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Fascism
a political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition
tennis court oath
swears the national assembly will stay together till they have a const. monarchy
coup d' état
overthrew the Directory to establish the Consulate
conservatism
support strong monarchies, resistant to change, act like nobility
Roundheads
parliament, puritan
Divine Comedy
written by Dante Aligheri, Italian, writes satire
Triple entente
Britain, France, Russia
imperialism
A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically.
the hundred days
from when napoleon left elba to when he was defeated in water loo
Royal Absolutism
king has absolute and undivided power
giuseppe Garibaldi
liberal and democratic, invades papal states and gains them
Glorious Revolution
mary and will stomp on england and throne, Overthrow of James ll
Habsburgs
leading family in the Holy Roman Empire, ruled Austria
Henry VIII
English king that left the catholic church and started the Church of England
Enlightenment
change in science and thinking, more logic than religion, has many discoveries= church unhappy
communism
working for the common good, creates monarchy,
Trench Warfare
very intense, nothing ever happens
sans- culottes
lower middle class, skilled workers, merchants
Predestination
previous determination as if by destiny or fate
Romanovs
russian family that ruled prussia starting with peter the great
Desiderius Erasmus
religious philosopher who wrote satire, objected to silly catholic superstitions, famous for In Praise of Folly
Fourteen Points
wilson's plan for world peace following world war I
Oliver Cromwell
creates protectorate
justification by faith
the belief that you are saved if you believe in Jesus.
Jean- Baptiste Colbert
organizes economy of france, creates mercantilism, works for louis XVI
Spanish Armada
attempt by catholic spain to conquer protestant england, england wins and is claimed protestant
Franco- Prussian war
prussia wants southern german states to unite with german kingdom, france vs. prussia, prussia wins, will now german empire
North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO]
an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries
Peace of Augsburg
agreement between catholics and protestants to divide germany into 2 religious areas
sale of indulgences
: people paying money to the Church to pay off time in purgatory for themselves or a loved one. On of the corruptions in the Catholic Church
Charles II
first king of restoration, smart, cautious, partier
napoleon I
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
Final Solution
the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler
James I
st, - The son of Mary Queen of Scots, he succeeded the heirless Elizabeth I as the first Stuart king of England.
Calvaliers
absolutist, anglican, with king
triple aliance
Germany, Austria-hungary, Italy
Nazi Germany
the Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (1933-1945)
Francisco Petrarch
believes the best way to know god is to study people
Canterbury tales
written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer, English, writes satire
bolshevik
russian social democrats under lenin as leader, communists
protestant
n. A Christian who denies the authority of the Pope and holds the right of special judgment.
Peter the Great
first ruler of romanav's in RUssia, very cruel, created petersburg
Anglican Church
the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs)
Catherine the Great
of russia, absolutist, holds a national council for reform, does nothing
Elba
Napoleon was exiled to here and could control it
Divine Right of Kings
god gave kings the right to rule and kings are answerable only to God
Seven Years War
austria wants silesia back, allies switch, prussia wins, france very weak
Charles I
is the son of james, nice but stupid, creates the outbreak of english civil war
taille
tax
The restoration
after the english civil war, after protecorate, Charle Stuart II takes over
belgium
neutral, allied with GB, if germany attacks through belgium, gb will attack
socialism
one classs, everyone is equal, states own all heavy manufacturing
Mary II
she and her husband take over england and the throne in the glorious revolution and parliament passes the bill of rights
industrial revolution
transformation of europe and north america to create the manufacture of goods by heavy machinery
Napoleon III
emperor of france, supports pope but wants to see austria weakened
Third estate
everybody else
BO el Alamein
british are superior, britain wins against germany
BO Midway
in pacific, us wins against japan
Wolfgang Mozart
classis musician
liberalism
embrace the values of democracy, don't support women' rights
Martin Luther
a German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices.
reign of terror
assassination of most extreme phase, have a committee of public safety to persacute enemies of the republic p
romanticism
reaction to the trauma of the IR, feel deeply about everything
1791 constitution
king sign having a limited monarchy
John Calvin
INSTITUTES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION: emphasized predestination and he rejected the medieval Church. he believed that the church and state should be united under the Calvinist faith
allied powers and leaders
ussr- Joseph stalin, england- Winston Churchhill, US- Franklin Roosevelt
von schlieffen plan
a. two front war b.)france= more dangerous, attack first, then russia c.) defeat france first d.)attack france through belgium
Michelangelo Buonarotti
a famous painter and sculpter during the reniassance that expressed human emotions such as anger , sorrow, and strength in his paintings and sculptures. His most famous work is a mural on the ceiling of the Cistine Chapel in the vativan Palace in Rome. It cover 6000 sq. ft. and is made up of 145 seperate paintings
First estate
clergy
Woodrow Wilson
us president, writes the fourteen points, on how to make peace
Frans Haydn
classis musician
congress of vienna
an international conference to restore peace in europe: austria, russia, britain, france
francis ferdinand
His assassination was the starting point of the war, duke of Austria
Versailles
created by louis XIV, intended to intimidate
Treaty of Versailles
A document signed at the end of World War I between the allies and Germany.
European union
an economic and political grouping of countries in Western Europe; EU; use the euro as currency
Axis powers and leaders
Ital, Germany, Japan_ Benito Musilini, hirohito, hitler
William III
maryII's husband, duke of orange
Humanism
study of people
Elizabeth I of England
is anglican and makes anglicans solidly protestant, creates ES- makes cath illigal but doesn't enforce it
V. I. Lenin
took over russia as a communist country
Warsaw pact
treaty signed in 1945 that formed an alliance of the Eastern European countries behind the Iron Curtain; USSR, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania
Directory
all major decisions are made by a committee even though most are made by nobility
russian campaign
russia invaded france while napoleon was ruling
Edict of Nantes
Henry IV legalizes protestant religion and makes everyone happy
War of the Austrian Successon
austria vs. prussia, prussia invades austria for silesia, prussia wins
cold war
A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted eachother on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.
Second Estate
nobility, people with a title
Louis XIV
son of Louis XII, smart, dilligent, model of absolutism
Thirty years war
Protestant rebellion against the Holy Roman Empire ends with peace of westpahlia
Jesuits
Also known as the Society of Jesus; founded by Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) as a teaching and missionary order to resist the spread of Protestantism.
pius IX
was given papal states
Frederick the Great
hollezollen, of prussia, attempts to end torture, fails- too many wars
Victor - Emmanuel
liberal and democratic,king of sradinia, driving force of unification , proclaims the kingdom of Italy
Battle of Castelificardo
pope vs. garibaldi for papal state, pope loses
St. Helena
nap. later forced here and where he had died
Prussia
important german state, (protestant)
Otto von Bismark
hired to unify Germany by will I (prussia)
Bastille
crowd frees prisoners
national assambly
3rd estate saying they are in charge, have more peopl
Leanardo da Vinci
One of the most famour artists in the Renaissance era. writer, scientist, and inventor (famous paintings: last supper and mona lisa)
battles of stalingrad
allies win, german army is forced to surrender (russia)

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