Unit 6: Napoleon, Congress of Vienna, Revolutions
Review of major events during Napoleon's reign and parts of the Congress of Vienna, as well as the revolutions and other effects of the two.
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- Russia, Austria, Prussia
- Countries which tried to suppress revolutions and ignore desire for reform.
- Simon Bolivar
- Led many independence movements in South America
- Napoleonic Code
- A set of laws that embodied Enlightenment Principles such as equality of all citizens beofre law, religious toleration and advancement based on merit
- Great Britain
- During the Age of Revolutions, this country ended the slave trade, made slavery illegal and expanded political rights through legislative means.
- Emperor Napoleon III
- Louis Napoleon, Napoleon's nephew, who became president of France in the 1848 revolution but later took more power.
- Battle of Waterloo
- Battle at which Napoleon was finally defeated, prevented him from successfully unifying Europe under French control.
- Congress of Vienna
- Meeting in 1814 of representatives of European countries called to reestablish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon I; redrew the boundaries of countries to create a balance of power; restored monarchies throughout Europe.
- Louis XVIII (18th)
- King of France restored to power by the Congress of Vienna
- Nationalism
- strong pride in one's nation or ethnic group and a desire for a conquered nation to be independent
- Louis Philippe
- King of France removed from power by the 1848 Revolution
- 1848
- Year in which widespread demand for political rights led to revolutions and legislative actions in Europe.
- Touissant L'Ouverture
- Led a revolution in Haiti in response to the French Revolution
- Growth of nationalism
- 1.national pride 2. economic competition 3. democratic ideals
- Conservatism
- Political philosophy based on tradition and social stability: change is often unwelcome.
- Liberalism
- Political philosophy based on Enlightenment principles: people should be as free as possible from government restraint
- Napoleon I
- French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)