K-12 World history-B 2.11 Nationalism in Europe – Flashcards
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Which best describes the political situation in Latin America in 1800?
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Most of the region's colonies were ruled by European nations and were ready for independence.
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Who was known as The Liberator because he helped Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador gain their independence?
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Simon Bolivar
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Who led the Army of the Andes over the Andes Mountains to liberate Chile and also helped Argentina and Peru gain their independence?
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Jose de San Martin
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The movement for Mexican independence picked up speed when which man gave a speech in Dolores to Indians and Mestizos?
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Miguel Hidalgo you Castilla
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Mexico was able to gain it's independence from Spain when which group switched sides to the cause if independence?
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Creoles
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Why did democracy fail in most of Latin America in the decade following colonial independence?
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The former colonies had no experience with ruling themselves.
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What role did nationalism have in the changes that occurred in Europe in the 1800s?
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It motivated people to rule themselves and unify their lands.
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Who organized the Redshirts and helped Italians rebel against their rulers?
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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What were Giuseppe Mazzini's goals?
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To unite the Italian states and achieve a freely elected government.
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Who was a Prussian politician who wanted to forget the German states into one nation?
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Otto von Bismarck
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What did Otto von Bismarck do to achieve his goal of drawing smaller German states to Prussia's side?
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Started a war with France.
