Revolts and Results
What nation motivated revolts in Europe in the early 1800’s?
France
Who was Camillo Di Cavour?
Unified Italy
What was unusual about the first European settlers in Australia?
British prisoners
What is the Age of Imperialism?
more powerful nations seek to assert dominance over weaker nations
What did Karl Marx believe determined the course of history?
Economic factors
Who was Otto Von Bismarck?
Unified Germany
What is realism?
Expression of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity
What caused the Boer War in South Africa?
The British wanted control of South Africa's gold and diamonds in territories controlled by the Dutch
How did the colonial revolts influence Latin America?
Military leader overthrows colonial power, leaving the nation in continued oppression from new leadership
Who was David Livingstone?
Missionary and doctor who explored the interior of Africa
Describe an invention or process which aided the Industrial Revolution.
What type of control did the West have over its Asian colonies?
economic
Evaluate the flaws in the root cause of society’s problems according to Marxism
Marxism's cause: Class differences
Flaws: rich are not inherently evil, poor not inherently good; sin nature not accounted for
Who was Charles Darwin?
What was the cause of the Crimean War? (countries’ motivations)
Russia- expand borders
Britain- stop Russian expansion; gain more control
France- increase Napoleon III's prestige
Sardinia- get France and Britain to support Italian unification
Describe the Scramble for Africa
Good- brought medicine, infrastructure, Christianity
Bad- brought conflict, oppression, abuse to natives
What were three goals of the Congress of Vienna?
Keep France from being too powerful
Restore rulers
Make France compensate nations
Maintain balance of power
Who was Cecil Rhodes?
"Empire builder" who wanted an unbroken British territory from Cape Town to Cairo (all of Africa)
What did the social gospel movement believe was the major purpose of Christianity?
Fix society in order to solve problems; live out ideals of the Sermon on the Mount; Society is the root of all sin
Give two good benefits and two bad results of Imperialism