CH. 21 Flashcards
Congress of Vienna
meeting of the Quadruple Alliance
Holy Alliance
alliance formed by conservative rulers in Austria, Prussia and Russia w/ a symbol of repression
Karlsbad Decrees
1819 decrees to uphold conservatism requiring the destruction of liberals
liberalism
equality and liberty: demanded representative gov. and equality along with individual freedoms
Laissez Faire
doctrine of economic liberalism that calls for unrestricted private enterprise and no gov. interference in the economy
nationalism
people had their own genius and specific identity that manifested itself
socialism
backlash against the emergence of individualism & fragmentation of the industrial society
Marxist
called for a working-class revolution to overthrow a capitalist society
bourgeoisie
the middle class society who owned means of production
proletariat
industrial working class
Romanticism
artistic movement at its height in 1790-1840, revolt against classicism
Corn Laws
British laws governing the import of grain
Battle of Peterloo
Army’s violent suppression of a revolt that happened at St. Peter’s Fields
Reform Bill of 1832
major political reform that increased the male voters by 50%
Great Famine
result of 4 years of potato crop failure in Ireland