Monday, November 30, 2015

Study Guide ( Chapter 10 - 11 ) Testing Schedule

The final will be a combination of both the Midterm and 17 other questions with the definitions found below. 

- Please note that the 18th is officially our last day in December. It is a 60 percent day!

- Test will be given the 11th through the 17th due to incremental testing that will be taking place throughout the next three weeks. 

- Test will be multiple choice with some short answer responses. There will be no curve added to the test since you are receiving the study guide in such advance notice. 




1.         Realpolitik – politics based upon common logic. Used by Otto von Bismarck

2.         Kaiser another word for Emperor

3.         Social welfare – free housing, food stamps, free healthcare used to assist those looking to emerge to higher social statuses.

4.         Anarchist – someone who believes that governments should not exist. They like to riot and protest.

5.         Emigration – to leave one’s country for another country

6.         Emancipation -  freeing

7.         Nationalism – love for one’s country or an allegiance

8.         Serf’s – similar to slaves but were not owned. These laborers owned nothing including the clothes on their back.

9.         Secret Ballot – a vote that would allow people to remain anonymous

10.   Allocate – distribute according to a plan.

11.   Penal Colony - this is where the sick, mentally ill and petty criminals were sent to colonize new lands.

12.   Repeal – to cancel

13.   Libel – the knowing publication of false and damaging statements

14.   Zionism – a movement to rebuild the Jewish state in the ancient homeland.

15.   Coalition – alliances of various parties

16.   Provisional – a government that is temporary. It stands in place only until a formal government can be elected.


17.   Suez Canal – project to link the Red Sea with the Indian Ocean in the Mediterranean

Saturday, November 28, 2015

Prussia - Otto von Bismarck


Understand the Realpolitik and how it was used by Bismarck to unite the German War Machine.

Unification of Italy


***Take a look at the explanation of how Italy became one! What did they have in common that assisted in the unification of the country?***

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Otto von Bismarck (Realpolitik)


-Understand the threat to Prussia by Socialist and by the Catholic Church.

-How did Bismarck battle against the Socialist and the Catholic Church?

-Social Welfare - Name three types of Social Welfare in modern day times.