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Napoleon’s Russian Campaign

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-Napoleon lost
-did not abdicate right after; he attacked again for the 2nd time and lost again (at Leipzig)

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-Napoleon lost
-did not abdicate right after; he attacked again for the 2nd time and lost again (at Leipzig)

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Napoleon’s Russian Campaign

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The First Defeat and Exile of Napoleon

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-exiled to Island of Elba
-that was NOT the end of Napoleon
-went back to France
-built up another army
-he attacked in Belgium at a place called Waterloo

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-exiled to Island of Elba
-that was NOT the end of Napoleon
-went back to France
-built up another army
-he attacked in Belgium at a place called Waterloo

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The First Defeat and Exile of Napoleon

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The Second Defeat and Exile of Napoleon

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-final defeat at Waterloo
-exiled to St. helena (died here)

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-final defeat at Waterloo
-exiled to St. Helena (died here)

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The Second Defeat and Exile of Napoleon

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The War of 1812

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-war between US and Great Britain over various things
-US interested in taking Canada
-interested in the fact that Britain was BUSY fighting Napoleon

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-war between US and Great Britain over various things
-US interested in taking Canada
-interested in the fact that Britain was BUSY fighting Napoleon

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The War of 1812

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The Congress of Vienna

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-big get together of European powers and had a huge party in Vienna
-around 1814 (around time of Napoleon)
-seeing what Europe would look like after mess that Napoleon left

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-big get together of European powers and had a huge party in Vienna
-around 1814 (around time of Napoleon)
-seeing what Europe would look like after mess that Napoleon left

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The Congress of Vienna

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Secret Societies in the 19th Century

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-MAIN: free masons - liked to target young people (they tended to be more gullible and more anti authoritarian)
-Illuminati
-Carbinari

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-MAIN: free masons - liked to target young people (they tended to be more gullible and more anti authoritarian)
-Illuminati
-Carbinari

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Secret Societies in the 19th Century

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Leo XII’s Condemnation of Secret Societies

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-Leo XII condemned secret societies
-excommunicated all members of Secret Societies

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-Leo’s XII condemned secret societies
-excommunicated all members of Secret Societies

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Leo XII’s Condemation of Secret Societies

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The Miraculous Medal

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-Our Lady is on it
-12 stars
-cross with letter M
-Immaculate Heart and Sacred Heart
-“O Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to thee.”
-reference to Immaculate Conception

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-Our Lady is on it
-12 stars
-cross with letter M
-Immaculate Heart and Sacred Heart
-“O Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to thee.”
-reference to Immaculate Conception

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The Miraculous Medal

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The Revolutions of 1848

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-CAUSE: masonic influence
-POINT/OBJECT: overthrow all legitimate authority; they wanted to replace the aristocracy or monarchy with a democracy (there is almost no such thing as a pure democracy)

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-CAUSE: masonic influence
-POINT/OBJECT: overthrow all legitimate authority; they wanted to replace the aristocracy or monarchy with a democracy (there is almost no such thing as a pure democracy)

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The Revolutions of 1848

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Religious Indifference (Philosophy of Immanuel Kant)

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-philosophy that says religion is good because it helps you behave and function in society and help you get things done
-nothing to do with eternal life, grace, salvation, glory

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-philosophy that says religion is good because it helps you behave and function in society and help you get things done
-nothing to do with eternal life, grace, salvation, glory

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Religious Indifference (Philosophy of Immanuel Kant)

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Anti-Catholic Marriage Laws in Prussia

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-the children had to be raised in the religion of the father, no matter what relgion he was
-offensive to Catholic teaching because the Catholic law says that the children have to be raised in the Catholic faith no matter what
-the non-Catholic party has to promise before marriage that they will obey this Catholic law with regard to their children

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-the children had to be raised in the religion of the father, no matter what relgion he was
-offensive to Catholic teaching because the Catholic law says that the children have to be raised in the Catholic faith no matter what
-the non-Catholic party has to promise before marriage that they will obey this Catholic law with regard to their children

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Anti-Catholic Marriage Laws in Prussia

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The Carlist Wars of Spain

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-Carlist (Catholics) vs. Cristeinos (liberals)
The Mexican-American War
-pupose: Mexico was a political mess int eh 1840s
-the US sent troops to Mexico
-Mexico responded by attacking with troops
-Americans took about half of land away from MExico after war (most of the land was uninhabited)
-outcome:Texas all the way to CA was gobbled up by Americans

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-Carlist (Catholics) vs. Cristeinos (liberals)
13) The Mexican-American War
-pupose: Mexico was a political mess int eh 1840s
-the US sent troops to Mexico
-Mexico responded by attacking with troops
-Americans took about half of land away from MExico after war (most of the land was uninhabited)
-outcome:Texas all the way to CA was gobbled up by Americans

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The Carlist Wars of Spain

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The conflict between Lammenais and Pope Gregory XVI

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-conflict whether liberalism and Catholism could co-exist peacefully
-condemned in 1831

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-conflict whether liberalism and Catholism could co-exist peacefully
-condemned in 1831

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The conflict between Lammenais and Pope Gregory XVI

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Karl Marx, Communist Manifesto, and Communism

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-wrote “Communist Manifesto” - published 1848
-German Jewish professor
-“Father of Modern Communism”
-first time Communist idea introduced as a real practical possibility and in his opinion, it HAD to be what the Europeans did

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-wrote “Communist Manifesto” - published 1848
-German Jewish professor
-“Father of Modern Communism”
-first time Communist idea introduced as a real practical possibility and in his opinion, it HAD to be what the Europeans did

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Karl Marx, Communist Manifesto, and Communism

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South American Revolutions Against Spain

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-Simon Bolivar
-all the Spanish speaking countries declared their indepence at this time

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-Simon Bolivar
-all the Spanish speaking countries declared their indepence at this time

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South American Revolutions Against Spain

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The Romantic Period in Classical Music

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-early 19th century
-romantic: because it is about romance or emotion or passion
-passion emphasized in music
-the mind and the intellect was emphasized as much

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-early 19th century
-romantic: because it is about romance or emotion or passion
-passion emphasized in music
-the mind and the intellect was emphasized as much

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The Romantic Period in Classical Music

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The Irish Potato Famine

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-blight on Potato crop
-Ireland lived on the potato
-Ireland lost many people
-the British ignored them
-many left for American
-many died

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-blight on Potato crop
-Ireland lived on the potato
-Ireland lost many people
-the British ignored them
-many left for American
-many died

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The Irish Potato Famine

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