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Unit 4

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Several hundred the number of different ethnic groups found throughout Africa
Franco-Prussian War this event forced the French to remove its troops from protecting the pope's territory and allowed the Papal States to unify with the other Italian states
Disease and rivers that were hard to navigate reasons which made it difficult for the Europeans to successfully move into interior (inland) Africa
Cavour prime minister of the Piedmont region who advocated for Italian unification
Pope strongly opposed Italian unification
Garibaldi Italian general whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of a unified Italian state
Congress of Vienna opposed Italian unification
Mazzini formed the Young Italy society which rallied for Italian unification; his writings said that a popular uprising was necessary to unify the Italian states
Austria-Hungary, Prussia and the Ottoman Empire these countries stepped in to stop unification movements and uprisings in Italy
Carbonari A secret revolutionary society working to unify Italy
French Revolution this event spurred a spirit of nationalism in the people throughout Europe
nationalism belief that each ethnic group is entitled to its own government
balance of power a system in which the major powers of Europe were roughly equal in military strength
reactionary how to classify the Congress of Vienna on the political spectrum
Metternich Austrian foreign minister who led the Congress of Vienna
Restore the Old Order, redraw the boundaries of Europe, and reinstall monarchs that /Napoleon had removed goals of the Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna the meeting of European rulers following the defeat of Napoleon
Shaka leader of the militarily strong Zulu people of Southern Africa who were defeated by the British
Liberia and Ethiopia two areas of Africa that Europeans were not able to colonize
African leaders a group of people who were not invited to the Congress of Vienna
Berlin Conference Meeting of 14 European nations in 1884-85 to determine rules for dividing Africa
Scramble for Africa Term given for the rapid invasion of Africa by the various European powers
Maxim machine gun, technological superiority, and the African's lack of nationalistic unity European advantages over the Africans
economic markets, more territory, and national pride driving motivations behind European imperialism
Social Darwinism The application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion. The fittest societies enjoyed wealth and were superior to other societies
steam powered ships an invention that helped Europeans move into the interior of Africa
White Man's Burden idea that many European countries had a duty to spread their religion and culture to those "lss civilized" areas of the world
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