Wars/Battles
Fought between Great Britain, France, the Ottoman Empire, and Russia, this war is often cited as a significant moment in the slow breakdown of the Concert of Europe.
What is the Crimean War?
He is considered the "Godfather" of the Italian Unification/Nationalist movement.
Who is Giuseppe Mazzini?
The philosophy that served as the basis for 19th century middle-class culture.
What was utilitarianism?
Nicholas I, Alexander II, and Alexander III all used this nationalist-inspired policy, particularly against Poland, during their reigns.
What is "Russification"?
This almost century-long event was a main reason for "new Imperialism."
What was the Industrial Revolution?
The Franco-Prussian War ended with the declaration of this empire in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles.
He was assassinated by the populist group "The People's Will" in 1881.
Who is Alexander II?
A term for the aggressive nationalism that characterized "new Imperialism."
What is "jingoism"?
This ideology, often cited as a reason for European Imperialism, originated with the book On the Origin of Species.
What is Social Darwinism?
This 1884-1885 event solidified the claims the major European countries had in Africa.
What was the Berlin Conference?
A conflict between the British and the descendants of Dutch settlers in South Africa.
What was the Boer War?
Following Italian Unification, he became the King of Italy.
Who is Emmanuale Vittorio II?
The nickname for Giuseppe Garibaldi's followers from Sicily during the Wars for Italian Unification. It was later adopted by fascists in the 20th century.
Austria was able to hold onto this Italian territory until the Austro-Prussian War of 1866.
What was Venetia?
This almost-conflict took place between the French and the British in the Sudan.
What was the Fashoda Affair?
What is the Seven Weeks War (or the Austro-Prussian War)?
He visited Manchester, England during the Industrial Revolution and chronicled his observations in The Conditions of the Working Class in England.
Who is Friedrich Engels?
This radical, socialist-inspired government existed for a brief period after the end of the Second French Empire.
What was the Paris Commune?
Otto von Bismarck used France's loss of these territories to encourage the French to look to Africa as a way to expand their empire.
What is Alsace-Lorraine?
The British East India Company forcing sepoys to use these materials was the main cause of the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857?
What were beef and pork tallow?
This treaty ended the Russo-Turkish War in 1878.
What is the Treaty of San Stefano?
He was the leader of Great Britain's "new" Liberal Party during the Victorian Era.
Who was William Gladstone?
These were the three states the Dutch created in Southern Africa.
What were the Transvaal, the Orange Free State, and Natal?
He was a member of British Parliament who advocated for Irish "Home Rule."
Who was Robert Parnell?
Russia was the last country to do this in 1861.
What was the Emancipation of the Serfs?