Module 14 Study Guide

Positive results of nationalism

• People within a nation overcoming differences for the common good

• The overthrow of colonial rule

• Democratic governments in nations worldwide

• Competition among nations spurring scientific technological advances

Negative Results of Nationalism

• Forced assimilation of minority cultures

• Ethnic cleansing, such as in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s

• The rise of extreme nationalistic movements. such as Nazism

• Competition between nations leads to warfare

What year does Germany become a unified and independent nation?

1871

What South American country gained its independence without any bloodshed?

Brazil

Peninsulare

People born in Spain and only ones who could hold high gov’t jobs

Creoles

spaniards born in Latin America

Mestizos

persons of mixed European and Indian ancestry

Mulattos

mixed European and African ancestry, and African Slaves

Which empires we discussed were greatly weakened due to nationalism?

Ottoman, Russian, and Austrian Empire

Nation-state

Nation that independent governs itself

Who were the two most powerful European nations by 1871?

Germany and Britain

Which two countries both Otto von Bismarck and Giuseppe Garibaldi both played critical roles in unifying

Otto - Germany

Giuseppe - Italy

Romanticism

Reflected deep interest both in nature and in the thoughts and feelings of the individual

Realism

Tried to show life as it was, not as it should be

Deism

Belief everyone was born with religious, ethical, and moral impulses

• Muslims believe this

Which Russian czar freed the serfs in 1861?

Czar Alexander II

Who greatly industrialized and propsered France in the 1800’s

Louis-Napoleon

The last Italian city state to be taken over that allowed Italy to become a unified nation

Papal States

Which European power had possessed Haiti as a colony until it gains its independence

France

Which European nation is the first to break away and become independent from the Ottoman Empire

Greece