Nationalism Flashcards
Bismarck
Prussian prime minister appointed in 1862, known as the “Iron Chancellor”, who created a united German Empire
Garibaldi
Italian nationalist who liberated Sicily and southern Italy from foreign control
Alsace
Border province added to the German Confederation by the Franco-Prussian War
Lorraine
Border province added to the German Confederation by the Franco-Prussian War
Kaiser
The German word for “emperor”
Rome
In 1871, the city that become the national capital of a United Italy
Vatican
Site of the pope’s palace in Italy
Mazzini
Italian nationalist and statesman, publisher of the newspaper called II Risorgimento (the Resurgence), which eventually gave its name to the movement for Italian unity
Austria
Country that was forced to withdraw from the German Confederation during the Seven Weeks’ War in 1866
Realpolitik
The German term meaning “the politics of reality”, used during the late 1800’s to describe a tough, calculated brand of politics in which idealism played no part
Schleswig
Border province added to the German Confederation during the war between Prussia and Denmark in 1864
Holstein
Border province added to the German Confederation during the war between Prussia and Denmark in 1864
Venetia
Austrian territory lost to Italy during the Seven Weeks War
Junkers
Members of the Prussian nobility, who held most government and military powers and dominated Prussian parliament
Prussia
The most industrial of the German states and whose army was by far the most powerful in central Europe
Victor Emmanuel (Italy)
The first king of a unified Italy, 1861-1878
Vienna
Austria’s capital, an important cultural center for German music, art, and literature during the 1800’s
Versailles
French palace where Wilhelmina I of Prussia was crowned emperor of a newly formed German empire on January 18,1871
Redshirts
Italian nationalists by Garibaldi
Reich
German word for “empire”
Impressionism
Artistic movement the was a reaction to Realism and depicted life at a glance
Romanticism
Artistic movement that contained “strum un drang” and showed the power of nature and nationalism
Realism
A reaction to the Romantic Movement, this art style wanted to show life as it truly was
Daguerreotype
Part of the Realist movement, this is one of the earliest forms of photography