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Chapter 23 Vocab
Key Terms and People
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Queen of Britain and Ireland from 1837 to 1901 and empress of India from 1876 to 1901; she had the longest reign in all of British history and she allowed parliament to become more involved in running the government | Queen Victoria |
| Victorian Era | |
| British statesman; as prime minister, he oversaw the passage of key reforms, including an extension of male suffrage | Benjamin Disraeli |
| suffrage | |
| British woman suffragist; she founded the Women's Social and Political Union in 1903 | Emmeline Pankhurst |
| King of France from 1830 to 1848; he came to power after the July revolution and he was known as the "citizen king" for showing an interest in the working class and having much in common with the middle class | Louis Philippe |
| Emperor of France from 1852 to 1870; after winning the presidential election in 1848, he staged a coup d'etat and took absolute power | Louis Napoleon |
| Dreyfus affair | |
| anti-Semitism | |
| Hungarian Zionist leader; in 1896 he wrote The Jewish State, which outlined plans for an independent Jewish counrty | Theodor Herzl |
| Zionism | |
| Haitian patriot and martyr; he took control of Hispaniola for the French and was a hero of the people | Toussaint L'Ouverture |
| creoles | |
| peninsulares | |
| Miguel Hidalgo | |
| Jose de San Martin | |
| First emperor of Brazil; he declared Brazil's independence from Portugal, where Pedro's father was king | Pedro I |
| Louisiana purchase | |
| Monroe Doctrine | |
| A belief shared by many Americans that the United States should expand to the Pacific oceans | manifest destiny |
| Trail of Tears | |
| Abolishment of slavery | abolition |
| Abraham Lincoln | |
| secession | |
| Emancipation Proclamation |