23.2 Nationalism & Political Revolutions

[Preview] In 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote a poem called _____, which was later adopted as the NATIONAL anthem of the United States.

• "The Star-Spangled Banner"

• "Yankee Doodle"

• "My Country 'Tis of Thee"

• "Take Me Home, Country Road"

[p1] What FOUR countries does the text mention as having revolutions in 1830?

• France [liberals overthrew King Charles X]

• Belgium [independence from Dutch Rep.]

• Poland [unsuccessful independence from Russia]

• Italy [unsuccessful unification, crushed by Austria]

• Scotland [independence from Great Britain]

[p1] French Liberals overthrew the monarchy of Charles X & replaced him with Louis-Philippe because they...

• ...wanted to change the government to a constitutional monarchy.

• ...thought a more conservative, traditional monarchy would be better.

• ...did not believe that Charles X was capable of ruling France.

• ...believed France should be ruled by another country.

[p1] What country was "again the spark for revolution in other countries" in 1848?

• France

• Poland

• Great Britain

• Sweden

[p2] "A group of moderate and RADICAL republicans set up a provisional government." RADICAL means "relating to a political group associated with views, practices, & policies of extreme _________."

France's new constitution included "Election would be determined by universal male suffrage." What was "universal male suffrage"?

• "The right of all males to vote in elections."

• "Lasting for a limited time; not permanent."

• It stopped adult males from voting in France's 1848 election.

[p2] In the elections held in December 1848, with universal male suffrage, WHO was elected as president of the new Second Republic?

• Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (the Emperor's nephew)

• Charles X (the last Bourbon)

• Francois Truffaut (the actor)

• Universal Male Suffrage

[p2] Which of these were provisions of the proposed constitution for a united Germany created at the Frankfurt Assembly? Select THREE from this list.

• Parliamentary government

• An emperor with limited powers

• Universal male suffrage for election of deputies

• The right to vote for German women

• The expulsion of all Jews in Germany

[p2] Why did the Frankfurt Assembly fail to achieve its goal of a united Germany with a constitutional monarchy?

• King Frederick William IV of Prussia refused to accept the crown from an elected assembly.

• The Austrian Empire sent soldiers to crush the Frankfurt Assembly & arrest its members.

• The German people did not want to be united.

• Britain & Russia threatened to invade if Germany ever united.

[p3] The Austrian Empire was a multinational empire. What is a "multinational empire"?

• An empire in which people of many nationalities live.

• An empire with territory in several continents.

• An empire that expanded because of its mastery of firearms (gunpowder).

• An empire that used slaves to grow its economy.