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Nationalism

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the belief that peoples loyalty should not be to a king or an empire , but to a nation of people

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kaiser

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emperor

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romanticism

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a movement that reflected upon deep interest in nature and in the thoughts and feelings of the individual

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impressionism

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artists used bright colors and vivid brush strokes to show how life should be

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creole

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spaniards born in latin america, below the penninsulares

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mary shelley

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author of frankenstein, one of the first romanticism novels

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liberal

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middle class business owners and merchants who wanted to give more power to elected parliament

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louis napoleon

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nephew of Bonaparte, won presidential election, country thrived

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franco-prussian war

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Bismarck incited war between france and Prussia wanted southern states

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camillo di cavour

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Sardinia king united italy

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toussaint l’ouverture

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leader of haita revolution

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how were the unifications of italy and germany similar

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developed out of smaller nations

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who led the latin american revolutions

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creoles

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which country lost the most land when italy unified

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Austria

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how did otto von Bismarck gain the support of the germans in the south

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he said france insulted prussia and started the franco russian war

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what were the results of the uprisings in 1848

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the colonies gained independence

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how were the revolutions in Mexico and brazil different

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they were nonviolent

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when did Prussia turn into germany

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after the german revolution

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Who made up the first estate

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clergy members who paid no taxes

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second estate

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rich nobles who paid almost no taxes

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third estate

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made up 97% of population and paid all the taxes

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bourgeoisie

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the first group in the third estate. Some were as rich as nobles but they paid high taxes along with the rest of the third estate

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bastille day

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the fall of the bastille became a great symbolic act of revolution to the french people

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declaration of the rights of man

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based off the declaration of independence, the document guaranteed citizens equal justice, freedom of speech and religion

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reign if terror

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under robespierres leadership, he wanted to protect the revolution from its enemies. he had over 4000 people guillotined and most were not even nobles

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plebiscite

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napoleon held a vote of the people to approve a new constitution

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Louisiana territory

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napoleon sold territory to the US for $15 million

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holy alliance

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russia allied with nation on christian principles

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slogan of the revolution-

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liberty, equality, fraternity

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what was the committee of public safety

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main task was to protect the revolution from its enemies

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how did robespierre die

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fearing their own safety, members of the national convention turned on him, and he was guillotined, ending the reign of terror

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how were the bourgeoisie different from other members of the third estate

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they were wealthy business owners

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which group embraced the enlightenment ideas the most?

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bourgeoise

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what was the major problem with the estates general and why did they meet

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during the 1770s and 1780s, frances government sank deeply into debt. King louis solution was to impose taxes on the second state. They forced him to call a meeting of the general estates

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what was the battle of trafalgar and how did nelson win

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naval defeat, nelson split the fleet, proved better navy and lead to napoleons downfall

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how did great britain react to the continental system

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they ignored napoleons blockade and made their own

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congress of Vienna goals/effects

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  • long lasting peace and stability
  • stop any country from overpowering another nation
  • stopping france from overpowering weaker nations
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who was the leader of the congress of Vienna

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former minister of prussia, prince klemens

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