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WH ch 12 test
Test on a handful of words from the wh ch 12 vocab
Term | Definition |
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conservatives | Group that does not want to change existing conditions |
moderates | Persons who do not hold extreme political views |
bourgeoisie | urban middle class, including merchants, manufacturers, and professionals |
radicals | Persons who want broad changes made in government |
departments | Administrative districts in France |
nationalism | Love of one's country rather than of one's native region |
conscription | Military draft |
coup d'etat | Seizure of power by force; in French, a "stroke of state" |
counterrevolutionary | Activities aimed against, or counter to, a revolution, organized by supporters of the Old Regime |
universal manhood suffrage | Policy that every adult male could vote, whether he owned property or not |
reaction | Period of time during which people in authority want a return to the conditions of an earlier time |
liberalism | Political movement believing in representative government protecting individual rights and the rule of law; also refers to the movements to reform government |
reactionaries | Extremists who not only oppose change, but also want to undo certain change |
legitimacy | Principle involving restoring former ruling families to their thrones |
indemnity | Compensation paid to a nation for damage inflicted on it |
concordat | An agreement between Napoléon and the pope in 1801, that allowed religious freedom in France while recognizing most of them as Catholic |
plebiscite | Procedure used to submit the constitution of a new government to the people for a yes-or-no vote |
Napoléon Bonaparte | A very young military general who stopped an uprising in Paris that would have prevented the creation of the Directory, created vast empire for France, known for military skills and intelligence |
scorched-earth policy | Tactic of burning or destroying crops and anything else of value to an invading army |
Napoléonic Code | A system of laws organized by scholars under Napoléon's direction |