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militarism: the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. reliance: dependence on or trust in someone or something levy: impose (a tax, fee, or fine) or to satisfy a legal judgment kaiser: historical the German emperor, the emperor of Austria, or the head of the Holy Roman Empire plebiscite: the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution. emancipation: set free, esp. from legal, social, or political restrictions successor: a person or thing that succeeds another abolitionism: a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, esp. capital punishment or (formerly) slavery. secede: withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization
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Giuseppe Garibaldi: (July 4, 1807 – June 2, 1882) was an Italian military and political figure. In his twenties, he joined the Carbonari Italian patriot revolutionaries, and fled Italy after a failed insurrection. Garibaldi took part in the War of the Farrapos and the Uruguayan Civil War leading the Italian Legion, and afterward returned to Italy as a commander in the conflicts of the Risorgimento. He has been dubbed the "Hero of the Two Worlds" in tribute to his military expeditions in both South America and Europe. He is considered an Italian national hero.
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Otto von Bismarck: (1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898) was a Prussian/German statesman of the late 19th century, and a dominant figure in world affairs. As Ministerpräsident, or Prime Minister, of Prussia from 1862–1890, he oversaw the unification of Germany. In 1867 he became Chancellor of the North German Confederation. He designed the German Empire in 1871, becoming its first Chancellor and dominating its affairs until he was removed by Wilhelm II in 1890. His diplomacy of Realpolitik and powerful rule gained him the nickname "The Iron Chancellor".

Queen Victoria: 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she was the first Empress of India of the British Raj. Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III. Both the Duke of Kent and the King died in 1820, and Victoria was raised under close supervision by her German-born mother Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She inherited the throne at the age of 18 after her father's three elder brothers died without surviving legitimate issue. She ascended the throne when the United Kingdom was already an established constitutional monarchy,

Czar Alexander II: (29 April [O.S. 17 April] 1818, Moscow – 13 March 1881, Saint Petersburg), also known as Alexander the Liberator was the Emperor of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. He was also the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Finland.



I. The Crimean War was the result of a struggle between ** Russia **and the ** Ottoman Empire **. A. Russia was interested in expanding its power into the ** Balkans **. B. Fearful of Russian power,** Britain **and ** France **declared war on Russia. C. The Crimean War destroyed the ** Concert **of Europe.
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II. On March 17, 1861, King Victor ** Emmanuel ** II proclaimed a new kingdom of Italy.

III. Under Bismarck, Prussia organized the Northern German states into a ** North German Confederation **. A. In 1870,** Prussian **armies defeated an entire French army and the French ruler. B. The southern German states agreed to enter the ** Northern ** German Confederation.

IV. By giving the ** middle **class a voice in rule, Britain avoided revolution in 1848.

V. The French were defeated in a war with the ** Prussians ** and the Second Napoleonic Empire fell.

VI. The ** Compromise ** of1867created dual monarchies in Austria and Hungary.

VII. The ** successor ** of Alexander II in 1881 returned Russia to the old methods of repression.

VIII. In December 1860, a South Carolina convention voted to ** secede **, or withdraw, from the United States.

IX. The end of the American Civil War meant that the United States would be “one nation, ** indivisible **.”