Nationalism: device of people to build civil war between nations or ww1 nationalism. 60,000 lost in 1 day. Nationalism produced blood rewards. Liberalism triumphed in French revolution. Masses of working class felt shortchanges, look at all revolutions, 1820s, 30s, 48, etc, all toward democracy. Conservatism exist a little before Fr. Rev but Edmund Burke is considered father of conservatism. Reforms necessary. Lady Liberty leading the people, captures theme of romanticism, red flag is flag of rebellion, gentlemen dressed up, she is surrounded by light. Examples of romantic paintings in art, nature, politics, jj rosseau, 1800’s romantic movement, heart, fire, passion, a hero or heroin, like hippie movement, bizarre clothing, critical of elders, find themselves in nature, sometimes appear frightening, look for hero, super person, colors, ceremony of culture, folklore, folkstudy, ricard bognar, put to music old german folklore, stories, balklar, felt nature of country could be found in its people and past. In past of every country is a story of its people and past. Ie, little red riding hood, Perraults Fairy Tales, Brothers Grimm. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allen Poe, man engulfed in passion, the more maudlin crying the better. Hero, past, imagination, emotion, and to Nationalism of French REV they attach romanticism. It gets out of hand when we study Hitler, it’s a product of Romanticism. Hitlers favorite music is “Vogner”. People worship past of Germans, Techtonic knights, purity of past, romantic view, Nordic, Blonde, understand concept of Romanticism, its of the heart, (English, Keats, Lord Byron, attach nationalism to it. 1848: France had elected Napoleon, “Glory” to France, Tremendous Myth, but people forgot the blood, remembered the glory, it was Nationalism that got him in trouble, war with Prussia, ending 2nd empire 1871. Excessive Nationalism built on Romanticism. Italy and Prussia, (Italian Romanticism is called Resurgence), Risorgimento in Italian. Austria permitted to go back to lands in Italy, strong, fire (Venetian, Lombardy, Piedmont, Sardinia, Piedmont is pre eminent Italian state takes lead in Italy, discards romanticism, hypocritical, to gain prestige. Crimean war with Russia. Saridinia joined in on side of British, as a result of Cr. War. (get rid of Austria). As long as it has Austrian, it clainns they cant get them. If Austria’s piedmont go to war, France will come in. Enranged Covoir but nothing he could do. Garibaldi driven into exile. Returned, took Sicily, crossed over into mainland of Italy. Thousand red shirted Gorilla’s. Aim to reunite all peoples in Italy, Northern only. Garibaldi wanted all of Italy united. Garibaldi does one of the most honorable acts, knowing he could, acknowledged as first King, 1861. 1870, Rome added to united countryside. Pope not till 1820’s. For first time since ancient Rome, how new problems like few natural resources, can’t compete with rest of western Europe. Between N, S Italy Southern is desolate part, Mafia very strong there, Small movement in part of Northern Italy to call away from S. Italy. (today, they drain $ from N. Italy, still, many problems. Prussia, growing feeling they need to unite all of Germany, but Austria won’t do it. They think Frederick William the 4th 1840-1866. Tried to extend Prussian influence. Helped by middle class. Wanted liberal Germany. 1815-Zolverein created (Customs Union) several states join together allowing free flow of trade – no tariffs. German liberals try to regain Germany, call legislature body to meet and extending free will. The crown so you can become emperor of all Germany. Free will had only contempt for liberals, couldn’t accept crown. Constitution Landtang 1888, appointment of Prussian Yonker Otto Von Bismark, knew if Germany was to be united as Prussia they’d have to get rid of Austria. $ not given for this, angering liberals, man to be successor of throne of germany. Frederick marrying Victoria a liberal influenced Frederick to be liberal, very jarring, German Monarchy, no use for this. Diagnosed with mouth cancer he dies and his son will take the throne. Bismark was a realist, work with what you have. Gets Army, this is called Blood and Iron war. The only way to unite germany. Wants to get rid of Austria. (Think of the Sound of Music). Schleswig and Holstein (German) wanted to be incorporated into Germany. They did, let Austria rule part of Schleswig. But violations occurred, war came about so well planned 1866 Lewk war Austrians overwhelmed by Gen Wmoltke, and new German repeating rifles, self contained cartridge gun powder, bitten by teeth, pour powder in, ram with rod, pick up, cok, put mercury cap on nipple and shoot. Against these German automatic guns.. Treaty of Prague no punishment little bad feeling between Germans and Austrians. Northern German states become N. German Confederation. Now Nap III turns toward France. Becomes blustering, aggressive and shows this in the wrong way. In spain tirone vacated. Relative of Kaiser is being pushed to throne. NAP can’t have that, takes ‘Waters” mineral springs to feel better. EMS German assembly where you could do this, Emstelegram. Nap III. France doesn’t want you to push candidate. He took telegram changed wording and made it look like France was declaring war on them. Gemran Army rolled over French army. Nap III forced to resign. For Versaille in