Nationalism & Unification
Which leader gave the famous "Blood and Iron" Speech and is known for RealPolitik?
Otto Von Bismarck
What does the phrase "Mass suffrage" refer to at this time, and who is included in that description?
Universal right to vote, extended to only men of all classes in most European countries by the 20th century.
This 1884–85 meeting divided Africa among European powers.
The Berlin Conference
This German foreign policy under Wilhelm II aimed at expanding global power.
WeltPolitik
This weakening empire lost most of its European territory before 1914.
The Ottoman Empire
This final war of German unification(1870–71) resulted in the gaining the territory of Alsace-Lorraine.
Franco-Prussian War
This form of prejudice blamed Jews and other minorities for economic and political problems in late 19th-century Europe.
Anti-Semitism
This Belgian king personally owned and brutally exploited the Congo for rubber.
Leopold II
What is the name of the alliance that linked Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
The Triple Alliance
These 1912–13 conflicts between one empire and an alliance of several smaller countries, increased Serbia’s size and power.
The Balkan Wars
The Key Term "New Nationalism" focus's on European's colonization of which continents?
Africa and Asia
This French political scandal revealed deep anti-Semitism in society.
The Dreyfus-Affiar
This ideology applied Darwin’s theory of natural selection to human societies.
Social Darwinism
These two crises (1905 & 1911) increased tension between Germany and France over North Africa.
The Moroccan Crisis's
This ideology promoted unity among Slavic peoples and threatened Austria-Hungary.
Pan-Slavism
This Italian statesman used diplomacy and alliance with France to weaken Austria and unify Italy
Camillo di Cavour
This British political movement aimed to create a local parliment in Dublin to govern the island directly
the Home-Rule movement
These wars forced China to open trade and cede Hong Kong after Britain used steam-powered gunboats.
This 1890 decision by Kaiser Wilhelm II ended Bismarck’s careful alliance system and increased diplomatic instability.
What is the dismissal of Bismarck?
This region of southeastern Europe was known as the “powder keg” because nationalist tensions and great-power rivalries made it highly unstable before 1914.
The Balkans
The German Empire was proclaimed in 1871 inside which famous building, symbolizing humiliation for France.
The Palace of Versailles
This British nurse gained legendary status from her work administering hospitals during the Crimean war, saving thousands of lives
Florence Nightingale
This 1899–1902 war showed tensions within the British Empire in South Africa.
The Boer wars
What is the nickname given to Germany's Strategy of sending their Dreadnought Battleship to Morocco to scare the British
Gunboat Diplomacy
This multiethnic empire feared Slavic nationalism within its borders.
Austro-Hungary