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Catholic Emancipation
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This act in 1829 repealed the Test Act in Great Britain
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Cato Street Conspiracy
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Plot uncovered to assassinate the entire cabinet of George IV
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Austria
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This country included many different nationalistic factions, including: Germans, Magyars, poles, Ukrainians, Czechs, Slovaks, Romanians, Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, etc.
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Reactionary
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Term for an Ultra-Conservative, or far Right Wing politic. Metternich was one of these
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Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
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He is the nephew of Napoleon I of France, and was elected in 1848 by the people to be President of the French Republic. In 1851, he overthrew the Republic, declared France an Empire, and became Emperor Napoleon III.
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1851
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Year that President Louis Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the French Republic, declared France an Empire, and became Emperor Napoleon III.
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Louis XVIII
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This French Monarch Instated the Constitution on 1814, which provided a Constitutional Monarchy, Individual Rights, and limited Franchise.
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Charles X
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This French ruler ruled from 1824-1830, and believed strongly in the divine right of monarchs. He tries to destroy the Constitution of 1814. He imposes strict censorship and issued a new electoral law, which disenfranchised 75% of Frenchmen. This becomes his downfall, and he is forced to flee the country
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1848
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Klemens Von Metternich is forced to flee Austria because of the nationalistic uprisings.
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Democracy
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Revolutionary Idea which called for everything Liberalism did, except it called for UNIVERSAL manhood suffrage.
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1833
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Year that Great Britain Abolishes Slavery
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Nationalism
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Revolutionary idea where people that have a common language, culture, history, and/or religious values have a right to rule freely.
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Ferdinand I
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Ruler of Austria from 1835-1848. After the nationalistic uprising which forced Metternich to flee, Ferdinand capitulated and promised the national factions a constitution. However, his armies remained loyal to him and crushed the revolution. He abdicates the throne to Francis Joseph in 1848.
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Earl Grey
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Whig Prime Minister from 1831. Helped by William IV, he passed several reforms, including redistribution of seats in the House of Commons and extended Franchise for Middle-class men.
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Francis Joseph
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Ruled Austria from 1848-1916, after Ferdinand I abdicated the throne to him.
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Whig
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A member of the Liberal Party in Great Britain
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French Republic
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After Louis Phillipe's flight, this type of government is instilled, with one elected President and a unicameral house.
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1830
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Year that Charles X flees France after attempting to disenfranchise 75% of Frenchmen.
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Lord Liverpool
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Prime Minister who made Tory reforms in Great Britain
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Six Acts
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December 1819 - Restricted freedoms of speech and assembly, increased taxes and newspapers, expanded the right of police to search homes, and provided for speedy trials and harsh punishments in Great Britain.
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Klemens Von Metternich
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He was Austria's foreign Minister, and was the dominant statesman in Europe from 1815-1848.
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George IV
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Who succeeded George III as King of Great Britain?
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1846
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Year that the Corn Laws were repealed, thanks to the Anti-Corn Law League and the Irish Famine. Instead, a free trade policy was placed.
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Louis Phillipe
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Ruled from 1830-1848 as the last King of France. He was invited by liberals to take the throne after Charles X fled the country, and was supported by Marquis de LaFayette. However, he proves to be a very passive king, and the people run him out of the Country in 1848.
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Liberalism
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Revolutionary Idea which called for:
A. Representative Government
B. Limited Franchise - Those who held property and paid taxes
C. Individual Rights - Basic Freedoms
D. Equality Before the Law
E. Laisse-Faire Economics.
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Chartist Movement
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Several reforms in Great Britain in 1838, 1342, and 1848. Universal Manhood Suffrage, Secret Ballot, Abolition of Property Requirements for members of the House of Commons, Salaries for members of the House of Commons, and Creation of equal electoral districts all came to fruition in this movement. Annual elections for the House of Commons did not.
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1814
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The Constitution of ____ under Louis XVIII of France provided a Constitutional Monarchy, Individual Rights, and limited Franchise.
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Tory
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a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain.
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Duke of Wellington
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Prime Minister of England from 1828-1830. His prior military career far surpassed his career as Prime Minister. He was a reactionary who hated reform.
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William IV
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Succeeding George IV, he ruled Great Britain from 1830-1837. He encouraged and aided Prime Minister Earl Grey in his reforms for Great Britain.
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Peterloo Massacre
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British citizens wanted the Corn laws repealed and parliament reformed. On August 1819, a mob formed, and 11 people were killed.
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1819
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Year of the Peterloo Massacre in Great Britain
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1849
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Year that ended of the Magyar Revolution in Austria.
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