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Rococo through Realism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Marie Antoinette | Queen of france. Wife of Louis XVI. unpopular; her extravagance and opposition to reform contributed to the overthrow of the monarchy; she was guillotined along with her husband |
| Maximilian de Robespierre | One of the committee of the 12 in the French revolution. Jacobin extremist who wanted to eliminate the monarchy and was in favor of egalitarian democracy. |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | French military leader during the french revolution. Emperor of france. |
| Immanuel Kant | Critique of pure reason |
| Edmund Burke | Thinker, writes an essay on the sublime and beautiful. A philosophical enquiry into the origin of our ideas of the sublime and beautiful |
| Napoleon III | the first President of France, and the last French monarch. Granted social reforms for the french people |
| Baron Haussmann | carry out a massive urban renewal program of new boulevards. "Haussmanization" |
| Victor Emmanuel | first king of united Italy. He completed the unification of Italy by gaining control of Venice and Rome. |
| Karl Marx | wroteThe communist manifesto. Bourgeoisie and proletariat. He is famous for his theories about capitalism and communism. |
| Friedrich Engels | His collection of work done with Karl Marx laid the groundwork for modern communism. "communist manifesto" |
| Queen Victoria | sovereign ruler of England. Carved out new role for the monarchy (ceremonial) |
| Louis XVIII | Bourbon Restoration. King of frannce against the revolutionaries |
| Louis-Philippe | Bourbon Restoration. King of the French. His popularity faded as economic conditions in France deteriorated, and he was forced to renounce the throne after the outbreak of the French Revolution |