Features of Capitalism — definition?
Private ownership, profit motive, free market competition.
Features of Nationalism — key concept?
Shared identity and sovereignty.
Unification of Italy — key figure?
Garibaldi and Cavour.
Unification of Germany — leader?
Otto von Bismarck.
American Civil War — main cause?
Slavery and sectionalism.
Eastern Question — involved?
Decline of Ottoman Empire, Balkan nationalism.
Colonial motives in Africa — main?
Resources, strategic interests, civilizing mission.
Scramble for Africa — period?
Late 19th century.
Berlin Conference — purpose?
Regulate colonization, formalize partition.
Colonial policies — types?
Direct rule, indirect rule, settler rule, assimilation.
African resistance — methods?
Armed struggle, protests, social movements.
Impacts of Colonial Rule — long-term?
Political destabilization, economic dependency, social change.
Risorgimento — movement?
Italian unification movement.
Cavour — role?
Piedmontese statesman, unification strategist.
Garibaldi — known for?
Military campaigns in Italy.
Bismarck — strategy?
Diplomacy, wars,
Wars of German unification — key conflict?
Franco-Prussian War.
Treaty of Frankfurt — significance?
Ended Franco-Prussian War, unified Germany.
Causes of Civil War — main?
Slavery, states' rights.
Major Civil War event?
Gettysburg Battle.
Post-Civil War outcome?
Union preserved, slavery abolished.
Nationalism — impact on empire?
Fuelled independence, conflicts.
African colonization — formalized?
Berlin Conference.
Colonial administration — impact?
Restructured borders, social hierarchies.
Answer 12 questions on Historical Unification and Colonial Movements.
1. In the context of capitalism, what does the term 'private ownership' primarily refer to?
2. When did the Berlin Conference, which formalized the colonization of Africa among European powers, take place?
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