Unit 3 Revolutions
The European Enlightenment
100’s of years = religion was central authority in Europe as well as most of worlds civilizations
18th century: Some Euro thinkers questioned roles and authorities of God and the kings/nobles that ruled them: particularly the idea that one’s birth determined their class and fate
Besides their desire to bypass the divine right of kings and noble authority New ideas influenced their thoughts and actions
1 of the driving fources was scientific revolution emphasis on epistemology as thinkers increasingly applied Reason and rationality to human institution rather than just physical sciences
English enlightenment thought
By 1600s: Englishman John Locke had historically seen many corrupt king and lords abuse their power
Came up with 2 major englithnments concepts argued or by gentry
Natural rights: Idea that all humans are born with the rights of life liberty and property —- Which should be protected by the state
Consent of Governed: Idea that if the state ever takes or fails to defend natural rights people should reform the atete
Many english supported Constitituinoalism the limited of state power by a set of documents written and agreed upon by citizens
The separation of powers
Frenchman Baron de Montesquieu argued that in order to prevent the state from oppressing these rights state powers should be seperated into independ branches
Separtation of power doctrine: Designed to prevent any one ruler of group from exercising absoulte tyanny
Laid out this doctrine the Spirit of laws, Asserting that there were 3 primary powers exercised by the state: making enforcing and Interpreting laws
Rather than giving all 3 of these roles to one person institution he argued thay be divided into the legislative branch (Law maker) executive branch (Law enforcers) and judicial branch (Law interpreter like assessing validity of laws and individual guilt)
Enlightenment Philosophes
Other enlightenment thinkers known as philosophes also questioned role of religion and the state most notably in catholic France
Voltaire: one of the most famous philosophers of the enlightenment known for his stance against state religion arguing relgion should be a protected Priviate practice
Voltaire: state religion = cause of intolerance conflict and oppression in the form of many Euro relgious wars conflict with islam the oppressive of Jew Etc when enforced by the state
Philosphers like Rousseau also advocated social contract ideals through the general Will
Th rousseau the collective will of the People should work as the ultimate entity and authority of the state
Impacts of enlightenment
While these Ideals were initially oppressed by Europeans states They spread quickly throughout Europe and the Americas in the 18th and 19th centuries
The questioning of religions and Govt basing life and society on Reason and popular involvement inspired many revoultutionary movements
Examples(expanded on in a later)
American Revoultuions 1776-1783 Conflict in which Colonists challenged the authority of the brithish
National Revolutionary movements
Seven Years’ war
Seven year war: Worlds first global conflict covering multiple contintents as europeans fought one another on serveral fronts
Fighting started in Europe with austria Russia and frace allying against Prussia (Large german state)
Prussia received aid from Great britain Mostly due to the British desire to capture French Colonies
British used their naval advantage to secure most French Colonies in the world (India and Canada) and helped Prussia win
Despite the victory the British colonist in America were upset by British attempts to tax them for Seven year’ War debts despite their service
Colonist especially upset shen King george III reneged on his promise to reward colonial soldiers with I and grants when he passed the Proclamiation of 1763
The american Revolutionary War
Combination of enlightenment Ideals And resentment from British taxation the proclamation of 1763 Colonist took issue
Colonies Function independently until 1760 when British monarchy attempted to reassert control by collecting taxes quartering British soldiers in colonial homes and regeulating commerce
More importance was the fact that the colonist had no representation in parliament where they c ould debate such policies colonist viewed these issues as violations of their natural rights and after attempted peace decided to formally separate from great Britian
Help from france the victorious colonial forces started a republic complete with a consitution separation of power and republic complete with constitution separation of power and natural rights-rights articulated in the American declaration of independence and bills of rights to the united states constitution
The French Revoultion
French Revolution 1789 started as a promising Enlightenment uprising
Influnced by the Englisghtenment Ideals this was a revolution of middle and lower class-not one of colonist against their imperial overlords
Fr monarchy clergy and nobility had oppressed and violated the natural rights of citizens for centuries by controlling religion offering little political ivovement and denying basic rights like the freedom of speech
1789 Fr violently overthrew their government and established a constitutional republic much like the one formed in the US
Foundational document Declaration of the Rights of Man and citizine and the french Constitution of 1791 had similar enlightenment ideals
Unlike the US fr on 1792 had to withstand hostile foreign pro-monarchy forces pressures of famine and war Reign of terror
Causes: Financial Crisis
End of the 18th century FR was spending more than it brought in through taxes
By 1788 50% of the budget went to pay for the interest on the national debt: 25% for military ;6% for king and court life styles
Taxes were raised;but tax burden on peasants not clergy or nobility
Meeting of the estates general
1789: to solve financial crisis and raise taxes King louis XVI called for the Estate General to meet
3 Estates (Social classes)
First estate– Clergy
Second estate – Nobility
Third Estate — Commoners
1.Estate:Catholic Church (Paid no taxes and free land)
2. Estate:Nobles/Monarch (Paid no taxes Free land)
Estate: all others
Bourgeoisis (Rich educated but powerless)
Meeting of the state General
EG Vote as separate Groups instead of Indidual votes
3rd Estate refused to conduct business until they could meet as a single representative Body
Never happened
Meeting of the Estate General
3rd Estate broke away and adopted the Title National Assembly
Claimed they were the True representative body of FR
July 20 1789 the National Assembly was excluded from Versailles because of REpairs so they met in an indoor tennis court.
They swore a Tennis Court Oath
Will not disband untill new Constitution is written
Declaration of the Rights of man and of the Citizen
Written by National Assembly contains their revolutionary Ideas such as
Men are born free and equal in rights
Slavery abolished in France
Not colonies
Rights include liberty property security and resistance to oppression
It guaranteed freedom of speech and freedom of religion and equal justance
What document does theis remind us of?
