Old Regime
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Timeline Detective
100

What were the three social groups of the Old Regime called?

Estates

100

Who held most political power in an absolute monarchy?

The monarch/king

100

Which Spanish king ruled from 1814–1833?

Ferdinand VII

100

What system gives a monarch very extensive political power?

Absolutism / absolute monarchy

100

Which came first: the Carlist Wars or WWI?

Carlist Wars

200

Which estate included peasants, workers and the bourgeoisie?

Third Estate

200

What system allows citizens to choose representatives?

Elections

200

Who became queen after Ferdinand VII died?

Isabella II

200

What ideology defended individual rights and constitutional government?

Liberalism

200

Which happened first: Russian Revolution or WWII?

Russian Revolution 

300

Name the two privileged estates

Clergy and nobility
300

What does sovereignty mean?

The authority/power to govern or make decisions

300

Why did a succession crisis begin in 1833?

Dispute over whether Isabella or Carlos should inherit the throne

300

What ideology connects political identity with a shared nation?

Nationalism

300

Put in order: WWII / Russian Revolution / WWI.

WWI → Russian Revolution → WWII

400

Give one important inequality between the Third Estate and privileged estates

taxes, privileges, political influence

400

What is the difference between an absolute and constitutional monarchy?

Monarch's power is limited by constitution/laws in constitutional monarchy

400

What conflict began in 1833 between supporters of Carlos and Isabella?

First Carlist War

400

What political system developed in the USSR under Stalin?

Stalinism / a highly centralized communist dictatorship

400

Which came first: Isabella II's reign, Glorious Revolution, or Bourbon Restoration?

Isabella II's reign

500

Why couldn't the Third Estate simply change an unfair political system?

They lacked political power/representation; authority was concentrated elsewhere

500

Give two ways ordinary citizens can influence a modern democracy.

vote, protest, petitions, parties, associations

500

What broader political disagreement was connected to the Carlist conflict?

Traditionalism/absolutism vs liberalism

500

Name the three authoritarian systems/ideologies on our timeline.

Stalinism, Fascism, Nazism

500

Put in order: Ferdinand VII / Isabella II / First Carlist War / Glorious Revolution / Bourbon Restoration.

→ Ferdinand VII → Isabella II/First Carlist War → Glorious Revolution → Restoration