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Enlightenment Flashcards

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Montesquieu

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The Spirit of Laws 1748 - Separation of powers.

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Voltaire

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Candide 1759 - Right to free speech and trial, civil rights.

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Rousseau

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The Social Contract 1762 - Government should act on behalf of the people who have the right to overthrow it if it fails to represent them.

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Diderot

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Encyclopaedia 1751-1772 - Collectivised scientific research and challenged the Church.

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Influence

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Turgot - Laissez-faire and abolition of taxes.

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Salonnieres

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Madame Geoffrin, Madame Necker.

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War of Independence

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French soldiers went to America in 1778, they came back radicalised.

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