Enlightenment
What type of government did Enlightenment thinkers challenge?
Absolute monarchy.
What group made up the majority of the French population but had the fewest rights?
The Third Estate.
DOUBLE PREOPARDY: What European countries colonized most of Latin America?
Spain + Portugal
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Great Britain
What U.S. figure helped open Japan to Western trade in 1853?
Commodore Matthew Perry.
Name one Enlightenment thinker who believed in natural rights.
John Locke.
What document, passed during the revolution, claimed “liberty, equality, and fraternity”?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Who was a major independence leader in South America?
Simón Bolívar
Name one technological innovation from the Industrial Revolution.
The steam engine
What major goal did Japan have during the Meiji Restoration?
To modernize + industrialize.
DOUBLE PREPOARDY: What enduring issue is reflected in Enlightenment demands for more rights?
Inequity +
Human Rights Violations.
What economic crisis contributed to the outbreak of the French Revolution?
Massive national debt and food shortages
DOUBLE PREOPARDY: What inspired Latin American colonies to fight for independence?
Enlightenment ideas + The American/French Revolutions.
What social class emerged and grew stronger during the Industrial Revolution?
The middle class
What was one result of Japan's modernization?
Japan became a military imperial power.
How did Enlightenment ideas spread across Europe?
Increased literacy.
Who was overthrown and eventually executed during the French Revolution?
King Louis XVI.
What role did nationalism play in these revolutions?
Encouraged people to fight for independence and self-rule.
DOUBLE PREOPARDY: What enduring issue is reflected in the poor factory conditions of the time?
Human Rights Violations
Inequity
TRIPLE PREOPARDY: What did Japan borrow from Western Europe during the Meiji period?
Government
Education
Military systems
Explain one long-term effect of the Enlightenment on future revolutions.
It inspired Revolutions: in France, Latin America, and the United States
TRIPLE PREOPARDY: What enduring issues are reflected in the French Revolution?
Inequity
Power
Human Rights Violations.
DOUBLE PREOPARDY: What long-term problem caused many post-independence Latin American countries to struggle?
- Political instability
- Social inequality.
How did industrialization lead to imperialism?
Industrialized nations needed more raw materials and markets for goods.
Prior to the Meiji Restoration Japan practiced this ideology
Isolationism