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Europe from 1600
french revolution
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Undergraduate 1
02/24/2009

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Maria Antoinette
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Wife of Louis XVI- conspired against french government, very hated, and was executed.
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Financial Problem
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Nobles refused to pay taxes: immediate cause of the revolution
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Abbe Sieyes
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Priest- Pamphlet: what is the 3rd estate? Without commoners there would be no france
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National Assembly
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legislative body: nobles believed it was a violation of tradition
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July 14 1789
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Independence day: Paris misread king, king misread Paris- national assembly was saved!
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Declaration of the rights of man and citizen
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law: equality under law and freedom of religion: considered death certificate of old regime
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Le Chapelier Law
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trade unions and strikes illegalthe
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Vendee
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Western province of france: counterrevolution broke out here
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Committee of public safety
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law making body: carry out executive duties of the government wanted to continue terror
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Maximilien Robespierre
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The most prominent member of committee. conscripted males into army and directed economic production for military purposes
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Consulate
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Napoleons new form of government: ended the revolution in france, in effect
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Concordat
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Agreement with pope (napoleon) napoleon agree with pope= he was a good catholic- reconciled catholics with napoleon.
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Continental system
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policy- economic isolation of england
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alexander I
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Russian emperor- napoleons ally, resumed trade with england in 1810
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Treaty of Tilist
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Peace treaty- russia became napoleons ally, prussia openly and russia secretly
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Resumption of Trade
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made napoleon invade russia, where he lost all his army
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island of st. helena
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Tiny atlantic island of coast of africa- napoleon was exiled here to die.
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Louis XV
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king of france- not a good monarchiast
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Charles Alexandre de callone
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minister of finance- all of his proposals would have underminded the political and social power of french aristicracy: policies reflected advanced economic and administrative thinking today
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sans coulottes
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people of paris- their attitudes , desires, and ideals were the primary factors in developing the revolution
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Cahiers de dolences
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List of grievences: information on state of france
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edmund burke
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irish born writer and british statesman: one of the most important foreign critics of french revolution
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Levee en masse
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a military requisition on the whole population: consrcripted males to military and directed economic production to military powers
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directory
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constitution" reflected thermidorian determination and reject constitutional monarchy and democracy
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battle of trafalgar
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naval battle: ended all frecnh hope of invading britain- guaranteed british control of sea for the entire war
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de christinization
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conventions attempt to de christianize all france
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the civil constitution of clergy
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LAW: decreed clergy be elected: many bishops and priests were unhappy
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Triple Entente
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Defensive alliance(England, France, Russia) 1st half of the 20th century, Middle East, SIG: Europe was divided into two parts
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William II
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Chief Minister of Germany
End of 19th century, begininng of 20th
Germany
Dropped Russia from alliance and weakened the 3 emperors league
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