Dumb History
Who was the OG hipster?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the Industrial Revolution?
When Europe (and the US) moved into machinery and factory-driven processes.
What was the Enlightenment?
philosophy movement centered around reason and science
What came first; the French revolution or the American Revolution?
American
What country were the Latin American colonies fighting?
Spain
Who is Corporal Wojtek?
A bear adopted by the Polish Army
What was the main type of work before the Industrial Revolution?
Agrarian or farming
When was the Enlightenment? General century?
17th and 18th
Who took over after the Revolution?
Napoleon
Who started the Mexican Revolution?
Miguel Hidalgo, the priest
What did the Victorians do with mummies and why?
They ate them because they believed it was medicinal.
Name 3 important inventions for the time.
Steam engine, train, photograph, typewriter, etc.
What were the 2 big things everyone was questioning?
The Church and the Monarchy?
What rulers were beheaded during the Revolution?
Marie Antoinette and Louie the 16th
What was the only country that started and ended as a monarchy?
Brazil
Who tried to fight the ocean?
The Roman Emperor Caligula
Why did the Industrial Rev start in Great Britain?
The UK had a lot of coal and iron mainly used in machine work.
Who were our 3 main dudes?
Voltaire, Rousseau, and Locke
What was the French Revolution mainly over?
Taxes and poverty
Who were the 2 main leaders of most of them?
Jose de San Martin and Simon Bolivar
What war did Australia lose?
The Great Emu War of 1932
When was the Industrial Revolution? Be as exact as possible!
1760-1840
What was the biggest consequence of the Enlightenment?
The political revolutions in France and the Americas.
What were the 3 Estates?
First Estate: Clergy
Second Estate: Nobility
Third Estate: Commoners
What made your research particularly confusing and difficult?
Most Latin American countries had multiple revolutions