Nationalism\Imperialism pt1 Flashcards
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Definition of Nationalism
a movement of people who want to unite with others who share similarities to make a nation state
Definition of Imperialism
the policy of extending a country’s empire through military force of colonisation
why was nationalism important in the 19th century
Nationalism was important to balance out the power in Europe even more
What provokes nationalism
when a group of people share a common language, culture, history, customs and religion and feel they want to unite
Why did Germany want to unite
after the congress of Vienna Germany was 39 mini states that all spoke the same language and customs
who was Mazzini
he was one of the first to start a revolutionary organisation and the first to successfully spread ideas of unification
who was Cavour
he was a the brains behind the unification manoeuvring the political side .
who was Garibaldi
he was the military leader of Italy and used guerrilla warfare to defeat the foreign powers
how did the risorgimento start
after the defeat of napoleon and the ideas from France of liberty Italy started to really think about the unification
what were the ideas of unifying Germany
Klein Deutschland (without Austria) and Gross Deutschland (with Austria)
who was Otto van Bismark
He was the prime minster of Prussia and the main leader of German unification and put Germany under Prussian rule
what did Bismark do in Germany
he banned socialist parties
he made the social welfare program:
old age pension, accident insurance and health insurance
what is realpolitik
Bismark’s idea of Politics is based on power not on ideals
what were Bismark actions
he had 3 wars
Schleswig wars - established German dominance over German speaking territories
Austro-Prussian - Established Prussian dominance over German states
France- Prussian - united north and south Germany
Causes of imperialism
Strategic Bases-military (bases\ports)
Tech advantages - ships refrigeration guns quinine (malaria cure)
Population growth
Industrial rev. Food\minerals (eg. pineapple, bananas, iron, diamonds, gold, copper, aluminium)
perspectives of imperialism (Europeans)
most European thought colonising places like Africa china and India would help by forcing European culture and to better the human race
perspectives of imperialism (natives)
the people living there didn’t want the Europeans and wanted to keep the tribe groups and cultures
