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nationalism CORRECT ANSWERS love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
nation CORRECT ANSWERS a people who see themselves as unified nationally
nation state CORRECT ANSWERS a politically recognized country
ethnic nationalism CORRECT ANSWERS love of country based on shared ancestry,
common language, common heritage/bloodlines, culture, religion and other genetically
acquired characteristics
civic nationalism CORRECT ANSWERS form of nationalism in which the state derives
political legitimacy from the active participation of its citizenry. Liberal values of freedom,
tolerance, equality, and individual rights are considered the ties that bind people to their
country, not ethnicity.
Napoleon Bonaparte CORRECT ANSWERS the French dictator who expanded
France's empire across most of Europe and brought many efficient reforms to a country
that had been in turmoil for a decade prior to his rule.
Old Regime/ Ancien Regime CORRECT ANSWERS the period of time in France under
the rule of the monarchy when society was sharply divided into three estates and the
majority of the people lived with few rights in poverty.
The Enlightenment CORRECT ANSWERS A philosophical movement which started in
Europe in the 1700's and spread to the colonies. It emphasized reason and the scientific
method. Writers of the enlightenment tended to focus on government, ethics, and
science, rather than on imagination, emotions, or religion. Many members of the
Enlightenment rejected traditional religious beliefs in favor of Deism, which holds that
the world is run by natural laws without the direct intervention of God.
Bastille CORRECT ANSWERS French fortress representing the monarch that was
stormed on July 14, 1789 when angry citizens began the French Revolution.
Louis XVI CORRECT ANSWERS The ineffective king who ruled France when the 1789
revolution began.
First Estate CORRECT ANSWERS The monarch and clergy. They had many privileges
in France's Old Regime, but made up only a tiny fraction of the population.
, Second Estate CORRECT ANSWERS The nobility in France's Old Regime. They
owned land on which peasants laboured, had hunting rights, could choose their
punishments if they committed a crime and paid nearly no taxes.
Third Estate CORRECT ANSWERS The majority of France's Old Regime with 98% of
the population. They bore the enormous tax burden and had no rights or privileges.
bourgeosie CORRECT ANSWERS The richer among the former French Third Estate.
Included doctors, wealthy mercants, lawyers and others who were educated, and
influenced by Enlightenment ideas they demanded more equality in rights.
Reign of Terror CORRECT ANSWERS the period during the French Revolution in the
early 1790s when anyone suspected of counter-revolutionary thought was executed at
the guillotine.
Russian Campaign CORRECT ANSWERS Napoleon's downfall. This mission cost him
most of his army due to the scorched earth policy practiced by his enemy. Most of his
army died of starvation or freezing before they saw combat. This allowed his other
enemies to team up and defeat him soon after while his army was dramatically reduced.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen CORRECT ANSWERS This was the
new constitution that the National Assembly wrote that gave all citizens free expression
of thoughts and opinions and guaranteed equality before the law
liberte, egalite, fraternite CORRECT ANSWERS the motto of the French Revoltuion,
proclaiming "freedom, equality and brotherhood" as the principles of this new republic.
republic CORRECT ANSWERS a form of government whose head of state is not a
monarch
100 days CORRECT ANSWERS the period Napoleon spent in exile on Elba before he
came back to France and restored himself as emperor, deposing the last of the Bourbon
kings, Louis XVI.
St. Helena CORRECT ANSWERS the island in the middle of the Atlantic ocean where
Napoleon spent his final years, exiled from France.
sovereignty CORRECT ANSWERS independence
sovereignist CORRECT ANSWERS the term used to refer to Quebecois people who
want the province to become an independent nation state
federalist CORRECT ANSWERS the term used to refer to Quebecois people who want
the province to stay in Canada, as it is.