Lesson 2 - Triumph of Democratic Nationalism Unit 7
Reasons for greater unification among the United States following the Civil War included ____________.
- the elimination of divisions over slavery between the North and South -more clearly defined states' rights - the strengthening of the federal government
Realpolitik
Politics based on practical concerns rather than on ethics or morality.
Otto van Bismarck
Prussian Chancellor that helped unify Germany; practitioner of Realpolitik
Why was Camillo di Cavour important to the Italian unification?
Succeeded in making an alliance with France
Napoleon III
Surrendered to the Prussians in 1871; then another republic was established
In which country did the nationalist movement result in a dual monarchy?
Austria
William Wilberforce
Brought about the abolition of slavery in Britain
Who was the most important leader in the movement for Italian unification?
Camillo di Cavour
Freedoms granted to the serfs by __________ resulted in further problems because the good fertile land was not divided fairly.
Czar Alexander II
Plantation
Large farm in the southern states; large producer of cotton; laborers were slaves
King Victor Emmanuel II
Made King of unified Italy
Franco-Prussian War
Unified the German states and eventually led to the establishment of Germany
Crimean War
War fought over control of the lands between Russia and the Ottoman empire. Britain, France, Italy allied themselves with the Ottoman Empire to fight off Russian aggression