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French Revolution
Vocabulary GCA WHII
| Term | Definition | Time Period |
|---|---|---|
| French Revolution | Violent revolt in France eliminating the absolutism | French Revolution |
| Enlightenment ideas | ideas that pronounced that reason, thought, and the a cause of the French Revolution; power of individuals could solve problems | French Revolution |
| American Revolution | a cause of the French Revolution; combining of the 13 states to form united states of america | French Revolution |
| Social Inequality | a cause of the French Revolution; France's Old Regime placed an unfair burden on the 3rd estate | French Revolution |
| Economic Problems | a cause of the French Revolution; problems dealing with money and mounting debt | French Revolution |
| Louis XVI | Absolute Monarch of France, made bad decisions | French Revolution |
| 1st Estate | clergy /Catholic Church | French Revolution |
| 2nd Estate | nobility (Rich people) | French Revolution |
| 3rd Estate | everyone else (peasants, workers, Bourgeoisie) | French Revolution |
| Bourgeoisie | The educated, Middle class | French Revolution |
| Maria Antoinette | wife of Louis XVI, from Austria; beheaded during the French revolution | French Revolution |
| Palace of Versailles | Palace built by Louis XIV, home of French royalty | French Revolution |
| Estates General | meeting of the three Estates | French Revolution |
| Tennis Court Oath | meeting of the 3rd Estate on a tennis court where they declared themselves the National Assembly | French Revolution |
| National Assembly | the new governing body comprised of the 3rd Estate | French Revolution |
| Storming of the Bastille | the French mobs and the lower class rise up, and take weapons from here | French Revolution |
| The Great Fear | 3rd estate rises up,burns down houses, and attacks the 2nd Estate | French Revolution |
| Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité | Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood; slogan of the French Revolution | French Revolution |
| The Declaration of the Rights of Man | historical, influental document, saying all men should have equal rights | French Revolution |
| guillotine | decapitation device used during the French revolution | French Revolution |
| Reign of Terror | the mass killings of people who were against the revolution | French Revolution |
| Jean-Paul Marat | pro-revolutionist, his death starts the reign of terror | French Revolution |
| martyr | someone who suffers from persecution for a cause | French Revolution |
| Maximilien Robespierre | leader of the reign of terror, elected to committee of public safety | French Revolution |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | French army general who overthrows the government and renames himself emperor | French Revolution |
| Napoleonic Code | law code created by Napoleon to improve French society | French Revolution |
| nationalism | Pride in ones own country | French Revolution |
| Napoleonic Wars | series of 7 wars against napoleon's empire | French Revolution |
| Battle of Waterloo | Battle in Belgium, the combined forces of Europe vs Napoleon | French Revolution |
| Congress of Vienna | Meeting to rebuild Europe after Napoleon so that one person does not takeover everything again. | French Revolution |
| balance of power | idea that political power should be distributed throughout Europe | French Revolution |