The World in 1750
What is one way that the caste at Edo and the palace at Versailles are similar?
control over nobles-show of power
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
What event triggered alliances and was the spark that started WWI?
the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The domination by one country of the political, economic, cultural life of another country or region
Imperialism
How did the rules in Tokugawa Japan maintain power?
forced residency in Edo
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
What helped the allies to achieve a breakthrough in World War I?
the involvement of the United States
Explorer and Missionary who opened up the interior of Africa and increased European interest in the region.
David Livingstone
Which European countries controlled the waterways connecting the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean in 1750?
The Dutch
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
The treaty that ended WWI was called what?
The Treaty of Versailles
14 nations met here to "set rules" for colonizing Africa
Berlin Conference
Where were major European trading stations located in 1750?
Coastline of Africa and Asia
Which city was known as the center of Enlightenment?
Paris, France
Bastille Day is known as the turning point of the revolution because?
A mob raided a prison
What ended Russia's involvement in World War I?
Russian Revolution
Europeans believed in an idea called _____________ that argued that Whites were the most evolved and superior race
Social Darwinism/White Man's Burden
What was an important contribution of the sankin kotai (alternate attendence) system to the modernization of japan?
cultural unification through forced residency
Which best describes this list of documents? Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, United States Constitution
Influenced by the Enlightenment
What was the slogan of the French Revolution?
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
Why was World War I more destructive and deadly than earlier wars?
modern weapons
What was the name of the tribe that resisted Imperialism in South Africa for more than 50 years, and who was their leader?
Ethiopia/Menelik II