Two Empires and Three Republics
The French leader who seized control of a disorganized First Republic of France, ushering in the era known as The First French Empire.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I)?
The term for what the 38 different German-speaking states were loosely joined together to form.
What is a confederation?
The two engines that met in Utah in a ceremony officially linking the east and west coasts of the United States by rail.
What are Jupiter and Engine 119?
These Japanese noblemen demanded an end to the shogunate in the 1850s.
Who were the daimyo?
The Three Glorious Days (Les Trois Glorieuses) saw barricades arise in France in response to the cruel rule of this king, who was forced to flee to England!
Who was King Charles X?
The prime minister of Prussia who effectively held more power than the king (kaiser), at least for a time. He wanted Prussia to become the strongest German state "by blood and iron."
Who was Otto von Bismarck?
This is where the golden spike was laid, connecting the final piece of track of the Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869.
What is Promontory Summit, Utah?
What is carry swords in public?
(It signified their dwindling influence)
This was the nickname given to King Louis-Phillipe, because "he was supposed to act only by the wishes of the people."
What was "The Citizen King"?
This is the nickname given to Otto von Bismarck's rule as prime minister.
What is the "chancellor dictatorship"?
Among the many changes brought about by the rise of railroad influence, this change in how time was kept ultimately affected the entire world.
What is the creation of standardized time zones?
In 1884 Japan adopted a new form of government that most closely resembled the government that this world power had at the time.
What is the German government?
This king served for 18 years before the people of France stormed the palace gates in 1848. He fled to England under the pseudonym Mr. Smith.
Who was King Louis-Phillipe?
This is the term that was bestowed upon Kaiser Wilhelm in 1871 (following a war with France), showing that he was the most important of all German rulers.
What is "German Emperor"?
(NOT "Emperor of Germany")
This man is considered responsible for creating the first working light bulbs.
Who was Thomas Edison?
This man led the samurai in the Satsuma Revolt, an attempt to preserve their feudal way of life.
This man won the election of the French Second Republic. He was supposed to rule similarly to an American President, but ultimately declared himself Emperor of France in 1852.
Who was Louis-Napoleon (Emperor Napoleon III)?
This third German Emperor of the Second Reich was known as a violent bully, making Otto von Bismarck look tame in comparison and ultimately forcing Bismarck from his post.
Who was Wilhelm II?
The (approximate to the nearest thousand) number of different designs needed before a working lightbulb was created.
What is 3 (3,000 different designs!)?
This is the meaning of Meiji Restoration.
What is the term for the time in Japan's history in the 1800s in which the feudal society was replaced by a more modern form of government.