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Test 2 Short Answer Flashcards

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Victor Emmanuel II

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King of unified Italy

Wanted to unify Italy conservatively

Mid/late 1800’s

Italy

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Otto von bismarck

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Co-leader of Prussia (he pulls the strings)

The driving push to unify Germany

Mid/late 1800’s

Germany

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German Empire (Second Reich)

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Germany united with shifty diplomacy after Franco Prussian war

Wilhelm I=emperor
Otto von Bismarck=prime minister

1871 (mid/late 1800’s)

Germany

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1867 Reform Bill

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British bill that allows many more voting rights

Gave the vote to many working men in towns and cities (doubles amount of men who can vote)

England/Britain

Mid 1800’s

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Compromise of 1867

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Established the dual monarchy of Austria Hungary

Compromise between the two powers

Austria-Hungary

Mid 1800’s

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Austria-Hungary/Dual Monarchy

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Hungary was allowed to self-govern but in return the empire would still be a single unit

Both kingdoms were ruled by the same monarch but still somewhat separate

Austria Hungary

Mid 1800’s

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Czar Alexander II/Emancipation of the Serfs

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Russian emperor ended serfdom which was similar to slavery

Russian move towards a more modern/western model

Russia

Mid 1800’s

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Manifest Destiny

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U.S. destined by god to expand westward

U.S. got much larger and wealthier because of this

Mid 1800’s

United States

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13th Amendment

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One of the amendments in the U.S. constitution following the civil war

Effectively abolished slavery in the U.S.

1865-mid 1800’s

U.S.

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Crimean war

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War fought by Russia against an alliance of European nations (ottomans, England, France)

Showed that English and Russians needed to reform their military

Crimean peninsula

Mid 1800’s

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Boxer rebellion

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Violent anti-foreign uprising in China

The Chinese Dynasty became weaker and foreign influence continued

Very end of 1800’s

China

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Scramble for Africa

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Occupation and colonization of Africa by Europeans

Divided the African continent and didn’t end up being profitable for anyone

Late 1800’s

African continent

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Berlin conference

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Meeting of European delegates to divide up Africa

Ended up changing the course of Africa fragmenting it culturally and politically

In Germany

Late 1800’s

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Belgian King Leopold II/Congo Free State

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Belgian king who owned and ruled over the Congo free state

Exploited, killed, and tortured the people of the Congo for his own gain

Belgium/Africa

Late 1800’s

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Charles Darwin

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Scientist that came up with the theory of evolution

People manipulated his ideas to justify their racism

Late 1800’s

English

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Social Darwinism

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Misapplying the ideas of Charles Darwin

Different economic/social classes and races were not as good and natural selection would wipe them out

Late 1800’s

Across the western world

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Ethiopia

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Only non-colonized country in Africa

Strong leader and military made it possible for them to maintain independence

Africa

Late 1800’s solidified independence

18
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Herero Genocide

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German military wipeout of the Herero people

Almost all of the Herero people were annihilated & many of the german military members responsible for this became nazis

Early 1900’s

South-west Africa

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Spanish-American War

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War fought for colonies/land in the new world

America gets most territory from spain including Cuba

Late 1800’s

Fought in new world colonies (Cuba, Puerto Rico)

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Anarchist

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Socialist organization opposed to a centralized political state (want self governed societies)

Want democratic community where everyone shares

Mid 1800’s

All over

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Emmeline Pankhurst

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Leader of a women’s suffrage movement in Britain

Helped women get the right to vote

Britain

Early 1900’s

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Dreyfus affair

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An innocent Jewish army captain was accused of selling secrets to the Germans

Example of an early miscarriage of justice

Late 1800’s-early 1900’s

France

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Irish home rule/Irish nationalist party

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Self government for Ireland

National party-radical and violent

Ireland

Late 1800’s early 1900’s

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Bolsheviks

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Russian political party consisting of workers

Lenin’s faction that wanted communism-radical

Early 1900’s

Russia

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Vladimir Lenin

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Leader of the radical socialist Bolshevik party

Later became the first head of Soviet Russia

Russia

Late 1800’s

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British Raj

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Direct rule by Britain in India

Example of new imperialism-Britain capitalized on their raw materials

Mid 1800’s-mid 1900’s

India

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Open door policy

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Us issued policy stating all European nations should have equal trade access to China (without one country becoming too powerful)

It was actually to ensure the U.S. was able to trade with China as well

1900

America

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South African (Boer) war

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War fought between the Boers and British dragged on by the Boers but British destined to win

Major turning point in new imperialism
British and Boers ended up working together and non-white Africans lost citizenship

1899-1902 (beginning of 1900’s)

South Africa

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