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| The great mathmetician and physicists brought together some of the theories and discoveries of Copernicus, Kepler,and Galileo under a single theory of motion known as the law of universal gravitation. |
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| The brilliant mathmetician used the data of Tycho Brahe to prove the accuracy of Copernicus's basic ideas about the law of motion of the planets |
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| Used Scientific method in chemistry and is considered the father of modern chemistry. Best known for the discovery of a law that helps to explain chracteristics of gases. |
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| Aristocratic philosophe was devoted to the study of political liberty. Wrote On the Spirit of the Laws, and proprosed seperatioon of powers would keep any indicvidual or group from gaining total control of govt. |
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| strongly disagreed with other philosophes & believed civilization corrupted people |
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| used satire and got in trouble with clergy, aristocracy, and the government (govt.) of France. He fought for freedom of speech. |
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| supported self-government and argued that the purpose of government is to protect people's rights |
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| Believed people are naturally selfish and wicked. Also believed in the 'social contract' |
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| ruled Russia as an enlightened despot |
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| rulled Prussia as an enlgihtened despot |
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| ruled Austria as an enlightened despot |
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| edited and published the Encyclopedia |
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| brutally crushed the massive uprising of serfs |
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| gave nobility absolute power over serfs |
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| developed many of the features of the modern novel |
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| ran the most influential of Paris' salons during the Enlightenment |
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| Wrote Declaration of Independence |
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| convinced American leaders to call the Constitutional Convention |
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| ancienc philosopher whose methods of scholarship were rejected by Enlightment thinkers |
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| mathmetician who developed Analytic geometry and wrote about the need for scientists to rely on mathematics and logic to reach fundamental truths about the natural world |
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| are known for discoveries in the field of Medicine |
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| wrote modern novel Tom Jones |
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| discovered Law of Pendelum, falling objects accelerate at fixed/predicatable rates |
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| became popular in the 18th century |
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| feudal system in use in France in the 1770's |
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| came into session after 175 because of Maria Antionette's gambling losses |
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| were of the First Estate in the old regime |
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| Napoleon lost to the same man: Horatio Nelson |
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| The 1st island Napoleon was banished to |
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| Prince Klemens von Matternich of Austria |
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| most responsible for the accomplishments of the Congress of Vienna |
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| National Assembly lost the support of the peasants how? |
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| They took away the rights and lands of the Catholic Church |
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| The Committee Of Public Safety |
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| imposed/controlled the Reign of Terror |
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| death ended the Reign of Terror |
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| where Napoleon suffered his last defeat |
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| originally established the National Assembly |
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| priest who issued the Griot de Delores, a call for peasant rebellion in Mexico |
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| name of the the spanish 2/3rds of Hispaniola (Haiti) |
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| gave up command of his army after gaining Argentenian and Chilean independence |
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| elected president, and declares himself Emporor of France |
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| freed serfs with Edict of Emancipation |
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| argued govt. should leave the economy alone |
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| defended free market system of capitalism in his book Wealth of Nations? |
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| 1st to share power with Parliament |
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| before Reform Bill of 1832, the British voting population was this precentage |
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| the United states purchased land from Mexico |
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| founded Women's Social and Political Union |
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| The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves of Confederate States (the south) |
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| years between 1867 to 1912 |
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| Russia's pressence in Manchuria |
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| this caused the Russo-Japanese war |
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| prevented European interference in Latina American republics |
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| contained Britain,France, and Russia |
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| contained Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy |
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| trench warfare took place on this side in World War 1 |
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| Paris armstice in November 18th 1918 resulted in this |
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| United States entered WW1 in this year |
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| Archduke Franz Ferdinard supported this |
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| First battle of the Marne |
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| stopped Germans from a planned invasion of France |
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| proprosed league of Nations |
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| plan for the postwar world |
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| entered WW2 as president of the United States |
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| declared war in response to the German and Soviet division of Poland |
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| marked beginning of the Allies advance in the Pacific |
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