Nationalism and Unification
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Otto von Bismarck | Chancellor of Prussia from 1862 until 1871, when he became chancellor of Germany. A conservative nationalist, he led Prussia to victory against Austria (1866) and France (1870) and was responsible for the creation of the German Empire (714) |
| Chancellor | prime minister |
| Realpolitik | realistic politics based on the needs of the state |
| Austro-Prussian War | War between Austrian and Prussian resulting in the unification of the northern german states along with Austria out of German affairs |
| Annex | to take over; Austria _________ Germany states |
| Franco-Prussian War | Set up by Otto Von Bismarck, war was declared July 19, 1870. In January 1871, Palace of Versailles was captured and Wilhelm I was named Kaiser. This empire was called the Second Reich. |
| Kaiser | emperor |
| Wilhelm I | The first "Kaiser" of the Empire of Germany |
| Second Reich | second empire |
| German Industrialization | Coal resources, discipline and education made this successful |
| Kulturkampf | battle for civilization; loyal to state |
| Anti-socialism | weaken socialists |
| Social Welfare | programs to help certain groups of people |
| Wilhelm II | Fires Bismark because he won't fight France; Believes that his military and army is the best and that his can beat other European powers; Won't renew peace treaty with Russia: Russia sides with France because of this; Becomes rivals with the British navy |
| Guiseppe Mazzini | Formed a group called young italy that promoted independence from Austrian and Spanish rule |
| Young Italy | (1830) secret society, goal was a free and united Italy, founded by Mazzini |
| Kingdom of Sardinia | Also known as Piedmont, this Italian state was considered to be the most independent and outspoken state on the Italian peninsula. It too was key in achieving unification. |
| Camillo Cavour | The political mastermind behind all of Sardinia's unification plans, he succeeded in creating a Northern Italian nation state |
| Giuseppe Garibaldi | Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882) |
| Red Shirts | Garibaldi's volunteer army |
| Victor Emmanuel II | He was king of Sardinia, Piedmont and Savory until 1861 when he was crowned the first king of a united Italy |
| Anarchist | people who want to abolish the government |
| Emigration | the movement of individuals out of an area |
| Hapsburg family | controlled most of Europe |
| Austro-Hungarian Empire | Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria split his empire in half, declaring austria and hungary independent states, with himself as ruler as both. |
| Franz Joseph | emperor of Austria and king of Hungary |
| Francis Deak | Hungarian who creates a dual monarchy |
| Dual Monarchy | a compromise that Austria and Hungary were seperate states but were both under the same ruler |
| The Sick Man of Europe | nickname given to the Ottoman Empire because of the frequent ethnic revolts and the rest of Europe picking away at it. |
| Balkan Powder Keg | the nickname for the Ottoman empire because of the way it was set up for disaster, with many nationalist groups fighting for freedom |
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