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14 Cards in this Set
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Estates
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Social class
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Deficit Spending
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situation in which a government spends more money than it takes in.
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Faction
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dissenting group of people.
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Guerilla Warfare
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fighting carries on through hit-and-run raids.
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Legitimacy
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principle by which monarchies that had been unseated by the french revolution or napoleon were restored.
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Bourgeoisie
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the middle class.
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Annexed
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add a territory to an existing state or country.
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Nationalism
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a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country.
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Scorched-Earth Policy
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military tactic in which soldiers destroy everything in their path to hurt the enemy.
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Napoleon
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He was sent to France to be trained for a military career. When the revolution broke out, he was an ambitious 20-year old lieutenant, eager to make a name for himself.
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Estates-General
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legislative body made up of Representatives of the three estates in revolutionary France.
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Louis XIV
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He was well-meaning but weak and indecisive.
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Robespierre
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He was a shrewd lawyer and politician, quickly rose to the leadership of the Committee of Public Safety.
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Abdicated
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to give up or step down from power.
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