French Revolution Impact Flashcards
Kaiser
The German word for emperor
Russification
A policy of forcing Russian culture on all ethnic groups within the empire
Nationalism
The belief that one’s greatest loyalty should be to those that share a common culture and history
Simon Bolivar
The leader of independence movements in South America
Peninsulares
People who are born in Spain
Camillo Di Cavour
Prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia who is largely responsible for the unification of Italy
Realpolitik
A term meaning “the politics of reality” it was used to describe tough power politics with no room for idealism
Liberals
This group wanted more power to elected parliaments, with only the educated and the landowners the ability to vote
Creoles
People of European descent who are born in Latin America
Otto Von Bismarck
Prime minister of Prussia who is largely responsible for the unification of
Germany
The Balkans
An area in south eastern Europe that was particularly troublesome for the Ottoman Empire to control- due to its ethnic diversity
Radicals
People who favored drastic change to extend democracy to all people
Mulattos
People of mixed European and African ancestry
Giuseppi Garibaldi
The leader of Italian nationalists in southern Italy, who liberated Sicily and Naples from foreign control
