Nationalism
A people who share a common language, history, and set of cultural practices, can be said to form one of these.
What is a "nation?"
This phrase was uttered by the Prussian Chancellor, in a speech outlining his plans for achieving a German nation-state. He said that Germany would be united, not through speeches, but through _______."
What is "blood and iron?"
This is the name of the dowager empress of the Qing Dynasty, who ruled in the empire's later years. She oversaw a series of revolts and unsuccessful reforms.
Who is Empress Cixi?
This names the man who governed Mexico as a dictator from 1878 until he was overthrown in 1911, an example of nationalist revolution not intended to unite a disparate collection of peoples in different states, but also not directed at tearing apart a multi-ethnic empire.
Who is Porfiro Diaz?
This person was instrumental in the project of Italian Unification, as prime minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia and leader who crafted a series of wars against non-Italian states, for the purpose of bolstering feelings of Italian nationalism in Sardinia and beyond.
Who is Count Camillo di Cavour?
This phrase names a period of intense reform within the Ottoman Empire, ranging from government, to military, to education, to economy, to even ideas about religion and fashion.
What is the Tanzimat Reforms?
This region of southeastern Europe was known as a "powder keg," due the the large concentration of peoples of different nationalities, all lumped together under the borders of the Habsburg Austrian Empire, due to historical circumstances not of their own choosing.
What is the Balkan peninsula?
This is the name of the Manchu Dynasty's ill-fated series of government reforms, undertaken in the empire's twilight years, that sought to bring moral reform to Chinese government and restore the Chinese people's confidence.
What is the self-strengthening movement?
This person was instrumental in the project of Italian Unification, leading a series of revolts in southern Italy by his "red shirts," working toward building an Italian Republic.
Who is Giuseppe Garibaldi?
What is State-Sponsored Industrialization?
This term names the period of intense political and economic reform in late 19th century Japan, that included the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the beginnings of Japanese Imperialism in East Asia.
What is the Meiji Restoration?
This 1917 government document created a strong separation of church and state, granted wide-ranging land reform, labor rights, and a mixed economy blending agrarian socialism with industrial capitalism.
What is the 1917 Mexican Constitution?
This is the concept popularized by historian Benedict Anderson, whereby people who do not know all the members of their "nation" still feel an immediate and unquestioning connection to those members, thanks to the shared elements of language, history, and culture.
What is an "imagined community?"
This is the name of a mid-19th century religiously-inspired rebellion in Qing Dynasty China that sought, among other things, to promote Christianity in China.
What is the Taiping Rebellion?
This mid-19th century example of "gunboat diplomacy" saw the British Empire attacking the Qing Dynasty, after Chinese officials attempted to stop British smuggling activities.
What is the Opium War?
This is the name of a revolt in early 19th century China, that hoped to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and bring back the Ming Dynasty.
What is the White Lotus Rebellion?
This person was central to the project of German Unification, serving as Chancellor of Prussia and crafting a series of wars between Prussia and various enemies, involving increasing numbers of German states along the way.
Who is Otto von Bismarck?
This term names a Russian nationalist faction in late 19th century Russia, who opposed the Romanov Dynasty's efforts to reform the Russian economy into an industrialized one, along the lines of Great Britain or Germany.
Who are the Slavophiles?
One of the most famous "unequal treaties," this agreement between China and Great Britain gave British merchants immunity from Chinese law and "most favored" trading partner status, allowing Britain to economically exploit its "sphere of interest."
What is the Treaty of Nanking?
This early 20th century rebellion in China saw members of the Society of Harmonious Fists attacking European merchants and officials, with the tacit approval of the Chinese army. The rebellion was only quelled through intervention by European armies.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?