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38 Cards in this Set
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Explain 1st estate.
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clergy, 10% of land, exempt from tax
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Explain 2nd estate.
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nobility 30% land tax exempt
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Explain 3rd estate.
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commoners 35% land. included bourgeoisie (lower middle class)ouwend 20% land
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Steps leading to Nat. Assembly
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3rd estate wanted more votes, revolted and called national assembly. Louis XVI tried to stop, they stormed Bastille.
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What was the Tennis Court Oath?
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Nat. Assembly vows to make constitution.
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Who was George Danton?
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Minister of justice, helped to create Committee of Public Safety.
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Who were Jacobins?
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large network of political groups
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What was the Committee of Public Safety?
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12 member committee suppose to protect France.
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Who was Maximilien Robespierre?
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Dominated Comm. of Public Safety
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What was the Reign of Terror?
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Effort Comm. of PS headed to squash anyone supporting monarchy.
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What were two groups of Nat. Convention
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Girondinus (Wanted to keep revolution going) and Mountain (Wanted to stop where they were)
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What was the Republic of Virtue?
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republic of good citizens, Comm. of PS goal.
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What was the Directory?
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5 man ruling body that consisted of Council of Elders (Upper) and Council of 500 (Lower)
Reduced Public Safety power |
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What is a coup detat?
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quick military seize of power
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What was the consulate?
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New Govnt. supposed to be a republic but Napoleon had absolute power.
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What were Napoleons 4 Domestic policies?
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Concordat of 1801
Napoleonic Code Bank of France New Bureaucracy |
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Explain Concordat of 1801.
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Concordat- Established peace w/ church, Catholicism major religion, church not an enemy of government.
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Explain Napoleonic Code.
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Established 7 codes of law
kept gains from revolution took rights from women gave freedom of speech |
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Explain Bank of France.
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Tax $ deposited here
Used for small loans good for economy |
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Explain New Bureaucracy .
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Developed capable Officals
People were promoted based on talent Created aristocracy based on talent |
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How did Napoleon build his empire?
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Beat Austria, Prussia, Russisa.
Composed of French empire, dependand states, and and allied states. |
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What happened w/ Napoleon?
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He declared war, tried to cut off England's trade: Continental system. Invaded Russia 1812, they scorched(Scorched earth) to get rid of food.
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How did Napoleon lose empire?
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As retreating from england he was arrested and sent to exile in Ebna. He escaped and got military on his side and fought English at waterloo but Duke of wellington beats him.
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Who took over after Napoleon exiled first time?
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Louis XVIII, as monarch.
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What is nationalism?
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Pride for country
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What is conservatism?
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philosophy that says people respect political authority.
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what is Principle of intervention?
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powers can invade revolutionary countries to fix government.
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What is Liberalism?
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philosophy that says people are free from government.
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What was Congress of Vienna?
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place where Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia met to get peace settlement
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who was Klemens von Metternich?
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leader of Vienna. Guided by legitimacy.
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What is Bill of Rights?
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document of freedoms
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Who was Louis-Napoleon?
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President for 2nd republic after Louis XVIII
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What was German Confederation?
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38 German States?
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What is a multinational state?
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State with many ethnicities.
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What happened at Congress of Vienna?
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1) Legitamcy- Royal families returned to power
2)Balance of power- powers rearranged to keep one being to powerful 3)Compensation- countries get back what they lost. |
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What was Concert of Europe?
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Countries met to talk.
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List all changes in Government.
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Absolute Monarch-Limited Monarch-Republic-Republic-(Consulate) Republic, Absolute Monarch
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List people and changes in Government.
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Louis XVI/Estates General/Monarc
Louis XVI/Nat. Assembly/Lim. Mon Public Safety/Nat. Conv/Republic Councils/Republic Napoleon/Consulate/Republic Louis XVIII/Absolute Monarch |
