Notes 2/28

• In 1827, England, France, and Russia signed a treaty called the Treaty of London 
• Now that Russia has got this treaty, it's mission is to free Greece
• the point of the treaty was to try to free Greece, not to expand Russia
• Britain and France both want Greece to be independent from Turkey
• Greece gains its independence in 1832
• Nationalism (term that is used to define this period)
• It is about developing unique state autonomy 
• This is what happens when Greece gains independence and becomes the nation of Greece
• Germany- 
• Previous to the 19th century and industrialization, Germany had been completely fractured because it was not a nation, just a collection of principalities and manors. 
• With the come of the 1800s, however, this changes
• Volkgeist unites the people
• Germany does not want outside interference. They don't want Germany to become cosmopolitan. 
• They want Germany to develop it's own customs and traditions separate from the rest of Europe
• strong middle class=strong country
• weak middle class=weak country