The World before World War I:

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Lecture 4
History 1120, World Civilizations 2

• The World before World War I
• Russian Absolutism, Japan,
• Unification of Germany, and War

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Russian Absolutism

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• B. Catherine II ________________________________
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• C. Roots of Russian Terrorism
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Russian Absolutism

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• E. Decembrist Uprising _________________________
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• F. Crimean War ________________________________
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• G. Alexander II ________________________________
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Britain

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• C. Victorian Era _______________________________
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The Opening of Japan

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• C. Christianity and the Closing of Japan
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The Opening of Japan

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• E. Treaty of Kanagawa __________________________
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• F. Harris Treaty _______________________________
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• G. Tokugawa Line _______________________________
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The Unification of Germany

• A. Holy Roman Empire and Congress of Vienna
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• C. German Confederations _______________________
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• D. Constitution of 1867 ________________________
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Spanish-American War

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• B. Cuba _______________________________________
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Russo-Japanese War

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