Enlightenment
French Revolution
Latin American Rev.
Europe in the 19th century
Misc (random)
100
Enlightenment thinkers focuses on these two ideas ___________ and _____________
Reason and Logic
100
Which event signals the start of the French Revolution?
The Storming of the Bastille (1789)
100
What is the definition of a cash crop?
A crop that is grown for the sole purpose of making money
100
Loyalty and dedication to your country is called?
Nationalism
100
Why did Napoleons attack on Russia in 1812 fail?
harsh weather (extreme cold)
200
The Monarchs power is derived(comes from) from god
Divine Right
200
The French Monarch who had absolute control of France prior to the French Revolution
King Louis XVI (16th)
200
Toussaint L’Ouverture is most closely associated with leading the revolution in
Haiti
200
This Prussian Chancellor was responsible for German Unification in the 18th century. In his famous speech he declared German unification will only be achieved through blood and iron.
Otto Von Bismarck
200
France was broken into 3 estates (social classes), who belonged to each estate
1st - Clergy (Church)
2nd- Nobles
3rd - Everyone else
300
The Enlightenment was a reaction to a European time period characterized by strong centralized monarchs
The Age of Absolutism (1600's to 1700's)
300
King Louis XVI (16th) called ________ __________ in 1789 to resolve growing social, political, and economic problems in France during the late 18th century. Representatives from all three estates attended.
Estates General
300
Whats the difference between the peninsularies and the creoles social classes in Latin America?
Peninsularies = Whites born in Spain
Creoles= whites born in Latin America
300
Europeans wanted to colonize the Americas during the 15th and 18th century for these three reasons (The three G's)
Gold
God
Glory
300
After being locked out of the Estates General the 3rd Estate decided to create a unified body called the National Assembly and promised to create a constitution that represented human rights and needs of the French people this event was the ____ ____ ____
Tennis Court Oath
400
European kings and queens who believed in Enlightenment ideas, and ruled using Enlightenment ideas (i.e Catherine the Great)
Enlightened Despots
400
Name of the radical group, led by Maximilien Robespierre, which oversaw the execution of King Louis XVI and the Reign of Terror
The Jacobins
400
Identify two social/economic/political conditions that lead to the Latin American revolutions?
Rigid social system (Penninsularies held the most power in this social order)
Mercantilism (one sided trade system that benefitted the mother country)
Enlightenment ideas
Impact of Nationalistic ideas
Latin American Revolutionary leaders such as Toussaint, Bolivar, San Martin, Father Hidalgo...
400
Who were the 3 Italian speaking leaders that unified Italy in the 19th century?
Mazzini
Garibaldi
Cavour
400
This was a document written in 1789 during the French Revolution that gave equal rights to the men of France and created a fairer system of taxation amongst the different social classes.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (1789)
500
Identify two enlightened philosophers and one main idea each had
John Locke- Natural Rights/ Gov't should protect rights
Montesquieu- Separation of Powers in the gov't
Rousseau- General Will
Hobbes- Men are selfish and need monarchs
500
Identify 3 causes of the French Revolution
Abuse of power by an Absolute Monarch
Weak Ruler (King Louis XVI)
Heavy taxes on the 3rd estate
Enlightenment ideas
inspired by American Revolution
Debt
Famine (Flour Wars 1775)
500
Why did Bolivar's plan for a "Gran Columbia" fail?
Bolívar’s Gran Colombia failed because the huge country was hard to govern—different regions had their own interests, leaders, and problems.
People disagreed about power and wanted more local control, which caused the union to break apart.
500
After Napoleon was defeated in 1815 this meeting of nobles and monarchs was called to restore balance and peace to Europe it called the ________ __ _________
Congress of Vienna
500
This 18th century female Enlightenment thinker wrote a pivotal Enlightenment book called “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman”. In the book she promotes granting increased rights and education for women.
Mary Wollstonecraft