The French Revolution:
Vocab:
1.) abdicate
• To formally relinquish (give up) power.
2.) autonomy
• Self-government; self-determination
3.) Balance of Power:
• Distribution of power in which no single
nation is able to dominate or interfere with
others.
4.) bourgeoisie
The middle class; the upper level of the
Third Estate; wealthier city-dwellers such
as lawyers, doctors and merchants
5.) Congress of Vienna
• an international conference that was called in
order to remake Europe after the downfall of
Napoleon I. Many territorial decisions had to be
made in the conference that was held in Vienna,
Austria, from September 1814 to June 1815.
• The main goal of the conference was to create a
balance of power that would preserve the peace.
6.) conservatives
People who want to keep existing conditions
and ways; they oppose changes in
government
7.) Constitutional Monarchy:
• Power is shared between the king and a
legislative body.
8.) Containment:
• A policy of checking the expansion or
influence of a hostile power by the creation
of strategic alliances.
depose
To force someone to leave a position of
authority
9.) despotism
• A government or political system in which
the ruler exercises absolute power.
"No God! No Religion! No King! No Constitution!"
is written in the republican banner
10.) Estates-General
Lawmaking body in France that had little
power and represented three groups:
1.) clergy (the First Estate)
2.) nobles (the Second Estate)
3.) common people (the Third)
Guillotine
11.) Ideology
• A set of thoughts, doctrines, and beliefs
that form the basis of a political system.
12.) inflation
A sharp increase in prices while the value of
money decreases
13.) Jacobins
Robespierre led a radical political party that
came to power during the Reign of Terror
14.) Legitimacy:
• Restoring hereditary monarchies
15.) moderates
People who oppose radical or extreme
views or beliefs, especially in politics and
religion
monarch
16.) Nationalism
• A strong feeling of pride in & devotion to
one’s country.
17.) radicals
People who want quick or revolutionary
changes in government
18.) revolution
the overthrow of one government or ruler and the substitution
of another
19.) republic
System of government in which officials are
elected by the citizens
strike
Stopping of work or services by a group of people
to protest certain conditions
triumph
20.) Universal male suffrage
• Giving all adult men the right to vote.