The great fear
July 1789 25% of people were unemployed bread prices high many people without food
Rumor spread that the kings troops were coming to sack Paris so angry crowds seized arms to defend the city
July 14 1789 hundreds stormed the Bastille to find gunpowder
Storming of the Bastille
Officer refused o give up the gunpowder and fired on the crowd killing 98 people
Revolutionary crowds took The Bastile Symbolizing the beginning of the French Revolution
March on Versailles
Unemployment and hunger increased
October 5 1789 7k woman marched to palace of versailles to demand bread
Woman invaded palace and killed guards Bread was Given and Louis never returned to the palace
France becomes a constitutional Monarchy
National assembly est Constitutional Monarchy which king accepted in July 1791
National Assembly had power to make laws but king remained head of the state and could veto any law
King vetoed many laws; National Assembly had very little real power
War w/ other nations (War of First coalition)
Louis tried to flee to Austria w/ his family but is captured(1791)
Absolute rulers (Austria and prussia) wanted to invade France to help restore Louis XVI’s power after his capture
Feared revolutions in their own nations
Brunswick manifesto (July 1792)
Proclamations issued by charles William Ferdinand Duke of Brunswick commander of the Allied Austrain and prussian Army to the population of paris
Threatened if the French Royal Family is harmed then French Civilians would be harmed
French Declared War on Austria in order to unite the people
French victory
November 1792
Incriminating documents were found that proved the king was negotiating secretly to restore his authority
Also dismissed the constitution
National convention overwhelmingly covicted Louis XVI of treason
Setenced him Death by one vote in 1793
Queen Marie antonette(The cake lover) also executed
Stuff about them Both
Lous didnt even want to be a king and he liked most of the
Reign of terror
National convention led vy Maximilien Robespierre
Called for drastic measured to save France from other enemies of the state
He tried citizens for treason against the revolution
Within two years 40k people were killed (About like 53 people per day)
July 1794 robespierre was exucuted by the Gillotine ending the Reign of terror
The Directory in power 1795-1799
After Robespierre France run by a 5 man board called the directory was disastrous
Rev shifted from absoulte monarch to selfish Bourgeoisie leaders who were corrupt and weak
Corrpution disorganization and poverty caused many problems
The french were tired of the violence and chaos
Wanted stability and looking for a strong leader
Estate generals *Meeting of 3 estate to fix France”
National assembly “Limited Monarchy but king vetoed all laws
Death of the King
National convention
Napoleon and napoleonic wars
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon sized power from directory; ruled France as emperor and dictator
Napelon as a military leader during the French Revoulution
Successful general in war V austria and Prussia
Charaismatic organized and a brilliant leader
Self made from the lower middle class background
Took great care of them a brough success in battle
The directory feared Napoleon
Kept him busy conquering other parts of Europe and out of FR
Napoleon as a dictator and emperor
1799 Napoleon returned to Paris and staged a coup with full support of French Army
Memebers of the directory could not stop him weak
Napoleon said it was his patriotic duty to rule france
Coup considered to be illegal and went againts the Enlightenment Ideals
But people were tired of mass instability because of the Revoultion
Napoleon=Dictator
Made all decisions but wanted people to believe that france was still a democracy
Napoleon declared himself Emperor for Life in 1804 claiming it was best for all the French
Napoleon domestic strategy
Used his dictatorial power to maintain order w/ Napoleon Codes of law
Maintained some ideas of Revolutions such as equality before Law protecton of property
Allowed former members of 1st and 2nd Estates to work in New Govt
Wanted to form em to be loyal
Made peace w/ Catholic Church
Allowed Catholic worship (Outlawed durring FR)
Made an education for all kids for all classes
Lycees
Used Ministry of Police To enforce his ideas
Secret police force
Led by Bourgeoisie revolutionary Joseph fouche
What happend to dissenters
Class system Emigres could return if swore loyalty to new french Gov’t
Peasants kept land they bought from Nobles and church
New nobility established through a meritocracy
Economy Controlled prices
Encouraged Growth of industry
Str’nd the nations infrastructure
Education Controlled public schools nation wide
Gorvernment Str’nd the national government
Run an efficient bureaucracy
Napolonic wars
By 1802 Napoleon had ⅔ of Europe
Still unsatisfied wanted more power
Napoleon acquisitions upset balance of power in europe
France was too strong
Arc De triomphe in Paris which was erected in 1806 to honor the soldiers of Napoleon Its natonolistic style set the stone for public monuments untill WW1
Napoleon’s Foreign strategy
At first tried to increase presence in the Americas
Ultimately gave up French Protectorates to focus on conquering Europe
Hati revolt to independence
Lousiana Purchase sold to US
Simon Bolivar led spanish colonies to inddepedence
Napoleonic campaign in Egypt
Battle of the Nile August 1-3 1798
Britians Horation Nelson defeated French naval forces Napoleon and his troops became stranded in Egyp august 1799 napoleon snuck past the British blocade in the Mediterranean and returned to paris to take over France
Napolen’s attempt to seize Egypt and undermine Britans Access to india
Napoleon took control of Egypt on Land brought along scientists Studied the pyramids Discovered rosseta stone British took control of Egypt and all discoveries followed the defeat of the French forces in Egypt
Fragile peace
The war of the second coalition ended with Austria at the Treaty of Luneville in Feb 1801
The british continued the war Forceing the French to surrender and remaining in egypt in the summer of 1801
The treaty of Amiens
Signed in March 1802
Created a fragile or weak peace between France and britain
Napoleons Empire
1804-1812 Military Sucesses due to his leadership large armies and supirse tactics
Ennexed parts of germany and Italy Belgium and Netherlands
Replaced Holy roman empire w/ French-Controlled Federation of the Rhine (1806)
Cut off ½ of Prussia to frm Grand Duchy of warsaw
Historical Poland
Placed puppet rulers on conquered thrones
Ex his brother Joeseph bonaparte as king of Spain
Formed Alliance
Also divorcing Josephine de beauharnais to marry Marie louise of Austria
Nationalism grew with napoleon successes
Both in france and areas conquered
War of the Thrid Coalation 1805-06
Both sides were not content with current peace
In 1803 great Britain renewed its war againts france
In 1805 Austria and russia joined the coalition
Prussia remained neutral at the outset
France tired to invade GB
Admiral Horatio nelson defeated him in the Battle of Trafalgar
Nelson was killed in this naval battle
Napoleon moved East
Defeated the Austrains at the battle of Austerlitz on december 2, 1805
