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World History Study Guide from 1648 (view source)
Revision as of 01:38, November 4, 2011
, 01:38, November 4, 2011→Regular/non-honors study terms
|An economic system that private companies own all capital goods and sell them at a competitive price. This system is almost always successful until excessive government prevails.
|An economic system that private companies own all capital goods and sell them at a competitive price. This system is almost always successful until excessive government prevails.
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|[[Reign of Terror]]
|Started after the execution of Louis XVI when Maximilian Robespierre guillotined numerous alleged enemies, including Marie Antoinette, and ended with his death (1794); a time of terrifying chaos when anyone could be killed for no reason
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|[[Napoleon]]
|1769-1821 Dictator of France after the French Revolution; signed peace treaties with major European enemies, created a successful system of laws known as the Napoleonic Code, and conquered much of continental Europe; defeated at Battle of Waterloo
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|[[Battle of Waterloo]]
|1815 Marked the end of Napoleon's reign in France when he was defeated by Prussia and Great Britain
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|[[Congress of Vienna]]
|1815 Convention of European nations proposing a balance of powers among the rival nations to ensure than no single nation could threaten the others
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|[[Concert of Europe]]
|Established during the Congress of Vienna; alliances between the nations requiring assistance of each other if war broke out, protecting against any revolutions or invasion; adopted changes including the legitimacy of monarchies and growing nationalism in Europe
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[[Category:World History lectures]]
[[Category:World History lectures]]