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15 Cards in this Set
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Divine Right
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the idea that God created the monarchy and then the monarch acted as God's representative on Earth
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Absolutism
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Kings or queens ho held all power, with no limits to their rule, usually make decisions
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Louis XIV
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French king, built Versailles, overspent on personal finances, waged wars, controlled courts, built a middle class with mercantilism
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Westernization
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an adoption of the social political or economic institutions of western Europe and America
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English Civil War
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civil war between parliamentarians and royalists under Charles I.
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Constitutional Monarchy
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form of government in which a monarch acts a shead of state within the guidelines of a constitution
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Enlightenment
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a new intellectual movement that stressed reason, thought and the power of individuals to solve problems
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Social Contract
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the agreement by which people define and limit their individual rights thus creating an organized society or government
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French Revolution
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overthrow of the Bourbon monarchy in France
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Conservative
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wealthy property owners, one could not rise above one's traditional station in life, wanted little or no change
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Liberal
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middle class, business men, merchants, wanted elected parliaments, wanted a gradual change
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Radical
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made up all classes, majority from poor classes, wanted drastic change
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Congress of Vienna
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a series of meetings in Vienna in order to set up policies to achieve the goal of a collective security and stability
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Nationalism
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political ideology that stresses people's membership in a nation- a community defined by a common culture and history as well as by territory
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Nation-State
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a political entity associated with a culture entity
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