In july 1806 regonanized West german region into the confederation of the Rhine (Provided buffer)
Dissolves the Third coalition
British opposition to Napoleon
Napoleon struck back with Continental system
Britih ships banned from European ports
No trade between the Euro continent and GB
GB response :Orders in the council
Gb issued blockades
British attacks on American ships still trading with France helped spark the War of 1812 in the U.S
Continental system ultimately failed because Euro countries wanted and needed trade
Blockade Hurt british trade and caused soaring unemployment and rioting in 1811
France suffered from a lack of imported raw materials
French satellites suffered as well causing widespread discontent even though smuggling was rampant
French victories on LAND
Napoleon dissolved the Holy Roman empire (Francis II became Francis I of Austria)
War of fouth Coalition begins
Prussia entered the war on Oct 14 1806
Napoleon defeated them at the battle of Jena and Auerstadt
Napoleon took the capital of Berlin in late Oct
Napoleon moved into east Prussia in spring 1807 defeating the Russian at friedlaand on June 13th
The treatiest of tilsit
Napoleon meets with tsar alexander I and Frederick william III of Prussia
Treaties end War of Fourth Coalition
Prussia losses half of its territory to saxony
Grand Duchy of Warsaw is Established by FR
Russia given a free hand to deal with ottoman empire
In return for supporting against Britain
Napoleon spreads revolution
Napoleon spreads revolutions with his Grande Armee
Supported liberal reforms in conquered lands
Abolished nobility and feudalism
Set up Meritocracies:Poli system which econ goods and or poli powers are vested in individual people on basis of talent effort and achievement rather than wealth or social class
Ended Church privileges
Napoleonic code spread even to areas beyond the french empire
Such as the Spanish and portuguese colonies in latin America
Decline of Napoleons empire
Revoultionary ideals of self government spurred nationalism in conquered states
Peninsular War in Spain and portugal
Pledged loyalty to Church and king
Aided by the british
Local rules formed juntas to maintain power
Did not actually want to give up all of their powers to a returning spanish or portuguese king
Anted to keep many elements of republicanism
Spanish rose in revolt against French rule of Joseph bonaparte
Guerrilla warfare that was brutually suppressed by the French
War with Austria
1808 Battle of wagram French won defeat of the Austrians
But the Austrian opposition illustrated the commitment to end French Domination in europe
Napoleon takes Pope Pius VII prisoners
Annex of the papal States
Napoleon costly mistake
Invasion of Russia
By 1812 he was trying to weaken GB w/ a trade blockade and suppress a rebellion in spain but he still chose to invade Russia
Tsar Alexander I refuse to support continental System
Led 600,00 troops woards moscay
Only ⅓ were French soldiers others were drafted from conquered Lands
Planned to spend winter ½ way there but instead pushed on
Retreating Russian Army order a scorched Earth policy and burned everything that Napoleon could use like based on what city the got into they couldnt use the resources since they were getting burnt
Reaching Moscow
Burned and evacuated
But ordered retreat in Nov 1812 lack of food
One of the worst military mistakes in history
Many of Napoleon’s troops either froze or starved to death only 100,00 survived
Napoleon abandonded his troops and returned to France tried to raise a new army btut could only get 10k fairly inexperienced soldiers to fight for him
The hundred days
March 20 1815
Napoleon marched triumphantly into Paris
June 18 1815 Batter of Waterloo
Napoleon was defeated
Then exiled to St Helena in the South atlantic
Napoleon’s Legacy
Died in 1821 on St Helena
Contrversial Figure
Pros
Established meritocracy
Spread of revolutionary ideas
Cons
Absolute ruler
Ruled an empire with puppet kings
Took away many rights of women
International legacy
Destruction of the holy roman empire leading to the creation of Germany
1803 Sold the louisiana Territory to the United states
Created Nationalistic fever throughout the world
French Revolt AGAIN 1848
1848 liberals and radicals revolted against Louis Philippe
Corruption
wanted expanded wage suffrage
Recessioon happening
Condictions perfect for revolutions
The february Revolution
Working class and liberals unhappy with King louis Philippe esp with his minister Francois Guizot
Reformed banquets (Political meetings used to protest againts the king)
Paris Banquest banned
Troops open fire on protestors
Barricades erected looting
National guard defects to the radicals
King louis Phillippe loses control of Paris and Abdicates on February 24
Feburary days
Resulted in a conservative majority in the national assembly
They began debating the fate of social programs
The conservative majority wanted the removal of radicals from government
In early jjune the national workshops were shut down
June days
By june upper/Middle classes Intrests controlled
Protest by the poor met with violence from Liberals
1500 Killed
Created hostility between classes
Worker groups in paris rose up in the insurrection
They also said that the government had betrayed the revolution
Workers wanted a redistribution of wealth
Barricades in the streets
Victor hugo’s Les miserables was based on this event
A new liberal conservative coalition formed to oppose this lower class radicalism
PResident Louis napoleon
General louis cavaignact assumed dictatorial power and crushed the revolt
10k dead
A victory for conservatives
1848 national assembly issued new constitution for second republic president
One house legislature
All men one vote
Overwhelming vote for Louis Napoleon, Napoleons nephew
1851 Coup d’Etat
President Louis
Napoleon declared a hereditary 2nd French Empire
A national Plebiscite
Direct vote
Confirmed this
Emperor Napoleon III
Haitian Revoultion
Enlightenment ideals and the revoultuions in the US (1776) and FR (1789) also reached other colonies such as Haiti
Started as a revolt Toussaint Louverture led Haiti in the Fight for independence from FR from roughly 1792 to 1804
With Guerilla tactics resistance to local disease and aid from the US and great Britain the Haitian were able to maintain freedom
Est. Constitution and accomplished the First and only effective slave rebellion debunking theories of black African Inferiority
However the revultions internation reputation was hurt following the 1804 Massacres the murder of all remaining French white including those who aided the rebellion or remained neutral during the conflict
Over 100k Enslavied people rose up in rebellion 4k owners killed (13%)
SURVIVNG WHITES STRUCK BACK KILLING 15K BLACK HAITIANS
10 DAYS =ENSLAVED PEOPLE CONTROLLED THE ENTIRE NORTHERN PROVINCE
900 COFFEE AND 180 SUGAR PLANTATIONS WERE DESTROYED
1792 ENSLAVED PEOPLE HAVE ⅓ OF THE ENTIRE ISLAND
LEGISTLATIVE ASSEMBLY IN FRANCE PASSED LAW UARANTEENING THE RIGHTS OF ALL FREED BLACKS
DISPATCHED 6K NEW FR SOILDERS TO THE ISLAND TO RESTORE ORDER
THE FOLLOWING INCURSION FROM SPAIN AND BRITAIN FRANCE FREED ALL OF THE ENSLAVED PEOPLE ON THE ISLAND ON AUGUST 29 1792
