Meritocracy, getting a job based on your ability (how smart you are), Aristocracy, getting a job based on your parents, Jacobins, the radicals (extremists) who didn't want a king and just a republic, Directory, 5 min presidency created after the reign of terror, Plebiscite, an election where all citizes voted yes or no on an issue. Napoleon made a vote on yes or no Napoleon, Coup D'etat, the overthrow of the government, Concordat, a religious agreement between Napoleon and the Catholic Church to stay out of each others way, Robespierre, led the committee of public virtue with the guillotine; led the reign of terror and leader of the Jacobins, Continental System, a boycott of Great Britain - they could not trade with anyone from Europe, Coalition, alliance of a single purpose (defeat Napoleon, Congress of Vienna, created after the defeat of Napoleon to decide what haopens with Europe, Concert of Europe, alliance between the countries in Europe that if any problem was happening in a country other countries would come and help, Balance of Power, no country is stronger than any other in Europe, Conservatives, wanted to keep the king only - sat on the right side of the assembly, Moderates, . wanted both king and assembly (limited monarchy)sat in the center of the assembly, Radicals, wanted assembly only (democracy/No king).sat on the left side of the assembly., Reign of terror, 2 years when the Jacobins led the assembly and the leader executed people who supported the king and not the republic. Some were killed and some fled., Waterloo, Napoleon's final defeat in 1815.

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