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Chapter 8 Flashcards

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Germany was built primarily upon the strength of what country?

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Prussia

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1830 and 1848 were known for what events in Europe?

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Revolutions

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In 1861, what important event occurrd in Russia?

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Alexander II abolished serfdom (Edict of Emancipation)

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In what year did Mexico gain independence?

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1821

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Louis Daguerre and others ushered in what totally new art form?

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photography

realism [?]

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Nationalism helped break up what 400-year-old empire?

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czar (russian) empire

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The Franco-Prussian War resulted in the creation of what modern country?

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Germany

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The industrial revolution turned artists away from romanticism to what new style?

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realism

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What Gothic novel was written by Mary Shelley?

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Frankenstein

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What relation was Louis-Napoleon to the famous emperor?

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nephew

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what revolutionary art style first shocked the Parisians in the 1860s?

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impressionism

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What was the term for a Spanish colonial born in Spain?

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peninsulares

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What was the term for a Spanish colonial born in the New World?

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creoles

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Which modern country came finally into existence in 1870?

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Germany

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Which political force favored drastic change?

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radicals

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Which political force favored monarchies?

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Conservatives

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Which political force favored parliament and limited democracies?

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liberals

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Which political force was made up mainly of the middle class?

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liberals

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Which political force was made up mainly of the wealthy?

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conservatives

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Who sought independence from the Ottoman Turks?

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Greeks

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Who was the ex-slave who led Haitian independence?

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Toussaint L’Overture

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Who was the military officer who led Argentinian and Chilean independence

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Jose de San Martin

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Who was the most famous romantic composer?

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Beethoven

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Who was the priest who led Mexican Independence

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Miguel Hidalgo

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Who was the writer and fighter who led Venezuelan independence

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Simin Bolivar

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Why were they called Gothic novels

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They usually involved horror and took place in dark backgrounds of medieval ruins

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