SLAVERY OF THE BLACKS IS ABOLISHED IN ALL THE COLONIES CONSEQUENTLY IT DECREESS THAT ALL MEN LIVING IN THE COLONIES WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF COLOR ARE FRENCH CITIZEN AND ENJOY ALL THE RIGHT GUARANTEED BY THE CONSTITUTION
The latin american Revoultions
Driving forces of revolutions that followed the 19th century was nationalism
Tendency of people to identify based on race culture and language rather than by relgion monarch or historical prinipalities
Latin American the venezuelan simon de bolivar spent extensive time studying enlightenment ideals in Europse in the late 18th and ear;y 19th centuries
Wrote about these ideals extensively in the Jamican Letter Utilizing these ideals with nationalist creole spirit to organze a revolution against spain
1821 he and his forces defeated the main Spanish forced and effectively created the state of Gran colombia near the equator
In coordination with Jose de san Martin the creole leader woh liberated Argentian from spain latin american forces liberated the remianing south American colonies
Bolivar 1807 return from Euro by way of the Us allowed him to study the American system of Govt
1810 Bolivar went to london to seek support from the revolution in latin america at the same time he studied British institution of Govt
Bolivars route to victory venezuela declares independence in 1811 and He wins by 1821
San martin leads south liberation forces
Argentina is independent in 1816; San martin helped free Chile
Bolivar and san martin’s armies drive Spanish out of Peru in 1824
Mexico ends Spanish rule
Cry for freedom padre miguel hidalgo– Priest who launches Mexican Revolt (1810)
80k Native Americans and Mestizo followers march on Mexico City
Jose Maria morelos — leads revolts after hidalgo’s defeat but loses
Both Hidalgo are morelos were executed
Mexico ends Spanish rule
Mexican creoles react; Iturbide(a Mexican general) Declares mexico independent (1821)
Iturbide reigns briefly as emperor until March 1823
In 1823 Central America breaks away from Mexico
Brazil’s royal liberator
A bloodliess revolution
Napoleon invades portugal royal family moves to Brazil (1807)
Portuguese court returns to Portugal after naploen’s deafeat (1815)
Brazil’s royal Liberator
Portuguese prince Dom pedro stays behind in Brazil
Dom pedro accepts Brazlilian;s request to rule their own country
He officially declared brazil’s independence (September 1822)
By 1830 Nearly all of latin american regions win independence
19th century Nationalist movement
The sepoy mutiny
1857-Sepoy soldiers rebelled againts the British when they heard rumors that the bullets they were using ere coated with animal fat(Cows)
The sepoy Mutiny was crushed by the British army
This revealed the hostility between Indians and british
Ottoman nationalism
With similar revolutionary movements in the 1800s the Ottoman Empire attempted to deal with Growing ethnic discontent and nationalism in the Balkans
Implemented an ideal called Ottomanism an attempt at forming a national identity for the multitude of ethnic group within the empire
Sultan issued the tanzimat Reforms abolishing dhimmis status and granting more civil liberties and equalities to non Muslims
These reforms did little to stop national movements and upset the Muslim Population–0 Including Arabs Turks and others
Movement failed by 1912 the Euro balkan Politics and new nations such as Greece Bulgaria and serbia took most remaining Ottoman Territory in Europe during the First balkan war
Unifcation in Germany and italy
Along with revolutionary movements to form national state some feudal states formed nations by unifying with ethnically similar population
Im 1860 and 1870 many of the smaller feudal German and Italian states of the former Holy Roman empire unified into modern day Germany and italy
Led by count cavour from piedmont in Northern Italy and Garibaldi Giuseppe in southern italy Italian states unified by 1871 forming the Kingdom of Italy
German lands Otto Van Bismark of Purssia led a german coalition state against france
And due to their resounding success and a general nationalistic spirit Prussia led the unification of German state (except Austria) Into a single Germany Empire
Filipino nationalism
Fillipino nationalism emerged in the say way latin american nationalism the formation of a creole identity and desire for independence
With aid from the Us spain was defeated during the Philippine revolution
Indepedence was not won as occupying American forces remained
From 1998-1901 and again 1912 fillpinos fought unsuccessfully to remove American forces durring the Philppine American war
Phillppines would not gain indepndence until 1946 after Japanese occupation during WW2 and agreement for independence following liberation by the U.S
European Enlightenment:
Shift from the central authority of religion to questioning the roles of God, kings, and nobles.
Influence of the scientific revolution on emphasizing reason and rationality in human institutions.
English Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke, who introduced concepts of natural rights and the consent of the governed.
French Enlightenment Philosophes:
Voltaire's opposition to state religion and advocacy for private religious practice.
Rousseau's idea of the general will and the collective will of the people as the ultimate authority.
Impacts of Enlightenment:
Spread of revolutionary ideals questioning religion and government.
Inspiration for revolutionary movements, including the American Revolution (1776-1783) and national revolutionary movements.
French Revolution:
Causes such as financial crisis, social inequality, and Enlightenment ideals.
The meeting of the Estates General, the Tennis Court Oath, and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
The Great Fear, Storming of the Bastille, and the March on Versailles.
Reign of Terror, the rise of the Directory, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Napoleonic Wars:
Napoleon's rise to power, his domestic policies, and the Napoleonic Code.
Expansion of Napoleon's empire, the Continental System, and opposition from Britain.
Invasion of Russia, the Hundred Days, and the Battle of Waterloo.
Napoleon's legacy and the impact on Europe, including the destruction of the Holy Roman Empire.
Latin American Revolutions:
Influence of Enlightenment ideals on leaders like Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín.
Independence movements in Venezuela, Argentina, and Mexico.
Brazil's bloodless revolution and the establishment of its independence.
Other Nationalist Movements:
Ottoman nationalism and the Tanzimat Reforms.
German and Italian unification in the 19th century.
Filipino nationalism and struggles for independence.
Sepoy Mutiny (1857) and Ottoman Nationalism:
The Sepoy Mutiny in India and its suppression by the British.
Ottoman attempts at nationalism through the Tanzimat Reforms.
Unification in Germany and Italy:
Count Cavour and Giuseppe Garibaldi leading the unification of Italy.
Otto von Bismarck's role in the unification of Germany.
Filipino Nationalism:
The emergence of Filipino nationalism during the Philippine Revolution.
The Philippine-American War and the fight for independence.
