Building a German Nation
Unifying Italy
Nationalism Threatens Old Empires
Russia: Reform and Reaction
Germany Strengthens
100
The chancellor of Prussia whose strategy of Realpolitik pushed for German unification.
Who is Otto von Bismarck?
100
The last time the people of the Italian peninsula had been unified.
What is the Roman Empire?
100
Inherited the throne of the oldest ruling family in Europe at age 18.
Who is Francis Joseph?
100
Alexander II provided this for the serfs, though it only led to other problems.
What is emancipation?
100
Germany became an industrial giant because of these natural resources.
What are coal and iron?
200
The German Confederation was created by what organization?
What is the Congress of Vienna?
200
Led the "Red Shirt" army successfully through Sicily and Naples, eventually unifying with the North and giving power to Victor Emmanuel.
Who is Giuseppe Garibaldi?
200
The new political power of Austria and Hungary that formed "separate" states that shared ministries of defense, foreign affairs, and finance.
What is the Dual Monarchy?
200
Nicolas II gave the people this following the revolts of 1905 (which he quickly dissolved).
What is the Duma (legislature)?
200
One of two ways that the government promoted economic development.
What is issuance of a single currency or reorganizing the banking system?
300
Bismarck's Prussia fought successful wars against which two powerful European nations?
What are Austria and France?
300
This man became Victor Emmanuel's prime minister in 1852 and wanted to end Austria's control over the Italian states.
Who is Camillo Cavour?
300
This region erupted in conflict following the weakening of the Ottoman empire.
What is the Balkan peninsula?
300
He issued a harsh crackdown, including pogroms which persecuted the Jews of Russia.
Who is Alexander III?
300
Bismarck targeted these groups, thinking they would undermine the new government.
What are the Catholic church and socialists?
400
German nationalists celebrated the birth of the _________ ________ in 1871.
What is the Second Reich?
400
The man who was crowned king of Italy in 1861.
Who is Victor Emmanuel?
400
The Hungarian politician who proposed the compromise of the Dual Monarchy.
Who is Ferenc Deak?
400
This was the event that caused many people to believe that the tsar did not care for them.
What is Bloody Sunday?
400
The new kaiser of Germany, crowned in 1888, who believed in the divine right to rule.
Who is Wilhelm II?
500
The ___________, the upper house of Bismarck's legislature, could veto any law passed by the Reichstag, or lower house.
What is the Bundesrat?
500
One of the many problems faced by the newly united Italy.
What are overpopulation, anarchism, radical socialism, and economic tension between north and south?
500
This ethnic group was not happy with the Dual Monarchy because they still did not have a national state of their own.
Who are the Slavs?
500
War with this country humiliated Russia and helped lead to the revoluts of 1905.
What is Japan?
500
One of Wilhelm II's first directives.
What is "asking" Bismarck to reign as chancellor?
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