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Chapter 23
World History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What makes up the Old Regime? | First Estate, Second Estate, and Third Estate |
| First Estate | includes the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church |
| First Estate | scorned enlightenment ideas |
| Second Estate | includes the rich nobles who held the highest offices in government |
| Second Estate | disagreed about enlightenment ideas |
| Third Estate | had NO power to influence government therefore resented the First and Second Estates |
| Third Estate | embraced Enlightenment ideas |
| Bourgeoisie | the Middle Class, typically with reference to it. They perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes. |
| Estates General | an assembly of representatives from all three of the estates (social classes) in France. |
| What rights were protected in the Declaration of the Rights of Man? | Freedom of Speech, Press, and Religion |
| Universal manhood suffrage | A form of voting rights in which all adult makes within a political system are allowed to vote. |
| Emigre | a person who has left their own country in order to settle in another, usually for a political reason |
| Constitution of 1791 | the National Assembly during French Revolution. It retained the monarchy. |
| Conservatives | A person who is averse to change and holds to traditional values and attitudes |
| Radicals | A person who advocates through or complete political or social reform |
| Moderates | average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree |
| National Convention | a convention of major political party, especially one that nominates a candidate for the presidency |
| Girondists | A member of the French Moderate Republican party during the French Revolution |
| Jacobins | a member of a democratic club established in Paris in 1789 |
| Danton | First President of the Committee of Public safety |
| Robespierre | French lawyer and politician |
| Committee of Public Safety | Political body of the French Revolution that gained virtual dictatorial control over France |
| Conscription | compulsory enlistment of state service, typically into the armed forces |
| Counterrevolution | A revolution opposing a former one or reversing its results |
| Reign of Terror | a period of remorseless repression or bloodshed, in particular Reign of Terror, the period of the terror during the French Revolution |
| Directory | a book of directions for the conduct of Christian worship, especially in Presbyterian |
| Napoleon | French military and political leader who rose to prominence |
| Coup d' etat | another term for coup |
| Concordat | an agreement or treaty, especially one between the Vatican and a secular government relating to mutual interest |
| Napoleonic Code | French civil code of laws |
| Continental System | the foreign policy Napoleon I of France in his struggle against Great Britain during the Napoleonic Wars |
| Peninsular Campaign | American civil war was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia |
| Nationalism | Patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts |
| Scorched-earth Policy | a military strategy of burning or destroying buildings, crops, or other resources that might be of use to an invading enemy force. |
| What happened to Napoleon in Spain and Portugal? | Napoleon's soldiers became weaker as they went through Spain and Portugal |
| What happened to Napoleon in Russia? | Napoleon and the French army were defeated by the Russian winter |
| What happened to Napoleon at Waterloo? | Napoleon was sent into exile on St. Helena island. |
| Congress of Vienna | has 4 principles |
| Congress of Vienna | 1) Legitimacy 2) Balance of Power 3) Weaken France 4) Compensation |
| Legitimacy | Restore all former ruling families from France, Spain, Portugal, and Sardinia to their thrones |
| Reactionaries | This group of people want to go back to old days |
| Quadruple/Quintuple Alliance | This group of countries includes: Great Britain, Austria, Russia, Prussia, and France |
| Holy Alliance | All European rulers except Great Britain, Turkey and the Pope |
| Liberalism | Ideals of individual rights |
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