Enlightenment
18th century writer/satirist who promoted freedom of expression and separation of church and state. "Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities"
Voltaire
what is the phrase that describes the idea that God made kings all powerfull
Divine Right of Kings
The first act by the people that ignited the French Revolution
Storming the Bastille
Napoleon's final battle
Waterloo
French philosopher and writer who promoted a government with separate branches of power
Montesquieu
He was king of England during the Reformation
Henry VIII
What act signified the end of the Reign of Terror?
Robespeare guillotined
How did Alexander the Russian monarch destroy Napoleon's army?
by retreating and burning everything behind him
English writer philosopher that rejected absolute monarchy, believe in human natural rights that included life, liberty, and property. Influenced U.S. constitution
John Locke
The king that was executed during the French Revolution
Louis XVI
The person that lead the Reign of Terror was:
Robespierre
the name of the island on which Napoleon died
St. Helena
What was the name of the ship that was sunk by Germany at the start of WWI?
Lusitania
English philosopher and writer that argued the necessity of absolute monarchy and the relinquishment of certain rights to maintain societal order
Thomas Hobbs
The king that made/built Versailles
Louis XIV
Name of the newspaper produced by Marat that endorsed revolution
Friend of the People
Name of the island from which Napoleon escaped.
Elba
Who murdered Marat?
Charlotte Corday
The name of the system Napoleon tried to impose on Europe to control all ports and commercial trade in order to gain wealth and hinder England
Continental System