Absolutism / French Revolution
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- Annex
- When a country adds a territory to their domain.
- Revolution
- Time of radical change.
- Economic
- The flow of money.
- Laissez Faire
- A policy where governments stays out of the affair of business. This is a French term meaning "leave alone".
- Nationalism
- Extreme pride or devotion in one's country.
- Magna Carta
- The first constitution, which limited the actions of the English monarch.
- Diplomacy
- The art or practice of conducting international relations as in negotiating alliances, treaties and agreements.
- Dissident
- A person who fights against a government.
- Suffrage
- The right to vote.
- Bourgeoisie
- The middle class in France.
- Age of Enlightenment
- Time period where many great thinkers began to question their government.
- Oppress
- To hold down.
- Foreign Policy
- The relationship between a country and its neighboring countries.
- Natural Laws
- The concept, as stated by John Locke that all people are born with certain rights such as life, liberty and property.
- Social
- Anything dealing with the lives of the people.
- Deficit Spending
- When a government spends more than it takes in and goes into debt.
- Blockade
- To cut off from contact with others.
- Political
- Anything dealing with the government.
- Democracy
- A government where the people are given power.
- Plebiscite
- Ballot in which voters have a direct say on an issue.
- Free Market Economy
- An economy where the people are allowed to own their own business.
- Divine Right
- The belief that the power to rule comes from God.
- Social Contract
- Agreement by which people give up their freedom to a powerful government in order to avoid chaos.
- Age of Absolutism
- Time period where kings and queens ruled domains with total control over their people.
- Absolute Monarch
- A king or queen with total control over their people.