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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1807 / 1808 | Napoleon invades and conquers Spain and Portugal |
| Greece | gained freedom from occupying Muslim armies in 1827 / 1830 |
| Antonin Dvorak | Czech-Bohemian composer |
| 1853 - 1856 | Crimean War |
| Camilo di Cavvour | Prime Minister of Sardinia; helps unite Italy |
| Prussia | merges with other kingdoms and republics to form a united nation-state of Germany |
| Bismarck | Prime Minister of Prussia; helps unite Germany |
| Wilhelm I | King of Prussia; becomes emperor of united Germany |
| 1870 | Italy unites |
| 1871 | Germany unites |
| Franco-Prussian War | lasts only six months |
| Kaiser | this word means 'emperor' |
| Romanticism | artistic movement emphasizing emotion over reason |
| Goethe | author in Romanticist style |
| Realism | artistic movement emphasizing accurate recording of life and nature |
| Impressionism | artistic movement emphasizing the "feel" of a scene rather than its precise details |
| Richard Wagner | composer of operas in Romanticist style |
| Beethoven | composer who began his career in Classical style, but switched to Romanticism |
| Lord Byron | English Romanticist author who joined Greece's fight for freedom |