Politics
Europe and the World
People
Big ideas
Putting into context
100

This political philosophy wants a small government, inalienable rights, and checks and balances

What is classic liberalism?

100

These were reasons for colonialism.

What are goods, religion, and need for land?

100

These people wrote the Communist Manifesto and were proto-feminists

Who are Marx and Engels

100

This idea suggests that man is rational. 

What is the Enlightenment?
100

The Enlightenment helped lead to this event in Europe in the late 1700s.

What is the French Revolution?

200

This political philosophy promotes democracy and the workers to be in charge of their jobs and lives

What is communism?
200

These are reasons for the Scramble for Africa. 

What are nationalism and goods? 

200

This person said "L'Etat est moi", and is best known for absolutism

Who is Louis XIV?

200
This idea is when people start to go abroad, claim land for their home country (metropole), and then live there.

What is colonialism?

200
Nationalism led to the creation of these two countries in the 1800s.

What are Italy and Germany?

300

This political philosophy suggests that the government should be made of monarchs and that the economy should be based upon farm work.

What is conservativism?

300

This former French colony became the first free-nation under rule by those of African descent. 

What is Haiti?

300

This person was a French dictator who tried to conquer Europe 

Who is Napoleon?

300

This idea suggests that that man is complex.

What is humanism?

300

The Revolutions of 1848 were a response to these trends. 

What are nationalism, industrialism, anti-monarchism?

400

This political philosophy suggests that people who are part of the same culture should be part of the same country. 

What is nationalism?

400

This idea was initially a response to religious values, rather than ideas about racial equality.

What is abolitionism?

400

This person is a proto-feminist who wrote an article similar to that of "The Declarations of the Rights of Man"

Who is Olymphe de Gouges?

400

This idea suggests that women deserve a place in society because they have unique skills as women.

What is proto-feminism?

400

After this event, most of Europe finally ended the slave trade and slavery. 

What are the Revolutions of 1848?

500

This political philosophy says that all men have the right to vote and that the government should have help no matter the situation.

What are radical politics?

500

This person claimed a part of Africa as part of his own, personal  holdings. 

Who is King Leopold?

500

This person was an author who used his literature, including the Christmas Carol, to push for radical politics.

Who is Charles Dickens?

500

This idea is when people start to go abroad, claim land for their home country (metropole), and then return to live at home. 

What is imperialism? 

500

This cultural movement was a backlash to the Enlightenment and a (positive) response to the rise of the conservatives. It influenced Beethoven and focused on emotions. 

What is romanticism?