Revolutions of 1848 Flashcards

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Jeremy Bentham

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British theorist and philosopher who proposed utilitarianism, the principle that governments should operate on the basis of utility, or the greatest good for the greatest number

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Edmund Burke

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Member of British Parliament and author of Reflections on the Revolution in France, which criticized the underlying principles of the French Revolution and argued conservative thought

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Burschenschaften

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Politically active students around 1815 in the German states proposing unification and democratic principles

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Carbonari

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Italian secret societies calling for a unified Italy and republicanism

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Carlsbad Decrees

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Repressive laws in the German states limiting freedom of speech and dissemination of liberal ideas in the universities

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Decembrist

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Russian revolutionaries calling for a constitutional reform in the early 19th century

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Frederick William IV

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King of Prussia who promised and later reneged on his promises for constitutional reforms

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Francois Guizot

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Chief minister under Louis Philippe. Guizot’s repression led to the revolution of 1848

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Holy Alliance

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An alliance envisioned by Alexander I of Russia by which those in power were asked to rule in accord with Christian principles

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Louie Napoleon Bonaparte

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Nephew of Napoleon I; he came to power as president of the Second French Republic

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Prince Clemens von Metternich

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Austrian member of the nobility and chief architect of conservative policy at the congress of Vienna

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John Stuart Mill

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British philosopher who published On Liberty, advocating individual rights against government intrusion , and The Subjection of Women, on the cause of women’s rights

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Poor Law of 1834

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Legislation that restricted the number of poverty-stricken eligible for aid.

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Quadruple Alliance

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Organization, made up of Austria, Britain, Prussia, and Russia, to preserve the peace settlement of 1815; France joined in 1818

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Rotten Boroughs

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Depopulated areas of England that nevertheless sent representatives to Parliament

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Zollverein

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Economic customs union of German states established in 1818 by Prussia and including almost all German-speaking states except Austria by 1844

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Repeal of Test Act

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Allowed Protestants who were not members of the Church of England to hold public office

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Catholic Emancipation Bill

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Enabled Catholics to hold public office for the first time

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Reform Bill of 1832

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Gave vote to all men who paid 10 pounds in rent a year; eliminated the rotten boroughs

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Slavery

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Abolished in the British Empire, 1833

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Factory Act

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Limited children’s and adolescents workweek in textile factories

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Corn Laws

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Repealed in 846. They had imposed a tariff on imported grain and were a symbolic protection of aristocratic landholdings