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Chapter 24

Nationalist Revolutions Sweep the West

TermDefinition
Peninsulares Individuals born in Europe.
Creoles Individuals with European Parents.
Mestizo Individual with a Native Parent and a European Parent.
Mulatto Individual with an African Parent and a European Parent.
Kaiser German Emperor, the Emperor of Austria, or the head of the Holy Roman Empire.
Nationalism Loyalty or pride in your nation.
Realpolitik A system of politics or principles based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations.
Junkers The Junkers were members of the land owning nobility in Prussia. They owned great estates that were maintained and worked by peasants with few rights.
Garibaldi Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi was an Italian general, patriot and republican. He contributed to the Italian unification and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy. Red was his color for uniforms because it was inexpensive.
Mexican Rebellion Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest, launched the Mexican War of Independence. It called for the end of Spanish rule, redistribution of land, and racial equality.
Saint Domingue Was a French colony on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola from 1659 to 1804, in what is now Haiti.
German Unification The alignment of the smaller German states behind Prussia in its defeat of France. In 1871 Otto von Bismarck unified Germany into a nation-state, forming the German Empire.
Franco Prussian War The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the German states of the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia.
Romanticism Romanticism was an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century. Emphasized emotion and the balance between humans and nature.
Boukman Was an early leader of the Haitian Revolution. He eventually ended up in Haiti, where he became a leader of the Maroons.
Toussaint L' Overture Was a Haitian general and leader of the Haitian Revolution. He first fought for the Spanish against the French; then for France against Spain and Great Britain; and finally, he fought on behalf of Saint-Domingue in the era of Napoleonic France.
Jean Jacques Dessalines Was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under the 1805 constitution. He took over control of the rebellion in Saint Domingue after Overture was captured.
Simon Bolivar Was a Venezuelan soldier and wealthy statesman who played a central role in the South American independence movement.
Jose de San Martin Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern and central parts of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire
Padre Miguel Hidalgo Started the Mexican War of Independence / Mexican Rebellion from Spain. Had some early success, but was defeated, captured, and executed.
Padre Jose Maria Morales José María Morales was a military officer and Afro-Argentine legislator who fought in the Argentine civil war and the Mexican Rebellion / Mexican War of Independence.
Conservatives Supporters of the idea that it is important to protect the monarchy.
Liberals Those who wanted an increase in the power for elected officials. Mostly composed of the middle class.
Radicals Those who supported the idea of a real democracy.
King Wilhelm I Military mastermind of the Austro-Prussian, and Franco-Prussian Wars. Nephew of Napoleon, elected emperor of France after revolution of 1848. Deposed after disastrous Franco-Prussian War.
Otto von Bismarck Was a conservative German statesman who masterminded the unification of Germany in 1871 and served as its first chancellor until 1890.
Nationality Common ethnicity between people.
Language Common dialect.
Culture Shared aspects of living, such as dress, food, behavior, ideals.
History Common past and or common experiences.
Religion Faith shared by a group of people.
Territory Common land where people reside or call home.
Impressionism Artistic style that used thin brush strokes, accurate depiction of light, and ordinary subject matter.
Brazil Won independence in a relatively bloodless way. A letter was written asking for it.
Realism Artistic style that emphasized hard lines and everyday life.
Franco Prussian War War between German States [led by Prussia] against the French Empire. Started
Maroon A fugitive black slave of the West Indies and Guiana in the 17th and 18th centuries also : a descendant of such a slave.
Lord Byron Famous writer who helped to free the Greeks from the Ottoman Turks.
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