Chapter 23 - The Emergence of Industrial Society in the West Flashcards
3 forces that contributed to revolutions
cultural (intellectual), commercialization, and population growth
There was a gap between leading intellectuals and ________
established institutions
How did growing wealth of businesspeople challenge Europe?
Businesspeople gaining new wealth challenged the idea that aristocrats should hold the most influence and political office
When did Western Europe experience its huge population jump?
after 1730
What was the primary factor in the population revolution?
the potato providing improved nutrition, reducing the death rate
What was the secondary cause of the population revolution?
Better border policing by efficient state-governments reduced movement of disease-bearing animals
What political effects did the population revolution have?
Because the aristocrats were having more and more children who were born privileged, it became harder for anyone not an aristocrat to gain a high post in church or state
How did population pressure drive people into the working class?
Because they were not firstborns, many lost any opportunity of inheriting property and were thereby driven into the working class
The population growth of the 18th century prompted a rapid expansion of _________
domestic manufacturing
Domestic manufacturing became popular by 1800 in both _______ and _______
western Europe, United States
Proto-industrialization
Hundreds of thousands of people worked to create textiles and metal, but materials and sales depended on urban merchants in this capitalist system
Prompted by their own population revolution, the aristocrats of France ____________
tightened their grip on political offices
What set the seal on the French Revolution?
A sharp economic slump in 1787 and 1788 triggered by bad harvests
French king at the time of the French Revolution
Louis XVI
Why did Louis XVI call a meeting of the traditional parliament?
To consider tax reform for the financially pinched regime
Who was the leader of the radical phase of the French Revolution?
Maximilien Robespierre
When was the king executed?
1792
cult of the Supreme being
a civic religion invented by Robespierre to replace Catholicism
Why did Robespierre fall?
He shied away from social reforms that may have won him support; he was convinced that he knew the people’s will as opposition mounted
What system did Robespierre and the radicals produce that symbolized Enlightenment thought?
metric system of weights and measures
While the radical regime was in power in France, what policy was instituted in the French colonies?
Abolition of slavery
Universal military conscription
Robespierre and allies proclaimed that men who were free citizens owed loyalty and service to the goernment
During the radical phase, what successes did the revolutionary armies have?
France’s enemies driven out, new territory acquired in Low Countries, Italy, Germany (spread of revolutionary spirit)
The world’s first ______ was created during the radical phase
national anthem
Nationalism during the radical phase could replace ___________
older loyalties to church or locality
What did Napoleon do to parliament?
He reduced it to a rubber stamp
Napoleon Bonaparte converted the revolutionary republic to the ___________
authoritarian empire
The Napoleonic code enforced _______ and ______
religious freedom, equality for men
To train bureaucrats, Napoleon _______
developed a centralized system of secondary schools and universities
A ____________ crushed Napoleon in 1814 and 1815
alliance system organized by Britain
How were Napoleon’s campaigns culturally/politically/socially important in Europe?
they spread key revolutionary legislation (idea of equality under the law and attack on privileged institutions) throughout much of western Europe
What was the most significant impact of Napoleon and the revolution outside of France?
nationalism, caused by military successes of France tearing down local governments, France’s invasion itself causing increased loyalties to mother nations
Why didn’t the Diplomats at the Congress of Vienna try to punish France too severely?
they wanted to restore the European balance of power
How did the Congress of Vienna affect the land of Russia and Britain?
Russia swallowed Poland and made gains in Prussia, Britain granted new colonial territories
How successful were the territorial adjustments from the Congress of Vienna?
They kept Europe fairly stable for almost half a century
What did the Congress of Vienna not succeed in doing?
Promoting internal peace for each individual country
A key plan of conservatism in Europe was to ________
restore monarchy in France and link Europe’s major powers in defense of churches and kings
How did radicals differ from liberals?
They wanted wider voting rights, even advocating outright democracy
revolutions of the 1820’s
rebellion in Spain, Greek Revolution
Greek Revolution was important because __________
it was a key step in dismantling the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans