Set: AP Euro - The Struggle for Democracy in Ninteenth-Century Europe (1815-1914)

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Age of Reaction The name given to the Age of Metternich
(Prince Klemens von) Metternich Combatted the spred of democracy and nationalism at the congress of Vienna
Metternich System "Metternich's policy of censorship of speech and the press, espionage, and the suprrpession fo revolutionary and natioanl movements"
German Confederation The states under Metternich's control
Carlsbad Decrees 1819; Metternich's laws which banned freedom of speech and the press
Six Acts 1819; Britan's rules designed to control radical leaders; Inspired by Metternich
(Four) July Ordinances 1830; France's laws which forbade freedom of the press and reduced the number of eligible voters
Quadruple Alliance "The alliance between Britain, Austria, Russia, and Prussia"
Quintuple Alliance "1818; The quadruple alliance with France; Meant ot keep epace and maintain order of the existing status quo (""Concert of Europe"")"
(Eugene) Delacroix "1824; Romantic Painter; ""The Massacre of Chios"" glorified the struggle of Greek freedom fighters against the Ottomans and won the support of the nationalists"
Lous XVIII The brother of Loius XVI who was tueturned to the thronen after Napoleon; Protected the people agaisnt a return of absolutism and aristocratic provilege
Charles X The Brother of Louis XVIII; Inherited the French throne and re-established the old order with absolute rule; Suspended the legislature and votes
July Revolution Revolts caused by Charles X's return to the old order; Riots in Paris; Charles abdicated and fled to Briain
Louis Philippe The cousin of Charles X who supported the French revolution and the French people's desires for government (Republic)
citizen king The name given to Louis Philippe because he was plain spoken and owed his throne to the people
February Days "The revolts in France where workers, students, and radicals rioted and deomonstrator clashed with troops under Louis Philippe"
(Alphonse) Lamartine The leader of the middle class liberals in the provisional government after Louis Philippe's abdiction
(Louis) Blanc A social republican who was allowed to establish national workshops to provide jobs for the unemployed
June Riots Full-scale class warfare in Paris because the upper middle class had gained a majority in the legislature and shut down the workshops; Bourgeoisie/Peasants vs. Workers
Second French Republic The French Government (After Napoleon's) which had a new constitution and a strong president with a one-house legislature
Louis Napoleon Nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte; Installed as president of the Second French Republic
Second Empire "Fearful that the radclas would win the 1852 election, Louis Napoleon iniated a coup d'etat and proclamed this new government"
Emperor Napoleon III 1852; The self-proclaimed title of Louis Napoleon
plebiscite An expression of the popular will
(Georges) Hausmann Napoleon III's partner in the transformation of Paris into a modern city
National Assembly 1871; The group that met after Napoleon III's empire fell in the Franco-Prussian war to decide on a new government
Paris Communes 1871; The radical group which took control of Paris after Napoleon III's collapse
Communards Rebels who partiscipated in the Paris Communes; Patriots who rejected peace with Germany
Third Republic 1875; The government established by the National Assembly which ahd a two-house legislature
Chamber of Deputies One of the hoiuses of the Third Republic (1875); Elected by universal male suffrage
(General Georges) Boulanger 1887; Minister of War who had support of the army and believed in a monarchy; Almost caught and fled to Belgium; Showed the strength of the Third French Republic
(Alfred) Dreyfus Jewish Republican Army captain who was declared guilty of selling secret military documents to the Germans; Anti-Semitic conspiracy; Acquitted in 1906 and strengthened the Third French Republic because it showed the monarchists as being guilty of anti-gov
Emperor Ferdinand I The head of the Hapsburg Empire (Austria) in 1848; Abdicated because of reformers and fled the country like Metternich
(Lajos) Kossuth Hungarian nationalist leader; Demanded independence and a constitution
Zolverein 1830s Economic union in Prussia
(Frederich) Wilhelm IV Prussian emperor who promised reforms but hesitated; Forced to make a constitution; Gave more power to the nobles and not the people
Frankfurt Assembly 1849; Delegates from German states met in Frankfurt to discuss their vision of how a united Germany would be establisehed; Not sanctioned by Wilhelm; Disagreed over whether it should be a republic or monarchy
