ap euro test 5/8

scramble for africa 2

-period of european expansion characterized by colonization
- “a place in the sun”

berlin conference 5

-a meeting of 14 european nations and the US to discuss european claims on africa
-1884-1885
-hosted by otto van bismark
-general act ends the berlin conference
-marks the beginning of the scramble for africa

old imperialism 5

europeans go to the new world and the indian ocean basin
motivations: gold, glory, god, and curiosity
15th-16th century

motivations for new imperialism 8

industrial revolution
new centers for investment and trade
strategic protection
personal glory
humanitarian concerns
missionary efforts
romantic nationalism
literary enthusiasm

expressions of new imperialism 3

colonies
protectorates
spheres of influence

tools of new imperialism 5

metal-hulled steamships
river and lake steamers
railways
quinine
maxim gun

cecil rhodes 3

champion of british romantic imperialism
founds the De Beers Mining Company with charles dunell rudd
receives a royal charter to found the mercantile british south africa company of london

Leopold II 3

-known as “the butcher of congo”
-preserves belgian neutrality during the franco-prussian war
-recognized as sovereign of the congo free state at the berlin west africa conference

maxim gun 2

patented by american inventor sir hiram maxim
first fully automatic recoil machine gun

risorgimento 1

translated as resurgence in Italian

young italy 4

• a romantic nationalist revolutionary society

• secret brotherhood of Italians who believe in the Law of Progress and duty

• italy should be an independent, republican, and sovereign nation of free men and equals

• a republic is the only legitimate form of government that ensures freedom and equality

giuseppe garibaldi 3

• italian revolutionary general

• he was one of the founders of modern italy

• he fights the kingdom of two Sicily’s in southern italy

wilhelm I

• king of prussia

• appointed bismark the prime minister and foreign minister of prussia

otto von bismark 4

• iron chancellor of imperial germany

• he defeated austria in the austro-prussian war

• establishes the north german confederation with its capital at berlin

• becomes first chancellor of the german empire after a decisive victory over france

reichstag 2

• a lower house of the north german confederation

• elected by universal male suffrage

Franco-prussian war 2

• also known as the 6 month war

• precipitated by otto von bismark by alternation of the Ems telegram

german 1st, 2nd, 3rd Reich 3

1st: holy roman empire
2nd: imperial german unified by otto von bismark
3rd: natzi germany

romantic nationalism 4

• blood

• culture

• language

• border

ottoman empire 2

• known as “the sick man of europe”

• the pan slavic movement for independence

Archduke Franz Ferdinand 2

Next in line to the Austria-Hungarian throne
visits the worlds columbian exposition in 1893

von schlieffen plan

scheme to knock France out of the war
germany invades belgium en route to paris

19th century alliances 3

germany
austria-hungary
italy

western front 2

500 mile trench along France and Belgium
Established in september of 1914

wwi allied powers 6

england
russia
italy
serbia
romania
japan

wwi central powers 4

germany
ottoman empire
bulgaria
austria-hungary

bolshevik revolution 5

led by lenin, trostky, and stalin
bolshevik’s were russian marxists

promised peace land and bread
provisional gov overthrown by the revolutionary bolshevik red guards
duma declares its assuming government authority in 1917

nicholas ii and alexandra 3

both assassinated on july 17,1918
last tsar of imperial russia
abdicates the throne in the face of revolutionary activity by Petrograd Soviet

treaty of brest-litovsk 2

pact signed between central powers and russia
takes russia out of wwi

armistice 4

agreement that ended wwi in 1918
nov 11, 11th hour, 11day, 11 month
also known as veterans day
mentioned in the book All quiet on the Western Front by Erick Maria Remarque