Enlightenment
Which Enlightenment philosopher said that all human beings have the right to “life, liberty, and property” and that governments exist to protect these rights?
Who is John Locke?
Participants in the Tennis Court Oath swore to continue meeting until they
Created a constitution
What economic class grew during the Industrial Revolution?
What is the middle class?
What happened as a result of the 1884 Berlin Conference?
Europeans divided Africa among themselves, without Africans present.
The event that sparked World War I was the
assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Which Enlightenment philosopher wrote extensively about the abolition of torture and rights of criminals?
Cesare Beccaria
Napoleon assumed dictatorial powers through a sudden seizure of power known as a
Coup d'etat
Why were unions created?
to bargain for better working conditions
The belief in natural selection & "survival of the fittest"; used in the later 1800s to justify imperialism & racism.
Social Darwinism
Name three "new weapons" that contributed to the loss of life during World War I
submarines, flamethrower, machine guns, poisoned gas, tanks
who wrote about tolerance, freedom of speech & religion?
Which group and leader was responsible for carrying out the executions of tens of thousands of accused "enemies of the Revolution?"
Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety
Which economic system is based on factors of production being privately owned?
What is Capitalism?
This king of Belgium conquered the Congo region utilizing harsh tactics...
Leopold II
What two reasons causes the United States to enter World War I by 1917?
The sinking of the Lusitania & the Zimmermann Telegram
Who spoke about the separation of powers (3 branches of government)
Who is Montesquieu?
What land does Napoleon sell to America?
Louisiana Territory
Why did Karl Marx think communism was better than Capitalism?
Communism let people share wealth equally
What was the only successful resistance movement against imperialistic rule?
Menelik II's rule in Ethiopia
Which form of government does the power rest within the hands of the people?
Democracy
who said "Life is nasty, brutish, and short."
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
What happened to Napoleon after he lost the Battle of Waterloo?
He was sent to the Island of St. Helena where eventually died of stomach cancer/ Poisoning.
Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain? (There's TWO reasons)
Waterways, Harbors, and canal systems existed
& Political stability within Britain.
What economic reasons did Europeans go to Africa for? (Hint: there's THREE reasons)
Natural resources, cheap labor, & new markets
What were the major provisions of the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany was to surrender all overseas territories and colonies.
Germany was to accept full responsibility for the war and pay reparations.
Limits were set on the size of Germany's military.