AP Euro

Troy High School

01.21.2003
Yeah, yeah, I know I said that I'd upload some of the powerpoint files found on Troy Amnesty... But I just can't. #1: I don't have enough room (keep in mind I am only on a tripod server) #2:I can't risk bandwidth (once again, keep in mind I am only on a tripod server... Too much bandwidth=might lose site). So, sorry. However, I am keeping the old files from the last unit here in case you missed them. Also, ONE IMPORTANT THING. Remember the first euro site Mr. Liem gave his students??? Well, it's still up! If troyamnesty.com is too slow for you, well you can try http://www.troyhigh.com/liem or http://troyeuro.tripod.com. Don't forget these pages!!!

01.19.2003
Did everyone do well on the Euro test? Good. Did everyone start studying for finals? It's okay, I haven't either. Well, if you haven't checked Troy Amnesty yet, go check it. There are new review notes on there. I'm going to be uploading *.rtf formats of those notes here tonight. So yeah. People in my English final group, I have links to the songs below.

01.16.2003
Well, I made the layout a lot simpler... I advertised this page quite a lot, and I'm expecting quite a bit of bandwidth, so I better make it as small as possbile now while I still can. I have a bunch of links to helpful sites though, if you want. ^.~. If you're looking for a certain something, hit ctrl+f and type in what you're looking for... I'm trying to keep my page as small as possible.
Also, I recommend you download "Friend of P." by the Rentals as soon I will be posting up lyrics made up by Irene and I set to the tune of the song but with modified lyrics to help you study for the test.
Some of the links might not work. I am merely on a Tripod server, and I do not have as much space as I would like. However, I did try to put as many files as possibly could. I apologize for any inconvenience.
Note: As of 11:00 pm tonight, there will be no more updates on this page... Sorry. But good luck to everyone on the test!

Links
Troy Amnesty
The Spark's Revolutions review
Short overview of the Revolutions
Romanticism
More Romanticism
The book's official website
The book's chapter outline; very helpful
Another site from the publishers of the book This one is about the 7th edition of the book instead of the 5th or 6th, but it has much more content for students.
Lyrics to Oliver Cromwell; Helpful in studying the English civil war. Also, click on the lyrics to download it in real audio format if you cannot find/download the mp3 format.

Misc
Absolutism/Constitutionalism Review Something I wrote long ago that might be of use.
Oliver Cromwell The infamous Oliver Cromwell song.... (I don't see the big deal, they just sound like a buncha drunks to me....)
Revolutions of 1848 Review (ppt file)
Napoleon-CongressOfVienna (rtf file)
French Revolution of 1848 (ppt file)
Romanticism (ppt file) (note: These are the only romanticism notes I have on here. I did not have time to put romanticism review notes on my own on this page. But since romanticism is pretty simple, I think you will all do fine on that part. ^.~)
Friend of Pear (Modified version of "Friends of P" to go with the Euro content)
Friends of Freap (like above)
Lesson 2 For Media 2 (pdf file)
Lesson 2 For Media 2 (html file)

Review
Well, this is my review page:
Warning: The following is a compilation of my notes. Some of them have been turned into quesitons, while some remained as notes. I am most likely not correct in all of the following, as everybody is bound to mistakes. Of course, if you have any corrections, I am willing to accept them. However, if you decide to use this page as your own study guide, I am not liable for your test scores. A lot of these notes can be found in either class notes, the book, or the powerpoint presentations provided by Troy Amnesty Continue reading at your own risk.

The above is a map of Europe in:
a) 1792 b) 1810 c) 1815 d) 1830
- b) 1810

Metternich first proposed that Napoleon remain French emperor and France remain its "natural" boundary to the Rhine. However, Castlereigh of Britain opposed this. Why?
-Because he feared that Britain would be left out of the peace process and France would keep Belgium. In other words, it would interrupt the balance of power.

What was the conflict that almost led to war and what did the great powers do to solve it?
Russia's demand of Poland and Prussia's demand of Saxony threatened the balance of power and almost led to war. To solve this conflict, Russia and Prussia compromised that Russia would only get part of Poland and Prussia received two-fifths of Saxony.

