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AP Euro Terms C.20
Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Congress of Vienna | established in September 1814; agreed that no single state should be allowed to dominate Europe (ex- France) |
| Metternich | early nineteenth century statesman who was the Austrian prince; excerisiced chief control over the forces of European reaction |
| Liberalism | support for representative government dominated by the propertied classes and minimal government interference in the economy |
| Conservatism | support for established order in church and state |
| Nationalism | the belief that one is a part of a nation, defined as a community with its own language, traditions, customs, and history that distinguish it from other nations |
| Frederick William III | promised some form of constitutional government; instead, he created a new Council of State which was responsible to him alone; this king moved farther from reform |
| Carlsbad Decrees | Metternich persuaded the major German states to issue this. This dissolved the Burschenschaften (student associations), |
| Lord Liverpool | British politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He steered the country through the period of radicalism and unrest that followed the Napoleonic Wars. |
| Peterloo Massacre | People demanded reform of Parliament. A reform campaign met in the city of Manchester at Saint Peter's Fields. Royal troops came as the speeches began--> result was panic and death. |
| Six Acts | 1 forbade unauthorized public meetings 2 rasied the fines for seditious libel 3 speeded up the trials of political agitators 4 increased newspaper taxes 5 prohibited the training of armed groups 6 allowed local officials to search homes in certain p |
| Louis XVIII | The brother of Louis XVI and after being exiled for 20 years realized he couldn't waltz back to the throne as it was before his brother was exectued; he agreed to be a constitutional monarch if he helped create the Charter |
| Congress System | A system of mutual cooperation and consultation functioned well. The first meeting took place in 1818 at Aix-la-Chapelle in Germany |
| Greek Revolution of 1821 | Most famous revolts of the century because they allowed the famous thinkers and writers of europe to imagine that the Greek democracy was being reborn when movements in their oen nation were failing |
| Francois Toussant L'Overtue | A former slave who quickly emerged as a leader |
| Peninsulares | persons born in Spain who settled in the Spanish colonies |
| Simon Bolivar | Was pursuing a task that was liberating the northern portion of South America; firm advocate of independence and a republic |
| Decemberists Revolts | Alexander died and he did not have an heir to the throne. His two brothers, Constantine and Nicholas, fought over who would rule. Nicholas won. |
| Alexander I | he came to the throne in 1801 after a Palace Coup against his father. He turned permanently away from reform. |
| Nicholas I | He would be the new tsar. His only significant reform was a codification of Russian law. |
| Charles X | When Louis XVIII died in 1824, his brother succeeded him. The new king was a firm believer in rule by divine right. |
| July Revolution - France | Charles X issued the four ordinances |
| Great Reform Bill | This became law in 1832. It was the result of a series of events different from those that occurred in on the Continent. |
| Catholic Emancipation Act | English determination to maintain the union with Ireland brought another reform. This act allowed roman Catholics to become apart of the members of Parliament. |
| Daniel O' Connell | An Irish political leader who campaigned for the catholic emancipation act |
| Four Ordinances | These restricted freedom of the press, dissolved Chamber of Deputies, limited the franchise to the wealthiest people, and called new elections. |
| Proletorianization | The process in which artisans and factory workers came to participate in wage-labor force which became a commodity of the labor marketplace |
| Potato Famine | Irish famine 1845-1847 Many Irish peasants with no land or small plots starved when disease blighted the potato crops. Hundreds of people then migrated. |
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