prussian War, the palace of Versailles seemed the perfect place to proclaim the
new German empire
One factor that helped Germany industrialize was
Abundant coal and iron
Krupp, Thyssen, and Zeiss were the name of
German industrialists
What was the outcome of Bismarck’s Kulturkampf
The plans backfired and the Catholic faithful in Germany rallied behind the Church
The group was formed by the late 1870s and called for parliamentary democracy and laws to improve conditions for the working class?
Social Democratic Party
How did the Catholic Church view the new government of Italy
opposed; urging Catholics not to cooperate
On the road to Italian unification Camillo Cavour made a secret deal with Napolean III. A year later Cavour ______ and was able to annex territory in the north.
provoked a war
What problem did Italian emigration help solve?
overpopulation
Camillo Cavour provided Giuseppe Garibaldi weapons and ships and took him to Sicily. Quickly Garibaldi forces won control, crossed mainland and headed to
Naples
The kingdom of Two Sicillies in Southern Italy is where a longtime nationalist was ready for action. Who was that?
Giuseppe Garibaldi
What event signaled that Italy was at last a united nation?
French withdrawal from Rome in 1870
Giuseppe Garibaldi wanted to create an Italian republic and had recruited a force of 1000 volunteers. His men were called
Red shirts
What type of government was set up under Victor Emmanuel?
Constitutional monarchy
Camillo Cavour’s long term goal was to
end Austrian power in Italy
Giuseppe Garibaldi success was stunning. Because of this Camillo Cavour feared
Garibaldi would set up his own republic in the south
In 1800, the longest ruling dynasty in Europe was
Hapsburg
Which was NOT a way the European powers divided up the Ottoman Empire
Serbia wanted to control the area of Constantinople
In the mid 1800s, which ethnic group made up almost half of the Hapsburg Empire’s population?
Slavs