Enlightenment
Rights that belong to all humans from birth (life, liberty, property) are called what?
Natural rights
Before the French Revolution what form of government was in power?
Absolute Monarchy
the movement of the people to cities
Urbanization
Which country imperialized the Congo
Belgium
What event triggered alliances and was the spark that started WWI?
the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Which Enlightenment philosopher felt that people needed an absolute monarch to maintain order?
Thomas Hobbes
The Tennis Court Oath is where which estate declared themselves to be the National Assembly?
3rd estate
he improved the steam engine in the late 1700's
James Watt
In response to Great Britain imperializing China, China engaged in the ______ Wars
Opium Wars
What 2 events brought the US into war?
Sinking of the Lusitania and Zimmerman telegram
Which Enlightenment thinker believed that all people had natural rights and that the power of government should be with the people?
John Locke
The guillotine was the tool of execution during a time known as..?
Reign of terror
Why were factories originally built near water
Water was a power source
14 nations met here to "set rules" for colonizing Africa
berlin conference
The treaty that ended WWI was called what?
The Treaty of Versailles
What is the name of the scientific model where the earth is in the center of the universe.
Geocentric Model
Bastille Day is known as the turning point of the revolution because?
A mob raided a prison
Clothing made at home prior to the factories was called
Cottage industry
Europeans believed in an idea called _____________ that argued that Whites were the most evolved and superior race
Social Darwinism/White Man's Burden
What ended Russia's involvement in World War I?
Russian Revolution
Thomas Jefferson plagiarized John Locke by saying "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness", what was John Locke's original phrase
Life, liberty and property
What was the slogan of the French Revolution?
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
The industrial revolution led to
Imperialism
Cecil Rhodes colonized what area and made money off of?
South Africa
Diamonds and Gold
Why was World War I more destructive and deadly than earlier wars?
modern weapons