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Chapter 8
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Colonial Rule Division in colonial society in Latin America 1. Peninsulares (European born- only ones who could hold high political offices) 2. Creole (Spaniards born in Latin America) 3. Mestizos (mixed European & Indian ancestry) 4. Mulattos (mixed European & African) 5. Slaves and Indians Most of the population disliked the division and due to American & French Revolutions, Enlightenment ideas and events in Europe under Napoleon, many in LA sought to gain their independence
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Independence in Latin America With your group collect the information about your country Have it checked by Mrs. Brant within the allotted time
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Answer it… How was the Haitian Revolution different from revolutions in the rest of Latin America?
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Political Philosophies Conservatives: wanted to protect traditional gov’ts (monarchies) Wealthy property owners and nobles Liberal: wanted to give more power to elected parliaments but only educated and landowners could vote Mostly middle class Radical: favored drastic change to extend democracy to all people
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Nationalism Belief that people’s greatest loyalty should be to the nation Believe those who share a common culture and history should unite under 1 gov’t Leads to growth of nation-states: nation w/ its own independent gov’t Defends territory, way of life and represents nation to the rest of the world 1815- only France, Spain and England were nation- states
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Greeks win self-rule 1 st to win self-rule: Greeks Had been controlled by Ottoman Empire; rebel 1821 (supported by Europe) 1827- British, French and Russian forces destroy Ottoman fleet 1830- treaty signed giving Greece independence
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Revolutions of 1830 Belgians declared independence from Dutch Italy tried to unite Prince Metternich sent Austrian troops to stop Poland revolts against Russia Crushed within a year
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Revolutions of 1848 fail Liberal uprisings erupted throughout Austrian Empire Call in Budapest for self-rule of Hungary Prague- Czechs want independence Mob in Vienna leads to Prince Metternich resigning- only thing accomplished by the 1848 uprisings
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Radicals change France Goal: democratic gov’t 1830- King Charles X tried to rtn to absolute monarchy; fled and replaced by Louis-Philippe 1848- mob in Paris set up republic Feuding btw ideas of reforms: political vs. social and economic Result- moderate constitution with parliament and president, elected by the ppl 1848- Louis Napoleon wins, 4 yrs later makes himself emperor Napoleon III Built RRs, industrialized France
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Reform in Russia 1820s- many desire change and end to serfdom (czar refuses) 1853-1856 Crimean War (takes place under Czar Nicholas I) Russia wants part of Ottoman Empire Fails b/c Britain, France, Ottomans and Sardinia unite against them AND Russia lacked RRs and industries needed to support troops Czar Alexander II (1855) reformed Russia 1861- freed serfs: as peasants given land but had to pay back in 49 years When assassinated in 1881- reforms halted Czar Alexander III – power of czar, encouraged industrialization
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Breakup of Empires All had many different ethnic/cultural peoples within their borders Austrian Empire 1867- Emperor Francis Joseph split the empire due to Hungarian desire for a separate state; becomes Austrian-Hungary Empire Breaks into several countries after WWI Russian Empire Russification- forced Russian culture on all ppl Strengthened nationalist mvmts Last czar abdicates 1917 Ottoman Empire 1856- grants citizenship to all ppl under their rule (angers some Turks) Armenian nationalism increased; leads to various genocides against them Dissolves after WWI
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Nationalism: Italy and Germany Complete Case Study questions dealing with nationalism in Italy and Germany
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Answer the EQ How did nationalism challenge the conservative order of Europe and create new political orders?
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Romanticism Late 18 th to mid 19 th century (late 1700s to mid-1800s) Reflected interest in nature and in thoughts and feelings; emotional, reject middle class order Poetry the highest form of expression William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, John Keats, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Jakob & Wilhelm Grimm, Victor Hugo Mary Shelley- gothic novel “Frankenstein” Composers emphasized emotion Ludwig van Beethoven “Ninth Symphony”, Chopin, Verdi
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Realism Began Mid- 19 th century Showed life as it was Reflected importance of working class Influenced by industrialization, interest in scientific method, invention of the camera Honore de Balzac, Emile Zola, Charles Dickens
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Impressionism Began 1860s React against realism, show their “impression” of a subject Showed positives of urban society, glorified life of middle class Monet, Degas, Renoir Composers tried to compose mental pictures Water Lilies -Claude Monet
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