History final Flashcards
what does renaissance mean?
rebirth
who colonized central and south America?
Spain
who colonized North America?
France and Britain
what are the three G’s of exploration?
God, Gold, Glory
who were three absolute monarchs?
Louis XIV of France, Phillip II of Spain, and Peter the Great of Russia
who divided the functions of government into 3 parts?
Montesquieu
what were three causes of the french revolution?
A rise in the price of bread, lack of constitution, and the ancient regime
Haiti and other American countries revolted when?
Before and during the French Revolution
what were three inventions of the French revolution?
The seed drill, cotton gin, and steam engine
How did Germany become an industrial Giant?
They had great Iron and coal resources
who was Bismark?
chancellor of the second Reich of Germany
what is Realpolitick?
how Bismark unified Germany ; realistic politic based on the needs of the state
who won the Franco Prussian war?
Prussia
why did the Franco Prussian war happen?
Germany wanted Alsace and Lorraine
How was Italy Unified?
Garibaldi’s red shirts won control of Sicily
who was the king of Italy once it was unified?
King Victor Emmunal II
How was Italy Unified?
Garibaldi’s red shirts won control of Sicily
who was Cavour?
prime minister of Italy
how did the Hapsburg’s rule?
they tried to uphold conservative goals
who were the red shirts and what did they do?
a recruited group of volunteers they won control of Sicily
who was Garibaldi?
the leader of the red shirts
what is another name for the Hapsburg Empire?
the Austrian Empire
what are two multinational empires?
the Austrian Empire and the ottoman empire
what is an anarchist?
a person who wants to abolish all government