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John Stuart Mill
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English philosopher and economist who argued for the importance of individual liberty.
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The Reform Bill of 1832
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Bill that significantly reformed the English House of Commons by lowering property qualifications for the vote. Still, only wealthier middle-class men were enfranchised.
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Louis Blanc
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French socialist who advocated the use of the state to rectify problems of unemployment and exploitation in the workplace. His ideas were briefly put into practice during the revolution of 1848 in Paris.
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Louis Napoleon
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Nephew of Napoleon 1 who was elected president of the Second Republic before declaring himself emperor in 1852. Was forced to abdicate in 1871 after lossing the Franco-Prussian War.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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Italian nationalist revolutionary who unifed Italy in 1860 by conquering Sicily and Naples.
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