Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a movement that directly challenged the power and authority of what group of people?
Absolute monarchs
What groups in French society made up the three Estates?
First Estate - church
Second Estate - nobles
Third Estate - peasants/commoners
What was Napoleon's occupation before becoming the ruler of France?
Soldier
Which European country controlled Haiti prior to the Haitian Revolution?
France
This word means pride/loyalty to your country due to a shared common culture, language, and heritage.
nationalism
This Enlightenment thinker believed that all humans are born with natural rights and that governments receive their power to rule from the people.
John Locke
The storming of which French prison in Paris is considered the starting point of the French Revolution?
Bastille
In order to fund his wars, Napoleon sold what territory to the United States in 1803?
Louisiana
Who was the leader of the Haitian Revolution?
Toussaint L'Ouverture
What is the name of the German leader who unified Germany?
Otto von Bismarck
The Enlightenment thinker Montesquieu argued that what should happen to the power of a government?
Divided/separated
The 3rd Estate formed a new government called the National Assembly and then created a new French constitution. What is the name of the Constitution?
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Napoleon was defeated when he tried to invade this country and failed due to the cold weather.
Russia
Who was the leader of the Latin American Revolutions against Spain?
Simon Bolivar
What other European country was unified through nationalists movements aside from Germany?
Italy
Freedom of speech
Freedom of religion
During this event, Maximilien Robespierre and the Jacobins executed thousands of French citizens using the guillotine.
Reign of Terror
What is the name for the set of laws created by Napoleon that still heavily influence laws in Europe today?
Napoleonic Code
The Haitian Revolution is a major turning point in Global History because it was the first successful revolt led by ______________ that led to the creation of an independent country.
slaves/enslaved people
Otto von Bismarck famously said that he would unite Germany through a policy of "_________ and _________"
Blood and Iron
-Absolute monarchs abusing power
-Printing press
-Urbanization (Growth of cities)
-Scientific Revolution and/or Protestant Reformation
Name 2 causes of the French Revolution.
-Enlightenment ideas spread
-Abuse of power by King Louis XVI
-Debt
-Food shortages
-Unfair taxation of the 3rd Estate
After Napoleon's defeat and exile, his empire was divided up and monarchs were put back in power throughout Europe during this meeting.
Congress of Vienna
Name 2 Latin American countries that became independent through revolutions against the Spanish.
Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile.
Name one Italian figure that helped unite Italy during their nationalist movement.
Mazzini, Garibaldi, Cavour, King Victor Emmanuel II