American Revolution
What year did the American Revolution start?
1775
What year did the French Revolution start?
1789
Which uprising in 1911 ended the Qing Dynasty?
The Wuchang Uprising
Who was Toussaint Louverture?
The leader of the Haitian Revolution & former general of Haiti.
What are the main ideas from the Enlightenment?
Freedom, Equality, Skepticism towards tradition, Reason & Democracy.
The Declaration of Independence
What famous slogan symbolized the goals for the French Revolution?
"Liberté, égalite, fraternite" (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity)
Who led the Chinese Revolution and overthrew the Qing Dynasty?
Sun Yat-sen (Sun Zhongshan)
Who was in charge of Saint-Dominique at the time of the Revolution?
The French
What were the fundamental natural rights proposed by John Locke?
Life, Liberty & Property.
What document/treaty officially ended the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris
What social structure caused the major tensions of the French Revolution?
What two political groups fought in the Chinese Civil War?
The Kuomintang (KMT) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
What group was the majority of people in Haiti/Saint Dominique before the Revolution?
Enslaved Africans
What was the invention that helped the Enlightenment ideas quickly spread across Europe?
The Printing Press
What slogan summarized the colonists' main grievance with British rule?
"No taxation without representation."
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens
What long-term problems, like unequal treaties and internal conflicts heavily contributed to the Chinese Revolution?
Why were the slaves still not happy even when they started earning wages?
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Which major conflicts were influenced by the Enlightenment?
The American & French Revolution
What is one of the taxes imposed by the British that angered the colonists?
The Stamp Act of 1765
Who was Marie Antoinette?
The last queen of France before the fall of the monarchy in 1792.
What was Mao Zedong's proclamation made in Tiananmen Square in 1949?
The establishment of the People's Republic of China
Why was Haiti SO valuable for the French?
It produced 40% of Europe's sugar, 60% of it's coffee, and was home to more than 20 million slaves.
What historical period inspired Enlightenment thinkers by proving the universe followed natural laws?
The Scientific Revolution