AP European History Flashcards: Causation in 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
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Explain the causal link between the Concert of Europe's failure and the rise of new nation-states.
The breakdown of the Concert of Europe removed a major force for maintaining the old political order, thereby allowing nationalist movements to succeed in creating states like Italy and Germany.
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Explain the causal link between the Concert of Europe's failure and the rise of new nation-states.
The breakdown of the Concert of Europe removed a major force for maintaining the old political order, thereby allowing nationalist movements to succeed in creating states like Italy and Germany.
How does 'scientific realism' exemplify one side of the main cultural tension in 19th-century Europe?
Scientific realism represents the focus on objectivity, which stood in contrast to the era's concurrent emphasis on subjectivity and individual expression.
How did industrial and technological developments impact European global control?
Industrial and technological developments facilitated the intensification of European global control by providing new methods and motives for expansion and imperialism.
Define the key tension within 19th-century European ideas and culture.
European ideas and culture expressed a tension between objectivity, as seen in scientific realism, and subjectivity, which focused on individual expression.
The unifications of Italy and Germany are direct results of which two interconnected 19th-century developments?
These unifications resulted from the rise of nationalist movements and the simultaneous breakdown of the Concert of Europe's system for maintaining international stability.
Identify two major movements that influenced European and global stability in the 19th century.
Nationalist and imperialist movements were the two key forces that profoundly influenced and often disrupted European and global stability during this period.
What was the primary consequence of European states struggling to maintain international stability in the 19th century?
This struggle led to the breakdown of the Concert of Europe and created the conditions for the successful unification movements in Italy and Germany.
What was the Concert of Europe?
The Concert of Europe was a system among European states in the 19th century that aimed to maintain international stability, but ultimately failed.
What was the relationship between motives and methods in 19th-century European imperialism?
A variety of motives, combined with new methods made possible by technology, led to an intensification of European global control during the 19th century.
What is meant by the 'intensification of European global control'?
This refers to the period in the 19th century when European powers, driven by various motives and enabled by new technologies, rapidly expanded their empires and influence around the world.