| A | B |
|---|
| nationalism | belief that people should be loyal to a nation of people who share a common culture and history |
| nation-state | nation with its own independent government |
| supporters of nationalism | liberals and radicals, not conservatives |
| separation | Movement in which culturally distinct group resists being added to a state. |
| unification | mergers of politically divided but culturally similar lands |
| state-building | culturally distinct groups form into a new state by accepting a single culture |
| Russification | policy of forcing Russian culture on all the ethnic groups in the Russian Empire |
| Russian Empire | The shock of WWI and the communist revolution ended this empire. |
| Ottoman Empire | This empire, ruled by Turks, broke apart soon after WWI. |
| Camilo di Cavour | Sardinian prime minister who united northern Italy |
| Giuseppe Garibaldi | leader of the nationalists who conquered southern Italy |
| factors that helped Prussia unify Germany | mainly German population, powerful army, liberal constitution |
| Junkers | very conservative members of Prussia's wealthy landowning class |
| realpolitik | tough power politics, doing whatever it takes to win |
| Otto von Bismarck | Prussian prime minister, united Germany, ignored the constitution |
| kaiser | emporer; title taken by Prussian king after unification of Germany. |
