Enlightenment Thinkers
Who argued that people are naturally cruel, greedy, and selfish, and outlined his ideas in "Leviathan"?
Thomas Hobbes
What was the advisory body called by Louis XVI that contained members from all 3 estates?
The Estates General
What was the event that marked the start of the French Revolution?
The storming of the Bastille
What system did the cotton gin replace?
The putting-out system
What economic structure requires the government to not intervene, or to be "hands off"?
Laissez faire capitalism
Which philosopher is known for the idea of the "general will" and wrote "The Social Contract"?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
What was the primary goal of the National Assembly during the Moderate Phase of the French Revolution?
To create a constitutional monarchy
What event marked the peoples' (third estate) commitment to making a new constitution?
The Tennis Court Oath
Where did the working class live during the Industrial Revolution?
Tenements
What government structure requires the community's happiness to be placed above the individuals?
Utilitarianism
Who published "Two Treatises of Government" and believed in natural rights?
John Locke
The Declaration of Pillnitz 1791 was issued to protect what?
The French monarchy
Who brought the King and Queen back to Paris, and what was the event known as?
woman and the March on Versailles
What major change characterized the Industrial Revolution?
Production shifting from simple hand tools to complex machines
What government structure requires that all citizens own and share equally all means of production?
Socialism
Who is known for advocating the separation of powers in government?
Baron de Montesquieu
What was the purpose of the Committee of Public Safety?
Manage the revolution and manage trials and executions
What event saw the death of over 1,200 prisoners?
The September Massacre
What forced farmers off of their lands and what term describes their movement to cities?
Enclosures and Urbanization
What government structure requires the government be a few people that controls all means of production and political life?
Communism
Which French philosopher famously defended the freedom of speech?
Voltaire
What was France once the monarchy was abolished?
A Republic
What event kicked off the Reign of Terror?
The execution of Louis XVI
What 3 types of transportation was developed during the Industrial Revolution?
Turnpikes, canals, locomotive railways
What was known as a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism?
Social democracy