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French Revolution

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  1. human right
    any basic freedom to which all people are entitled
  2. tyranny
    government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
  3. estate
    a major social class regarded as part of the body politic
  4. aristocracy
    a privileged class holding hereditary titles
  5. bourgeoisie
    a socioeconomic group that is neither wealthy nor poor
  6. radical
    a person who has revolutionary ideas or opinions
  7. coup d'etat
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  8. Reign of Terror
    the historic period (1793-94) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed
Created on Thu Oct 17 11:23:17 EDT 2013

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