WH9 Chapter 8 Study Guide

Question 1

region of southeastern Europe now occupied by Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, the European part of Turkey

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the Balkans

Question 2

Mexico's independence movement was unique in Latin American history because it happened w/out violent upheavals/bloodshe

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False

Question 3

in Spanish colonial society, a colonist who was born in Latin America to Spanish parents

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Creole

Question 4

famous English realist novelist wrote about London's working poor; famous for writing Little Dorrit, and Oliver Twist

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Charles Dickens

Question 5

Which of the following allowed photos to be reproduced in books and newspapers?

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Talbot Process

Question 6

Mary Shelley wrote....

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a monster created from corpses (Frankenstien)

Question 7

movements in 19th century painting, in which artists seek to convey their impressions of subjects or moments in time

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impressionism

Question 8

Who was the French Romantic writer of The Hunchback of Notre Dame?

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Victor Hugo

Question 9

early 19th century movement in art and thought, which focused on emotion and nature

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romanticism

Question 10

Mid 19th century, rapid _______ deeply affected everyday life in Europe and urban workers who lived in grim dirty cities

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industrialization

Question 11

Which of the following is true about nationalism?

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All of the answers are true.

Question 12

Which of the following present-day countries is included in the Balkans region?

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Greece

Question 13

Which war was a conflict between France and Prussia 1870, resulted in a Prussian victory and the unification of Germany?

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Franco-Prussian War

Question 14

War - conflict between Austria and Prussia over the territories of Schleswig and Holstein 1866 - Prussian victory

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Seven Weeks War

Question 15

as ruler (czar) of Russia, he issued a decree in 1861 to free the serfs and worked to modernize Russia,assassinated 1881

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Alexander II

Question 16

prime minister to Prussia's King Wilhelm I; master of realpolitik and helped unite the German states into single country

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Otto von Bismarck

Question 17

belief that people should be loyal mainly to their nation rather than to a king or empire

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nationalism

Question 18

in Spanish colonial society, colonists who were born in Spain

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peninsulare

Question 19

process of forcing Russian culture on all ethnic groups in the Russian Empire

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Russification

Question 20

Leader of the Italian nationalists; united southern Italy and joined it with northern Italy; created Italian nation-stat

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Giuseppe Garibalidi

Question 21

German emperor

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kaiser

Question 22

won the French presidential election in December 1848 and took the title of emperor

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Louis Napoleon

Question 23

In 19th century Europe, one political goal liberals had was to....

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give more power to elected parliaments and extend voting rights

Question 24

Conservatives were usually property owners and nobility who argued for protecting the tradtional monarchies in Europe.

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True

Question 25

Catholic priest in Mexico who called for Mexico's independence from Spain in 1810

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Miguel Hidalgo

Question 26

Who conquered Spain in 1808 and triggered revolts in the Spanish colonies in Latin America?

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 27

independent geopolitical unit of people having a common culture and identity

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nation-state

Question 28

person of mixed European and African ancestry

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mulatto

Question 29

Daguerreotypes were an early type of.....

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photograph

Question 30

In Latin American society, people of mixed European and Native American (Indian) ancestry were called mestizos.

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True

Question 31

former slave and leader of the revolution in the French colony of Saint Dominue

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Toussaint L'Overture

Question 32

Which of the following was the ruling family of Russia until 1917?

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Romanovs

Question 33

Who was the Catholic priest known for his call of Mexican independence and the grito de Dolores (the cry of Dolores)?

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Miguel Hidalgo

Question 34

wealthy Venezualan Creole and leader of Venezuela's independence from Spain

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Simon Bolivar

Question 35

Under Russia's ______, serfs were bound to the nobles whose land they worked.

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feudal system

Question 36

What was the goal of impressionistic artists and composers?

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to capture a seen at a glance

Question 37

French president elected in Dec 1848; went on to build railroads, encourage industrialization, and promote public works

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Louis Napoleon

Question 38

example for an impressionit painter, he painted the delights of the life of the rising middle class people and nature

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Claude Monet

Question 39

Prussia gained its independence from the Ottoman Empire with help from the British, French, and Russian governments.

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False

Question 40

Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the greatest composers of the Impressionist period in music.

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False

Question 41

Many Latin American colonies were spurred by discontent and ________ to fight against colonial rule.

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Enlightenment ideas

Question 42

policital thought included middle-class business leaders - wanted voting rights for middle class men

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liberals

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