Absolutism
The Glorious Revolution in England dethroned James II and replaced him with __.
William and Mary
The 18th century intellectual movement is known as ___.
The extension of a country's power over another country's land and people, making them part of their empire, is known as __.
imperialism
The Industrial Revolution started in what industry?
Textile
Why did most revolutions of 1848 in Europe fail?
Disunity among the goals and backgrounds of revolutionaries
Political rule that is unlimited or unrestrained is called __.
absolutism
This Enlightenment scientist developed the heliocentric theory of the universe.
Nicolaus Copernicus
The U.S. foreign policy that warned Europe from imperializing the western hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine
The inventor of the cotton gin and interchangeable parts.
Eli Whitney
The "citizen king" of France elected after the July Revolution. He later fled the country because he only helped the wealthy.
Louis Philippe
The leader of the Roundheads during the English Civil War who led the Protectorate after victory.
Oliver Cromwell
DAILY DOUBLE - not an exam question
In what country did most Enlightenment political thinkers live?
France
Which country had a different approach to imperialism, only seeking to expand its own borders rather than take overseas territory?
Russia
Which was NOT a cause of the Industrial Revolution? a) adequate food supply, b) large, mobile workforce, c) farms were bought by the government for good prices, d) expansion of trade due to increased British colonies
c) farms were bought by the government for good prices
The Prussian chancellor who unified Germany.
Otto von Bismarck
This group was persecuted after the Edict of Nantes was revoked.
Huguenots
The framers of the U.S. Constitution borrowed what idea from Montesquieu?
Separation of powers
During which war did Britain take South Africa from the Dutch?
Boer War
DAILY DOUBLE - not an exam question
Who modernized the assembly line within his factories, making it a normal part of factory work and increasing productivity?
Henry Ford
Which ethnic group revolted in the Austrian Empire and became equal partners, forming the Dual Monarchy?
Hungarians
This English document protected the rights of a prisoner by stating that they must either be charged with a crime or released.
Habeas Corpus Act
The belief that God exists but is not involved in human affairs.
Deism
The "empire builder" who imperialized Africa for Britain, seeking to take territory from Cape to Cairo.
Cecil Rhodes
Co-author of the Communist Manifesto and author of Das Kapital, which outlined the details of a socialist society.
Which nation was the only member of the Concert of Europe that refused to suppress revolts in Latin America?
Great Britain