The European Enlightenment
100’s of years = religion was central authority in Europe as well as most of worlds civilizations
18th century: Some Euro thinkers questioned roles and authorities of God and the kings/nobles that ruled them: particularly the idea that one’s birth determined their class and fate
Besides their desire to bypass the divine right of kings and noble authority New ideas influenced their thoughts and actions
1 of the driving fources was scientific revolution emphasis on epistemology as thinkers increasingly applied Reason and rationality to human institution rather than just physical sciences
English enlightenment thought
By 1600s: Englishman John Locke had historically seen many corrupt king and lords abuse their power
Came up with 2 major englithnments concepts argued or by gentry
Natural rights: Idea that all humans are born with the rights of life liberty and property —- Which should be protected by the state
Consent of Governed: Idea that if the state ever takes or fails to defend natural rights people should reform the atete
Many english supported Constitituinoalism the limited of state power by a set of documents written and agreed upon by citizens
The separation of powers
Frenchman Baron de Montesquieu argued that in order to prevent the state from oppressing these rights state powers should be seperated into independ branches
Separtation of power doctrine: Designed to prevent any one ruler of group from exercising absoulte tyanny
Laid out this doctrine the Spirit of laws, Asserting that there were 3 primary powers exercised by the state: making enforcing and Interpreting laws
Rather than giving all 3 of these roles to one person institution he argued thay be divided into the legislative branch (Law maker) executive branch (Law enforcers) and judicial branch (Law interpreter like assessing validity of laws and individual guilt)
Enlightenment Philosophes
Other enlightenment thinkers known as philosophes also questioned role of religion and the state most notably in catholic France
Voltaire: one of the most famous philosophers of the enlightenment known for his stance against state religion arguing relgion should be a protected Priviate practice
Voltaire: state religion = cause of intolerance conflict and oppression in the form of many Euro relgious wars conflict with islam the oppressive of Jew Etc when enforced by the state
Philosphers like Rousseau also advocated social contract ideals through the general Will
Th rousseau the collective will of the People should work as the ultimate entity and authority of the state
Impacts of enlightenment
While these Ideals were initially oppressed by Europeans states They spread quickly throughout Europe and the Americas in the 18th and 19th centuries
The questioning of religions and Govt basing life and society on Reason and popular involvement inspired many revoultutionary movements
Examples(expanded on in a later)
American Revoultuions 1776-1783 Conflict in which Colonists challenged the authority of the brithish
National Revolutionary movements
Seven Years’ war
Seven year war: Worlds first global conflict covering multiple contintents as europeans fought one another on serveral fronts
Fighting started in Europe with austria Russia and frace allying against Prussia (Large german state)
Prussia received aid from Great britain Mostly due to the British desire to capture French Colonies
British used their naval advantage to secure most French Colonies in the world (India and Canada) and helped Prussia win
Despite the victory the British colonist in America were upset by British attempts to tax them for Seven year’ War debts despite their service
Colonist especially upset shen King george III reneged on his promise to reward colonial soldiers with I and grants when he passed the Proclamiation of 1763
The american Revolutionary War
Combination of enlightenment Ideals And resentment from British taxation the proclamation of 1763 Colonist took issue
Colonies Function independently until 1760 when British monarchy attempted to reassert control by collecting taxes quartering British soldiers in colonial homes and regeulating commerce
More importance was the fact that the colonist had no representation in parliament where they c ould debate such policies colonist viewed these issues as violations of their natural rights and after attempted peace decided to formally separate from great Britian
Help from france the victorious colonial forces started a republic complete with a consitution separation of power and republic complete with constitution separation of power and natural rights-rights articulated in the American declaration of independence and bills of rights to the united states constitution
The French Revoultion
French Revolution 1789 started as a promising Enlightenment uprising
Influnced by the Englisghtenment Ideals this was a revolution of middle and lower class-not one of colonist against their imperial overlords
Fr monarchy clergy and nobility had oppressed and violated the natural rights of citizens for centuries by controlling religion offering little political ivovement and denying basic rights like the freedom of speech
1789 Fr violently overthrew their government and established a constitutional republic much like the one formed in the US
Foundational document Declaration of the Rights of Man and citizine and the french Constitution of 1791 had similar enlightenment ideals
Unlike the US fr on 1792 had to withstand hostile foreign pro-monarchy forces pressures of famine and war Reign of terror
Causes: Financial Crisis
End of the 18th century FR was spending more than it brought in through taxes
By 1788 50% of the budget went to pay for the interest on the national debt: 25% for military ;6% for king and court life styles
Taxes were raised;but tax burden on peasants not clergy or nobility
Meeting of the estates general
1789: to solve financial crisis and raise taxes King louis XVI called for the Estate General to meet
3 Estates (Social classes)
First estate– Clergy
Second estate – Nobility
Third Estate — Commoners
1.Estate:Catholic Church (Paid no taxes and free land)
2. Estate:Nobles/Monarch (Paid no taxes Free land)
Estate: all others
Bourgeoisis (Rich educated but powerless)
Meeting of the state General
EG Vote as separate Groups instead of Indidual votes
3rd Estate refused to conduct business until they could meet as a single representative Body
Never happened
Meeting of the Estate General
3rd Estate broke away and adopted the Title National Assembly
Claimed they were the True representative body of FR
July 20 1789 the National Assembly was excluded from Versailles because of REpairs so they met in an indoor tennis court.
They swore a Tennis Court Oath
Will not disband untill new Constitution is written
Declaration of the Rights of man and of the Citizen
Written by National Assembly contains their revolutionary Ideas such as
Men are born free and equal in rights
Slavery abolished in France
Not colonies
Rights include liberty property security and resistance to oppression
It guaranteed freedom of speech and freedom of religion and equal justance
What document does theis remind us of?