great hall of mirrors. German King declared Emperor of all Germany, 1871, in France, German Empire brought into being. Franco Prussian war. Treaty French govt pd. 5 billion francs indemnity and lost Lorraine and Alsace, the French were humiliated. Bismark knew he could humiliate France – spent rest of career getting revenge so she didn’t have Allies… new emperor of germany gets rid of Bismark and now France begins to pick up allies. France is humiliated and wants revenge and this is one of causes of WWI. Russia, powerful country, no question of rebellion, no revolts, except Poland/Warsaw. Read about Lost Crimean War 1858). Forces Tsar to carry out, one step above slavery. New Imperialism motivated by social Darwinism survival of the fittest white mans burden, Rudyard Kipling, necessary to tame them, with a clog (gun) and economics. Another reason why they want Lord Lugar. Promised Africans to have two way trade off. Materials vs technology. Raw Material only thing shipped, Africa most intensely populated in world under new imperialism. Interest arounds because NI (New Imperialism) and mystery of it. Head waters of Nile/Congo, 1864 lord baker lady Florence baker found I Lake Victoria - Niger River, Mungo Park, tried to find head waters but didn’t. 1876 English bought controlling interests in Suez Canal, built by French co. King Ishmael of Egypt bought a lot of stock in it and sold his share, he went broke in it. Ishmael renigged on money he owed and 1892 over that area of Egypt. They moved into Sudan came against Islamic muslim Orde Mirhada stopped British moving futher for for awhile, Lord Kitchener battle british, lost 26 men Muslim lost 26,000. (Guns). And now almost completely possessed South. Germany moved into Easter and SW Africa, results are lines drawn not with regard to tribes, creating problems with getting along with each other. IBO’s in Nigeria, Waloos, Senagol, Heritage of Imp in Africa was to create unstable government. War in Rwanda, Sudan, Mozambique, SE Africa, bloodletting 10 years. Angora at peace for a while, unstable because Europeans left unstable boundaries. Slavery had awful effects, 10 million slaves went to the West. Impact on civilization, occidental Arabia slaves went too, leg of exploiting not building technology. But good things were Christianity, some Western educators, Belgium no, French yes, good about it. Saying they were also citizen of France, all African colony except Ethiopia and Liberia. PBS has a series called ‘from African point of view’, Dr. Mazuri. Tools of exploitation, Zaire clay prod bc to make copper for $ Exchange. Europeans didn’t want to leave, most arrogant abolished tech order and left desolation in Africa. (Machinery), soil recoiled in whimper. Dual Mandate, intended partnership Af/Eu fulfilled continents virgin wealth African landscape never the same. Factories clamboring, gods treasure chest of diamonds, etc. Much a mirage half a façade city imported consumption not genuine prosperity, brining goods from other countries not making themselves, Illusion of tech know how, in exchange for technology. Façade West Skyline, very different reality. Bathroom fan, acquired western taste, but west skills lacking to make them work. Only cold water, no hot water pipe, (best hotel) courteous, report if anything wrong. Civ and Tech evolving, African sculpture, bronze, lost cont of Atlantis, details of civ in sculpture, African produces themselves on slavery eur disrupted skills already in making. Fortress, human beings captive, in cells, filth, cholera, wiped many out, how Jews felt in Nazi conc. Camps. Bewilderment, Anger, Infinite Sadness. Transformed race to most humiliated race in world. For each that reached, one died in transit. Those survived more durable than Indians or whites, cotton/textiles triangular relationship, cotton, grown, shipped to European factories and $ imported to buy slaves. Africa Industrial take off men and women exported and imported gunds destructive instruments, now initiating new culture of violence. Ghana’s 5th Mil Ruler gives office staff rifle practice. Liberia, kills its own black leaders, as Industrial REV more mature, (Capitalism), made slavery out of date, Harder for rich to be virtuous than for poor at their level. High tech makes morality possible, Britain longest slave trader became abolitionists first, Easter Africa (Arabs) some traders, till monsoon winds “Swahili” distinctive culture customs and CIV, major flaw, slavery. Arab Slavery mixed races, Eur Sep Master/Slaves rules and subjects, mother became free if father free. Father sold their children, Chicken George, sold by his father, inconceivable to Arab laws. Empire blows moral justification, ever wonder what happened to slaves Arabs sold? 100 million in Western world, only 2 M Africa in Arabian Peninsula, 1000 years earlier than transatlantic trades.. Africa had to be saved from Arabs, 1885 Berlin conference assembled to discuss African seg, no African were there. New form of terror about to succeed slave trade. Symbolize oppression. Leopold II imprisonment, Kindness burned villages, etc, not natives that needed to be civilized, it was the white man that needed it. Gold, God and Glory, 3 compelling forces themselves, natives, Europe. Racism with them all the time, natives not allowed to ride bus, created wealth without means to use it.
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