Global History II - Regents Review Topic 2 & 3 Vocab

Nationalism

________- is an ideology that emphasizes loyalty, devotion, or allegiance to a nation.

Bastille

________- medieval fortress that became French state prison and a place of detention for important persons charged with various offenses.

Napoleonic Code

________- made the authority of men over their families stronger, deprived women of any individual rights, and reduced the rights of illegitimate children.

Coup d'état

________- a seizure and removal of a government and its powers.

Haitian Revolution

________- the overthrow of the French regime in Haiti by the Africans and their descendants who had been enslaved by the French.

Rousseau

________- the least academic of modern philosophers and in many ways was the most influential.

Toussaint L'Ouverture

________- former slave who rose to become leader of a successful slave revolt.

Simon Bolivar

________- Venezuelan soldier who played a key role in the South American independence movement.

Jose de San Martin

________- Argentine soldier who led revolts against the Spanish.

Enlightened Despot

__________- form of government in the 18th century in which absolute monarchs pursued legal, social, and educational reforms inspired by the Enlightenment.

Catherine the Great

________- Russian empress that reigned over Russia for 34 years.

Natural Rights

________- basic human rights that include: life, liberty, and property.

Conservatism

________- a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional values.

Montesquieu

________- French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers.

Mary Wollstonecraft

________- renowned womens right activist.

Liberalism

________- the belief in freedom, equality, democracy and human rights.

Napoleon

________- French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century.

Otto von Bismarck

________- Prussian politician who became first chancellor of Germany.

Garibaldi

________- military figure of the Italian Unification.

Clemens von Metternich

________- German- born Austrian politician and statesman and one of the most important diplomats of his era, serving as the Foreign Minister of the Roman Empire.

Cavour

________- figure who forged the kingdom of Italy.

Enlightenment

________- rigorous scientific, political and philosophical discourse that characterized European society.

Mazzini

________- Italian nationalist and patriot.

Declaration of the Rights of Man

_________- an expression of universal human rights- those rights that are true at all times and in all places- that served as one of the foundational documents of the French Revolution

Cash Crop Economy

________- agricultural crops that are planned for selling in the markets.

Congress of Vienna

________- assembly in 1814 that reorganized Europe after Napoleonic Wars for Balance of Power.

Nationalism

________- an ideology that emphasizes loyalty, devotion, or allegiance to a nation.

French Revolution

_______- a period of major social upheaval that began in France in 1787 and ended in 1799

John Locke

_______- an English philosopher and political theorist, pioneered the ideas of Natural Rights