Raison d'etat and balance of power
Is raison d'état and balance of power the same?
(Open-ended)
Raison d'état is a state's justification for prioritizing national interest above morality (think Realpolitik), while balance of power is a system where states check each other to prevent one power from dominating.
What were the two main sides in the 7 year war?
What is Brittan and France.
What was one of John Locke's natural rights?
Life
Liberty
Property
Who was Marie Antoinette
She was the queen of France and was a main reason for the French revolution.
What was the Haiti?
What was a French colony with a population of majority slaves.
What does Raison d’état mean?
What is the "reason of state".
Who won the war?
Who is Brittan and Prussia.
What is an absolute monarchy?
What is ruling by divine right (only answers to god).
Who was Napoleon?
Military success made him a national hero
Seized power in 1799
What happened in the Haitian Revolution?
What is slaves revolting and defeated the French to gain independence.
What was the balance of power used for?
What is preventing one nation from becoming too dominant.
Where did the seven Years War take place
What is North America.
What did the separation of power prevent?
What is preventing tyranny
What was a cause of the Revolution?
Widespread inequality among the estates
Financial problems
Heavy taxation on Third Estate
Enlightenment ideas challenging the absolute monarchy
Why did the Latin Revolutions occur?
What is being frustrated with the Spanish monarchy’s control.
What is raison d'etetat protecting?
What is the nation's own interests.
What revolutions does this war cause?
What is the American Revolution.
What is popular sovereignty?
What is power comes from the poeple
What was the Napoleonic code?
What is a groundbreaking civil law system.
What was special about the Haitan Revolution?
What is the only successful slave revolt.
Who made the meaning Raison d'état?
Who is Cardinal Richelieu.
What was the effect of the seven year war?
What is brittan gaining dominace of North America and India.
Describe the social structures of the old regime (Estates)?
First Estate – Clergy (privileged, paid little to no taxes) 1%.
Second Estate – Nobility (owned land, held military/government offices) 1-2%.
Third Estate – Everyone else: bourgeoisie (middle class), peasants, urban poor (paid nearly all taxes) 97%.
What was the storming of Bastille?
What is a revolution were they seized gunpowder and freed prisoners.
What is result of the Latin Revolutions?
What is the colonies failing to unite, political instability.