This Enlightenment philosopher believed in freedom of speech but spent much of his life in prison for things he spoke.
A. Montesquieu
B. Rousseau
C. Adam Smith
D. Voltaire
Who is Voltaire or
What is D
100
The cotton gin was a machine that could:
A. spin thread
B. weave thread into cloth
C. remove insects from raw cotton
D. separate seeds from raw cotton
What is separate seeds from raw cotton or
What is D
100
This device was used during the Reign of Terror in France to execute thousands by beheading
What is the guillotine
100
This is a system of government in which officials are chosen by the people
What is a Republic
100
This is the belief that one racial group is superior to another
What is racism
200
Enlightenment thinkers were influenced by the idea of natural law that emerged from the:
A. Reformation
B. Glorious Revolution
C. Scientific Revolution
D. Renaissance
What is Scientific Revolution or
What is C
200
Today’s electric generators work on the same principle as the dynamo invented by:
A. Thomas Edison
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Michael Faraday
D. Guglielmo Marconi
Who is Michael Faraday or
What is C
200
This type of fighting was utilized by the Spanish against Napoleon's army and is carried out by hit-and-run raids
What is guerrilla warfare
200
This asserts that the people are the source of any and all governmental power and government can only exist with the consent of the governed
What is popular sovereignty
200
This is a restriction on access to ideas and information
What is censorship
300
Economist Adam Smith argued that, in a free market, business activity would be regulated by the forces of:
A. wages and prices
B. savings and investment
C. supply and demand
D. manufacturing and trade
What is supply and demand or
What is C
300
The Bessemer process was a method for producing:
A. electricity
B. textiles
C. identical components
D. steel
What is steel or
What is D
300
This was employed by the Russians when Napoleon invaded in that they retreated eastward, burning crops and villages as they went to avoid battles with his army
What is scorched-earth policy
300
This is a strong feeling of pride and devotion to one's country
What is nationalism
300
This is a situation in which a government spends more money than it takes in
What is deficit spending
400
An enlightened despot was a ruler who:
A. influenced political and social change
B. gave up absolute power
C. allowed limited voting rights
D. wrote satire to expose corruption
What is influenced political and social change or
What is A
400
Alfred Nobel invented what:
A. Dynamite
B. the Light bulb
C. the steam engine
D. Automobiles
What is dynamite or
What is A
400
This term means to add a territory to an existing state or country
What is annex
400
This is a system in which the people as a whole rather than private individuals own all property and operate all businesses.
What is socialism
400
This simply means the right to vote
What is suffrage
500
American leaders gathered in Philadelphia in 1787 to revise:
A. the Magna Carta
B. the Bill of Rights
C. the Articles of Confederation
D. the Declaration of Independence
What is the Articles of Confederation or
What is C
500
Guglielmo Marconi invented what:
A. Morse Code
B. The radio
C. Rap Music
D. Reality Television
What is the radio or
What is B
500
These people favor extreme change in government
What is radicals
500
This is the idea that the goal of society should be to bring about the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people