Midterm Flashcards
The Habsburg empire fought and was defeated by which country several times in the 18th century?
France
Who was the ruler of the Habsburg dynasty?
Francis II
The last emperor of the Habsburg dynasty transferred his power to which empire?
The Austrian Empire
Who won the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805?
Napoleon defeated Austrian and Russian Army
The Congress of Vienna
Peace treaty held by multiple European states in 1815 after the defeat of Napoleon
Who ruled a powerful and conservative regime after the Vienna Congress?
The Austrian Empire
Where did the agricultural revolution begin?
West part of Austrian empire (czech/austrian lands) - Hungarian kingdom remained agricultural
The Czech National Revival began when, and consisted of what?
18th/19th century
- Regained Czech language, culture and identity
- Mostly German language at the time
What happened After Josef II was abolished in the end of the 18th century?
Czech middle class was formed and moved to towns to work in industry
What man helped revive the Czech language?
Josef Jungmann
Czech’s most important neoclassical Theatre opened in 1793 was?
The Estates Theatre (Stavovske)
Beginning of Czech literature was by a man or woman?
Bozena Nemcova - woman
The National Museum, founded in 1818, was the Czech museum of which kingdom?
Bohemian Kingdom (center of Czech intellectual life)
Smetana, Janacek, and Dvorak were 3 Czech…
classical musicians
How was the National Theater funded in 1860, and what happened to it?
Funded my money from the common Czech people, burned down after opening
What style was the National Theater in?
Neo-Renaissance
Revolution of 1848 ended how?
defeat of the rebels who sought to end feudalism
1st Political Conception of Czech Governing in the 19th century was called
Austroslavismus (each nation should be democratically governed)
Franz Joseph restored what political style after 1848?
Absolutism
In 1867 Vienna gave into whose demands?
The Hungarians, and became the Hungarian-Austrian Empire
Triple allies verses axis of World War I
UK + France + Russia VS. Germany + Austria-Hungary
USA entered WWI when?
1917
Russian Revolution of 1917
Demonstrations in St. Petersburg led to appointment of a weak Provisional Government
Armistace with Germany in 1918 signals?
The end of WWI
What occurred from 1618-1648?
Thirty year war
- uprising of estates against the Habsburg dynasty and defenestration of 2 Habsburg officials
1st phase of the Thirty Years War was called
The Bohemian Revolt - Czech Rebels asked for help from Protestant Church
Czech Rebels elected who during the 1st phase of the Thirty Years War?
King Frederick, head of the Protestant Union
In the 30 years war, the Protestants lead by King Frederick faced off against?
Habsburg Emporor King Ferdinand II backed by the Catholic Leage, Pope, and Spanish Habsburg King
The Battle of the White Mountain
Catholic Ferdinand II defeated Protestant King Francis
King Ferdinand II did what evil thing? in 1621?
Executed 27 nobleman
Habsburg Absolutism meant?
All property was property of the Habsburg Family
Re-Catholicism
17th century - everyone had to accept Catholicism or leave the country
- Followed by Germanization of the Czech lands
Important Refugee of Czech Lands to the USA
Augustine Herman and Jan Amos Comensky (Comenius) - educational leader
Serdom
When peasants have to work for the King for free
Albrecht Von Wallenstein in the 30 war
Bohemian Catholic General - Supreme army commander - assassinated by Emperor at the end of war
King Leopold I
Defeated Turks in the Battle of Vienna in 17th century
When was Hungary liberated from Turkish occupation after nearly 200 years?
end of 17th century
When did Boroque art begin in Czech lands?
Beginning of 17th century
Maria Theresa
1st Czech Empress of 18th century (King Charles had no son)
Kingdom of Prussia was
Powerful German state, biggest competitor of Habsburg dynasty
What did Josef II do?
Son of Maria Theresa
- abolished Serfdom
- tolerance for 3 churches
Partitions of Poland
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