Terms
Was French society before 1789
Old Regime
When a king has total control of a nation
Absolute Monarchy / Autocracy
Napoleon's final battle
Waterloo
Leader of the Haitian Revolution.
L'Ouverture
Wrote the Communist Manifesto and developed the theory of Communism.
Marx
Known as the middle class, merchants, or professionals
bourgeoisie
A “yes” or “no” vote
Plebiscite
July 14, 1789
Start of the French Revolution
Leader of the revolution in Argentina.
San Martin
Wrote the Wealth of Nations and developed the theory of capitalism
Adam Smith
Divine Right
Appointed by God or God's representative on Earth.
Swift overthrow of the government.
Coup d'etat
Members of the Third Estate
Bourgeoisie
The first Kaiser of Germany
William I
Said that the world population would outgrow the world food supply.
Thomas Malthus
Was an assembly that represented all the French estates and advised the king on difficult decisions
Estates-General
Love for one’s nation
Nationalism
This is what Simon Bolivar was known as.
Liberator
Developed the theory of life, liberty, and property for all.
Locke
Opened Japan to American trade by sailing into Tokyo harbor.
Commodore Matthew Perry
When government control of the press
Censorship
A land mass that is covered by water on three sides
peninsula
The Spanish plantation system of North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean
Encomienda
Invented the first steam engine.
Watt
A Scottish missionary and doctor, spent many years (1840–1873) serving the peoples and exploring the lands of central Africa.
David Livingstone