Vocabulary
an association of workers formed to negotiate collectively with an employer to protect and further workers' rights and interests
Labor Union
challenged rule by absolute monarchs and what rights the average person has.
the Enlightenment
Opposition to taxation without representation; This revolution gave influence to other revolutions around the world
American Revolution
Perhaps one of the most important revolutionary developments in history, this period was marked by an increased production of coal and mining
industrial revolution
This ruler was the Revolutionary icon in France
Napoleon Bonaparte
This applied the methods and questions of the Scientific Revolution to the study of human society
The Enlightenment
a new way of thinking about the world develops, based on observation and willingness to question assumptions
scientific revolution
This revolution resulted mainly because of class differences in their society ;Overthrew monarchy, Ended feudalism and serfdom
French Revolution
The manufacturing of many identical products by the division of labor into many small repetitive tasks
mass production
A British investor who helped fund a railroad connecting Cape Town, South Africa to Cairo, Egypt
Cecil Rhodes
This event transformed the economy, the environment, and the living conditions. It is the most important even since the domestication of plants and animals.
Industrial Revolution
during the Enlightenment, new truths could be discovered by using
logic or reason
Led to end of slavery ā Redistributed land to free blacks and freed men and women; This was the first successful slave revolt
Haitian Revolution
These are some negative effects of Industrialization
Child Labor, Pollution, Poor working conditions...
This ruler freed the states of Columbia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia
Simon Bolivar
A business chartered by a government as a legal8 entity owned by stockholders
Corporation
The belief that knowledge comes from sensed experience, from what you observe through your experience, including through experimenting
Empericism
Opposition to European control
Creole Revolution
These were some positive effects of Industrialization
Concentrated production, Middle Class growing stronger, and Aristocrats growing weaker
He believed that people are born with natural rights, including life, liberty, property; argued that kings would be overthrown if they violated people'sā rights
John Locke
a political ideology that aims to give workers shared ownership of the tools, land, and buildings that they use to make products or provide services
Socialism
A scandal in France that increased support for Zionism
Dreyfus Affair
Which revolution most directly addressed the unequal distribution of economic opportunity and resources
French Revolution
connected the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and facilitated U.S industrial growth
Transcontinental Railroad
He believed that humans are naturally cruel, selfish, & hungry for power; argued that people need to be protected from themselves
Thomas Hobbes