The Enlightenment
A form of government in which citizens vote.
Democracy
Crowning himself the Emperor of France, this leader took on most of Europe in a series of 7 wars in an attempt to take over the continent and spread revolutionary ideas. He was defeated and exiled twice.
Napoleon Bonaparte
What 2 nation states were unified as a result of the rise of nationalism in the 19th century?
Germany & Italy
The Enlightenment ideal which calls for a government to be split up into 3 branches to prevent tyranny.
Separation of Powers
Checks and balances
List the 3 Estates in France and the group who was a part of each estate
1st Estate = Clergy
2nd Estate = Nobles
3rd Estate = Peasants/lower class
The term describing a country which exists based on the shared heritage/history/language/culture among its people. They are unified by their nationality.
Nation state
This term was used to describe monarchs who implemented Enlightenment ideals into their rule. Some examples include Catherine the Great of Russia and Joseph II of the Holy Roman Empire.
Enlightened Despots
The name of the group of representatives created by the 3rd Estate after the Estates General. They believed they represented the people of France better than the other estates, and swore to create a new constitution.
The National Assembly
What 2 empires declined in power due to the rise in nationalism in the 19th century?
Austrian Empire & Ottoman Empire
Life, liberty, property
This revolutionary leader freed himself from slavery on the island of Saint Domingue before leading the Haitian Revolution against French rule.
Toussaint L'Ouveture
Chancellor of Prussia who led the effort to unify the German Confederation into the German Empire after the fall of Holy Rome.
Otto Von Bismarck
Name 3 Enlightenment thinkers
Options: John Locke, Voltaire, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Hobbes
The name of the document created by the National Assembly declaring the rights of the people of France. Created in 1789.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
What was 1 goal of the Congress of Vienna in 1815?
Choices:
- Prevent France from going to war again
- Return Europe to the way it was before the French Revolution
- Maintain peace and protect the monarchies of Europe