Global History Quarterly 1

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Louis XIV

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Sun King, was a monarch who ruled as King of France

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Charles I

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monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland

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William and Mary

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King and Queen of England who ruled jointly after the Glorious Revolution

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Peter the Great

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czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government

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Catherine Great

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female leader of Russia

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Montesquieu

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3 branches of govt to protect against tyranny (judicial, legislative, and executive)

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Voltaire

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all men were equal

father of enlightenment

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Rousseau

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women should be gentle

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Hobbes

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thought that the nature of man was that they were cruel, greedy and selfish.

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Locke

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thought the nature of man was that they were reasonable

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Louis XVI

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King of France, got executed in the guillotine

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Marie Antoinette

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Married to Louis XVI

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Robespierre

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Leader during the Reign of Terror

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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French general who became emperor of the French.

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Toussaint L'Ouverture

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was originally a slave then owned slaves himself

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Simon Bolivar

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"liberator" influential leader in S. America

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Jose de San Martin

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Nationalist and former soldier in the Spanish army

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Prince Clemens von Metternich

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Austrian politician who helped form the alliance of Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia that ultimately defeated Napoleon I

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Lord Robert Castlereagh

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British politician who as chief secretary for Ireland

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Czar Alexander I

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czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon

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Prince Charles Maurice de Tallyrand

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held high office during the French Revolution, under Napoleon

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Otto von Bismarck

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unified Germany

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Wilhelm I

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King of Prussia, whose reign was marked by war with Austria

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Giuseppe Mazzini

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had an organization called Young Italy and wanted Italy to be a country "soul of Italy"

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Giuseppe Garibaldi

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wanted to make an Italian Republic "Sword of Italy"

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Camillo di Cavour

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Prime Minister

Unified Italy

"Brains of Italy"

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Victor Emmanuel II

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constitutional monarch that hoped to join other states to his own.

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Divine Right of Kings

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political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy.

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absolute Monarchy

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form of government in which the monarch has absolute power among his or her people.

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limited monarchy

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a monarchy that is limited by laws.

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parliament

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the highest legislature.

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Glorious Revolution

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was the last genuine revolution in Britain.

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Scientific Method

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a method of procedure that has characterized natural science

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Enlightenment

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a period of time where people reject traditional ideas and supported a belief in human reason

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Social Contract

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an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits

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Natural Rights

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Rights that people supposedly have under natural law.

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Censorship

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limiting access to information in order to prevent knowledge or freedom of thought.

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Enlightened Despots

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form of government in which absolute monarchs pursued reforms inspired by the Enlightenment.

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Declaration of Independence

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the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.

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Ancient Regime

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3 estates

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Estates

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1st:clergy

2nd:nobles

3rd:peasants/commoners

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Estates General

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a general assembly representing the French estates.

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Bourgeoisie

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the middle class

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National Assembly

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revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate of the Estates-General

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émigré

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a person who has left their own country in order to settle in another

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Sans-Culottes

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an extreme republican or revolutionary.

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Jacobins

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a member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror

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Guillotine

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used to chop heads off during reign of terror

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Republic

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power is in the hands of the citizens

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Nationalism

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pride in ones country

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Congress of Vienna

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an international conference held after Napoleon's banishment to Elba, with Metternich as the dominant figure

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Latin American Independence Movements

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The success of the American Revolution showed that foreign rule could be thrown off. TheFrench Revolution showed that the people could overthrow an unjust monarch.

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German Unification

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into a political nation state

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Blood and Iron

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War and Industry

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Realpolitik

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political realism especially policy based on power rather than on ideals.

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Italian Unification

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was the political and social movement that consolidated different states of the Italian peninsula

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Balkan Powder Keg

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refers to the Balkans in World War I.