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The War of Schleswig-Holstein (1864) - -small war against Denmark to annex small region of Prussia
Communist Manifesto - Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' idea that the group who controls society is the
oppressor and the group being controlled is the oppressed; abolish private property so no one group
can be in control
Anarchism - -best government = no government at all
-against any form of political organization
-"A single deed is better propaganda than a thousand pamphlets" -Peter Kropotkin
-this is group was responsible for the assassinations of:
(1) Tsar Alexander II in 1881
(2) President Carnot of France in 1894
(3) King Umberto of Italy in 1900
(4) President William McKinley of the U.S. in 1901
Ideologies - system of beliefs
Evolutionary (reformist) Socialism - -democratic socialism
-Eduard Bernstein facilitated participation in EXISTING political system (elections) rather than a
revolution--> the workers were the majority and could control the vote due to sheer numbers
Scientific (revolutionary) Socialism - -communism
-"Marxist socialists"
-demanding proletariat revolution
Integral Nationalism - -1871 onward
-militaristic
, -imperialist
-racist
-anti-Semitic
-WWI
Realpolitik Nationalism - -1848-1871
-pragmatic
-top-down approach
-militaristic/authoritarian
-successful: Italian Unification
Romantic Nationalism - -1800-1848
-idealistic
-highly democratic
-bottom-up approach
-largely unsuccessful
Liberalism - -supported by the bourgeoise (middle class)
-constitutional monarchy, parliament, limited suffrage
-laissez-faire; primacy of industry
-focus on progress
Conservatism - -most dominant ideology during the 19th c.
-supported by traditional elites (nobility/clergy)
-monarchy; dynastic rule, no parliament
-mercantilism; primacy of agriculture
-maintain status quo
Austrian Empire (composed of many ethnicities) - -main enemy of nationalism