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WHII Unit 6 Test
Latin America/1848/Germany&Italy Unify Test Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Colony | area that is under the direct control of another stronger power |
| Spain | This nation held the most colonies in the Western Hemisphere during the 1500s-1700s |
| Mercantilism | European economic policy of more power=gold/silver/colonies/resources, and idea of self-suffeciency |
| Catholic | This type of Christianity spread throughout the Americas (Western Hemisphere) |
| Race | Spanish colonies divided people into classes based on - |
| Smallpox | Disease that decreased Native American populations in the Western Hemisphere |
| Ispiration | -The American Revolution Colonies rise up against mother country) -Enlightenment Ideas (Life, Liberty, Property, Separation of Powers) -French Revolution (beheading of a Divine Right King) The above all represent _____ for Latin American Revolutions |
| Latin America | Region that includes modern-day Mexico, Central America, South America, and Caribbean Islands |
| United States | Latin America DOES NOT include this new country established in 1776 in the Western Hemisphere |
| Portugal | Sao Paulo, Brazil was a colony of ______ |
| Spain | Mexico, Cuba, Peru, Argentina were al colonies of ____ |
| Viceroy | another name for Peninsular (European Officers and top class in Spanish Colonies) |
| Rigid | Because the Spanish Class System was based on race, it was considered to be extremely _____. It was virtually unchanged for around 300 years. |
| Gold and Silver | Precious metals that were mined and desired by mother countries like Spain |
| Haiti | First ever Latin American independence movement occurred here |
| Sugar | Haiti's cash crops included coffee and ____ |
| France | Country that controlled Haiti as its' colony |
| Slave Revolt | Haiti's independence movement was a _____ and also abolished slavery in the process. |
| Toussaint l'Ouverture | Haiti's independence movement led by- |
| Spain | Mother country that controlled Mexico as its' colony |
| Father Hidalgo | Mexico's independence leader |
| Catholic | Type of Christianity that was present in Mexico |
| Poverty | Many people were living in _____ in Mexico and Father Hidalgo was shocked to see these conditions. |
| Landownders | Father Hidalgo's plan included attacking the Viceroys' or _____ in Mexico |
| Simon Bolivar | Leader of the independence movements in South America |
| The Liberator | Simon Bolivar's nickname |
| Bolivia | South American country named for Simon Bolivar |
| Venezuela | modern-day country where Bolivar first started the move towards independence from Spain |
| Failed | Bolivar's plan to unite the entire continent of South America _____ as many different Native Populations did not agree. |
| Monroe Doctrine | United States foreign policy that warned European nations to back off of "American" (Western Hemisphere) affairs |
| Failed | All 1848 Revolutions ______ |
| Working Class | Many people from the _____ in Europe wanted change and revolution in an attempt to gain more rights |
| Nationalism | One cause of 1848 Revolutions in Europe -pride devotion to ones nation/area/country |
| Congress of Vienna | This meeting kept the peace in Europe for 33 years following the exile of Napoleon |
| Slavery | One positive result from the 1848 Revolutions is that Great Britain outlawed- |
| Count Cavour | Italian who unified the Northern areas of Italy |
| Giuseppe Garibaldi | Italian who brought Southern areas of Italy to unify with Northern areas |
| Papal States | Areas owned by the RCC (mid-Italian peninsula) and were the last to join "Italy" as a unified nation |
| Otto von Bismark | Prussian leader who unified German territories |
| Realpolitik | German word for real politics (straight-forward, do what you need to do) |
| Blood and Iron | Otto von Bismark's use of power and warfare to unite all German areas was known as - |
| Franco-Prussian War | Prussia v. France over the area of Alsace-Lorraine, Bismark wins and takes the territory, this is the last step in the German unification process |
| Stronger | Unification makes Italy and Germany - Stronger or Weaker? |