Realpolitik
Arts
Enlightenment
Women
Conflict Resolution
100
The father of real politik
Who is Machiavelli
100
Depicts working class and shows subject as it truly is
What is Realism
100
Economic philosophy of a "hands off" approach. Advocates that governments should not in any way interfere with business, as the marketplace provides an "invisible hand" to steer the economy. An early proponent was Adam Smith.
What is Laissez-faire
100
Wife of Henry II. Powerful queen of France who ruthlessly played the Huguenots and Guises against each other to expand influence.
Who is Catherine de Medici
100
Treaty that concluded the Opium War. It awarded Britain a large indemnity from the Qing Empire, denied the Qing government tariff control over some of its own borders, opened additional ports of residence to Britons, and ceded Hong Kong to Britain.
What is the Treaty of Nanking
200
took control of gov in coup d'etat and became emperor, restored universal suffrage
Who is Napoleon III
200
a painting should mirror the artist's vision of the world- it is a relfection of the artist's inner feelings a direct rejection of classical restraint on warmth, emotion and movement individualism-interest in the unique traits of each person romantic heroes and interest in the past love of nature
What is Romanticism
200
Philosophe who wrote "Spirit of Laws" in 1748. He described the British model of divided branches of government with checks and balances as the ideal system, later influencing the framing of the U.S. Constitution.
Who is Montesquieu
200
She is best known for her book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, in which she promotes the idea that women are rational beings, just as men, and consequently deserve to have their rights recognized and protected.
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft
200
Ended the 30 years
What is the Peace of Westphalia
300
liberated southern Italy and Sicily, led thousands to extend nationalist activity through military Hint: Red shirts
Who is Giuseppe Garibaldi
300
Art style that focuses on pastels, ornate interiors, and sentimental portaits.
What is Rococo
300
Philosophe who wrote the "Candide", satirizing prejudice, oppressive government, and bigotry. Championed freedom of religion and thought.
Who is Voltaire
300
German woman astronomer, self taught, she made original contributions to astronomy, including discovery of a comet and was later denied a position at the Berlin Academy because she did not have a degree and was a woman
Who is Maria Winkelmann
300
Hugenots earned their right to have liberty of conscience and liberty of public worship under this
What is the Edict of Nantes
400
responsible for transforming a collection of small German states into the German empire, and was its first chancellor.
Who is Otto von Bismarck
400
use of geometric designs as a visual stimuli to re-create reality in the viewer's mind
What is cubism
400
The belief, based solely on reason, in a God who created the universe and then abandoned it, assuming no control over life, exerting no influence on natural phenomena, and giving no supernatural revelation.
What is Deism
400
Informal gatherings, usually sponsored by middle-class or aristocratic women, that provided a forum for new ideas and an opportunity to establish new intellectual contacts among supporters of the Enlightenment in the 18th century. These informal gatherings gave intellectual life an anchor outside the royal court and church-dominated universities and afforded an opportunity to test ideas or present unpublished works.
What are salons
400
End of French and Indian war/Seven years war: The Treaty was made possible by the British victory over France and Spain, and marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe. Hint: it is one of two treaties that share the same name
What is Treat of Paris
500
He believed that strong leadership was required to save Germanic society, which was at risk due to Jewish, socialist, democratic, and liberal forces.
Who is Adolf Hitler
500
exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur from sculpture, painting, literature and music. EMBRACES catholic reform movement!
What is Baroque
500
The two men who would have said: "people are born good and are corrupted by society, therefore they are better of in a state of nature" "life in a state of nature would be nasty and brutish, humans are inherently evil"
Who are Locke and Hobbes
500
During the Crimean War, she and a team of nurses improved the unsanitary conditions at a British base hospital, reducing the death count by two-thirds. Her writings sparked worldwide health care reform.
Who is Florence Nightingale
500
It was turning point agreement between Charles V and German Princes to the historic reformation and it ended the German religious warfare. It declared that Lutheranism was a legal, permanent religion along with Catholicism. It also stated that German princes could determine the religion over his subjects. Hint: 1555
What is the Peace of Augsburg