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Global 10
Latin American Ind./Congress of Vienna, Italian and German Unification
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Imperialism | The domination of one nation over another's political, economic and social life |
| Peninsulares | Spanish-born, came to Latin America; ruled, highest social class |
| Creoles | Descendants of Spanish-born but born in Latin America; resented inferior social, political, economic status. |
| Mestizos | A person of mixed Native American and European ancestory |
| Mulattoes | People of African and European descent |
| African Slaves | Workers imported by force; owned by another person; not paid or free to leave |
| Toussaint L'Ouverture | Leader of the Haitian Revolution. He freed the slaves, led a successful slave rebellion, and gained independence for Haiti despite military interventions by the British and French. |
| Haitian Revolution | Toussaint L'Ouverture led this uprising, which in 1790 resulted in the successful overthrow of French colonial rule on this Caribbean island. This set up the first black government in the Western Hemisphere and the world's second democratic republic |
| Simon Bolivar | Venezuelan statesman; leader of the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule. Nickname was El Liberator (the Liberator) |
| Jose de San Martin | South American general and statesman, born in Argentina; leader in winning independence for Argentina, Peru and Chile Protector of Peru |
| Father Miguel Hidalgo | Mexican priest who established the Mexican independence movement among American Indians and mestizos in 1810; despite early victories and was captured and executed. |
| Nationalist Leaders | These are leaders who attempted to use nationalism to unite their people and become an independent state. Includes Toussaint L'Ouverture, Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin and Miguel Hidalgo |
| Guiseppe Mazzini | Heart of Italian Unification. Nationalistic leader of Italy who started a group called Young Italy in 1831. Young Italy was a nationalistic movement that wanted to end foreign control of Italy |
| Guiseppe Garibaldi | The Sword of Italian Unification. He led an army called the red shirts to liberate and unify southern Italy |
| Camillo Cavour | The Brains of Italian Unification. He negotiated alliances and help Garibaldi military to unify Italy |
| Otto von Bismarck | Chancellor of Prussia from 1862 until 1871. He is responsible for the creation of the German Empire |
| Realpolitik | Bismarck's policy of doing anything necessary to unify Germany |
| Blood and Iron | Policy of German unification put forth by Bismarck. The belief that industry and war would unify Germany |
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