Political Revolutions
What was the main cause of the French Revolution.
Inequality between the social classes
The Enlightenment was a time when thinkers used what to understand the world and government
Reason and Logic
This essential natural resource provided the fuel for early steam engines and was abundant in Great Britain, helping to spark the Industrial Revolution.
Coal
Steam Engine
Who is the "Father of Capitalism"?
Adam Smith
What was the first major revolution inspired by Enlightenment ideas that resulted in a new independent nation in the Americas?
The American Revolution
Which Enlightenment philosopher is famous for the idea that people have ‘natural rights to life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
the Industrial Revolution made it possible to mass produce items, What does mass produce mean?
Making many items very quickly
What was a new way to communicate over long distances during the 1800s
The Telegraph
Who wrote about Communism and believed workers should own the factories
Karl Marx
What is the name of the document that said Americans were free from British rule?
The Declaration Independence
This French thinker was famous for fighting for freedom of speech and religion.
Voltaire
The Industrial Revolution is a name for the period when work shifted from hand tools to what?
Power-driven Machinery
This machine made it much faster to clean seeds out of cotton
Cotton Gin
Marie Curie
Inspired by the French Revolution, this former slave led a successful slave revolt, resulting in the independence of Haiti.
Toussaint Louverture
The "Social Contract" is an agreement between which two groups
The People and the goverment
Japanese period of state-led industrialization was a direct response to Western pressure and the 'opening' of Japan.
Meiji Restoration
These identical parts that could be replaced easily if a machine broke
Interchangeable Parts
Who improved the steam engine to make it powerful enough for factories
James Watt
The first major stage of the Mexican War of Independence in 1810 was a massive peasant uprising led by this radical priest.
Miguel Hidalgo
While most Enlightened Despots like the ideas of the Enlightenment why did they usually stop short of giving their people full freedom?
Maintaining their own absolute power
Unlike Britain's private-led industrialization, Russia's industrial growth in the late 19th century—including the Trans-Siberian Railroad was primarily driven by what?
Was primarily driven by state sponsored investment
This was the first way to make high quality steel quickly and cheaply
Bessemer Process
Inspired by the French Revolution, this former slave led a successful slave revolt, resulting in the independence of Haiti.
Toussaint Louverture