Metternich system:
-It was basically a system put up by Metternich to maintain the balance of power in Europe, especially in France. For example, there was a barrier of strong states in France's Eastern border, and Prussia gained territory on the Rhine to act as a buffer to both France and Russia.

Carlsbad Decrees:
-Aimed at German college students and newspapers
-Required 38 German states to root out subversive ideas in newspapers and universities.
-Issued by Metternich

What was the Holy Alliance?
The Holy Alliance was proposed by Alexander I of Russia to the great powers. They promised to uphold the concept of Christian Charity served to hide the repressive tendencies of Austria, Prussia and Russia. They opposed the liberal and nationalist movements that appeared across Europe throughout 1815-1848. Liberals soon came to call the holy alliance the "unholy alliance."

What were the main highlights of the Congress of Troppau?
-The revolutions in Latin America forced the monarchs of Spain and the Two Sicilies to grant liberal constitutions against their will. This led Metternich to call the great powers (Prussia, England, Austria, Russia, France) to a meeting in Troppau. Russia, Austria, and Prussia signed a protocol that threatened armed action against any revolutionary attempts to disturb the status quo.

What resulted in the Congress of Vienna?
-Britain withdrawed from the Quadruple Alliance

Why did Britain support America issuing the Monroe doctrine?
The Monroe doctrine protected the market that Britain was getting from the Americas.

In Louis XVIII's Constitutional Charter, what did Louis promise?
- legal equality, eligibility of all to public office without regard to class, and a parliamentary government in 2 chambers. He also recognized Napoleonic law codes.

How many people could elect the Deputies in Louis XVIII's Chamber of Deputies?
Answer: Only 100,000 of 3 million.

Louis XVIII died in 1824 and was replaced by Charles X. When Charles X attained the crown, what did he want to do?
-Charles X was very reactionary and therefore wanted to reestablish the old order.
To reestablish the old order, CX(Charles X) issued the four ordinances:
-The orignal chamber of deputies passed a vote of no confidence in the government, and so CX replaced them with a new one. The new chamber of deputies only further attacked CX, and so he dissolved that. The chamber of deputies no longer existed.
-Censorship of the press
-Annul the constitution to reduce the vote of the middle class
-New election

The issuance of the Four Ordinances led to what?
-The French Revolution of 1830.
-This revolution, which came to be known as the July revolution, occured from July 27-July 29. For three days barricades were thrown up in the city, and CX soon abdicated and fled to England.

Who replaced Charles X?
-Louis Philippe replaced Charles X as a result of the revolution of 1830.
-Louis Philippe was also known as the "businessman king" or the "bourgeousie king."

Who did the Greeks revolt against in their revolution?
The Turks
Who did they expect help from?
Russia
Why did Russia or any other country refuse help the Greeks?
They have all decided that they were opposed to revolutions and they would not support any revolutionary violence. In other words, they were trying to uphold the values of the Holy Alliance.
What led them to aid Greece?
It became a romantic idea to the Europeans to help fight in Greece. Lord Byron was one of these Romantics. Soon, the great European powers decided to respond to the populuar demands of helping out Greece.
Greece won its independence in 1830.

Demands of Radicals:
-universal male suffrage
-a republic
Demands of liberals:
-Broadening of voting rights within the existing constitutional monarchy.

The monarchy's (Mostly the King and his Prime Minister Guizot) failure to respond to these demands allowed reformers to plan a banquet in Paris on February 22. The banquet was to be accompanied by demonstrations in the streets.
On February 21st, the Government decided to outlaw all such meetings (again, most of the credit goes to Guizot)
That night, barricades were built in the working class quarters
When the national guard refused to move, Louis Philippe promised reform, but it was too late. He abdicated the throne on February 24, 1848.

Demands of Radicals:
-universal male suffrage
-a republic
Demands of liberals:
-Broadening of voting rights within the existing constitutional monarchy.

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