World History

Final Exam Review Guide Bishop Kenny

Explain the borders of France during Napoleon’s reign and after meeting of the Congress of Vienna

Napoleon had gained money European lands and then offers after the Congress of Vienna, France lost that territory (losing Napoleon as emperor)

Know causes of the French Revolution; who made up the levels within the ‘estates’? What was expected within each order?

1st Clergy/2nd Clergy/3rd General Population

• Tax burnable fell on the 3rd estate, the 3rd estate had little to no power, cause of the French Revolution

• Social Inequality

Did Napoleon meet the people’s expectations for France? How did he control his empire?

Napoleon was able to strengthen the government, economy, public schooling; Napoleon code - he controlled the empire by the consul (3 man body)

What was the goal of Prince Maetternich and the congress of viena

To establish a balance of power in Europe: strengthen countries that surrounded France to prevent future French aggression; preach restore Europes royal families, and create a balance of power in Europe to prevent further

How did nationalism bring people together

Promoting people to share common cultures and history

What roles did Mazzini, Cavour and Garibaldi play in the unification of Italy

Cavour- gained north Italy Garibaldi- gained south Italy Mazzini- created of group that unified italy

What challenges did the nation of italy fact after unification

Lack of raw materials+ Economic imbalance

Who was the “mover +shaker” behind German unification? By what means did he achieve unification

Bismarck- wanted to unify people who saw themselves as German

Did Germany grow as a result of a result of unification? How?

Yes it unified the small city states into a United nation

What key issue faced Franz Joseph as emporer of the area that made up the Austria Hungary Empire

Too diverse of an empire, no defining identity

Know the reformers in Latin America

Overture, Kiddigo, Jose de San Martin, Simon boliviar

Chronological order

American revolution, Latin American revolution, French Revolution, Napoleon rule

How are the terms laissez faire and capatilism related

Laisez faire- No government involvement in the economy Capatalism- no business, work for money+ gain

Define standard of living

Low standards + poor quality water supplies

What was the effect of the steam powered engine business and society

Made business + factories were much more important + it promoted consumerism

Empire

Large nation with king leading

Imperialism-

Domination by one country or the political, economic or cultural life or another country or reigon

Sphere of influence

Outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges

Colony

Nation controlled by the people

Protectate

Colony with special rights

What technology improvements did the Industrial Revolution provide to the Europeans

Better guns😻😻

How did internal problems in Asian/African empires contribute to the success of European imperialism?

Led to easy takeovers by European countries

How did China feel about European empires and other countries trying to control them

They didn’t like it😻

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain

High levels of agricultural productivity

Historically what we’re both and China and Japan able to do control the threat of outside influences

They were isolated

How did Japan react to foreign requests to establish trade with them

Denied them initially but Penrney forced them to open up

What was the benefit of imperialistic countries to having colonies

Prestige, more recourses, trading depot

What was the purpose of the Berlin conference and who was absent from it

Europeans came together to discuss colonization of Africa, they met in Berlin and they wanted to divide Africa into colonies-free trade on Congo, Niger (tell me why I was laughing for 5 mins I had to mute)

What conflict occurred over the colony of South Africa

Boer War

What’s Japanese impiriealism

Japan took over small nations in the pacific

How was the Atlantic slave trade and Jewish tampora the same

Both resulted in hatred in the countries they happened in

Why did European governments expand the six of their governments expand the size of their armed forces in the early 2000s

To handle their colonies