Chapter 22 Review: Important Events
1850s–1860s | Positivism, Darwinism become influential |
1850s–1870s | Realism in the arts |
1853–1856 | Crimean War |
1857 | British-led forces suppress Indian Rebellion |
1861 | Victor Emmanuel declared king of a unified Italy; abolition of serfdom in Russia |
1861–1865 | U.S. Civil War |
1867 | Second Reform Bill in England; Austro-Hungarian monarchy |
1868 | Meiji Restoration begins in Japan |
1869 | Suez Canal opens |
1869–1871 | Women’s colleges are founded at Cambridge University |
1870–1871 | Franco-Prussian War |
1871 | German Empire is proclaimed at Versailles; self-governing Paris Commune is established |
Consider three events: Positivism, Darwinism become influential (1850s–1860s), Realism in the arts (1850s–1870s), and German Empire is proclaimed at Versailles (1871). How is this era’s quest for practicality, order, and stability shown in each of these events?