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Nationalism Triumphs in Europe
Vocabulary Review
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History
9th Grade
04/09/2012

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chancellor
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the highest official of a monarch
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realpolitik
Definition
realistic politics based on the needs of the state; power is more important than principles
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annex
Definition
to take control of
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kaiser
Definition
a German emperor
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reich
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a name for a German empire
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kulturkampf
Definition
battle for civilization; Bismarck's attack on the Catholic Church
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social welfare
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programs to help certain groups of people
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anarchist
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people who want to abolish all government
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emigration
Definition
movement away from one's homeland
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dual monarchy
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when two kingdoms come together like Autria-Hungary
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colossus
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giant; extremely huge
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Crimean War
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war between Russia and Britain/France when Russia tried to seize Ottoman lands
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emancipation
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freeing of the serfs
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zemstvo
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elected assemblies in Russia that were made responsible for matters such as road repair, schools, and agriculture
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pogrom
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violent mob attacks on Jewish people; it was encouraged by the Russian government
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refugees
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people who flee their homeland to seek safety elsewhere
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duma
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an elected national legislature in Russia
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