Belle Epoch

A British humor magazine famous for its cartoons

A British negative slang term for the Dutch Afrikaners; it means redneck

Telegram sent by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to President Kruger during Boer War congratulating him on a Boer victory over British troops

To reject; push away

Friendly understanding; a 1904 historic treaty of friendship between Britain and France. Ended centuries of hostility

1907 military defensive alliance between France, Russia, and Britain. It'll last through WWI

To get ready for war by calling up your soldiers; it's one step short of war.

Italian nationalist movement led by Garibaldi

The Prussian/German equivalent of the office of Prime Minister

Realistic politics; Bismarck's political philosophy of doing whatever is possible to achieve his goal. Very Machiavellian

July 1870 telegraph altered by Bismarck to provoke a war between France and Prussia; it worked

Culture war; Bismarck's failed campaign against the power and influence of the Catholic Church in Germany

1882 defensive military alliance, between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. It will last until start of WWI

Term for a military conflict fought simultaneously in two different war areas

Political reform that created the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary in 1867; it made the Hungarians equal to the Austrians

Region of Southeastern Europe fought over between Serbia and Austria. This is where WWI begins.

The Russian equivalent of a city council. First ever local government in Russian history. A political reform from Alexander II in 1860s.

The acquiring of colonies; the building of empire

A labor action, a work stoppage, that impacts every part of a nation's economy

The term for the parliament of Russia

Old fashioned synonym for communist; communist political movement in Russia led by Lenin

Father of the Modern Olympic Games; he wanted to give a way for nations to compete peacefully

Serbian terrorists group that in June 1914 assassinated Archduke Franz-Ferdinand and his wife; started WWI

Nickname of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. She was rotting away

A British nurse who led a public campaign to send trained nurses to the battlefield in the Crimean War

Brit foreign policy in late 19th century where she turned inward and focused on building up her empire and on avoiding all alliances in Euro

A government that has a large degree of control over the lives of its people

A blank check; t ogive somebody unlimited freedom to do whatever they want

A French engineer who designed and supervised the construction of the Suez Canal

A term for the revolutionary governments set up at different times in French history in Paris (1792, 1830, 1848, 1870, 1968)

To give up; surrender completely

Money pain by the loser to the winner of a war

territory where historic France and Germany come together

Anti-jewish

The movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine; led to creation of Israel before 1948