Restoration of the Old Order | Rebellion Against the Old Order | Triump of Nationalism | Romanticism in Literature | Romanticism in Music and Art |
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What is Congress of Vienna?
The meeting of European statesmen after the Napoleonic Wars.
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What is Nationalism?
A longing for independence and local autonomy.
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What is realpolitik?
The "politics of reality"; using whatever force necessary to advance national goals
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Who is Sir Walter Scott?
The author of "Ivanhoe" and most famous romantic novelist.
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Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
The man who bridged the gap between classical and romantic music.
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Who is Alexander I?
The Czar of Russia during and after the Napoleonic Wars?
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Who is Louis Philippe?
The King of France known as "citizen king".
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Who was Otto von Bismark?
He is famous for his policy "blood and iron" and for the unification of Germany.
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Who is Edger Allan Poe?
American poet known for "The Raven".
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Who is Frederic Chopin?
His music was played during World War II and is considered the national composer of Poland.
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What is the Monroe Doctrine?
The warning by James Monroe that the United States would resist any efforts to colonize the Americas
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Who is Louis Napoleon?
He was voted in as king of France in 1848.
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What is the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War?
The two wars that helped Germany to gain it's unification.
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What is Romanticism?
The name of the late-eighteenth-century European literacy and artistic movement
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Who is Tchaikovsky?
Russian composer of "The Nutcracker".
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What is the Quadruple Alliance?
The alliance between Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain to maintain the Congress of Vienna's sentiments.
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Who is Czar Nicholas I?
Russian king who was known for Russification.
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Who is Alexander II
The Russian czar who abolished serfdom.
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Who is James Fenimore Cooper?
The author of the "Last of the Mohicans".
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Who is Eugene Delacroix?
European painter of the 1800's who was called "the Great Romantic".
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Who is Prince Klemens von Metternich?
The Austrian minister that influenced European politics from 1815 to 1848.
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What is the June Days?
The French revolution in June of 1848.
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What is the Crimean War?
The first major international conflict after the Napoleonic Wars.
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Who is Lord Byron?
English romantic poet who wrote about freedom in early 1800's.
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Who is John Constable?
An English artist known for his landscape paintings and frequent use of green.
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