AP Euro Quiz #7 Flashcards

5835190647	French Revolution	(1789) -large changes socially and politically in France - overthrew Louis XVI and the monarchy, created a republic, went through the reign of terror and then Napoleon came in -many causes of the Revolution included lots of debt, problems within the estates and ideas prompted by the enlightenment - clergy was first Estate, Nobles were second estate and common peasant and such were third estate. - People were not happy with the taxes, bad harvests, new ideas and weak leadership caused the revolution. -third estate was the national assembly. equality fraternity, liberty. limited monarchy.	0
5835319089	Jacobin	-radical left wing group during revolution -closely allied with the sans-culottes -strict on Equality, want to take away the original social structure -leaders such as Lafayette	1
5835442355	Reign of Terror	-phase of French Revolution with tons of executions -started with the Committee of Public Safety and Robespierre -reign of Terror ended with Robespierre's death	2
5835571715	Adam $mith	-Philosopher who contributed to economics -used the Laissez Faire idea -said government should have the role of an invisible hand in markets, and to mostly stay out of it. -wrote Wealth of Nations	3
5835662620	Laissez faire	idea or policy to leave things alone and let things work out naturally -for governments to leave people alone in the free market	4
5835678711	Tennis Court Oath	-members of the 3rd estate got together and took the oath to never separate until they had written the new Constitution - The members had got locked out of their original meeting place from the kings guards	5
5835804137	Committee of Public Safety	-created to protect the Republic -committee started out fine, however eventually Robespierre became a dictator of the group which caused chaos	6
5840588215	Frederick II of Prussia aka Frederick the Great	-king of Prussia who was a patron of the arts and the Enlightenment -made Prussia a strong military power -labeled himself "the first servant of the state" -considered a great leader and warrior and enlightened king who made reforms	7
5840674942	Joseph II of Austria	-abolished serfdom and tried to make conditions for the lower class better -religious tolerant -wanted to make his country more equal	8
5841563216	Catherine the Great	-good Russian leader who expanded her country -her ruling known as the golden age -kept serfdom -leaned on her military generals and trusted nobles for advice -wanted to use enlightened ideas but often couldn't because the nobles didn't let her and kept her in check	9
5841609105	Robespierre (man of virtue)	-best known for his leadership in the reign of terror -member of the Committee of public safety, moved his way up in status and eventually was in charge -executed many people -was eventually executed himself	10
5841668700	Jean Paul Marat (Voice of the angry people)	-known as a rather radical journalist in the French Revolution -pushed for the rights of everyone in his writings and gained support -killed by Charlotte Corday -in the radical group	11
5842190251	Napoleonic Code (civil code)	-created by Napoleon (obviously) and a group of people chosen by him -changed France's legal system -while males were granted rights, women's rights were reduced to nothing and men had all the power over their families.	12
5842243484	Physiocrats	-group of French economists who thought that a nation's wealth was based on agriculture	13
5842296957	Jacques Louis David	-known painter - friend of Robespierre, after he died Jacques became a friend of Napoleon - painted Oath of the Horatii as seen in the picture -stayed for getting rid of the king in the French Revolution	14
5842359078	Concordat of 1801	-agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII - brought back the Catholic church in France -this solved the problem of the Catholics against the State	15
5842397856	meritocracy	-political idea that power should be in the hands of people with talent and ability	16
5842435084	bourgeois	-part of the middle class of France -between nobility and peasants -merchants and guild members -	17
5847995651	George Danton (man of the people)	-leader of the people early on -pres. of Committee of public safety early on	18