Napoleon
Island where Napoleon was born
Corsica
What year did the Civil War start?
1861
Which was the first LatAm country to gain independence?
Haiti
Which country helped unify Germany?
Prussia
Who was the first president of Mexico?
Guadalupe Victoria
Name of the Set of laws Napoleon introduced to the government
Napoleonic or Civil Code
Who was the president of the US during this time?
Abraham Lincoln
When did the majority of Latin American independence movements happen?
Between 1804 and 1824
What was the name of the man left in charge of the new German Reich?
Chancellor or Prime Minister Otto Von Bismark
How many times was Antonio López de Santa Anna president?
11 times
Why was Napoleon famous?
His military experience and he became emperor and had a lot of European territory under his rule
Name the States that Seceded and what they named themselves
The southern states of South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Virginia, Arkansas Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, and North Carolina and became the Confederate States of America
Which countries did Latin America gain independence from?
Spain, Portugal and France
King Victor Emmanuel II, Prime Minister Camillo di Cavour in the north, and Giuseppe Garibaldi with his Red Shirts army in the south
Benito Juarez and his government wanted the constitution to become more __________ and so they introduced the____________
Liberal
Reform Laws (Ley Juarez, Lerdo, Iglesias and Ocampo)
What were the 2 major losses Napoleon Suffered?
The Battle of Waterloo and The Failed invasion of Russia
Name of the General that led the Confederate army and the General of the Union Army
Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant
What were the names of the biggest Spanish Colonies and what countries did they become?
New Spain- Mexico, U.S.A. Central America
New Granada- Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panamá & Guyana
Which conflict helped both Germany and Italy achieve unification, even though they were not the main countries involved?
The Franco-Prussian War, between France and Prussia who were fighting for other political reasons.
Instability in Mexico after independence was due to :
Economic
Social
Political
The economy was failing because of debt and poor agricultural results.
Continued discrimination based on caste system and increased poverty.
Division of ideologies, Centralists vs. Federalists
What was Europe's response to Napoleon?
The Congress of Vienna
What was the main cause for the Civil War?
The main cause was the fact that Abraham Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery and he created the Emancipation Proclamation for this.
What are the names of the major historic figures of the independence movements of Latin America?
Mexico- Miguel Hidalgo & José María Morelos
Haiti - Toussaint L'Ouverture
Gran Colombia - Simón Bolívar and Francisco de Paula Santander
What event led to the breakdown of the peace created by the Congress of Vienna?
The Concert of Europe (predecessor to the European Union) ended with the Crimean War, when France, Britain, and the Ottoman Empire fought against Russia. Despite Russia's prior alliances with Prussia and Austria, it found itself isolated in the face of this conflict, with no choice but to defend its interests in Crimea to secure access to the Mediterranean.
Which were the foreign interventions during the 19th century?
2) France - pastry war
3)USA - Mexican American War
4) France, allied with Spain and Britain - Battle of Puebla
5) Austria/France - Emperor Maximiliano de Habsburgo