This nation won independence in 1830 when Europe's conservative order opted not to intervene in its revolution
Belgium
The political practice of adhering to practicality over morality and ideology; championed by Bismarck
Realpolitik
The belief that it was the white European's duty to spread their culture to the rest of the world
"Civilizing mission" or "white man's burden"
Nations in the Triple Entente alliance
Great Britain, France, Russia
Define thwart
prevent (someone) from accomplishing something
The revolutions of 1830 and 1848 started in this nation
France
Bismarck's struggle against the Catholic Church in newly unified Germany
Kulturkampf
This method of colonial control gave the imperial power exclusive economic privileges, but no direct control occurred
Sphere of influence
Colony most involved in their imperial power's war effort
India
Define contentious
causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial
The breakdown of the Frankfurt Parliament in 1848 resulted in the death of this ideology in Germany
Liberalism
The "arms", "heart", and "head" of Italian unification
Garibaldi, Mazzini, & Cavour
These 3 things made this era of imperialism "new"
Term of the Treaty of Versailles that most upset the Germans
War Guilt Clause
Define autonomy
the right or condition of self-government
Chartism
These two men were responsible for the redesign of Paris in the 1860s
Napoleon III and Haussmann
This man took the lead in the Scramble for Africa
King Leopold II of Belgium
Name of the terrorist organization that assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Black Hand
Define dissolution
the closing down or dismissal of an assembly, partnership, or official body
Name of the act of Parliament that expanded the British electorate in 1832
Great Reform Bill
These 3 nations were growing weaker due to a lack of reform in the 19th century while Germany and Britain were gaining strength and advancing in every aspect
Austria, Russia, Ottoman Empire
Darwin's theory of natural selection was twisted by this man to an applied to humans as "survival of the fittest"
Herbert Spencer
World War I brought an end to these four empires
German, Austrian, Russia, & Ottoman
Define proponent
a person who advocates a theory, proposal, or project