AP Word - Revolutions Flashcards
Denis Diderot
editor of the Encylopedie, compilation of knowledge
John Locke
one of first Enlightenment thinkers, social contract
Baron de onesquieu
argued with governent with three distinct branches
Volaire
decounced religious bigotry, critized Christianity, and argued for religious tolerance
Jean Jacques Roussea
argued for return to nature where society cannot corrupt
general will
civic impuleses of citizens seeking to pursue the common good within their community
social contract
voluntary agrement among people defining the relationship of individuals with one another and with government
Manifest Destiny
Americans destined to expand to Pacific
Monroe Doctrine
“Hands off” policy regarding European colonization in Americas; isolationist policy
Maximilien Robespierre and Jacobins
radical revolutionaries who did not want any king to rule France
Nationalis
intense belief in pride in one’s national culture which is associated in the territory in which they reside
Count Camillo di Cavour
leads nationalist government in Italy
King Victor Emmanuel II
Creates Parliamentary monarchy Problems; right to vote was limited to middle/upper class property holders; Catholics upset by new nation; disagreements over imperialism; lacked industry
Otto van Bismarck
Prime Minister of Prussia and leader of German Confederation led a series of wars to grow Prussian Power
Franco-Prussian War
leads to French concession of Alsace and Lorraine ( Treaty of Frankfurt)
Willhelm I
Unified German states, King of Prussia and now German Emperor
Realpolitik
the politics of reality, based on practical concerns rather than theory or ethics
Decembrist Uprising
revolt of Western oriented and liberal army officers against conservatives Tsar Nicholas I
Sultan Selim III
attempted reforms to improve Ottoman administrative and military’s makeup, but angered Janissaries and officials; disposed and killed in 1807
Sultan Mahmud II
overthrew Janissaries with a secret army and European help; restarted Ottoman reform by utilizing Western models