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    This document discusses 19th century nationalism and imperialism in Europe. It outlines the Congress of Vienna in 1815 which established a balance of power in Europe. It then discusses how imperialism became tied to nationalism economically and politically as European nations expanded their colonies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It also addresses the unification of Germany and Italy in the 1860s-70s, the Crimean War between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, and the British and French empires. It concludes with information about the decline of the Ottoman Empire and reform efforts under sultans like Mahmud II as European colonial interests grew.

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    This document discusses 19th century nationalism and imperialism in Europe. It outlines the Congress of Vienna in 1815 which established a balance of power in Europe. It then discusses how imperialism became tied to nationalism economically and politically as European nations expanded their colonies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It also addresses the unification of Germany and Italy in the 1860s-70s, the Crimean War between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, and the British and French empires. It concludes with information about the decline of the Ottoman Empire and reform efforts under sultans like Mahmud II as European colonial interests grew.

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    This document discusses 19th century nationalism and imperialism in Europe. It outlines the Congress of Vienna in 1815 which established a balance of power in Europe. It then discusses how imperialism became tied to nationalism economically and politically as European nations expanded their colonies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It also addresses the unification of Germany and Italy in the 1860s-70s, the Crimean War between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, and the British and French empires. It concludes with information about the decline of the Ottoman Empire and reform efforts under sultans like Mahmud II as European colonial interests grew.

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    Napoleonic Empire 1812

    Congress of Vienna

    Austria, Russia, Prussia &


    England (later France)

    Age of Diplomacy
    Will govern by accord, diplomatic
    balance of power within Europe.
    Decides to restore order in the old,
    conservative ways with KINGS.
    No wars between the states of Europe
    Promotion of national interests
    WHAT IS NATIONALISM? How do you get
    people behind it?

    European Imperialism
    Imperialism becomes intricately tied to
    Nationalism both economically and
    politically.
    An expression of a nations wealth and
    influence
    Furthering the previous colonial interests
    to supply raw goods for production of
    finished goods through industrialization.
    Primary areas: Africa, Asia, Latin America

    Imperial Problems
    German and Italian Unification in the
    1860-70s.
    Attempts to control the rate of change
    and prevent political upheaval.
    Nationalism fuels unification through
    non-wars.
    Franco-Prussian War, Austrian-Prussian
    War.
    Crimean War 1855

    Concerns over
    Russias expansion
    in Crimean War
    (1855)
    Declining Ottoman
    Empire, including SE
    Europe.
    Access to
    Mediterranean
    Shift of balance of
    power
    Fr & Eng. Help the
    Ottomans AGAINST
    Russia

    British Empire 19 c.
    th

    Opening of Suez Canal,


    1869
    French English venture for access to the Red Sea from
    Mediterranean; crucial for access to Asia by Europe.

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    Congress of Berlin 1872


    Gathered to apportion the
    empires of Europe
    Competition for colonies among
    non-empires sets up alliances for
    WW I
    Otto von Bismarck sets up this
    conference to try to deal with
    Partitioning of Africa
    Decline of the Ottoman
    Empire
    Territories in Asia
    Stop expansion of Russia

    Ottoman Empire ca. 1900 -- Decline

    Ottoman Empire declines over several


    centuries
    Attempts to save by reforming Sultans
    over the 19th century
    Major Problems:
    Provincial structure, unruly army
    (Janissaries)
    Economic threat from European
    industrialization as well as colonial
    interests
    Some Ottoman provinces resist
    colonization by Europeans.
    Egypt is critical to Englands
    overseas trade.
    Egypt is semi-autonomous, under
    governer Muhammad Ali (after

    Muhammad Ali
    Born: Macedonia, 1769
    Led Albanian contingent against Napoleon: 1799
    Granted title of Pasha and made governor of Egypt:
    1805
    Conquered Sudan: 1822-1823
    Put down insurrection in Crete: 1824
    Conquered Ottoman provinces of Palestine, Syria:
    1831
    Treaty of London denies Ali rule over Levant but
    forces emperor to recognize Alis dynastic rule over
    Egypt
    Died: 1849

    Mahmud II
    Born: 1785
    Became Sultan: 1808
    Abolished Jannisaries:
    1826
    Initiated Tanzimat
    reforms: 1839
    Died: 1839

    Young Turks
    Calls for a new Ottoman constitution
    1876: radicals seize power and force
    Sultan Abdul Hamid II to grant
    constitution
    Hamid then suspended the constitution
    and ruled without parliament
    Committee/Society of Union and
    Progress formed in 1889
    Wanted restoration of constitutional rule

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