The Rise of Nationalism and the Revolutions of 1848 Flashcards
Guiseppi Mazzini
An Italian nationalist (1805–1872)
founded Young Italy, a secret society to promote Italian unity.
believed that a popular uprising would create a unified Italy
Frankfurt Assembly
he first freely elected parliament for all German states, including the German-populated areas of the Austrian Empire,
elected on 1 May 1848.
held from 18 May 1848 to 30 May 1849 in the Paulskirche at Frankfurt am Main
Young Italy (1831)
a secret society led by Guiseppi Mazzini to promote Italian unity.
Friedrich Wilhelm IV
king of Prussia from 1840 to 1861.
referred to as the “romanticist on the throne”,
deeply religious and believed that he ruled by divine right.
Second Republic
officially the French Republic,
the second republican government of France.
existed from 1848 until its dissolution in 1852.
followed the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo,
France was reconstituted into a monarchy known as the Bourbon Restoration.
“humiliation of Olmütz”
a critical juncture in the Austrian-Prussian rivalry,
significantly impacted the German unification process.
G. Friedrich List
a German-American economist and political theorist
developed the nationalist theory of political economy in both Europe and the United States.
forefather of the German historical school of economics
argued for the Zollverein from a nationalist standpoint.
Alphonse de Lamartine
a French author, poet, and statesman
instrumental in the foundation of the French Second Republic and the continuation of the tricolore as the flag of France.
Lajos Kossuth
a Hungarian nobleman, lawyer, journalist, politician, statesman
governor-president of the Kingdom of Hungary during the revolution of 1848–1849.
Second Empire
period in France under the rule of Emperor Napoleon III
national workshops
areas of work provided for the unemployed
Napoleon III
Nephew of Napoleon I;
elected president of France in 1848, declared himself Emperor Napoleon III in 1852, and ruled until 1870.
