Flashcards: Nationalism & Imperialism
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HistoryofCrawford on January 22, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Napoleon III | French emperor who brought France into the modern era. Lost power in the Franco-Prussian War. |
| Burschenschaften | Student groups who wanted a united Germany. |
| Otto von Bismarck | Prime minister of Prussia who guided the Germanic Confederation into the German Empire. |
| Second Industrial Revolution | A term for widespread technological change - including using petroleum for fuel, electric lights, etc. |
| union | A group of workers united together to force management to make changes. |
| Eduard Bernstein | Came up with a new kind of socialism, where the government controls only certain aspects of the economy. |
| Benjamin Disraeli | Leader of the Conservative Party in Britain in the 1800s. Famous for his literary works and his support for British expansion. |
| William Gladstone | Leader of the Liberal Party in Britain in the 1800s. Famous for his attempts to reduce taxes and his work towards Irish Home Rule. |
| Marie Curie | Discovered that radiation comes from within atoms. |
| Albert Einstein | Discovered that space and time itself can change depending on circumstances (theory of relativity). |
| Sigmund Freud | Early psychologist who pushed his theory of the id, the ego, and the superego. |
| Friedrich Nietzsche | Believed that strong/intelligent people ought to rule over the weak and the stupid. |
| imperialism | When a strong country controls a weak one, economically or politically. |
| Social Darwinism | The idea that "survival of the fittest" should be applied to societies/nations. |
| Herbert Spencer | Creator of Social Darwinism. Coined the term "survival of the fittest." |
| anti-Semitism | Racism against Jewish people. |
| pogroms | Mob attacks against Jewish people or property. |
| Zionist Movement | Jewish movement towards creating a Jewish nation in the Middle East. |
| Theodore Herzl | Creator of the Zionist Movement. |
| Impressionism | In art, attempting to portray the emotion of a moment or place instead of an accurate representation of the moment or place itself. |
| Abstract Art | Artistic movement away from depicting anything recognizable, focusing instead of the feelings people get from things/places. |