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Unit 8 study stack
Why were Europeans upset with the Congress of Vienna? | Redrawing of European borders, installation of foreign rulers, and restoring conservative monarchies overthrown by Napoleon |
What was the purpose of the revolutions of 1848? | reform the Congress of Vienna |
What country avoided revolution in 1848 and why? | Great Britain avoided revolution because they were not affected by the Congress of Vienna and continued expanding political rights through legislative. |
How did Giuseppe Garibaldi help Italian unification | Unified South Italy by expelling Spanish Bourbons through a military conquest called the "Red Shirts" |
How did Count Camilo de Cavour help Italian unification? | United North Italy by allying with France during Franco-Austrian war and Prussia in the Franco-Prussian war. |
What war brought the Papal States into “Italy”? | Franco-Prussian war |
Why were the Papal States the last to unify with “Italy”? | The Papal states was ruled by the Pope and had many foreign protections making it hard to unify. |
What was the “Risorgimento”? | The Italian unification. Means the "Resurgence," called this because of Italian nationalistic want of a resurgence |
Who was Otto von Bismarck? | Bismark was the person who led the final push for German unification by starting the Franco-Prussian war. |
What is “realpolitik”? | A political system that values efficiency and practicality rather than morals |
What was the nickname of Simon Bolivar? | The liberator |
What countries did Simon Bolivar liberate? | Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Colombia |
Who is the father of Mexican Independence? | Father Miguel Hidalgo |
Who were the peninsulares? | The peninsulares were native born Spanish who came into the Americas |
Who were the creoles and why did they rebel? | The creoles were children of peninsulares, native born Spanish. They rebelled because they were not given roles of power |
Who is the father of Haitian Independence? | Toussaint L'Ouverture |
What was unique about the Haitian Revolution? | It was the first revolution to have been led by slaves |
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine? | To protect the Americas from European powers trying to invade |