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French Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Battle of Waterloo | The battle that was Napoleon's downfall. |
| Congress of Vienna | peace was made with France and the other European nations here. |
| Thomas Hobbes | this person believe the best way to preserve peoples rights was by having a king |
| John Lock | this person believed in democracy to preserve rights. |
| Montesquieu | Was critical of Absolute power and believed in the concept of separation of powers |
| Voltaire | Argued for freedom of religion and speech |
| Laissez Faire Economics | The belief that the market should be allowed to set to set it’s own price and correct itself |
| Adam Smith | Scottish Economics who wrote The Wealth Of Nations who supported and proved the relevance of laissez faire economics |
| Salons | place where writers, artists and philosophers gathered to discuss the issues of the day |
| Enlightened Despots | absolute rulers who used their power to bring about political and social change |
| Natural Rights | Rights people had from birth |
| The 3 Estates | the people of France ere divided into three classes |
| Estates General | was the meeting of the three estates which was called as France was on the verge of bankruptcy |
| Tennis Court Oath | The members of the third estate were banned from meeting and moved to a nearby tennis court |
| National Assembly | Reform minded nobles and clergy joined these members and formed this |
| The Storming of Bastille | on July 14, 1789 and angry mob formed outside a prison castle |
| The Declaration of the Rights of man and Citizens | protected the natural rights of French citizens |
| Reign of Terror | 300,000 French citizens were arrested of suspicion of not supporting the revolution |
| The directory | Moderates proposed a new constitution in reaction to the executions, this would be France’s 3rd constitution in six years |
| Napoleon | he was able to overthrow the directory and established a new form of government |
| Napoleon's death date | 5th may |
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