Monarchies and Empires
A ______ refers to a form of government ruled by one head, usually a king.
During the French Revolution, the _____ was executed and France became a _______ for the first time.
King, republic
The first president of the 2nd French Republic was ________, who was the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
In 1870, was there a country called Germany?
No
Who became the first "German Emperor"?
Wilhelm of Prussia
An _____ refers to a form of government rules by a single, supreme authority, usually an emperor or empress.
empire
________ _________ took over the government and had himself declared Emperor thereby ending the first republic of France.
Napoleon Bonaparte
The new president was not getting his way. He eventually declared himself _______ of France which started the 2nd French Empire.
emperor
The group of German-speaking states were called a ______.
confederation
________, Wilhelm's son, became emperor after his father's death.
Friedrich
A _______ refers to a form of government rules by the people through elected officials such as a president.
republic
The two kings who ruled after Napoleon Bonaparte were ______ and _______.
Charles X, Louis-Phillipe
During the 2nd French Empire, Louis-Napoleon fought with the _____ against Russia.
British
Otto von Bismarck wanted to turn the German confederation into a single German ______.
country
_________, the third German emperor, was a violent, quarrelsome, quick tempered bully.
Wilhelm II
Until 1789, France had always been governed as a _______.
Monarchy
Louis-Phillipe was called the _____ ______ because he was supposed to listed to the wishes of the people.
Citizen King
Louis-Napoleon declared war on _______ and was taken prisoner along with 100,000 soldiers.
Prussia
Otto von Bismarck became known as the _______ ______ after he claimed that Prussia would become strong "by blood and iron."
Iron Chancellor
What dies the term "reich" mean?
Kingdom
France was governed by kings who belonged to the royal ______ family.
Bourbon
During the 2nd republic of France, a new constitution which was written much like the _______ constitution.
American
After Louis-Napoleon was captured, France began its 3rd _______.
republic
Prussia attached the countries of ______ and _____.
Denmark, Austria
Why did Germans call their confederation the "Second Reich"?
They believed their kingdom was the successor of the Holy Roman Empire, which had been the first reich.