Revolutionary Characteristics
This term describes widespread public anger caused by economic hardship, inequality, or unfair laws.
Mass frustration
The document adopted in 1776 that officially announced the colonies’ independence from Britain.
The Declaration of Independance
The social class that paid the most taxes and made up the majority of France’s population.
The Third Estate
The wars fought between China and Britain over the drug trade.
The Opium Wars
The Russian ruler overthrown during the revolution.
Czar Nicholas II
Educated, wealthy, or influential individuals who challenge the existing government are known as these.
Dissident Elites
This 1773 protest symbolized colonial resistance to British taxation without representation.
The Boston Tea Party
The 1789 event that symbolized the start of the French Revolution.
Storming of the Bastille
The rebellion led by Hong Xiuquan that aimed to create a “Heavenly Kingdom.”
Taiping Rebellion
The 1905 event where soldiers fired on peaceful protesters in St. Petersburg.
The Bloody Sunday Massacre
When a government loses legitimacy and can no longer effectively govern or control its population.
State crisis
This 1777 battle was a turning point that helped convince France to support the colonies.
The Battle of Saratoga
This document declared natural rights such as liberty, property, and equality before the law.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
This uprising targeted foreign influence and Christianity in China.
The Boxer Rebellion
This leader helped lead the Bolshevik Revolution and established the Soviet government.
Vladimir Lenin
This characteristic occurs when people across society unite behind common goals, ideas, or beliefs.
Shared motivation
One reason Britain lost the American Revolution discussed in class or the worksheet.
What is French support / poor supply lines / divided Parliament / inability to defeat Washington / lack of Loyalist support
The period marked by mass executions led by Robespierre.
Reign of Terror
This Chinese Communist leader was responsible for millions of deaths.
Mao Zedong
Which system promised equality but resulted in a totalitarian government under Stalin?
communism / socialism
This revolutionary characteristic appeared in all four revolutions studied.
all of them
Which outcome best describes the American Revolution compared to the others studied?
the creation of an independent republic/democracy
How did the French Revolution ultimately end in terms of government?
Napoleon becoming emperor / a return to authoritarian rule
Chinese protest after WWI, when China lost territory to Japan.
May 4th Movement
According to the storyboard, what was the biggest difference between communist theory and reality in Russia?
lack of equality / government oppression / use of terror / loss of freedoms