The great fear
July 1789 25% of people were unemployed bread prices high many people without food
Rumor spread that the kings troops were coming to sack Paris so angry crowds seized arms to defend the city
July 14 1789 hundreds stormed the Bastille to find gunpowder
Storming of the Bastille
Officer refused o give up the gunpowder and fired on the crowd killing 98 people
Revolutionary crowds took The Bastile Symbolizing the beginning of the French Revolution
March on Versailles
Unemployment and hunger increased
October 5 1789 7k woman marched to palace of versailles to demand bread
Woman invaded palace and killed guards Bread was Given and Louis never returned to the palace
France becomes a constitutional Monarchy
National assembly est Constitutional Monarchy which king accepted in July 1791
National Assembly had power to make laws but king remained head of the state and could veto any law
King vetoed many laws; National Assembly had very little real power
War w/ other nations (War of First coalition)
Louis tried to flee to Austria w/ his family but is captured(1791)
Absolute rulers (Austria and prussia) wanted to invade France to help restore Louis XVI’s power after his capture
Feared revolutions in their own nations
Brunswick manifesto (July 1792)
Proclamations issued by charles William Ferdinand Duke of Brunswick commander of the Allied Austrain and prussian Army to the population of paris
Threatened if the French Royal Family is harmed then French Civilians would be harmed
French Declared War on Austria in order to unite the people
French victory
November 1792
Incriminating documents were found that proved the king was negotiating secretly to restore his authority
Also dismissed the constitution
National convention overwhelmingly covicted Louis XVI of treason
Setenced him Death by one vote in 1793
Queen Marie antonette(The cake lover) also executed
Stuff about them Both
Lous didnt even want to be a king and he liked most of the
Reign of terror
National convention led vy Maximilien Robespierre
Called for drastic measured to save France from other enemies of the state
He tried citizens for treason against the revolution
Within two years 40k people were killed (About like 53 people per day)
July 1794 robespierre was exucuted by the Gillotine ending the Reign of terror
The Directory in power 1795-1799
After Robespierre France run by a 5 man board called the directory was disastrous
Rev shifted from absoulte monarch to selfish Bourgeoisie leaders who were corrupt and weak
Corrpution disorganization and poverty caused many problems
The french were tired of the violence and chaos
Wanted stability and looking for a strong leader
Estate generals *Meeting of 3 estate to fix France”
National assembly “Limited Monarchy but king vetoed all laws
Death of the King
National convention
Napoleon and napoleonic wars
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon sized power from directory; ruled France as emperor and dictator
Napelon as a military leader during the French Revoulution
Successful general in war V austria and Prussia
Charaismatic organized and a brilliant leader
Self made from the lower middle class background
Took great care of them a brough success in battle
The directory feared Napoleon
Kept him busy conquering other parts of Europe and out of FR
Napoleon as a dictator and emperor
1799 Napoleon returned to Paris and staged a coup with full support of French Army
Memebers of the directory could not stop him weak
Napoleon said it was his patriotic duty to rule france
Coup considered to be illegal and went againts the Enlightenment Ideals
But people were tired of mass instability because of the Revoultion
Napoleon=Dictator
Made all decisions but wanted people to believe that france was still a democracy
Napoleon declared himself Emperor for Life in 1804 claiming it was best for all the French
Napoleon domestic strategy
Used his dictatorial power to maintain order w/ Napoleon Codes of law
Maintained some ideas of Revolutions such as equality before Law protecton of property
Allowed former members of 1st and 2nd Estates to work in New Govt
Wanted to form em to be loyal
Made peace w/ Catholic Church
Allowed Catholic worship (Outlawed durring FR)
Made an education for all kids for all classes
Lycees
Used Ministry of Police To enforce his ideas
Secret police force
Led by Bourgeoisie revolutionary Joseph fouche
What happend to dissenters
Class system Emigres could return if swore loyalty to new french Gov’t
Peasants kept land they bought from Nobles and church
New nobility established through a meritocracy
Economy Controlled prices
Encouraged Growth of industry
Str’nd the nations infrastructure
Education Controlled public schools nation wide
Gorvernment Str’nd the national government
Run an efficient bureaucracy
Napolonic wars
By 1802 Napoleon had ⅔ of Europe
Still unsatisfied wanted more power
Napoleon acquisitions upset balance of power in europe
France was too strong
Arc De triomphe in Paris which was erected in 1806 to honor the soldiers of Napoleon Its natonolistic style set the stone for public monuments untill WW1
Napoleon’s Foreign strategy
At first tried to increase presence in the Americas
Ultimately gave up French Protectorates to focus on conquering Europe
Hati revolt to independence
Lousiana Purchase sold to US
Simon Bolivar led spanish colonies to inddepedence
Napoleonic campaign in Egypt
Battle of the Nile August 1-3 1798
Britians Horation Nelson defeated French naval forces Napoleon and his troops became stranded in Egyp august 1799 napoleon snuck past the British blocade in the Mediterranean and returned to paris to take over France
Napolen’s attempt to seize Egypt and undermine Britans Access to india
Napoleon took control of Egypt on Land brought along scientists Studied the pyramids Discovered rosseta stone British took control of Egypt and all discoveries followed the defeat of the French forces in Egypt
Fragile peace
The war of the second coalition ended with Austria at the Treaty of Luneville in Feb 1801
The british continued the war Forceing the French to surrender and remaining in egypt in the summer of 1801
The treaty of Amiens
Signed in March 1802
Created a fragile or weak peace between France and britain
Napoleons Empire
1804-1812 Military Sucesses due to his leadership large armies and supirse tactics
Ennexed parts of germany and Italy Belgium and Netherlands
Replaced Holy roman empire w/ French-Controlled Federation of the Rhine (1806)
Cut off ½ of Prussia to frm Grand Duchy of warsaw
Historical Poland
Placed puppet rulers on conquered thrones
Ex his brother Joeseph bonaparte as king of Spain
Formed Alliance
Also divorcing Josephine de beauharnais to marry Marie louise of Austria
Nationalism grew with napoleon successes
Both in france and areas conquered
War of the Thrid Coalation 1805-06
Both sides were not content with current peace
In 1803 great Britain renewed its war againts france
In 1805 Austria and russia joined the coalition
Prussia remained neutral at the outset
France tired to invade GB
Admiral Horatio nelson defeated him in the Battle of Trafalgar
Nelson was killed in this naval battle
Napoleon moved East
Defeated the Austrains at the battle of Austerlitz on december 2, 1805
