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History of Europe Questions

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What type of economy does laissez faire system operate under

What ruler tried to link Russia with the rest of Western Europe

In France what were the meeting places for philosophers to discuss their Ideas called?

Where did John Locke believe a good government got its power from

John Locke believed that all people should be guaranteed 3 rights what are they

What part of the world did the enlightenment period begin

Fredrick the Great improved 2 parts of the government of Prussia, What were they?

Which philosopher said that life without a strong government would be "nasty,brutish, and short"

A satirical writing by Voltaire that was written about England and its government. The most popular theme in this writing is the inadequacy of optimistic thinking.

Monarchy is ruled entirely by a king and democracy is where everyone has a say

believed citizens should have freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

Written by Baron de Montesquieu, where he argued that democracy and separation of powers were the preferable form of government.

Written by Jean Jacques Rousseau. States that people live together in a society based on rules, laws, and morals that are established. Without them, society would collapse.

-Published anonymously by John Locke. Contains his ideas about how the government should operate, natural rights for citizens, and attacks patriarchalism.

What does Robespierre believe he can create through more terror?

Who eventually becomes the leader of France and ends the Revolution?

Written by Thomas Hobbes. Discusses the nature of society and how the government should operate. Hobbes argued that a strong monarchy was the only way to govern and avoid civil war.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789, is a human civil rights document from the French Revolution.

- Act signed into law in 1689 by William III and Mary II. It outlines constitutional and civil rights and ultimately gave Parliament power over the monarchy.

- English philosopher and physicians, one of the most influential englishment thinkers.