Midterm #2

Question 1

Abbe Sieyes

Answer 1

A clergy man; known as a political writer. Wrote “What is the Third Estate?” During the French Revolution.

Question 2

Sans-culottes

Answer 2

“Without britches” – revolutionary group; working class.

Question 3

Napoleon Bonaparte

Answer 3

A man from Corsica who lead the greatest army in France. Post-Revolution in France of 1789; Made himself appear Ceasar-like.

Question 4

Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte

Answer 4

He is Napoleon III; First president of the French Republic. Second French Empire. Initiated the Coup d’etat in 1851.

Question 5

Maximilien Robespierre

Answer 5

One of the largest voices in the French Revolution. Insincerely caused the Reign of Terror; Lead to the death of the King of France, Louis XVI, and his own.

Question 6

Dreyfus Affair

Answer 6

A Frenchman who was in the French Military; Because he was Jewish, he was blamed on for telling French secrets to the Germans. Anti-Semitism in France.

Question 7

Vormärz

Answer 7

The term refers to the years leading to the March Revolution in the states of the German Confederation in 1848.

Question 8

Liberalism

Answer 8

is a political philosophy or worldview founded on the ideas of liberty and equality. Especially during the French Revolution.

Question 9

David Ricardo

Answer 9

David Ricardo was a British political economist and stock trader. He was often credited with systematising economics.

Question 10

Berlin Conference

Answer 10

1884–85 regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period, and coincided with Germany’s sudden emergence as an imperial power.

Question 11

Belgian Congo

Answer 11

between King Leopold II’s formal relinquishment of his personal control over the state to Belgium on 15 November 1908, and Congolese independence on 30 June 1960.

Question 12

Congress of Vienna

Answer 12

A meeting between many powerhouses in the nations of Europe that met together to plan what should happen after Napoleon.

Question 13

Camillo Di Cavour

Answer 13

was a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification; Got Niece and Savoy territories. Doesn’t like idealism. (Mind)

Question 14

Zollverein

Answer 14

German Customs Union, was a coalition of German states formed to manage customs and economic policies within their territories. Established in 1818.

Question 15

Paris Commune

Answer 15

was a government that briefly ruled Paris from March 18 (more formally, from March 28) to May 28, 1871. It is hailed by both groups as the first assumption of power by the working class during the Industrial Revolution.

Question 16

Ausgleich

Answer 16

Compromise of 1867, the compact, finally concluded on Feb. 8, 1867, that regulated the relations between Austria and Hungary and established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary. The kingdom of Hungary had desired equal status with the Austrian Empire, which was weakened by its defeat in the Seven Weeks’ War (Austro-Prussian War) of 1866.

Question 17

Bourgeoisie

Answer 17

Denotes the wealthy stratum of the middle class.

Question 18

Proletariat

Answer 18

The working class. Communism is bad. Marx and Engles worked for this class.

Question 19

The Communist Manifesto

Answer 19

Marx and Engles; 1848; Socialist Marx. About the class struggle. How to help.

Question 20

Civil constitution of the Clergy

Answer 20

1790: France; Permanently divided the Catholic population.

Question 21

Estates-General

Answer 21

Electrified public opinion. Wasn’t called for 175 years until Louis XVI.

Question 22

Carlsbad Decrees

Answer 22

1815- reaction to the German unification.