chapter 22: the age of nation-states and realpolitik
In this chapter, you will notice the physical transition of Europe as it enters the modern world- this is the first time that actual photographs, rather than paintings or drawings, are shown in the textbook. The balance of power shifts tremendously in Europe, thanks to both diplomatic crises and changing populations and economies of European states. The Concert of Europe essentially falls apart after the Crimean War, leaving behind a legacy of resentments and exposes weaknesses in the great Eastern powers. After the revolutions of 1848, in which the bourgeoisie class ceased to be revolutionary and instead became the new elite ruling class, politics began to shift in Europe. Conservative monarchs and leaders realized that they could not stop change from occurring- but they could control how, when, and where it happened. This came to characterize a concept known as realpolitik- a German term that means "politics based on reality and practical means, rather than strong ideology". In other words, conservative national leaders realized they could no longer ignore the demands of the working class. The working class was far too numerous and powerful, and national economies depended on their labor in order to survive. The working class also now had a political ideology to unify them: socialism. However, conservatives still reigned in Europe, and were learning to reckon with the working classes while also bolstering their own power and popularity. In France, Napoleon II's Second Empire transforms the city of Paris into a modern metropolis, while plunging France into a series of international crises.
Click below for the Chapter 22 IDs list, summary, and outline.
Click below for the Chapter 22 IDs list, summary, and outline.
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Ch 22 Spielvogel PowerPoint Slides:
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Click below for the Chapter 22 Primary Source Reading Packet
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Click below for the Chapter 14 (Kagan book) PowerPoint lecture slides
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Take a trip to Paris and see how the city changed during Napoleon III's Second Empire. What prompted him to make such changes?
The Crimean War
Is Putin repeating history in Crimea in 2014?
https://pbs.org/video/2365211187/
https://pbs.org/video/2365211187/
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unification of Italy, 1859-1870
HEY GUYS! I made you these two short videos on the Unification of Italy, so please watch!!!
unification of germany, 1866-1871
Below are three of Tom Richey's explanatory videos on German Unification, culminating in Bismarck's famous Blood and Iron Speech. Watch below for a clear play-by-play of Germany's strategic route to unification.
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