Midterm 1 - Euh2001

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Atlantic Revolutions – commonalities

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Similar Symbols
Rights of Man
Rejection of Religion
Reform of Government - Written constitution
Popular Sovereignty

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Austrio-Hungary Empire

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Ausgliech - 1867, Dual Monarchy

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Battle of the Books

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a battle over whether classical authors or modern scientists contributed the most to intellectual developments during the 1600s.

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Battle of Waterloo

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Where Napoleon is defeated by the Duke of Wellington

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The bourgeois critique of the aristocracy included all of the following except

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the belief that the aristocracy were members of secret societies that opposed Christianity.

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Cahiers de doléance

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List of grievances written up for by each estate for the Estates General

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Count Cavour

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Prime minister of Piedmont, Sardinia, played critical role in unification of Italy

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Enlightenment – 3 stages

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1 - Early
2 - High
3 - Late

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Enlightenment thinkers emphasized all of the following except

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belief that God was actively involved in the universe.

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Franco-Prussian War

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1870-1871 The German Empire is proclaimed after the war

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French Revolution – Reasons for

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Poor/destitute 3rd estate
Enlightened thinking (Non Merit based class system)
High Taxes
Gov't Bankrupt
Example of American Revolution

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French Revolution – Results of

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Establishment of Schools
Metric System
Indoctrination of Natural Rights (Enlightened thinking)

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Holy Alliance

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Eastern Europe (Russia, Prussia, Austria) Help each other if a violent uprising occurs in any of these countries.
An attempt to quell revolutions.

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Intolerable Acts

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Laws passed by Great Britain - Sparked American Revolution

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Iron Law of Wages

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Applying S&D to wages: Prices will fall to lowest possible point. David Ricardo

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Isaac Newton

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Gravity, Motion, Mechanics. Completes scientific Revolution. Power of the human mind.

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Jacques Rousseau

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Influences romanticism & wrote "Social Contract"

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Karl Marx

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Utopian Socialism is a naive & unscientific approach to communism.

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Levee en masse

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The "draft" in France during French Revolution

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Maria Theresa

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Tries to ascend the Austrian throne, War of Austrian Secession breaks out.

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EXTRA CREDIT:

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Latin - Sapere Aude
English - Dare to Know

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EXTRA CREDIT 2:

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(know 2, english + another)
French - Je pense, donc je suis.
Latin - Cogito ergo sum
English - I think, therefore I am

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Napoleonic Code

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Code of laws that is implemented under Napoleon.

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Opium War

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China v. Britain - Get Britain to stop selling opium in China.

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Peace of Tilsit

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France allies with Russia in 1807, leads to victory over Austria & Prussia.

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Peter I (Peter the Great)

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Westernized Russia

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Pugachev

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A cossack from Russia who leads a revolt with 3 million serfs.

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Realpolitik

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Idea of using any political means to achieve an end.
Bismarck

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Richelieu

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Consolidates the French Monarchy.

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Seigneural Rights

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Rights of Noble land owners over peasants on their land:
Taxation, putting to work, forcing them to live/marry. Hold your own courts for petty crimes.

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Sepoy Mutiny

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India uprising for religious violations of Britain.

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Thomas Hobbes

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Leviathan - It is human nature to constantly seek more power. Solution: Put one Autocratic ruler in power to control everyone.

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Treaty of Westphalia

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Ends 30 years war in 1648.

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Wolfe Tone

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Leading figure in the Society of United Irishmen.

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Short Response:
Compare & Contrast the lives of Aristocracy vs. Bourgeoisie in the 18th century.

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Alike: Had lots of money. Indulged in luxuries. Wanted more control of government.
Different: Birth rights of aristocrats vs merit of bourgeoisie. Income from land (aristo.) vs income from hard work (bourg.)

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Short Response:
Consequences of Industrial Revolution

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Widened gap between the rich and the poor.
Child labor / Child labor laws
Urbanization
Families

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Short Response:
Enlightenment Impact

3 Ways the Enlightenment Impacted the world

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Natural rights
Merit Based social systems
Liberty & Freedom - Ruled by laws, not by rulers.

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Short Response:
French Revolution – Cultural changes

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Transition from estate system to a merit based social class system.
Bourgeoisie becomes strongest political ruling power.
Nationalism/citizenship
Legacies of Napoleon - Dangers of mob rule, enlightened leaders v. despotic

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Short Response:
How are Liberalism vs. Socialism Alike? Different?

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Liberalism is based on individuals being "Free" and the government being limited (or none) in it's interferences with the people.
Socialism is based on a government which controls all aspect of peoples' lives: no private property, everyone works for the greater good, everyone is equal, no free market.

Both are forms of radical government.

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Short Response:
Wars for Empire – British victory

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