The year the American colonies declared their independence from Britain
1776
100
Of the death of Louis XVI, the rise of Napoleon and Bastille Day...which came first?
Bastille Day
100
Who was the author of the Communist Manifesto?
Karl Marx (with Frederick Engels)
100
The founder of natural rights
John Locke
100
The two major superpowers
United States and Soviet Union
200
What document expressed the Enlightenment belief that we have the rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"?
The Declaration of Independence
200
The lack of this led to peasants revolting against the clergy, nobles and the king
Bread (food)
200
Within five years, how many years PRIOR to the Russian Revolution was the theory of communism invented?
1848 to 1917...69 years
200
The philosopher who stated that we made a "social contract" with government when we entered society
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
200
The two competing political philosophies
Democracy and communism
300
The young United States was rebellion against this authority
King George III and Parliament
300
This group led the initial revolt by bringing the Third Estate into a tennis court to take an oath
Bourgeoisie
300
What country was Karl Marx from?
Germany
300
Which was the first revolution -- in the history of the world -- to act upon Enlightenment ideals?
American Revolution
300
The two competing economic philosophies
Capitalism and socialism
400
The democratic principle of "no taxation without representation" came from the fact that we were taxed on stamps and tea by _____________________, even though no one represented us there
Parliament
400
This guy was the mastermind of the Reign of Terror -- a radical period where an elite committee killed thousands of nobles, clergy and other French citizens
Max Robespierre
400
Who was the successful leader of the Russian Revolution?
Vladimir Lenin
400
Diderot invented this so all of the new knowledge -- and classical knowledge -- could be documented, shared and preserved
The encyclopedia
400
The Cold War began as this war was ending
World War II
500
The principles of checks and balances and separation of powers came from French enlightenment philosopher
Montesquieu
500
In preparation for the Estates General, the three estates met individually and prepared a _________________, or list of grievances.
Corvee
500
Who continued to work on his collection of Faberge (gold/jewels) eggs, instead of trying to improve the condition of poor serfs?
Czar Nicholas II
500
Enlightenment economist Adam Smith suggested that government should take a "hands off" approach to trade -- it should not try to regulate the behavior of businessmen. This approach is called _________________.
Laissez-faire
500
These three leaders were the allies that signed treaties at Yalta, Potsdam and San Francisco...but also created the structure that started the Cold War