Liberalism
19th century trade union under the leadership of Russia
Zollverein
Revolution in France that brought down Charles X and established Louis Philippe as King; sparked other revolutions throughout Europe.
July Revolution
Treaty that recognized the independence and perpetual neutrality of Belgium.
Treaty of London
The process by which cultural items-ideas, styles, religions, technologies, and languages-spread from one culture to another.
Cultural Diffusion
(Classical) A longing for independence and local autonomy
Which country was Britain's "Jewel in the Crown"
India
What was considered the "year of Revolution" in Europe?
1848
This established rules for the formal division of Africa among European Powers, with profound and largely negative outcomes for the continent
The Berlin Conference
Nicholas' policy of uniting the diverse national groups within Nicholas' territory around the culture and traditions of Russia
Russification
Conservatism
By connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas, this canal eliminated the need for ships to sail around the Southern tip of Africa.
Suez Canal
Also called the Seven Week's War, 1866 war in which Prussia defeated Austria.
Austro-Prussian War
What did the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854 do?
Opened Trade with Japan
"The politics of reality" using whatever means necessary-including force to advance national goals
Realpolitik
Risorgimento
Which African nation avoided being colonized by Imperial Europe?
Ethiopia
War between France and Prussia immediately caused by the Ems Dispatch, won by Prussia, ending the Second French Empire.
Franco-Prussian War
King of Sardinia who accomplished Italian unification
Victor Emmanuel II
His fleet of advanced "black ships sailed into Tokyo Bay and used "gunboat diplomacy" to demand that Japan open its ports to trade.
Matthew Perry
Started a patriotic society called "Young Italy", determining to fight, if necessary, for Italian Unification
Giuseppe Mazzini
A loyal Prussian who was opportunistic and was the architect of political unification in Germany
Otto Von Bismarck
Two wars were fought between the Europeans and the Chinese, largely over this product
Opium
Sought to prevent uprisings by instituting a policy of Autocracy, Orthodoxy, and Nationalism". THis called for increasing the Czar's control over the state, recognizing only the Russian Orthodox Church.
Nicholas I
The man primarily responsible for unifying Italy the prime minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia
Camillo di Cavour