ABSOLITISM
MODERN AGE
FRENCH REVOLUTION
LIBERALISM
INDUSTRUIAL REVOLUTION
100
a period of time where a series of European monarchs increased the power of their central governments
Absolutism
100
Individuals who hold Conservative views because of their religious beliefs.
Religious Right
100
A major change in government that began in 1789; it brought an end to the absolute monarchy and a start to a representative government
French Revolution
100
Backlash against liberalism, government is necessary to prevent anarchy and chaos, people are naturally bad and need government to control them and make decisions, should stick with systems that have succeeded in the past and not do new things, opposes progressive change, monarchs wanted to maintain power, equal rights bring anarchy and chaos, valued community over individual.
Conservatism
100
practice of fencing or enclosing common lands into individual holdings
Enclosure Movemen
200
principle in which countries have equal strength in order to prevent any one country from dominating the others
Balance of power
200
"No New Taxes" (George H.W. Bush). That pledge was the centerpiece of Bush's acceptance address at the 1988 Republican National Convention. Bush raised taxes.
1988 "read my lips" campaign promise
200
A combination of the absolute monarchy and feudalism in France; it included the three estates
Old Regime
200
Representatives from Russia, Prussia, Austria-Hungary, and Britain met in Vienna, returned monarchies, made sure no one would be too powerful, stopped spreading liberalism and nationalism, maintained peace in Europe as a whole for 100 years.
Congress of Vienna
200
the practice of alternating crops of different kinds to preserve soil fertility
Crop Rotation
300
power is concentrated in the hands of the monarch
Centralization of power
300
an agreement between Canada, the United States, and Mexico that created the world's largest free trade zone
North American Free Trade Agreement
300
The social classes in France
Estates
300
Conservative Era, very little progressive change, things stayed the same.
Age of Metternich
300
basic resources necessary for industrialization, such as land, capital, and labor
Factors of Production
400
title taken by Ivan the Terrible; Russian for "caesar"
Czar
400
the extension of health insurance to the uninsured.
Health Care Reform
400
They consisted of the Roman Catholic Clergy; they received special privileges and paid no direct taxes
First Estate
400
Believe in equality, human rights, economic regulation, social welfare, and progressive change.
Modern Liberalism
400
use of automatic machinery to increase production
Mechanization
500
belief that God chooses kings to rule nations
Divine right
500
Republican plan headed by Newt Gingrich that focused on scaling back the government, balancing the budget, and cutting taxes
Contract with America of 1994
500
They consisted of the Nobles; they received special privileges and paid no direct taxes to the king
Second Estate
500
Believe in personal responsibility, free markets, limited government, personal freedom, preserving tradition, and maintaining social hierarchy.
Modern Conservatism
500
method of production in which work is done in homes rather than in a shop or factory
Domestic System
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