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14 Cards in this Set
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Who was the Prime Minister or Chancellor of Prussia?
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Otto von Bismarck
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What king did Bismarck represent the interests of?
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WIlhelm I of Prussia (William I)
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Otto von Bismarck tried to increase the power and influence of what German state?
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Prussia.
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Otto von Bismarck gave a speech in which he used a phrase that represented his views on how political decisions were made? Not by speeches and majority resolutions but by. . . _____ and ____
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"Blood and Iron"
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What is Realpolitik?
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Political actions based on pragmatism, realism with no ethical or moral considerations. It is sometimes used perjoratively to imply coercion and Machiavellian manipulation.
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Which of the following nations did Prussia go to war with in order to expand its influence under Bismarck?
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Denmark (over the 'duchies' of Schleswig and Holstein -- Prussia got Schleswig and Austrian got Holstein); Austrian Empire (over the same German states); France (Franco-Prussian War - provoked by Bismarck)
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What was the Ems Telegram?
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King William of Prussia sent a conciliatory telegram to the French who had made demands. Bismarck changed the tone and edited the Ems telegram to provoke the French into War. (very macchiavellian!)
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What did the Congress of Vienna do to Italy in 1815?
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It gave Austria control over most of the Italian peninsula while other areas of Italy were divided up into three separate nations.
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What do you call the feelings of patriotism and desire for independence that many Italians felt?
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nationalism
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What major nations or factions controlled parts of Italy in the 1800s?
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France; Austria; the papal states (the pope's territories); Sardinia; Kingom of the two Sicilies among others.
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Who was Giuseppe Mazzini?
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Hold
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Who was Giuseppe Garibaldi?
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Hold
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Who was King Victor Emmanuel II?
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Hold
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Who was Count Camillo di Cavour?
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Hold
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