Asia and Africa in the 1800's
controlled 10% of Africa in 1880
Europeans
What prompted the revolutions to take place originally?
enlightenment
The term "The Gilded Age" was coined by who?
Mark Twain
What was included in Bismarck’s social welfare programs?
Accident, sickness, and unemployment benefits for workers.
"cracked" the Holy Alliance
Napoleon lll
had become Prime Minister of Cape Colony in South Africa.
Cecil Rhodes
When did the Age of Revolutions take place?
1775-1848
T/F: Dating was very popular in the Gilded Age.
False! Dating did not exsist
Who initially wanted to help Cavour unite Italy hoping to gain territory, only to be thwarted?
Napoleon III became an ally with Piedmont, only for them to back out as they didnt want to be French.
the most successful practitioner of realpolitik
Otto von Bismarck
Africa and Asia were both colonized by what 3 major countries?
Germany, France, Britain
What revolution was the start of the Age of Revolutions?
the American Revolution
Who invented the automobile?
Carl Benz
What does Bismarck say about public opinion?
He says that public opinion is different from the press and that members of parliament have a duty to lead opinion, not to partake in it.
strongly believed in the creation of a unified Italian state
Cavour
the 1902- 1910 war the resulted when diamonds and gold were discovered in the Transvaal region
Boer War
In what order did the American, Haitian, Latin American, and French Revolutions take place?
American, French, Haitian, then Latin American
The American Industry produced how much of the worlds manufactured goods?
one third
How was negative integration used to increase political power?
Politicians would blame minorities and gain more support.
fought for Italian unity and almost single-handedly united northern and southern Italy
Garibaldi
the war from 1838-1842 where the Royal navy destroyed the outdated Chinese wooden navy, British army w/ rifles & artillery, crushed Chinese, and the British won
First Opium War
T or F: The Estates system was a system to provide housing to clergy's, however it backfired and just made everyone more poor.
False
Created by Sir Henry Bessemer, a process of removing impurities from molten iron which created very strong steel
Bessemer Process
How did Bismarck use the Franco-Prussian war to complete the unification of Germany?
He provoked France to war by using negative integrations.
established trading stations in the Congo in 1879
H.M. Stanley