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Mr Trengrove Flashcards

German reform politics

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1
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What is Nationalism?

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The belief that your country is superior without question or doubt.

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What is the Diet?

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Meeting of government.

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What is a proclamation?

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Public or official announcement with great importance.

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What is unification?

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Process of being united or made whole.

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What is liberalism?

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Rights of
-Individual
-Equality
-Liberty
before that of the law

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Who was Thiers?

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Frances 1st minister in 1840

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What does industrialise mean?

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Development in industry in a country/region on a wide scale.

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What is Feudalism?

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Land is owned by small ruling class. Worked by peasants in exchange for protection.

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What is Urbanisation?

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Increased amount of people living in towns/cities. Rural to urban.

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What is free trade?

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Trade with no tax, tariffs or restrictions.

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What is protectionism?

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Restriction of international trade to help domestic industries.

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What are tariffs?

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Custom duties on merchandise imports.

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What are custom duties?

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Tax on cross boarder goods.

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1750’s how many people lived in the countryside?

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90%

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1825 how many people lived in the countryside?

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60%

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Four factors effecting the failure of feudalism?

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-Enlightenment
-French/American revolution
-Urbanisation
-Industrialisation

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Which German state wanted to industrialise?

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Prussia.

18
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Which German state denounced industrialisation?

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Austria.

19
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Why was the middle union bad for Prussia?

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Split the two halves of Prussia. Stopped access to Northern ports and cities in South/Central Germany.

20
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What did Prussia favour? Free trade or protectionism?

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Free trade.

21
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What did Hessen-Cassel do in 1830?

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Left Middle Union due to economic hardships triggering the collapse of the union.

22
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What did Prussia Union get re-named in 1834?

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Zollverein

23
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How did the Middle Union try and limit Prussia?

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Built roads and ports that didn’t go through Prussia Union states.

24
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What year was the Offenburg meeting?

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1847

25
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In the Offenburg meeting, who did they declare the military to swear allegiance to?

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The constitution

26
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What is absolutism?

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Political system where one ruler has complete power and authority.

27
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Who abolished the Holy Roman Empire?

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Napoleon.

28
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What was Prussia economy largely based off of?

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Agriculture.

29
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What were Junkers?

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Rich landowners from East Prussia dominating the civil service, government and army.

30
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What political policy did Frederick William 3rd take after 1806?

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Reactionary.

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What is a reactionary policy?

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Conduct that leads to reacts negatively to the thought of radical change.

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When was the Carlsbad Decree signed?

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1819

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What did the Carlsbad Decree lead to?

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-Reduction in freedom of the press.
-University life restrictions.

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Which two major international events challenged the social and political order of the 18th century?

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-French Revolution
-Creation of the USA (civil war)

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What is liberalism?

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Protection and enhancement of the freedom of the individual within politics.

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Who were people loyal to in the Middle Ages?

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Monarchy

37
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What two events lead to the encouragement of nationalism?

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-French Revolution
-Formation of the USA

38
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Who did the French Nationalists beat from Germany?

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Prussia

39
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Why was Germany split in terms of nationalism?

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Split between cultural and political.

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