Austria
Who was the ruler of the Austrian empire from 1813-1893
Francis Joseph
Who was the ruler of Russia from 1855-1881?
Tsar Alexander II
What are the two British political parties?
Whigs/liberals and Torries/conseratives
What were the years of the American Civil War?
1861-1865
What was Canada's name before 1791?
New France
What did the Compromise of 1867 (also known as the Ausgleich) create?
The dual Austro-Hungarian government.
In 1861 Alexander II proclaimed the emancipation of who?
The serfs
Name at least 3 qualities of the Victorian morality
strong work ethic, modesty, religious observance, thriftiness, strong family values.
What did Abraham Lincoln do on January 1 1863
Put into effect the Emancipation Proclamation
How did Britain get Canada?
7 Years' War Treaty of Paris
In what cities were the two capitals of the Austro-Hungarian empire?
Vienna and Budapest
What was the Mir or village commune in 1800s Russia?
Collective of serfs who were suppose to repay the government for the lands they had been given after emancipation
What did the 1832 Reform Act provide
Representation in government for the middle class
Name the two generals of the Confederate and Union armies
Confederate: Robert E. Lee
Union: Ulysses S. Grant
In what year was the Canadian nation established?
1867
While the Compromise of 1867 brought peace between Austria and Hungary, and representation in government for more people, who did it exclude?
Anyone who wasn't Austrian or Hungarian, mostly Slavic people.
What was the Russian zemstvos?
Collective of nobles who were supposed to provide education, public services, and healthcare to common people.
What did the 1867 Reform Act provide?
Lowered the monetary requirement to vote, giving votes to more urban laborers.
How did the Nebraska-Kansas act form a new political party?
Allowing slavery by vote in the new territory so enraged Northern anti-slavery supporters that they formed the republican party.
After Canada became a self-ruling country, what element of government remained in the hands of the British?
Foreign policy
Why did the emancipation of the serfs ultimately fail?
A taste of freedom encouraged serfs to fight for more, after several uprisings, the government decided to default to repressive ways.
Who was the reforming British prime minister from 1867-1874?
William Gladstone
Which was the first state to repeal its ratification of the US Constitution, ceding from the US?
South Carolina
Why did the British give Canada self-rule?
Fearing the Americans would fight to have it during the American Civil War.
The cost of maintaining their presence in the colony.