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WH2 #5 - Revolutions

Age of Revolutions (French, Latin American, Haitian)

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Old Regime System of feudalism in France before the Revolution
2nd Estate Nobles in France (anyone with a title)
1st Estate Clergy in France (priests, bishops, archbishops, etc.)
3rd Estate Everyone in France that wasn’t part of the 1st or 2nd Estate (over 90% of the population)
Louis XVI King of France during the French Revolution that was executed
Marie Antoinette Wife of Louis XVI that was executed during the Reign of Terror
Jacobins Radical political organization in France
Guillotine Machine for beheading people (considered humane)
Maximillien Robespierre Revolutionary leader who tried to wipe out every trace of France’s past monarchy & nobility
Reign of Terror Period of Robespierre’s rule that resulted in the deaths of over 40,000 people
Napoleon Bonaparte Military leader who seized power in France
Coup d'Etat Sudden takeover of a government
Napoleonic Code Complete set of laws set up by Napoleon that eliminated many injustices
Continental System Napoleon’s policy of preventing trade & communication between Great Britain & other European Nations
Waterloo Battle in Belgium that was Napoleon’s final defeat
The Hundred Days Napoleon’s last bid for power, which ended at Waterloo
Congress of Vienna Meetings in Vienna, Austria, for the purpose of restoring order to Europe after Napoleon’s defeat
Klemens von Metternich Key leader at the Congress of Vienna
Balance of Power Condition in which no one country becomes a threat to the other
Touissant L'Ouverture Former slave that led the independence movement in Haiti, nicknamed the “Black Napoleon”
Simon Bolivar Creole leader of most South American independence movements; the “George Washington of South America”
Miguel Hidalgo Priest who began the revolt against Spanish rule in Mexico
Conservatives People who supported the monarchy
Liberals People who wanted to give more power to elected legislatures
Radicals People who wanted to end the rule of kings & give full voting rights to all people
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