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European History Ch. 21 (Age of Ism's)

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21006168NationalismPride in one's nation, group, or traditions; a desire for independence.
21006169LiberalismThe basis of this movement stems from ideas of liberty and equality.
21006170Conservatismsupport for the status quo. (Thinkers Associated with these ideas: Edmund Burke and Friedrich Hegel)(Major supporters of this movement: Prince Metternich (Austrian),Viscount Castlereagh (British)).
21006171Burschenschaftenstudent associations (Karl Sand is a member.)
21006172Carlsbad Decreesdissolved the Burshenschaften.
21006173Corn Laws1815 tariff on imported grain to protect domestic producers. Never worked well.
21006174Combination Acts1799 and 1800 - made trade unionism illegal.
21006175Poor Law of 1834Changed public relief system.
21006176Factory Act of 1833Limited working hours for children.
21006177Six Acts1. Forbade large unauthorized public meetings, 2. Raised the fines for seditious libel, 3. Speeded up the trials for political agitators, 4. Increased newspaper taxes, 5. Prohibited the training of armed groups, 6. Allowed local officials to search homes in certain disturbed counties.
21006178The CharterThe constitution of the French Restoration.
21006179Ultra Royalistpeople who were more royalist than others and rallied around the count of Artois.
21006180Concert of Europeformulated in 1815 as a mechanism to enforce the decisions of the Congress of Vienna. (The First Congress took place in 1818 at Aix-la Chapelle)
21006181Philhellenic Society"pro-Greek" group.
21006182The Eastern QuestionWhat should the European powers do about Ottoman inability to assure political and administrative stability in its possessions in and around the eastern Mediterranean?
21006183Nicholas Iafraid of change, so had a hard time implementing reforms.
21006184Decembrist Revoltthe instance in which the army was to take the oath of allegiance to Nicholas but the Moscow regiment refused and Nicholas ordered the attack of the insurgents ending with the death of sixty.
21006185"Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationalism"slogan of a program called Official Nationality which was embraced by Nicholas I.
21006186Charles Xwas the last king of the senior Bourbon line to reign over France.
21006187Rule of Primogenitureonly the eldest son of an aristocrat can inherit the family domains.
21006188Secret Societiesgroups of Russian troops that formed to express their true feelings about Enlightenment (Northern and Southern groups formed).
21006189Polignaca private state who's vessels preyed on merchant vessels of all nations
21006190The French Revolution of 1830known as the July Revolution, which saw the overthrow of King Charles X.
21006191Four Ordinancesissued of July 15, 1830 they 1. restricted freedom of the press, 2. dissolved recently elected Chamber of Deputies, 3. Restricted the franchise to the wealthiest people in the country, 4. Called for new elections under the new royalist franchise.
21006192Louis Philippecalled the "King of the French" he established many new reforms including the abolition of censorship and the formation of Catholicism as the "official religion. The monarchy under this ruler displayed little sympathy for the lower and working classes.
21006193Britain's Great Reform BillEliminated rotten boroughs, increased electorate, and provided representation for industrial towns.
21006194WhigBritish party more responsive to commercial and manufacturing interests.
21006195BourgeoisieComfortable members of the 3rd estate. Basically middle class, wanted the privileges of the nobility and upper clergy.
21006196Enclosure Movement18th century English movement which marked the rise of the market oriented estate.

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