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History Midterm

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MontesquieuKey to a peaceful society-Separation of power~3 Branches~Checks and Balances
RousseauSocial Contracts-Glorified man in his natural state "noble savage" Said that the King was the delegate to the people
VoltaireLeader of the French Enlightenment~Freedom of Speech
DiderotEdited the Encyclopedia
SalonsWhere the Enlightenment thinkers would go and talk about their ideas
Pre-Revolutionary FranceStructured Social Classes, Absolute Power of Monarch, 3rd Estate paid all Taxes
1st EstateClergy
2nd EstateAristocracy
3rd EstatePeasants & Bourgeoisie
BastilleTurning Point between peace and violence in the Revolution
GuillotineMore humane way of execution
Louis XVIWeak King of France, sentenced to death for Treason
Reign of TerrorLed by Robespierre and his Jacobin followers~He said that anyone who wanted or thought about a Revolution would be sentenced to death
RobespierreLeader of the Jacobins, urged working classes to join forces
DirectoryGroup of 5 Men, after Robespierre died, who were corrupt yet successful in war policies
Napoleon and His Rise to PowerNapoleon was a general, and the atmosphere in France was right for a Military Dictator, so that is how he came to power
CahiersThese were lists of grievances written by the 3rd Estate, encouraged by the King, to use them as a way to get the Aristocracy to go along with his ideas
National AssemblyMade by 3rd Estate~they didn't like meeting in a different room than the privileged estates so they met on a tennis court
Industrial RevolutionBad conditions in Factories, many new inventions made
Laissez-FaireGovernment plays no role in economics
New InventionsSpinning Jenny, McCormick Reaper, Cotton Gin
Population ExplosionConditions improving from the Industrial Revolution, advancements in medicine, less people dying out, healthier, changed underwear
Iron Law of WagesDavid Ricardo-Jobs go up = increase in population~jobs go down = population goes down~cycle
Medical AdvancementsDominant-recessive genes, Einstein-Period of Relativity, Pasteurization
Sigmund FruedAnalyzed Dreams and said that they revealed problems
Market EconomyGoverns private sector, based on supply and demand
CapitalismControl of Government is in the hands of the people
CommunismEveryone and everything is equal-Karl Marx, wrote communist manifesto
SociologyGroups were analyzed rather than individuals
Pavlov's DogsUsed dogs with feeding them after ringing a bell to prove that actions were conditioned into our minds
Utopian SocialismPerfect World
Robert OwenUtopian Socialist
Emile ZolaWrote Germinal
Congress of ViennaGB, Prussia, Russia, & Austria-met to ratify the treaty of Paris and to negotiate a resettlement of the politicle structure of Europe
MetternichRepresented Austria, dominated the Congress of Vienna
Prince TalleyrandRepresented France in the Congress of Vienna, played a major role in gaining a reasonable settlement for France
Balance of PowerBasically was about how, when redrawing the maps, all the countries would be equal in size and power
Legitimacy or RestorationAll the old Monarchs got their power back
CompensationReps f/ the Congress of Vienna agreed Napoleonic War people would get more territory as an award
Quadruple AllianceWorked together to keep a balance of power-4 Countries (GB, Prussia, Austria, Russia)
Louis NapoleonNephew of Napoleon, elected so constitute assembly could be a constitution
Carlsbad DecreesIntroduced Press Censorship
The People's Charter (6 Demands)1-Universale male suffrage~2-Annual general election~3-Equal electoral districts~4-Secret Ballot~5-No property qualifications for parliament~6-Distribution of salaries to Parliament
Corn LawsPut taxes on imported Corn so that farmers could make more money
ToriesConservatives
ConservativesUpperclassmen who wanted no reform
Italian UnificationStarted in Sardinia/Piedmont because the people liked it when Napoleon unified Italy
Sardinia and PiedmontStarted the Unification of Italy
Kingdom of 2 SiciliesGaribaldi's Red Shirts fought and won the Kingdom of 2 Sicilies for Italy
GaribaldiLed the Red Shirts, won Kingdom of 2 Sicilies
CavourSet up building projects, new tariffs, and new land boundaries to help modernize Sardinia and Piedmont~Also allied with other countries to get Italy the land they needed~Responsible for the Unification of Italy
Victor EmmanuelKing of Italy during unification
Problems with a Unified ItalyConflict with the Catholic Church, Economic Differences (north was industrialized), and radicals didn't think the government was radical enough
BismarckMainly responsible for unification of Germany~4 main attempts-1-Schleswig/Holstein-2-Austro/Prussian War-3-Southern Catholic States-4-Franco/Prussian War

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