Chapter 21: Romantisism Flashcards
Concert of Europe
The quadruple alliance (Britain,Prussia, Russia, Austria) and later France as well
Used to maintain what the congress had set up, battled against revolution
Congress of Vienna
A meeting to arrange a final peace settlement after Napoleon’s defeat
Klemens von Metternich
Leader of the congress of vienna
Austrian foreign minister
Experienced diplomat
Arrogant
Edmund Burke
Wrote Reflections on the Revolution in France as a reaction the the French Revolution especially radical republican and democratic ideas
Conservatist
Against violent revolution but not against change
Joseph de Maistre
French conservative
Influential spokesman for counter revolutionism and wanted restored hereditary monarchy
wanted to avoid revolution
Monroe Doctorine
Enacted by President James Monroe
Guaranteed the independence of Latin America and warned against further european invasion force
Greek Revolt
Was allowed to happen by the great alliance
Wanted control of government in greece
Peterloo Massacre
11 people killed by government calvary when a crowd of 60,000 demonstrators were attacked
The Corn Laws
Placed by the toris
Placed extraordinarily high tariffs on foreign grain
British Tories and Whigs
Toris- supported old parliament that was unfair due to inconsideration of industrial revolution population changes Whigs- supported by new working middle class wanted a new parliament
William Pitt the Younger and William Wilberforce
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Carbonari
Secret societies motivated by nationalist dreams
Germanic Confederation
A group of german states in what was the holy roman empire
Burschenschaften
Student societies dedicated to fostering a goal of a free and united Germany
Nationalist
Classical Economics
Economic liberalism
Laissez-faire
State should not interrupt the free economic forces especially supply and demand