Unit 6 Flashcards
Characteristics of Nationalism
Geography, distinct culture, education, ethnicity, history, language, religion, govnt, leaders
nationalism’s conflict with principles of the congress of vienna
legitimacy (hereditary rule), multi- nationalism, popular sovereignty (lots of minorities demanded power)
difficulties of nationalism
which ethinic group had justified claims of autonomy
refions of 19th century nationalistic pressures
russia (poland), Germany (austria), italy, balkin region, britain (ireland), eastern europe (czech, slovak, hungarian)
definition of liberals according to conservatives
anyone opposed to conservative ideals
political goals of 19th century liberals
religious toleration, constitutionalism (civic equality), keep civil rights, expand the electorate, achieve unified german nation (germany/austria)
19th c. liberals and the origins of their ideas
enlightenment
economic goals of the 19th c. liverals
laissez-faire (adam smith)
remove internal tariffs, get rid of labor unions, promote merit over property
major pillars of 9th c. conservatism
throne (didn’t like constitutional bodies)
land (liberalism threatens privilages)
altar (liberalism leads to dechristianization)
Klemens von Metternich
one of the most important political ppl austrian prince conservative maintain havsburg empire || dynastic integrity
Burshenschaftens
student, club, fraternity; want german unification
karl sand executed for murder of a conservatist
|| now a martyr
Carlsbad degrees
The Spa field riots (need date)
reaction to Lord Liverpool’s ministry/ Coercion acts: suspend habious corpus (due process of law)
Dec. 1816
The Peterloo Massacre (need date)
popular ppl rise up against coertion acts, troops come in and kill 11 revolters
in st. peter’s field
Aug 16th, 1819
The six acts
- forbade unauthorized meetings
- raised fines for seditious libel
- speedy trials
- increased newspaper taxes
- prohibited city/ local militias
- allowed nonwarranted searches/ seizures
by lord liverpool
parliamentary actions resulting from Decembrst revolts
the organic statute: declare poland a part of Russia
Louis XVIII as monarch
made the charter
reaffirmed declaration of the rights of man and citizen
protected church lands
became conservative because of charlesX
Major Powers of congress of vienna
prussia, britain austria, russia
concert of europe
set about to resolve issues, international diplomacy to prevent outbreak of war
Ferdinand VII’s rule after the fall of napoleon
promised to govern constitutionally
dissolved the cortes
congress of troppau/ protocol of trappou: stable govnts could intervene millitarily to dispose threat of war
congress of veronna intervenes
Demands of the Treaty of London 1827
recognized Greece as a nation
major accomplishments of George Canning
foreign secratary of Britain. Pulled out of continental affairs (monroe doct.)
Revolts in Mediterranean Europe
Greek Revolutions 1821, serbian independance
Spark of independence movements throghout Latin America
wars of French revolution
napoleonic wars
Toussaint L’ Overture impact on Latin american Independence
Governer- General for life
leader of haitian slave rebellion
ultimately abolished slavery in haiti
haitian slave rebellion
France abolishes haitian slavery, slave owners get mad
Tsar Alex I and his political reforms
suppressed liberalism and rationalism
turned away from reform
Tsar Alex I and his successor
Constantine vs. Nicholas
Nicholas forced to be tsar
police state, autocratic, “orthodoxy, Autocracy, and nationalism”
The northern society
moderate: advocated constitutional monarchy,
no serfdom, protect boyars
The southern society
radical, liberal: advocate parliament, no serfdom
Nicholas I views on Serfdom
didn’t like it, but didn’t change it in fear of losing favor of nobles
uniquness/ significance of the decembrist revolt
military refuse to take oath
1st real russian rev. in which instigators had specific political goal
want to establish constitutional monarchy