Enlightenment
The Enlightenment period was defined by:
improved observation, separation of religion and ideas, social contracts, or new methods of understanding the world.
Latin American Revolution:
In Mexico, the people strived for independence of Europe led by the wealthy (creoles).
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
A French general who took over after the French Revolution in its weakened state.
Where did the Industrial Revolution Begin
Great Britain
Who was Karl Max?
German philosopher who authored Communist Manifesto predicting the idea of communism
The Enlightenment led to what major changes?
Revolutions in Europe + America, demands for rights, equality, abolition of slavery
French Revolution:
A terror induced period from the lower class seeking equality from the middle and higher class, led the killings of Royalty.
nationalism:
pride in your country, beliefs, ethnicity, and language.
meaning of "transcontinental" and can you give an example?
Spreading across more than one continents, ex- transcontinental railroad
Marie Antoinette
The queen who was killed in the French Revolution due to people revolting from the disadvantage the poor had.
What is Free-market capitalism?
belief that economy should be based off free markets, not mercantalism.
American Revolution:
A terror-free period and a successful separation of England over America, "Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness"
What two people led to the Unification of Italy?
Count Camilio di Cavour and Giuseppe Garibaldi
who was Eli Whitney
made the cotton gin, led to the spread and faster production of cotton
George Washington
first US president, founding father
Who was Mary Wollstonecraft?
An advocate for woman's rights as well as a philosopher.
What was the Reign of Terror?
A movement in which the guillotine was used to kill thousands of people who "opposed change"
What new philosophies were formed?
Liberalism and socialism (welcomed new ideas, "utopian socialists") and conservatism (keep things the "traditional" way, didn't like idea of changes)
labor laws established after strike?
shorter hours, end of child labor, higher pay
Henry Ford
created the assembly line
What are some documents inspired by the Enlightenment?
Declaration of rights, Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen, Jamaica Letter
Describe the Haitian Revolution:
A French colony in the Carribean that do slave labor, the leader was Toussaint Louverture who aimed to remove European control in the colonies, led to abolished slavery and an independent nation.
Who helped the unification of Germany and what idea came from it?
Otto von Bismarck and "Realpolitik": the idea of relying on the more practical than ideological approach, all means to grasp power.
Second industrial revolution products emerged-
steel, chemicals, precision machinery, and electricity
Emperor Mutsuhito (Meji)-
restored the power of the emperor in Japan leading to the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.