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French revolution; Napoleon Bonaparte, Radicals, Liberals; Industrial Revolution; Camillo de Cavour; Triple Alliance; Triple Entente; Reign of Terror; Romanticism; Socialism; Nationalism; Reform Bill of 1832; Karl Marx; Conservative; Feminist Movement; Otto Von Bismark

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54654177French revolutionthe revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799.0
54654178Napoleon BonaparteOverthrew French Directory in 1799 and became emperor of the French in 1804. Failed to defeat Great Britain and abdicated in 1814. Returned to power briefly in 1815 but was defeated and died in exile.1
54654179Radicalspeople who favored drastic change to extend democracy to all people2
54654180Liberalspeople who believed people should be as free from restraint as possible3
54654181Industrial Revolutionthe change from an agricultural to an industrial society and from home manufacturing to factory production, especially the one that took place in England from about 1750 to about 1850.4
54654182Camillo de CavourItalian who believed in a diplomatic process for bringing Italy together5
54654183Triple AllianceAlliance between Germany, Italy, Austria Hungry6
54654184Triple EntenteAn alliance between Great Britain, France and Russia in the years before WWI.7
54654185Reign of Terrorthe historic period (1793-94) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed8
54654186Romanticisma movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization9
54654187Socialisma theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.10
54654188Nationalismthe doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals11
54654189Reform Bill of 1832profound significance-House of Commons had emerged as all-important legislative body-House of Lords could always be brought into line by threat of creating new peers-number of voters increased by 50%, 12% of adult men in Britain and Ireland right to vote12
54654190Karl MarxGerman philosopher, economist, and revolutionary. With the help and support of Friedrich Engels he wrote The Communist Manifesto (1848) and Das Kapital (1867-1894). These works explain historical development in terms of the interaction of contradictory economic forces, form the basis of all communist theory, and have had a profound influence on the social sciences.13
54654191Conservativea person who believes government power, particularly in the economy, should be limited in order to maximize individual freedom14
54654192Feminist MovementSought various legal and economic gains for women, including equal access to professions and higher education; came to concentrate on right to vote; won support particularly from middle-class women; active in Western Europe at the end of the 19th century; revived in light of other issues in the 1960s.15
54654193Otto Von BismarkPrussian Diplomat responsible for the unification of Germany. Cunning politician, fights Danes with Austrians and Germans. Expels Austrians from Zollverein, fights Austrian-Prussian war w/ help of Germans. Gets North Germkan Confederation, led by Prussia. Then fights French, Franco-Prussian war, gets rest of Germany and Alsace-Lorraine. Diplomat under William I of Prussia, and then Wiliam II, who makes the mistake of firing him.16

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