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11 Cards in this Set
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Napoleon III
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D: Became emperor of France in 1852 and ended the short-lived Second Republic
3 Words: -monarchy -economic growth -bourgeoisie HS: Napoleon III ended up causing the downfall of French supremacy in Europe |
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Suez Canal
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D: a canal linking the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, which also links Europe to Asia and East Africa
3 Words: -Napoleon III -urban renewal -Ferdinand de Lesseps HS: made transportation between these areas easier, faster, and more efficient |
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Maximilian
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D: an Austrian-Hapsburg prince
3 Words: -Napoleon III -Mexico -patriots HS: was overthrown and shot |
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Franco-Prussian War
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D: a war between France and Prussia
3 Words: -Napoleon III -Bismarck -France HS: France lost |
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Paris Commune
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D: an uprising in 1871 in Paris
3 Words: -rebels -republic -royalists HS: it's suppression left bitter memories that deepened social division in France |
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Third Republic
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D: rose from the second empire of Napoleon III
3 Words: -Napoleon III -empire -republic HS: remained in place for 70 years |
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coalitions
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D: temporary alliance of various political parties
3 words: -cabinet -parties -France HS: France set up coalitions which led into the formation of a cabinet |
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Alfred Dreyfus
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D: a high ranking army officer of France
3 words: -Judaism -Dreyfus Affair -Devil's Island HS: the dreyfus affair scarred French politics and society for decades |
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Theodor Herzl
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D: a Hungarian Jewish journalist living in France
3 Words: -zionism -Judaism -Congress HS: In 1897, he organized the First Zionist Congress in Switzerland |
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Zionism
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D: a movement devoted to rebuilding a Jewish state in Palestine
3 Words: -Theodor Herzl -Judaism -Palestine HS: a Jewish state in Palestine was rebuilt |
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Alsace & Lorraine
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D: provinces on the border of Germany and France, lost by France to Germany in 1871; regained by France after WWI
3 Words: -Franco-Prussian War -France -1871 HS: caused by nationalism, the French were bitter about their defeat to Germany of these provinces |
