chapter 11.3 Flashcards
ministerial responsibility
the prime minister was responsible to the popularly elected legislative body
duma (dema)
a legislative assembly by czar nico II
bismarck
set up a two-house legislature in 1871
william II
took control of germany’s foreign policy
francis joseph
appointed and dismissed his own ministers and issued decrees when the parliament was not in session
nicolas II
created duma
Queen Liliuokalani
tried to strengthen the the monarchy to keep the islands under her people’s control; she was deposed
universal male suffrage
the movement that all adult men could vote
political parties
liberals and conservatives competed to pass laws that expanded the right to vote
britain’s labour party
to retain the workers’ support, the liberals voted for social reforms: unemployment and old-age pensions
france’s third republic
The new government had a president and a two-house legislature. The upper house, or Senate, was elected by high-ranking officials.
italy’s economy
there was little national unity because of the gulf between the poverty-stricken south and industrialized north
lack of democracy in germany
william ii took control over germany’s policy
austria-hungary’s dual monarchy
austria adopted a constitution that set up parliamentary system with ministerial responsibility
industrialization in russia (bloody sunday)
when a large amount of workers went to the winter palace to present a petition of grievances to the czar
industrialization in the us
the us was the world’s richest nation. abolishment of slavery. universal male suffrage. farm-based economy to inustrial
US westward expansion: hawaii
the us began to expand. americans controlled the sugar industry on the hawaiian islands. more americans settled in and they wanted political power
us westward expansion: spanish-american war
the united states beat spain in the war; as a result the usaquired the possessions of puerto rico, guam, and philippines
triple alliance
GAI - germany, austria-hungary, italy; bismarck made a defensive alliance with austria-hungary against france. italy joined later
triple entente
GFR - germany, france, russia; stood opposed to the triple alliance
the balkans
the ottoman empire began to fall apart. austria-hungary and russia saw this as their chance to gain influence in the balkans. main causes of WWI
