The Enlightenment
What is Epistemology
How we know what we know
When was the American Revolution
1776-1783
what is mechanization
replacing humans with machines
Who created Marxism
Karl Marx
who discovered quantum mechanics
Max Plank
What are natural rights
everyone has rights from the moment they are born
When was the french revolution
1789-1799
What did James Watt do
He made improvements to the steam engine
What is Anarchism
the belief that all governments are naturally oppressive and should be abolished
who discovered the theory of relativity
Albert Einstein
What is consent of governed
People let other people make decisions for them.
When were the Latin American Revolutions
19th century
What affect did steam-powered locomotives have on society
railroads were lower in cost, boosted economics, and reduced travel speed
What are the three steps to communism
1. Proletariat Revolution
2. Socialist phase
3. "Harmony"
who founded positivism
What is constitutionalism
to have a constitution to limit government power
Who wrote the Jamaica Letter
Simon de Bolivar
What is the Factory System
Who was Mikhail Bakunin
Russian intellectual who predicted anarchy
what are the three stages of positivism
1. the theological stage
2. the metaphysical stage,
3. the positive stage.
What are the three branches of government
legislative, executive, judicial
Who freed Argentina
Jose de San Martin
What made it easier to maintain machines
Interchangeable parts
What is the Black Hand
Anarchist group that committed multiple assassinations
What was the name of Hitler's secret police
the Gestapo