Grossdeutsche """Large Germany""; The view in German unification of people who wanted to include Austria"
Kleinedeutsche """Small Germany""; View in German unification of leaving Austria out of the new Germany"
Alexander I "Czar of Russia; Initially receptive to liberal ideas, but became conservative after Napoleon's invasion of 1812"
Nicholas I Alexander I's brother who was conservative
Decembrists A group of young russian officer who supported Constantine in favor of Nicholas I for a liberal government
Constantine Nicholas I's brother who would modernize and liberalize Russia
Third Section The secret police force during Nicholas I's reign who crushed the Decembrists' revolt and enforced Nicholas I's conservative policies
Orthodoxy "The strong connection between the Russian Orthodox Church, of which the czar was the official head, and the government"
Autocracy The absoulte power of the czar
nationalism Respect for Russian tradition and suppression of non-Russians within the empire
Alexander II Russian Czar who came to the throned ruing the Crimean War; Emancipated serfdom and modernized and industrialized Russia
Crimean War "The war at the end of Nicholas I's reign where Russia tried to seize Ottoman lands along the Danube River (in the mediterranean) and Frnace and England supported the Ottoman Empire, resisting Russia; Russia lost"
Ottoman Empire "The ""sick man of Europe"""
"""The Sick Man of Europe""" The Ottoman empire's nickname because it had lost Hungary and more was coming
Emancipation Edict "1961; Issued by Alexander II, abolishing serfdom (which had already been abolished in Western Europe)"
Westerners Russian intellectuals who thought that Russia should model itself after Western Europe
Slavophiles Russian intellectuals who thought that Russia should retain its own spirit and tradition and avoid westernization; Assassinated Alexander II in 1881 (stopped his reforms)
Alexander III "A reactionary czar who was determined to avenge his father's death and to ensure his autocratic rule by reinforcing the pillars of Russian absolutism through the secret police and censorship; Ended political reform, but continued economic reform and indus"
Trans-Siberian Railway "The railroad, built by Alexander III, that connected Moscow with the Pacific Ocean"
House of Lords The British division of the legislature which included the herediaty nobles and high-ranking clergy of the Anglican Church
House of Commons The British division of the legislature that included the common people; had less power
Peterloo Massacre Manchester; A revolt of English because they did not have enough food
Whigs 1830s; English political party representing the middle class and conserned about business interests
Tories 1830s; English political party represnting the nobles and landowners
"""Rotten Boroughs""" Areas where few or no voters lived that sent representitives to the House of Commons
Great Reform Bill of 1832 England's act that abolished the rotton boroughs
Chartist movement An English reform movement representing the working class and some lower middle-class workers
People's Charter of 1837 "The document from which the Charters demanded Universal male suffrage, secret ballots, equal election districts, elemination of propety qualificaitons for Parliament, annual elections, and salries for parliament"
(Benjamin) Disraeli 1867; Prime minster of England; Conservative; Convinced parliement to approve a reform bill that doubled the nubmer of voters by reducing properyt qualificatons
Liberals The former whigs; Mearchants and Factory owners
(William) Gladstone 1884; Liberal English Prime Minster; Enacted the Reform Bill of 1884 which gave the right to vote to agricultural workers
Reform Bill of 1884 Enacted by Gladstone; Gave the right to vote to Agricultural workers
Labour Party 1900s; Enlgihs unions and socialist members' party which pushed for protection of the rights of workers

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Creator irsmart
Created May 9, 2008
Group Central Catholic High School
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V2daJ : Byron, in my book it says supporters of Lesser Germany "wanted to exclusde Austria and to have prussia lead the union." Just wanted to tell you in case it comes up
irsmart : Kleinedeutsche
irsmart : "Kleine" - small "Deutsche" - Germany
irsmart : (Same thing with Grossdeutche - "Gross" means large)
V2daJ : Yea, I know.
V2daJ : I was just mentioning there was no mention of prussia, thats it.
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