Enlightenment
What was the major question that was being asked during the Enlightenment
"Why do we think this or do this?"
Who were the three estates
1st Estate: Elites
2nd Estate: Middle Class
3rd Estate: Lowest class, highest population
What is it called when a ruler leaves their throne
Abdication
What is the acronym for the start of WW1
MANIA
What is the acronym for the start of WW2
WAR
What did the Enlightenment lead many countries to do
Engage in revolutions
Who was paying all of the taxes in France
The Third Estate
Communism
Two sides of the war
Triple Alliance:
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Triple Entente:
Russia, France, Britain
What is appeasement
Allowing one country to do as they please to prevent another war
Ideas of John Locke
Life, Liberty, Property
Mind is a blank slate
Separation of powers
Who rose to power after the revolution
Napoleon Bonaparte
Why were peasants angered with Tsar Nicholas II
The Tsar took land from the peasants, imposed heavy taxes, and did not help against heavy famines
What style of warfare was introduced during WW1
Trench warfare
Two sides of the war
Axis:
Germany, Italy, Japan
Allies:
Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, France
Ideas of Voltaire
Believed that the Church had too much authority and needed to be reduced
Constitutional Monarchy
Importance of the storming of Bastille
Forced Louis XVI to acknowledge the riots, stood as a symbol of tyranny falling
What was the Bolsheviks slogan and why was it so popular
"Peace, Land, and Bread" these were all things that the people of Russia felt that they were missing out from the current ruler
Why did Imperialism play such a major role during the early 1900's
Imperialism was the idea that one country takes over another, this caused a lot of tension and anger between different countries
What was the Pacific War
Fought between USA and Japan, led to the US involvement in the war, USA won
Ideas of Rousseau
Social Contract Theory
What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens
This was a document that people have natural, equal, and sacred rights
What was Bloody Sunday
Guards rained fire on peaceful protesters
What ended WW1
The Treaty of Versailles, Germany took most of the blame
End to the war
Germany surrenders, allies split up their land, revolution in Germany