French Revolution
This event in 1789 marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
What is the storming of the Bastille?
This meeting (1814–1815) aimed to restore stability after the Napoleonic Wars.
What is the Congress of Vienna?
This ideology emphasizes tradition, stability, and maintaining the status quo.
What is conservatism?
This theory suggests history is shaped by influential individuals.
What is the Great Man Theory?
These rulers combined absolute power with Enlightenment ideas.
What are enlightened despots?
This document declared that “men are born and remain free and equal in rights.”
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
This principle meant restoring legitimate monarchs to their thrones.
What is legitimacy?
These policies limited freedom of speech and press across German states.
What is censorship?
A person who is a key historical example often used to support this theory is ____________
Napoleon Bonaparte
This Prussian ruler promoted religious tolerance and education reforms.
Who is Frederick the Great?
This radical phase of the revolution was led by Maximilien Robespierre.
What is the Reign of Terror?
This concept aimed to maintain peace by ensuring no single country became too powerful.
What is the balance of power?
This system was used by Metternich to suppress revolutionary ideas across Europe.
What is censorship and surveillance?
This Scottish historian popularized the Great Man Theory in the 19th century.
Who is Thomas Carlyle
This Russian empress corresponded with Enlightenment thinkers like Voltaire.
Who is Catharine the Great?
This oath pledged not to disband until a constitution was created.
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
This country hosted the Congress of Vienna.
What is Austria?
This alliance aimed to preserve conservative order in Europe.
What is the concert of Europe?
Critics argue this theory ignores these broader factors influencing history.
What are social, economic, and political forces?
This Austrian ruler attempted to abolish serfdom and modernize the empire.
Who is Joseph II
This leader rose to power after the Revolution and crowned himself Emperor in 1804.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This leader dominated the Congress and shaped much of its decisions.
Who is Klemens von Metternich?
Metternich opposed this Enlightenment idea that promoted political change.
What is Liberalism?
This approach to history contrasts with the Great Man Theory by focusing on systems and structures.
What is social history or historical materialism?
This contradiction defined enlightened despots: they supported reform but kept this.
What is absolute power (or autocracy)?