topic 5 Lesson 1

ideology

system of thought and belief

universal manhood suffrage

right of all adult men to vote

autonomy

slef-rule

radical

one who favors extreme changes

absolutism

the belief of complete and unrestricted power in government

Louis Philippe

was king of France from 1830 to 1848. He was known as the Citizen King because the people put him on the throne. He ultimately lost power because he did not support the working classes.

recession

period of reduced economic activity

napoleon iii

the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte. He was president of the Second Republic (1850-1852), then emperor of the Second Empire of France (1852-1870). Napoleon III built France's economic and political power, but his foreign policies were unsuccessful. He was deposed in 1870 after France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War.

Louis Kossuth

a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and ruler of Hungary during the revolution of 1848-89.