25593663 | Magyars | In 1867 the Hungarian nobility restored the constitution of 1848 and used it to dominate both the Magyar peasantry & the minority population. | 0 | |
25593664 | Nationalism | Pride in one's nation, group, or traditions; a desire for independence. | 1 | |
25593665 | Panslavism | A 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 | |
25593666 | Realpolitik | Political theory, advocated by Bismarck, that national success justifies any means possible. Very Machiavellian. | 3 | |
25593667 | Risorgimento | Italian period of history from 1815 to1850. | 4 | |
25593668 | Volksgeist | Idea created by J.G. Herder to identify the national character of Germany, but soon passed to other countries. | 5 | |
25593669 | Mir | Peasant village assembly responsible to the government. | 6 | |
25593670 | Alexander II | Emperor of Russia; advocated moderate reforms for Russia; emancipated the serfs; he was assassinated. | 7 | |
25593671 | Ausgleich (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 | |
25593673 | Monroe 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 | |
25593674 | Belgian Congo | exploited 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 | |
25593675 | Boxer 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 | |
25593676 | The White Man's Burden (1899) | Rudyard Kipling's poem, "The White Man's Burden," critical about imperialism. | 13 |
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