In july 1806 regonanized West german region into the confederation of the Rhine (Provided buffer)
Dissolves the Third coalition
British opposition to Napoleon
Napoleon struck back with Continental system
Britih ships banned from European ports
No trade between the Euro continent and GB
GB response :Orders in the council
Gb issued blockades
British attacks on American ships still trading with France helped spark the War of 1812 in the U.S
Continental system ultimately failed because Euro countries wanted and needed trade
Blockade Hurt british trade and caused soaring unemployment and rioting in 1811
France suffered from a lack of imported raw materials
French satellites suffered as well causing widespread discontent even though smuggling was rampant
French victories on LAND
Napoleon dissolved the Holy Roman empire (Francis II became Francis I of Austria)
War of fouth Coalition begins
Prussia entered the war on Oct 14 1806
Napoleon defeated them at the battle of Jena and Auerstadt
Napoleon took the capital of Berlin in late Oct
Napoleon moved into east Prussia in spring 1807 defeating the Russian at friedlaand on June 13th
The treatiest of tilsit
Napoleon meets with tsar alexander I and Frederick william III of Prussia
Treaties end War of Fourth Coalition
Prussia losses half of its territory to saxony
Grand Duchy of Warsaw is Established by FR
Russia given a free hand to deal with ottoman empire
In return for supporting against Britain
Napoleon spreads revolution
Napoleon spreads revolutions with his Grande Armee
Supported liberal reforms in conquered lands
Abolished nobility and feudalism
Set up Meritocracies:Poli system which econ goods and or poli powers are vested in individual people on basis of talent effort and achievement rather than wealth or social class
Ended Church privileges
Napoleonic code spread even to areas beyond the french empire
Such as the Spanish and portuguese colonies in latin America
Decline of Napoleons empire
Revoultionary ideals of self government spurred nationalism in conquered states
Peninsular War in Spain and portugal
Pledged loyalty to Church and king
Aided by the british
Local rules formed juntas to maintain power
Did not actually want to give up all of their powers to a returning spanish or portuguese king
Anted to keep many elements of republicanism
Spanish rose in revolt against French rule of Joseph bonaparte
Guerrilla warfare that was brutually suppressed by the French
War with Austria
1808 Battle of wagram French won defeat of the Austrians
But the Austrian opposition illustrated the commitment to end French Domination in europe
Napoleon takes Pope Pius VII prisoners
Annex of the papal States
Napoleon costly mistake
Invasion of Russia
By 1812 he was trying to weaken GB w/ a trade blockade and suppress a rebellion in spain but he still chose to invade Russia
Tsar Alexander I refuse to support continental System
Led 600,00 troops woards moscay
Only ⅓ were French soldiers others were drafted from conquered Lands
Planned to spend winter ½ way there but instead pushed on
Retreating Russian Army order a scorched Earth policy and burned everything that Napoleon could use like based on what city the got into they couldnt use the resources since they were getting burnt
Reaching Moscow
Burned and evacuated
But ordered retreat in Nov 1812 lack of food
One of the worst military mistakes in history
Many of Napoleon’s troops either froze or starved to death only 100,00 survived
Napoleon abandonded his troops and returned to France tried to raise a new army btut could only get 10k fairly inexperienced soldiers to fight for him
The hundred days
March 20 1815
Napoleon marched triumphantly into Paris
June 18 1815 Batter of Waterloo
Napoleon was defeated
Then exiled to St Helena in the South atlantic
Napoleon’s Legacy
Died in 1821 on St Helena
Contrversial Figure
Pros
Established meritocracy
Spread of revolutionary ideas
Cons
Absolute ruler
Ruled an empire with puppet kings
Took away many rights of women
International legacy
Destruction of the holy roman empire leading to the creation of Germany
1803 Sold the louisiana Territory to the United states
Created Nationalistic fever throughout the world
French Revolt AGAIN 1848
1848 liberals and radicals revolted against Louis Philippe
Corruption
wanted expanded wage suffrage
Recessioon happening
Condictions perfect for revolutions
The february Revolution
Working class and liberals unhappy with King louis Philippe esp with his minister Francois Guizot
Reformed banquets (Political meetings used to protest againts the king)
Paris Banquest banned
Troops open fire on protestors
Barricades erected looting
National guard defects to the radicals
King louis Phillippe loses control of Paris and Abdicates on February 24
Feburary days
Resulted in a conservative majority in the national assembly
They began debating the fate of social programs
The conservative majority wanted the removal of radicals from government
In early jjune the national workshops were shut down
June days
By june upper/Middle classes Intrests controlled
Protest by the poor met with violence from Liberals
1500 Killed
Created hostility between classes
Worker groups in paris rose up in the insurrection
They also said that the government had betrayed the revolution
Workers wanted a redistribution of wealth
Barricades in the streets
Victor hugo’s Les miserables was based on this event
A new liberal conservative coalition formed to oppose this lower class radicalism
PResident Louis napoleon
General louis cavaignact assumed dictatorial power and crushed the revolt
10k dead
A victory for conservatives
1848 national assembly issued new constitution for second republic president
One house legislature
All men one vote
Overwhelming vote for Louis Napoleon, Napoleons nephew
1851 Coup d’Etat
President Louis
Napoleon declared a hereditary 2nd French Empire
A national Plebiscite
Direct vote
Confirmed this
Emperor Napoleon III
Haitian Revoultion
Enlightenment ideals and the revoultuions in the US (1776) and FR (1789) also reached other colonies such as Haiti
Started as a revolt Toussaint Louverture led Haiti in the Fight for independence from FR from roughly 1792 to 1804
With Guerilla tactics resistance to local disease and aid from the US and great Britain the Haitian were able to maintain freedom
Est. Constitution and accomplished the First and only effective slave rebellion debunking theories of black African Inferiority
However the revultions internation reputation was hurt following the 1804 Massacres the murder of all remaining French white including those who aided the rebellion or remained neutral during the conflict
Over 100k Enslavied people rose up in rebellion 4k owners killed (13%)
SURVIVNG WHITES STRUCK BACK KILLING 15K BLACK HAITIANS
10 DAYS =ENSLAVED PEOPLE CONTROLLED THE ENTIRE NORTHERN PROVINCE
900 COFFEE AND 180 SUGAR PLANTATIONS WERE DESTROYED
1792 ENSLAVED PEOPLE HAVE ⅓ OF THE ENTIRE ISLAND
LEGISTLATIVE ASSEMBLY IN FRANCE PASSED LAW UARANTEENING THE RIGHTS OF ALL FREED BLACKS
DISPATCHED 6K NEW FR SOILDERS TO THE ISLAND TO RESTORE ORDER
THE FOLLOWING INCURSION FROM SPAIN AND BRITAIN FRANCE FREED ALL OF THE ENSLAVED PEOPLE ON THE ISLAND ON AUGUST 29 1792
