HIST 125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Italian Unification, Franco-Prussian War, Realpolitik
Lecture 6 review
Tecumseh
war chief who starts out as protecting his brother. Warriors come to him to fight
with him
Prophetown
where Tecumseh and his rebellion were living
Caste Wars - Mexico - 1847
began with the revolt of native Maya people of Yucatán, Mexico against the
European-descended population, called Yucatecos. The latter had long held
political and economic control of the region.
Great Rebellion - India - 1857-1858
not a single uprising against the British it is simply a bunch of small rebellions
happening spread out at once
Manifest Destiny - USA
the brief that it is Americans god given right to conquer land in the United States
and to "go west young man"
US Civil War 1861-1865
a war between the north and the confederate south over the right to have slaves.
the south wanted to keep their slaves because it would tear their plantation
economy apart to take them away
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