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Ch. 24 Study Guide
Bedford's World Civ. since 1500s Ch. 24 Study Guide
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02/26/2010

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nationalism
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the belief that one is part of a nation, defined as a community with its own language, traditions, customs, and history that distinguish it from other nations and make it the primary focus of a person's loyalty and sense of identity
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What was the nineteenth-century definition of liberalism?
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Support for representative government dominated by the propertied classes and minimal government interference in the economy
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Tsar Nicholas I
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Russian leader; crushed liberalism; extreme conservatism in foreign affairs;
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What changes were made under the July Monarchy in France?
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Louis Philippe was called the king of the French (rather than the king of France); king had to cooperate with Chamber of Deputies; could not dispense with laws on his own authority;the Charter was regarded as the rights of the people; no official religion; censorship was abolished; franchise was extended
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British Great Reform Bill (1832)
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a limited reform of the British House of Commons and an expansion of the electorate to include a wider variety of the propertied classes; laid the groundwork for further orderly reforms within the British constitutional system
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Irish home rule
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more Irish control of local government
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What were the results of the revolutions of 1848?
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an emergence on the European continent of strongly conservative governments that would dominate the next quarter century; ended the era of liberal revolution; political initiative passed for a time to the conservatives; working class adopted new tactics and organization; laid groundwork for future workers to turn to trade unions and political parties to achiever their political and social goals
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What were the causes of the American Civil War?
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Republican party opposed slavery; Lincoln elected; Southerners perceived this as a threat; southern states began to secede and form the Confederate States of America
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Thirteenth Amendment
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abolished slavery
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Fourteenth Amendment
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granted citizenship to the former slaves
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Fifteenth Amendment
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allowed former slaves to vote
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Durham Report
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policy was carried out in Canada Act of 1840m which gve the nation a single legislature composed of two houses; established the political pattern that the British govt followed with its other English-speaking colonies during the 19th century.
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Crimean War
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originated from long-standing rivalry between Russia and the Ottoman Empire over the Ottoman provinces (now Romania); France and Great Britain supported Ottoman Empire to protect their interests; Austria and Prussia remained neutral; shattered image of Russian invincibility that prevailed since close of Napoleonic wars; shattered power of Concert of Europe to settle international disputes on the Continent;
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Cavour
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a moderate liberal in economics and a strong monarchist who rejected republicanism; prime minister of Italy; believed if Italians proved to be efficient and economically progressive, the powers might decide it could be self-governed; worked for free trade, railway construction, cred expansion, agricultural improvement; fostered Nationalist Society;
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Bismarck
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prime minister, Prussia; German unification
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Compromise of 1867
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transformed the Habsburg Empire into a dual monarchy; Austria and Hungary functioned largely as separate sates;
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Zionism
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the movement to create a Jewish state in Palestine (the Biblical Zion)
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