People groups
People who had been born in Spain and formed a tiny percentage of the population who were at the top of Spanish-American society.
Who are Peninsulares?
Usually wealthy property owners and nobility that argued for protecting the traditional monarchies in Europe
What is conservative
On January 1, 1804, general Dessalines declared the colony an independent country
What was the independence of Haiti?
Area controlled mostly by the Ottoman empire
What was The Balkans?
A wealthy Venezuelan creole who assisted in the victory of the South American wars of independence
Who was Simon Bolivar?
Spaniards born in Latin America that were below the peninsulares in rank
Who are Creoles?
Mostly middle class business leaders and merchants. They wanted to give more power to elected parliaments, but only the educated and the landowners would vote
What is liberal
Agustin de Iturbide, the man who had defeated the rebel, proclaimed independence in 1812
What was the independence of Mexico
Broke apart just like Austria Hungary
What was the Ottoman Empire?
An Argentinian who also assisted in the victory of the South American wars of independence
Who was Jose de San Martin?
People of mixed European and African ancestry, and enslaved Africans
Who are Mulattos
Favored drastic change to extend democracy to all people. They believed that government should practice ideals of the French revolution. liberty, equality, and brotherhood.
Who are radicals
In 1830, Britain, France, and Russia signed a treaty guaranteeing an independent kingdom of Greece
What was the independence of Greece?
Place that Cavour united
What is Italy?
Nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte who won the presidential election in December of 1848
Who was Louis Napoleon?
Persons of European ancestry who ranked below the creoles
Who are Mestizos?
The belief that people's greatest loyalty should not be to a king or an empire but to a nation of people who share a common culture and history
What is Nationalism
Pressured by the Hungarians, emperor Francis Joseph of Austria split his empire in half, declaring Austria and Hungary independent states, with himself as ruler of both. This lead to this event
What was the breakup of the Austrian empire?
Place in Germany that united the entire country
What is Bismark?
Sardinia's king in 1852
Who was Camillo de Cavour?
Group at the bottom of the ladder
Who are Indians?