Enlightenment
What is empiricism?
The Enlightenment idea that knowledge is gained through senses and "rigorous experimentation."
What is popular soveirgnty?
The right to govern in the hands of the people.
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Started in Great Britain
This was due to its many positive factors. Primarily however, their mass amounts of coal and iron.
What two innovations in very early industrialization helped the faster creation of textiles? (Hint: Water)
2. Spinning Jenny
When Adam Smith wrote the "Wealth of Nations," arguing that mercantilism only benefits the elite, what kind of approach did he offer?
A Lassiez-Faire approach
(Also acceptable: Invisible Hand Approach)
What is the name for the newly established political idea that people are born with certain rights that can't be taken away? (Ex. John Locke believed one was born with life, liberty, and property)
Natural Rights
False. Nationalism was not only members of one specific country.
Nationalism referred to a sense of commonality among a group of people based on shared language, religion, social customs, and was often linked with a desire for territory.
What state lowered in power as Western Industrial States rose, eventually giving in to industrualization defensively, involving the Meji Restoration?
What was the main fuel used in the second industrial revolution?
Oil
Who wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen:
Lafayette
Name 3 Effects of Enlightenment
1. Major Revolutions
2. Expansion for Suffrage (Right to vote)
3. Abolition of slavery
4. End of serfdom
5. Calls for womens suffrage
Any 3 of these options is an acceptable answer, no partial credit.
The Seven Years War
What is urbanization?
The shift of populations from rural to urban areas, driving city growth through economic, industrial, and social changes
What was one type of reform called for during this time period?
2. Social Reform
3. Educational Reform
4. Urban Reforms
Who believed that Capitalism was unstable by nature, and published his ideas in the "communist manifesto?"
Karl Marx
According to the Enlightenment idea, "Social Contract," if a government was unable to protect the natural rights of people, what could the civilians do?
Overthrow the government
In the Latin American Revolution (s), what creole military leader wrote his enlightenment ideas in his letter from Jamacia?
Simon Bolivar
In the 2nd Industrial Revolution (Europe, U.S., Russia, and Japan), what process produced better steel?
The Bessemer Process
What agricultural innovation allowed for crops to be planted more efficiently and accurately, resulting in less waste and more harvest?
Jeremy Bentham is an example of a...
Free Market Critic
What famous piece was written by women's suffrage activist, Olympe de Gauges?
The Declaration of the Rights of Women
How did the American revolution effect the French revolution?
In the Egyptian (Ottoman) Empire, the industrial projects, agricultural advancements, and the usage of tarrifs were known as what?
The Tanzimat Reforms
What massive railroad was created in Russia due to the Zar adopting railroads and steam engines as technology?
Trans-Siberian Railroad
Who arrived to Japan with a fleet of steam-powered U.S. ships with guns, seeking trade with Japan?
Matthew Perry