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45 Cards in this Set
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locke, rousseau, voltaire
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origin of enlightenment ideas
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old regimme
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`social and political ssystem of france
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estates
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social classes
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first estate
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church clergy; own 10 of land;
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second estate
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rich nobles
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third estate
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courgeoisie, sans culottes, peasants
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comte d'antraigue
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summed up ideas on what government should be according to rouseseau and voltaire
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LOUIS XVI
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king of france; sent govt in to debt
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marie antoinette
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madame defecit; member of royal family of austria
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estates- general
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meeting of representatives from all 3 estates to vote on nobility taxing
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olympe de gouges
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published declaration of rights for women, ideas were rejected
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emigres
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nobles and others who fled france that want to restore old regime
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sans culottes
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shopkeepers working urban wanted revolution to bring greater changes; "those without knee breeches"
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tuileries
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where the royal f amily was staying during the war of french vs prussia
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national convention
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after pressure from radicals, legilstative assembly dissolved; deem france a republic and males could vote
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september massacres
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citizens murdered prisoners that were supportive of the king
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jacobsins
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radical political organization involved in governmental changes
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danton
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passionate jacobsin speaker for poor parisian people
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marat
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wrote l'ami du peuple who wanted death of those who supported the king
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look
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olhar
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robespierre
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wanted to erase france's past; rid of religion; dictated during reign of terror
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reign of terror
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when robespierre was dictator and killed enemies of the revolution; 40000 excecuted
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committee of public safety
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task was to protect revolution from enemies
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directory
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five moderates in upper middle class
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napoleonic code
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uniform law where order was more important than rights and restored slavery
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l'ouverture
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african leader who seizes control of saint domingue
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battle austerlitz
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austria prussi and russia sign peace treaties with france
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battle trafalgar
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naval defeat of napoleon to nelson
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marie louise
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napoleon's second wife who gives birth do napoleon II
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napoleon II
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named king of Rome by napoleon
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blockade
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closing of ports to prevent trade and communication between britain and others
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continental system
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make continentall europe more sufficient and destroy britain's economy
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louis
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napoleon's brother; king of holland
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josepn
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napoleon's brother put on the throne of spanish
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guerrillas
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spanish peasant fighters
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peninsular war
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war against guerrillas and british forces where 300,000 men were lost
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alexander I
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russian czar refused to stop selling grain to britain
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grand army
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army napoleon gathered to invade russia
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scorched earth policy
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russians practiced this where they burnt fields and slaughtered livestock so there's nothing for the enemy to eat
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borodino battle
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napoleon vs russians where napoleon moved to moscow
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leipzig
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where france faced european powers in this city and the french lost
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frederick william III; alexandar I
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prussia and russial leed parade through paris
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elba
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where napoleon is exiled to
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waterloo
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duke of wellington and british prepare for battle against napoleon, prussian army arrives defeat france
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st helena
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where napoleon is exiled the secont time by british
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