Historical Terms and Figures

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Chancellor

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the highest official of a monarch, prime minister

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Realpolitik

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realistic policies based on the needs of the state

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Annex

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to add a territory to an exiting state or country

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Kaiser

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emperor of Germany

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Reich

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German empire

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Emigration

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movement away from one's homeland

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Pogrom

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violent attack on a Jewish community - used by Russians during the 1800's & 1900's

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Otto von Bismarck

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Prussian prime minister who used a policy of 'Blood and Iron' to unify Germany

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Camillo di Cavour

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worked to unite Italy, especially in the North

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Giuseppe Garibaldi

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worked to unite Italy, especially in the South