Chapter 19 Section 3
What ruler of Great Britain had a great sense of duty and moral respectability and ruled from 1837-1901?
Queen Victoria
What group assassinated Alexander II in 1881?
A group of radicals
What is abolitionism?
A movement to end slavery
What country was the dominant power on the Italian Peninsula in 1850?
Austria
Who was King Victor Emmanuel II's prime minister?
Camillo di Cavour
In the Austrian Empire what did the Compromise of 1867 do?
Created the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary
Who, in Russia, decided to make some reforms after their defeat in the Crimean War?
Czar Alexander II
What is the difference between Federalists and Republicans?
Federalists favor a strong central government. Republicans want the federal government to be subordinate to the state governments.
After 1848 France, Austria, Great Britain, & Russia's governments grew more liberal or authoritarian. What did each country become?
France- authoritarian Austria-authoritarian Great Britain- liberal Russia- authoritarian
What is the name of the escaped slave who became an abolitionist leader and advisor to President Lincoln?
Frederick Douglass
What did the emancipation edict that Alexander issued do?
Freed the serfs
Who was an Italian patriot who had an army called the Red Shirts?
Giuseppe Garibaldi
What did Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declare?
It declared most of the nation's enslaved people "forever free"
Beginning in 1849, who was the ruler of the Kingdom of Piedmont?
King Victor Emmanuel II
When was the new state of Italy proclaimed under King Victor Emmanuel II?
March 17, 1861
Who was appointed prime minister of Germany in 1862? (This person openly voiced his strong dislike of opposing forces)
Otto von Bismarck
What was the result of the Franco-Prussian War?
Paris surrendered on January 28, 1871 & France had to pay 5 billion francs & give up the provinces of Alsace & Lorraine to new German state
How did Paris change during Napoleon III's rule?
Paris was rebuilt and improved
What is the name of the popular vote that led Louis-Napoleon to assume title of Napoleon III, Emperor of France?
Plebiscite
Prussia was known for its militarism- which is what?
Reliance on military strength
What did Russia agree to in the Treaty of Paris in 1856?
Russia agreed to allow Moldavia and Walachia to be placed under protection of all the great powers
The Crimean War was a struggle between which two forces?
Russia and the Ottoman Empire
How was the Italian army able to annex Rome on September 20, 1870?
The French troops withdrew from Rome
What did Alexander III begin to construct?
The Trans-Siberian Railway
What invention in 1793 increased the demand for slave labor? Who was the inventor?
The cotton gin, Eli Whitney
What was the result of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866?
The new Italian state allied with Prussia and won, Italians were given Venetia
What are the capitals of Austria and Hungary?
Vienna, Austria Budapest, Hungary
