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AP European History

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Feudalism

A system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return

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Third World

Countries that were economically poor and non-industrialized, including regions like Africa, parts of Asia, and Latin America

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Metternich of Austria

Advocate of conservatism who maintained the power of balance

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Mazzini of Italy

Inspired many to join the movement for Italian unification through his writings

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Cavour of Italy

Played a diplomatic role in defeating Austria to pave the way for Italian unification

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Garibaldi of Italy

Military leader who led the Red Shirts

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Bismarck of Germany

Created realpolitik and was the first chancellor of the German Empire

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Wilhelm I of Germany

Marked the beginning of the German Empire after Bismarck

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Napoleon III of France

Created a strong army, especially during the Crimean War

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Charles Darwin

Proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection, with the phrase "Origin of Species" referring to the evolution of species from earlier ancestors

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Herbert Spencer

Known as the father of "Social Darwinism," which implied survival of the fittest in the social world

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Romanticism

Emphasized emotion over reason, nature, mystification, and individualism in contrast to realism

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Realism

Focuses on everyday occurrences in a realistic setting, opposite of romanticism

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Crimean War

Started by disputes over Ottoman Empire land, ended by the Treaty of Paris which limited Russia's power

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Russian Reform

Emancipation of serfs in 1861, France bought western Africa, Britain focused on improving lives and education

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1905 Russian Revolution

Sparked by Russian defeat in the Russo-Japanese war, led to minor restrictions on the Tsar and allowed Lenin to seize power

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Bismarck's Unification Goals

Strengthened Protestant Prussia, expanded military power through separate wars with Austria, Denmark, and France

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Irish Question

Ireland's demand for independence and the proposal of a dual monarchy like Austria-Hungary

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Evolution Marxism

Reformed Marxism by Eduard Bernstein to reflect new realities, focusing on reformism, democratic processes, and revising economic predictions

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Imperialist Expansion

Driven by competition, nationalism, leading to plantations, erosion of indigenous populations, redrawing of borders, and a new global economy