chapter 17 people Flashcards
the foreign minister of Britain
Lord Castlereagh
Czar of russia
Alexander I
Austrian minister of foreign affairs
Prince Klemens von Metternich
advantage of the disagreement
among the great powers at the congress to secure a favorable settlement for France
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
“the Liberator,” led the struggle for freedom in the north
Simón Bolívar
led an army over the Andes Mountains and freed Chile and then Peru from Spanish domination with the help of argentina
José de San Martín
declared Brazil independent and became the emperor of Brazil
Dom Pedro
ascended the throne of France following the defeat of Napoleon, he accepted many of the reforms that had come out of the French Revolution
Louis XVIII
wanted to restore absolute power, that brought things to a boiling point
Charles X
Duke of Orléans “citizen” king chosen by the french ppl
Louis Philippe
president of the Second Republic: nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, won by an overwhelming majority
Louis Napoleon
young emperor renounced the concessions of his predecessor and, with the backing of the army, crushed the nationalist revolts throughout the Austrian Empire
Franz Josef I
sought to head off uprising by instituting a policy of “Autocracy, Orthodoxy, and Nationalism.”
czar Nicholas I
started a patriotic society called Young Italy, determining to fight, if necessary, for Italian unification
Giuseppe Mazzini
primarily responsible for unifying Italy: the prime minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia
Camillo di Cavour
gathered a band of loyal followers called “Red Shirts” and invaded the island of Sicily in 1860
Giuseppe Garibaldi
king of Sardinia: Cavour persuaded Garibaldi to hand over his conquests to him
Victor Emmanuel II
established the modern nursing profession through her efforts to help sick and wounded British soldiers during the Crimean War
Florence Nightingale
became another pioneer of military medicine. Seacole saved many lives and won the appreciation of the soldiers
Mary Seacole
The architect of political unification in Germany: loyal Prussian who was both crafty and opportunistic
Otto von Bismarck
proclaimed emperor of the German Reich (empire), fulfilling Bismarck’s plans for unification
Kaiser Wilhelm I
implemented several social reforms.
The most important one came in 1861, when he abolished serfdom, giving the serfs personal freedom and the right to buy land.
Got assassinated
Alexander II
