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2316705237LiberalA left wing person who favors a political philosophy of progress, change, and reform.0
2316705238ConservativeA right wing person who resists change and holds to traditional values and attitudes.1
2316706680ModeratePerson whose views are between conservative and liberal and may include some of both ideologies2
23167078031st Estate1% of France's population, consisted of the Roman Catholic Church, Higher and lower Clergy! Did not pay taxes.3
23167078042nd EstateNobility (wealthy), less than 2% of population, but owns 20% of land. Paid almost no taxes, held highest offices in government4
23167097483rd Estate98% of population, paid high taxes, bourgeoisie, peasants, urban workers, unhappy with government5
2316711231Causes of the French RevolutionFinancial problems, ideas of the Enlightenment, Weak leadership under Louis XVI6
2316712165Storming of the Bastille1st symbolic act of mob violence against the King and considered the beginning of the French Revolution7
2316713275Reign of Terror1793-1794; anyone who didn't go along with the Revolution was executed; Committee of Public Safety killed people opposed to revolution (fear). 30-40,000 people killed. Time of fear and chaos.8
2316714243Napoleon Bonaparte(1769-1821) General during the French Revolution, who seized power in 1799, declared himself emperor in 1804, and conquered much of Europe. He provided stability to France after the Revolution.9
2316744763Industrial Revolutionshift from making goods by hand to making goods by machine.10
2316745646factors of productionland, labor, and capital11
2316746425Unionsvoluntary associations of workers seeking labor reform.12
2316747704factory systemA method of production that brought many workers and machines together into one building13
2316748997Economic effects of Industrial Revolutionmore products at a cheaper price14
2316749811capitalismeconomic system in which money is invested with the goal of making a profit.15

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