Name that Leader
Named himself Emperor and took over most of Europe
Napoleon Bonaparte
The year Germany Unified
1871
The theory of evolution applied to human culture and diversity
Social Darwinism
Founder of modern nursing
Florence Nightingale
Meeting between powers to decide the new borders of Europe after the Napoleonic Wars
Congress of Vienna
Pragmatic Prussian who orchestrated German Unification
Otto von Bismark
The year of the Berlin Conference
1884-5
A period of accelerated technological innovation, scientific discovery, and industrial development
Second Industrial Revolution
French chemist who developed vaccines against rabies and invented pasteurization
Louis Pasteur
War in 1866 that allowed Prussia to gain more German territory
Austro-Prussian War
The new king of Italy, proclaimed in 1861
Victor Emmanuel II
The year in the 19th century that saw a series of revolutions throughout Europe
1848
Alfred Nobel’s invention that could blast through natural obstacles
Dynamite
Scientist who used skulls to argue that certain races of humans were more evolved than others
Samuel Morton
Ended with France ceding Alsace and Lorraine to Germany
Franco-Prussian War
King of Belgium who colonized the Congo and was known for horrific policies.
Leopold II
The year of the Treaty of Nanjing, which ended the First Opium War
1842
Cultural movement in literature, music, and painting in the late 18th century
Romanticism
Polish and French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity
Marie Curie
Dispute over the Holy Places between Russian and Ottoman empires
Crimean War
Austrian diplomat who sought to prevent revolutions in the 19th century
Klemens von Metternich
The year Alfred Nobel dies and leaves his fortune to fund the international prizes for science, literature, and peace
1896
Pursuit of policies at whatever the cost as long as the power of the nation increased
Realpolitik
Indian princess who became involved in the women’s suffrage movement in England
Sophia Duleep Singh
Resulted in the legalization of a certain drug trade in China and the opening of more ports to foreigners
Second Opium War