Unit 6
All power held in the hands of a king who rules by divine right.
What is Absolutism
The political and social structure of France prior to the French Revolution.
What is the Ancien Regime?
This 1805 naval conflict ended Napoleon's attempts to invade Britain.
What was the Battle of Trafalgar?
Government control over the means of production, distributed equally.
What is socialism?
European region that witnessed political turmoil following the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire.
The dynasty begun by James I; firm believers in Divine Right.
Who are the Stuarts?
The direct, immediate cause of the French Revolution.
What was France's financial crisis?
Napoleon's economic policy that cut off all British goods from Europe.
What was the Continental System?
These new ideologies attempted to break through the conservative order in the 19th century.
What are liberalism, nationalism, and socialism?
Militarism, Alliance, Imperialism, and Nationalism
What are the causes of World War I?
Leader of the Roundheads; oversaw the beheading of Charles I.
Who was Oliver Cromwell?
Most popular political club in France, advocates of radical republicanism.
Who were the Jacobins?
A devotion to a people or nation based on shared language, culture, history, and customs.
What is nationalism?
What are Italy and Germany?
Germany's plan to sweep through Belgium, force France's surrender, then redeploy troops to face Russia in the east.
What was the Shlieffen Plan?
He invaded Habsburg Silesia, initiating decades of conflict with Maria Theresa.
Who is Frederick the Great?
Executive authority of France during the Revolution; led by Robespierre.
What was the Committee of Public Safety?
Napoleon's invasion of this country resulted in thousands dead, a terrible retreat, and the beginning of the coalition's victory.
What is Russia?
The only nation to do so, Britain avoided revolutions in the 19th century by doing this.
What is reform?
Germany's 1916 offensive against France, targeted in order to "bleed France white," witnessed continued stalemate and growing evidence of shell shock.
What was the Battle of Verdun?
The event which led to the end of Divine Right in England and the establishment of constitutional monarchy.
What was the Glorious Revolution?
Established to root out France's internal enemies and force cooperation with the revolutionary government.
What was the Reign of Terror?
Dedicated to restoring peace in Europe and preventing revolutionary upheavals.
What was the Quadruple Alliance?
The theory of communism that promoted a violent revolution of the working class.
What is Marxism?
Indicated that Germany was responsible for WWI, would be forced to demilitarize and pay reparations, and must lose territory to the Allies.
What is the Treaty of Versailles (Article 231)?