extra studies Flashcards
which blood 1819 event occurred in Eng. when a crowd protested the corn laws?
peterloo massacre
which laws led by Metternich in a diet were created to drive liberals and nationalists underground in the German Confederation?
Carlsbad decrees
Which series of arrangements was formed by the quadruple alliance to maintain the status quo and a general peace until the 1850s?
Concert of Europe
Which conservative system sought to resolve European disputes through a series of conferences but it only lasted until 1822 when Britain opted out?
Congress System
Which ultra-conservative arrangement, proposed by Tsar Alexander I, was a throwback to the Middle Ages but had little influence outside Eastern Europe?
Holy alliance
Which “ism” sought to return European society to the ancien regime ways prior to the French rev
conservatism
Which “ism” strongly advocated representative gov. and was favored especially by mid class?
liberalism
which ism was advocated but Herder, who believed a unique “volksgeist” existed among different groups of peoples”
nationalism
which ism rejected the rationalism of the Enlightenment?
romanticism
which movement were Emile Zora and Heinrich Ibsen leading writers of?
Realism
Which Monumental British law made the House of Commons the most powerful body in Parliament?
Reform Bill 1832
Which law prohibited the employment of children under the age of 9?
factory act of 1833
which group advocated universal male suffrage for men?
chartist movement
which organization worked tirelessly for decades to kill the high tariff of 1815?
Anti-Corn Law League
Which religiously driven reformer campaigned to end slavery in British empire?
William Wilberforce
Which 1848 revolution saw the overthrow of Louis Philippe an the creation of the 2nd French Republic
February Revolution
Which 1848 revolution in France saw class warfare between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat?
June Days Revolution
What failed 1849 attempt by Frederick William IV of Prussia to unify the German states became known by this term
Humiliation of Olmutz
which newly created body oversaw the 1848 revolution in the German Confederation seeking to unify Germany under Prussian leadership?
Frankfurt Parliament
Which Magyar leader nearly succeeded in winning Hungary’s independence from Austria?
Louis Kossuth
Which urban planner rebuilt Paris under the reign of Napoleon III?
Georges von Haussmann
Which Benthamite’s “sanitary idea” helped clean up cities and reduce disease?
Edwin Chadwick
The scientist’s germ theory of disease was responsible for the greatest breakthrough in reducing the transmission of disease
Louis Pasteur
Which 1890s innovation represented the real revolution in public transportation?
electric streetcar
Which term refers to the new urban phenomenon where the wife was the home maker and the husband was the wage earner
separate spheres
which 18th century Enlightenment economist was championed by liberals for his belief in laissez- faire
Adam Smith
Which country became Europe’s leading industrial nation by 1914?
Germany
Which innovation resulted in iron being turned into steel, a new major industry of 2nd Industrial Revolution?
Bessemer Process
Which free-trade zone developed in Germany Confederation after 1834?
Zollverein
Which liberal economist spoke about an “iron law of wages” that kept wages very low for workers due to overpay. in cities?
David Ricardo
