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most of Europe except England; French Empire, allied states, dependent states
Napoleon's policy of preventing trade between Great Britain and continental Europe, intended to destroy Great Britain's economy
Continental system, invasion of Russia, instated his brother to Spanish throne, narcissism
The powers that fought and defeated Napoleon at Waterloo and after his escape: Britain, Russia, Prussia, Austria
meeting, led by Metternich, of representatives of European monarchs called to reestablish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon (1815)
the Austrian foreign minister who essentialy controlled the Congress of Vienna; wanted to promote peace, conservatism, and the repression of liberal nationalism throughout Europe
conservative leader; father of modern conservatism; emphasis on tradition; published Reforms on The Revolution in France in 1790 defending European conservatism; defended inherited privileges in general and those of the English monarchy and aristocracy; glorified unrepresentitive Parliament and predicted reform would lead to much chaos/tyranny
French counterrevolutionary; in favor of the hereditary absolute monarchy to maintain order; authoritarian conservatism after French Revolution; supported restoration of the monarchy citing it as a divine institution and supported papal authority over temporal matters
invented the spinning jenny
invented the water frame
invented the spinning mule
improved the steam engine
built first passenger steam locomotive
Britain put the crystal palace together to show off the innovations of the time. Huge increase in nationalism because no one else had that kind of cool stuff
public health official who wrote reports on the poor living conditions of the cities and believed that poverty was caused by illnesses
political reform movement, that favored universal male suffrage and secret ballots; agitation against poor laws - working class discontent
an ideal that suggests that people are happiest and economy thrive most when governments minimize their regulation, monitoring, and control over the work we do and the kinds of goods we buy & sell
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities
urged people to agitate for universal voting rights and to take control of the state peacefully; believed social problems could be solved through government involvement
German journalist and philosopher; father of modern communism and founder of the Marxist branch of socialism; two books: The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital
a German social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of communist theory; produced The Communist Manifesto in 1848 with Karl Marx; edited the second and third volumes of Das Kapital after Marx's death
People who followed a faith other than the offical religion of England
the style of capitalism in which the government had no interference with the economy
an economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests
an economic system based on state ownership of capital/industry
a political orientation that favors progress and reform
the economic/political/social theory stating that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will untimately be superseded
created factory workday for children between 9-13 to 8 hours a day; outlawed child labor under 9; factory owners establish schools
welfare system; created workhouses where unemployed could live; felt like a prison making unemployed feel responsible and want to change situation

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