Chapters 22,23,24 Flashcards
Tsar that promoted Russification
Tsar Alexander III
To suppress anything “unrussian”
Russification
violent mob attacks on Jewish people
Pogrom
Enlarged the electorate by granting suffrage for us healthy and well
Reform Act of 1832
Longest reign in Britains history, 64 years
Queen Victoria
A form of government in which the executive leaders are chosen by parliament and are a part of it themselves
Parliamentary democracy
The women wouldn’t eat
Hunger strikes
Large estates owned by people whom didn’t live there
Absentee landlords
“Great Hunger”
Irish potato famine
“Radicals”
Paris communw
Alliance w various parties
Coalitions
Royalists, ultra naturalists and church officials were charged w undermining France
Dreyfus affair
A movement devoted to rebuilding a Jewish state in Palestine
Zionism
Americans believed that the nation was destined for to spread across the entire continent, then sea to see
Manifest destiny
Legal separation of races
Segregation
Reformers pressed for change
Progressives
the denomination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region. Motives for new imp. Econ interests , political and military aspirations, religious interests humanitarian efforts superiority complex
Imperialism
- refused imperialism
China
British were rich because of
Opium
Scottish missionary and explorer
Dr. David livingstone
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country.
Nationalism
He had a policy of “blood and iron.” He was called the Iron Chancellor.
Otto von Bismarck
a system in which the people as a whole rather than private individuals own all property and operate all businesses.
Socialism
are programs to help certain groups of people.
Social Welfare
founded a secret society called “Young Italy”
Mazzini
people who want to abolish all government and usually turn to violence.
Anarchists
Russian Rulers
Tsars
Worked with livingstone
Henry Stanley
Calvinist that were extremely self sufficient
Boer war
Established Egypt as a modern state
Mohammed Ali
: the act or custom of a Hindu widow willingly being cremated on the funeral pyre of her husband as an indication of her devotion to him; also : a woman cremated in this way
Sati
India tired of British administration
Sepoy rebellion
Brightest jewel n the crown
Britain
Clear an area of trees
Deforestation
Occurred because theChinese told Britain that were tired of the drug
Opium war
Granting equal trade opportunities for all countries
Open door policy on trade
Define imperialism
Imperialism the denomination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region. Economic interests overseas expanipsion inspired. Access to natural resources, rubber manganese,
Political and military aspirations merchant and naval vessels needed ports. Colonies needed for national security. Increased the nations prestige (powerful impression) in the world.
Bloody Sunday
News of military disasters unleashed pent- up discontent created by years of oppression. Protesters poured into the streets and workers went on strike, demanding shorter hours and better wages. People were going to march to his palace so he fled and called in his troops so when the people saw the palace, they saw they soldiers and gunfire rang out and men and women were killed. They thought that their Tsar had deserted them.
