French revolution Flashcards
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Nationalism
the belief that peoples loyalty should not be to a king or an empire , but to a nation of people
kaiser
emperor
romanticism
a movement that reflected upon deep interest in nature and in the thoughts and feelings of the individual
impressionism
artists used bright colors and vivid brush strokes to show how life should be
creole
spaniards born in latin america, below the penninsulares
mary shelley
author of frankenstein, one of the first romanticism novels
liberal
middle class business owners and merchants who wanted to give more power to elected parliament
louis napoleon
nephew of Bonaparte, won presidential election, country thrived
franco-prussian war
Bismarck incited war between france and Prussia wanted southern states
camillo di cavour
Sardinia king united italy
toussaint l’ouverture
leader of haita revolution
how were the unifications of italy and germany similar
developed out of smaller nations
who led the latin american revolutions
creoles
which country lost the most land when italy unified
Austria
how did otto von Bismarck gain the support of the germans in the south
he said france insulted prussia and started the franco russian war
what were the results of the uprisings in 1848
the colonies gained independence
how were the revolutions in Mexico and brazil different
they were nonviolent
when did Prussia turn into germany
after the german revolution
Who made up the first estate
clergy members who paid no taxes
second estate
rich nobles who paid almost no taxes
third estate
made up 97% of population and paid all the taxes
bourgeoisie
the first group in the third estate. Some were as rich as nobles but they paid high taxes along with the rest of the third estate
bastille day
the fall of the bastille became a great symbolic act of revolution to the french people
declaration of the rights of man
based off the declaration of independence, the document guaranteed citizens equal justice, freedom of speech and religion