SLAVERY OF THE BLACKS IS ABOLISHED IN ALL THE COLONIES CONSEQUENTLY IT DECREESS THAT ALL MEN LIVING IN THE COLONIES WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF COLOR ARE FRENCH CITIZEN AND ENJOY ALL THE RIGHT GUARANTEED BY THE CONSTITUTION
The latin american Revoultions
Driving forces of revolutions that followed the 19th century was nationalism
Tendency of people to identify based on race culture and language rather than by relgion monarch or historical prinipalities
Latin American the venezuelan simon de bolivar spent extensive time studying enlightenment ideals in Europse in the late 18th and ear;y 19th centuries
Wrote about these ideals extensively in the Jamican Letter Utilizing these ideals with nationalist creole spirit to organze a revolution against spain
1821 he and his forces defeated the main Spanish forced and effectively created the state of Gran colombia near the equator
In coordination with Jose de san Martin the creole leader woh liberated Argentian from spain latin american forces liberated the remianing south American colonies
Bolivar 1807 return from Euro by way of the Us allowed him to study the American system of Govt
1810 Bolivar went to london to seek support from the revolution in latin america at the same time he studied British institution of Govt
Bolivars route to victory venezuela declares independence in 1811 and He wins by 1821
San martin leads south liberation forces
Argentina is independent in 1816; San martin helped free Chile
Bolivar and san martin’s armies drive Spanish out of Peru in 1824
Mexico ends Spanish rule
Cry for freedom padre miguel hidalgo– Priest who launches Mexican Revolt (1810)
80k Native Americans and Mestizo followers march on Mexico City
Jose Maria morelos — leads revolts after hidalgo’s defeat but loses
Both Hidalgo are morelos were executed
Mexico ends Spanish rule
Mexican creoles react; Iturbide(a Mexican general) Declares mexico independent (1821)
Iturbide reigns briefly as emperor until March 1823
In 1823 Central America breaks away from Mexico
Brazil’s royal liberator
A bloodliess revolution
Napoleon invades portugal royal family moves to Brazil (1807)
Portuguese court returns to Portugal after naploen’s deafeat (1815)
Brazil’s royal Liberator
Portuguese prince Dom pedro stays behind in Brazil
Dom pedro accepts Brazlilian;s request to rule their own country
He officially declared brazil’s independence (September 1822)
By 1830 Nearly all of latin american regions win independence
19th century Nationalist movement
The sepoy mutiny
1857-Sepoy soldiers rebelled againts the British when they heard rumors that the bullets they were using ere coated with animal fat(Cows)
The sepoy Mutiny was crushed by the British army
This revealed the hostility between Indians and british
Ottoman nationalism
With similar revolutionary movements in the 1800s the Ottoman Empire attempted to deal with Growing ethnic discontent and nationalism in the Balkans
Implemented an ideal called Ottomanism an attempt at forming a national identity for the multitude of ethnic group within the empire
Sultan issued the tanzimat Reforms abolishing dhimmis status and granting more civil liberties and equalities to non Muslims
These reforms did little to stop national movements and upset the Muslim Population–0 Including Arabs Turks and others
Movement failed by 1912 the Euro balkan Politics and new nations such as Greece Bulgaria and serbia took most remaining Ottoman Territory in Europe during the First balkan war
Unifcation in Germany and italy
Along with revolutionary movements to form national state some feudal states formed nations by unifying with ethnically similar population
Im 1860 and 1870 many of the smaller feudal German and Italian states of the former Holy Roman empire unified into modern day Germany and italy
Led by count cavour from piedmont in Northern Italy and Garibaldi Giuseppe in southern italy Italian states unified by 1871 forming the Kingdom of Italy
German lands Otto Van Bismark of Purssia led a german coalition state against france
And due to their resounding success and a general nationalistic spirit Prussia led the unification of German state (except Austria) Into a single Germany Empire
Filipino nationalism
Fillipino nationalism emerged in the say way latin american nationalism the formation of a creole identity and desire for independence
With aid from the Us spain was defeated during the Philippine revolution
Indepedence was not won as occupying American forces remained
From 1998-1901 and again 1912 fillpinos fought unsuccessfully to remove American forces durring the Philppine American war
Phillppines would not gain indepndence until 1946 after Japanese occupation during WW2 and agreement for independence following liberation by the U.S
European Enlightenment:
Shift from the central authority of religion to questioning the roles of God, kings, and nobles.
Influence of the scientific revolution on emphasizing reason and rationality in human institutions.
English Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke, who introduced concepts of natural rights and the consent of the governed.
French Enlightenment Philosophes:
Voltaire's opposition to state religion and advocacy for private religious practice.
Rousseau's idea of the general will and the collective will of the people as the ultimate authority.
Impacts of Enlightenment:
Spread of revolutionary ideals questioning religion and government.
Inspiration for revolutionary movements, including the American Revolution (1776-1783) and national revolutionary movements.
French Revolution:
Causes such as financial crisis, social inequality, and Enlightenment ideals.
The meeting of the Estates General, the Tennis Court Oath, and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
The Great Fear, Storming of the Bastille, and the March on Versailles.
Reign of Terror, the rise of the Directory, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Napoleonic Wars:
Napoleon's rise to power, his domestic policies, and the Napoleonic Code.
Expansion of Napoleon's empire, the Continental System, and opposition from Britain.
Invasion of Russia, the Hundred Days, and the Battle of Waterloo.
Napoleon's legacy and the impact on Europe, including the destruction of the Holy Roman Empire.
Latin American Revolutions:
Influence of Enlightenment ideals on leaders like Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín.
Independence movements in Venezuela, Argentina, and Mexico.
Brazil's bloodless revolution and the establishment of its independence.
Other Nationalist Movements:
Ottoman nationalism and the Tanzimat Reforms.
German and Italian unification in the 19th century.
Filipino nationalism and struggles for independence.
Sepoy Mutiny (1857) and Ottoman Nationalism:
The Sepoy Mutiny in India and its suppression by the British.
Ottoman attempts at nationalism through the Tanzimat Reforms.
Unification in Germany and Italy:
Count Cavour and Giuseppe Garibaldi leading the unification of Italy.
Otto von Bismarck's role in the unification of Germany.
Filipino Nationalism:
The emergence of Filipino nationalism during the Philippine Revolution.
The Philippine-American War and the fight for independence.