chapter 11.3 Flashcards

1
Q

ministerial responsibility

A

the prime minister was responsible to the popularly elected legislative body

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

duma (dema)

A

a legislative assembly by czar nico II

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

bismarck

A

set up a two-house legislature in 1871

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

william II

A

took control of germany’s foreign policy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

francis joseph

A

appointed and dismissed his own ministers and issued decrees when the parliament was not in session

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

nicolas II

A

created duma

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Queen Liliuokalani

A

tried to strengthen the the monarchy to keep the islands under her people’s control; she was deposed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

universal male suffrage

A

the movement that all adult men could vote

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

political parties

A

liberals and conservatives competed to pass laws that expanded the right to vote

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

britain’s labour party

A

to retain the workers’ support, the liberals voted for social reforms: unemployment and old-age pensions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

france’s third republic

A

The new government had a president and a two-house legislature. The upper house, or Senate, was elected by high-ranking officials.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

italy’s economy

A

there was little national unity because of the gulf between the poverty-stricken south and industrialized north

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

lack of democracy in germany

A

william ii took control over germany’s policy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

austria-hungary’s dual monarchy

A

austria adopted a constitution that set up parliamentary system with ministerial responsibility

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

industrialization in russia (bloody sunday)

A

when a large amount of workers went to the winter palace to present a petition of grievances to the czar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

industrialization in the us

A

the us was the world’s richest nation. abolishment of slavery. universal male suffrage. farm-based economy to inustrial

17
Q

US westward expansion: hawaii

A

the us began to expand. americans controlled the sugar industry on the hawaiian islands. more americans settled in and they wanted political power

18
Q

us westward expansion: spanish-american war

A

the united states beat spain in the war; as a result the usaquired the possessions of puerto rico, guam, and philippines

19
Q

triple alliance

A

GAI - germany, austria-hungary, italy; bismarck made a defensive alliance with austria-hungary against france. italy joined later

20
Q

triple entente

A

GFR - germany, france, russia; stood opposed to the triple alliance

21
Q

the balkans

A

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