chp 24 test Flashcards
peninsulares
latin americans born in spain
creoles
spaniards born in latin america
mulattos
people of mixed european and african ancestry
simón bolívar
leader of the venezuelan independence movement, a wealthy venezuelan creole general
josé de san martín
leader who helped win independence for chile and argentina, an argentinian creole general
miguel hidalgo
priest who began the revolt against spanish rule in mexico
josé maría morelos
leader of the mexican revolt after hidalgo was defeated
conservative
european who wanted supported and wanted to preserve the monarchies of europe
usually wealthy property owners and nobility
liberal
european who wanted to give more power to elected parliaments/legislatures
usually a middle-class business leader or merchant
radical
european who wanted to end rule by kings and give full voting rights to all people
people who favored drastic change to extend democracy to all people
nationalism
belief that a person’s loyalty belongs to their nation (people with whom they share culture and history) rather than to a king or empire
nation-state
country with its own independent government
the balkans
region including all or part of present-day greece, albania, bulgaria, romania, turkey, and former yugoslavia that was controlled mostly by the ottomans
louis-napoleon
winner of the presidential elections in france in 1848; later emperor
alexander II
ruler of russia who freed the serfs