World History Review
Ana C. Martinez
French Revolution
Cause: Third Estate paying taxes.
Spark of French Revolution: Storming of Bastille.
Louis XVI
- French King (1774-1792)
- Executed in 1793
- King of France during the French Revolution.
Reign of Terror
- 1793 to mid-1794
- 10-month period of oppression and execution
- Led by Robespierre
- Ended with fall of Robespierre
Shakespeare
- English poet and play wright and actor.
- Wrote 37 plays (1590-1613)
- Plays: Romeo & Juliet, Othello, Macbeth
John Locke
- Father of classical liberalism.
- English philosopher and physician.
- Against absolute rule by one person.
Napoleon's Blunders
- Put his brother in charge of Spain.
- French navy could not defeat the British.
- Russian army retreats and burns crops, and Napoleon loses many men and supplies.
Congress of Vienna
- Planned the post Napoleonic world and rebuilt Europe.
- Created a balance of power in Europe.
Adam Smith
- Philosopher
- Believed that the state should not interfere in economic matters.
- Wrote Wealth of Nations.