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Revolutions; Charlotte Hayes Period 2 Flashcards

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273130192The Spirt of LawsA political theory published by Montesquieu in 1748.Montesquiu wrote about ending slavery, the separation of power, and a constitutional system of government. This document had a significant influence on The American constitution.0
273130193Congress of ViennaA congress held after the fall of Napoleon. The congress was called in order to remake Europe after the fall of Napolean. This congress was made of The Great Powers of Europe and was held in Vienna.1
273130194Revolutions of 1848Was a series of political uprisings throughout Europe in 1848. Began in France and then spread to most of Europe and some parts of Latin American.2
273130195Simon BolivarSimon Bolivar was a Venezuelan military and political leader. He played a key role in Hispanic-America's struggle for freedom from Spain.3
273130196Estates GeneralThis is from pre-revolutionnary France.There were three estates, the clergy, the nobility, and the common people. The common peoples made up the majority of the population.4
273130197Olympe de GougesBorn as Marie Gouze she was a playwright and political activist. She wrote the Rights of Women and of the Citezen.5
273130198John LockeHe was an English Enlightenment philosopher. He is also known as The Father of Liberalism. Locke was very important to the social contract. He believed that knowledge is determined by experience.6
273130199Louis XVI and Marie AntoinetteLouis was a French King who's reign was 17 years long. His reign was right before the French Revolution. His wife was Marie Antoinette. They were executed in 1793; he was the only French King to be executed.7
273130200Maximilien RobespierreHe is the best known and most influential person in the French Revolution. He was most influential in the Reign of Terror part of the French Revolution.8
273130201Napoleon BonaparteNapoleon was a French political and military leader. Led France in Napoleonic Wars and because of his success in these he is regarded as one of the greatest military commanders ever.9
273130202Declaration of the Rights of ManApproved by the National Assembly of France in August 1789. It is the fundamental document of the French government.10
273130203Ancien RegimeWas the primary political and social system in France from the 15th century to the 18th century.11
273130204National AssemblyExisted from June 17th to July 9th 1789. Was part of the Estates General.12
273130205JacobinsWas a political club during the French Revolution. It was the most famous political party during the French Revolution. Believed in the concept of a centralized republic.13
273130206DirectoryWas a body of five directors that held executive power in France. It was part of the last stage of the French Revolution.14
273130207Civil CodeWas introduced by Napolean in 1804. It exported the ideas of the French Revolution to all of the world.15

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