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25593663MagyarsIn 1867 the Hungarian nobility restored the constitution of 1848 and used it to dominate both the Magyar peasantry & the minority population.0
25593664NationalismPride in one's nation, group, or traditions; a desire for independence.1
25593665PanslavismA movement to promote the independence of Slav people. Roughly started with the Congress in Prague; supported by Russia. Led to the Russo -Turkish War of 1877.2
25593666RealpolitikPolitical theory, advocated by Bismarck, that national success justifies any means possible. Very Machiavellian.3
25593667RisorgimentoItalian period of history from 1815 to1850.4
25593668VolksgeistIdea created by J.G. Herder to identify the national character of Germany, but soon passed to other countries.5
25593669MirPeasant village assembly responsible to the government.6
25593670Alexander IIEmperor of Russia; advocated moderate reforms for Russia; emancipated the serfs; he was assassinated.7
25593671Ausgleich (1867)Refers to the Compromise of 1867, which created the dual monarchy of Austria and Hungary.8
25593672"Blood and iron"Refers to Prussian tactics brought about by Otto von Bismarck; his unification of Germany was through a policy of "blood and iron".9
25593673Monroe Doctrine (1823)Statement issued by the United States that said that any attempt by a European nation to colonize any part of the Americas would automatically be considered a hostile act.10
25593674Belgian Congoexploited by Leopold II at Belgium under the Berlin Act, Leopold was supposed to act as a trustee. He violated the agreement and stripped the country of its resources.11
25593675Boxer Rebellion (1900)An anti-foreign and anti-Christian revolt in China. During the rebellion the Chinese besieged the foreign embassies. Eventually order was restored by a combined force of non-Chinese.12
25593676The White Man's Burden (1899)Rudyard Kipling's poem, "The White Man's Burden," critical about imperialism.13

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