 | Term | Definition |
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Republic |
A system of rule by governors chosen by the people as their representatives. |
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Congress of Vienna |
...tried to regain peace and order in Europe after the French Revolution. |
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Balance of Power |
No one becomes too strong |
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Edmund Burke |
A noted British orator and statesman, considered one of the fathers of conservatism. |
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Holy Alliance |
...became the policemen of Europe, putting down revolutions (revolts). |
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Louis Philippe |
French king. Nicknamed the citizen king. |
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Europe's Revolts |
...were in 1848, and triggered all over Europe when France ousted Philippe and set up a republic. |
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Giueseppe Garibaldi |
Overthrew the ruler of the kingdom of the two Sicilys, which united Italy. |
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Otto von Bismarck |
United the German states. He became Germany's first prime minister. |
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Civil Religion |
A kind of faith which most members of society hold, and which was used by political leaders for their own purposes. |
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The election of Abraham Lincoln |
...triggered the War Between the Northern and Southern States (Civil War). |
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Great Britain's Political Parties |
Liberals and Conservatives |
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British Cabinet |
Exercised authority only in the name of the monarch. |
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Dreyfus Affair |
Brought a final break between the church and the states in France. |
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Alexander II |
...Declared all Russia's serfs free by the Emacipation Manifesto on March 1, 1861 |
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Treaty of Berlin |
...settled the Russian/Turk war. |
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Dual Monarchy |
Set up by Austria and Hungary in 1868. Each had its own parliament. |
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Jeremy Bentham |
...invented Utilitarianism; The value of something is measured by its usefulness to society. |
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Kaiser |
The government ministers in Germany were responsible to this person. |
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Constitutional Monarchy |
Russia's government after their conflict with Japan. |
