The Responsive National State Flashcards
What German term meant “the struggle for civilization”?
Kulturekampf
What did Kulturekampf want to control?
The Catholic Church
After which year did Europe see the establishment of the firm nation-states?
1871
By 1914, what had become the rule rather than the exception in Europe?
Universal manhood suffrage
Which nation gave most women the right to vote by 1914?
Norway
What did governments manipulate to create a sense of unity and divert attention from class conflicts?
Nationalism
Who was one group that national leaders in many countries whipped up animosity against to boost nationalism?
Jews
What was the lower house of the German parliament called?
The Reichstag
Who was the chancellor of Germany through 1890?
Otto von Bismarck
Who did Bismarck court after his failed attack on the Catholic Church?
The Center Party
Which political party was outlawed by Bismarck?
The Social Democratic Party
Which product did Bismarck raise high tariffs for?
Grain
Which ruler forced Bismarck to resign his post?
William II
What government was declared in France after the defeat of Napoleon III?
The Third Republic
What was the name of the revolutionary group that wanted to rule Paris without outside interference?
The Paris Commune
From whom had the job of French education been taken?
The Catholic Church
What institutions in France were legalized around 1879?
Trade unions
What was the name of the scandal that demonstrated antisemitism in France?
The Dreyfus affair
What writer accused the French army of wrongdoing in his letter entitled “J’Accuse”?
Emile Zola
Who was the conservative prime minister of Britain in 1868?
Benjamin Disraeli
What was the name of the bill that proposed increased spending on social welfare programs in Britain?
The People’s Budget
Who was the prime minister of Britain who raised taxes on the rich to assist in Liberal Party social programs?
David Lloyd George
For what group did William Gladstone introduce legislation so that they could be independent?
The Irish
What part of Ireland was Protestant and did not want to be ruled by a Catholic majority?
Northern Ireland or Ulster
