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Build Up to WWI
Build Up to WWI
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10th Grade
04/18/2016

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_____________ is the idea championed by John Stuart Mill and other Enlightenment philosophers that says a government should be limited by a constitution, protect our rights, and enforce contracts. Summed up by a government that governs best, governs least.
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Liberalism
Term
The meeting following the French Revolution was in Austria and was called ____________ of __________.
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Congress of Vienna
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______________ was championed by Edmund Burke who said that society should stay traditional with rulers and religion, obedient to the government, focus on stability and order, and not have radical (cancerous) changes that would only lead to more chaos as the French Revolution proved to do.
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Conservatism
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The leader of the meeting in Austria and the person with the answers to the questions of who is in charge, where are the borders, and how to stop another French Revolution or Napoleonic War was _________________ (last name is fine)
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Metternich
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The answer to the question of where were the borders was the ______ of ________ which argued that punishing France harshly would only cause resentment and instead should make sure each side had the same land and resources.
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Balance of Power
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The Law of _____________ ___________ says that we should be careful in making laws that seem good in the moment or that are have very good intentions because they might actually lead to more horrible outcomes.
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Unintended Consequences
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The answer of the question of how to stop another revolution or European war was the Principle of ___________ that said other countries should put down revolutions in other countries in order to maintain stability
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Intervention
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What is the success and failure of the meeting in Austria?
Definition
-It stopped any major wars in Europe for almost 100 years
-It ignored Nationalism of the people in order to create a balance
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The answer to the question of who was in charge was the Principle of ___________ that said that rulers should be Divine Right or hereditary.
Definition
Legitimacy
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