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Which is true of businesses during the Industrial revolution: they failed more than they succeeded, they were often run by ruthless businessmen, employees were treated as expendable.
All of the above
Napoleon's biggest issue with France's social hierarchy was that advancement was based on merit and skill and not who you knew.
True or False
False
(It was actually the other way around)
What fueled American expansion westward and played a key part in the conflict between the U.S. and Mexico?
Manifest Destiny
What was the simplest way that the Revolution introduced equality to the masses?
Equality in execution
Even though it returned, briefly, after Napoleon's final defeat, the French Monarchy effectively ended under which king?
Louis XVI (16th)
Corruption is the only reason Haiti is considered a failed state, true or false.
False
Whereas Tesla gave up the licensing fees he was owed, in order to ensure that the Westinghouse Company could stay in business, and died penniless, Edison died with a net worth of $170 million (in todays money) and over how many patents to his name?
Over 1,000
Texas
When it comes to military territorial gains, what do Napoleon's France and Hitler's Germany have in common?
Their ultimate downfall began with a misguided attempted invasion of Russia
When determining who won between Tesla and Edison, what is arguably the biggest determining factor in naming the winner?
Whose electric system we are using in the present day.
During the French Revolution, the ironically named Committee of Public Safety was responsible for what period of time?
The Reign of Terror
A small portion of Southern Oregon was part of the territory that was gained after the Mexican-American War, true or false?
False
*Oregon actually became a U.S. territory, in 1846, before the Mexican-American War*
Why did Mexico fail to become a superpower?
*think back to the exit ticket on this subject*
Because Mexican leaders, over the years, failed to steer the country in the "right" direction.
What two political titles did Napoleon hold during his rule?
*think back to Roman times*
Emperor and First Consul
Setting the destruction of the French Monarchy, and Napoleon aside for the moment, what is the ultimate legacy of the French Revolution?
The hyper-violence
Some have argued that the next evolution of the Industrial Revolution has been the advent (creation/coming of)
AI
Why did Napoleon lose the Battle of Waterloo?
*It's related to the reason you're probably thinking of but think beyond that simple explanation*The ground of the battlefield was soggy due to weather changes as a result of Mount Tambora
France inspiring a nation or colony to seek its independence, or helping one achieve its independence, was not limited to the American Revolution but also included what other revolution?
The Haitian Revolution
The final war that was held in an attempt to defeat Napoleon is unique in world history because it is the only time a war wasn't declared on ______ but instead was declared on __________.
A country....A specific person (Napoleon in this case)
What conflict is the reason why most scholars put the end of the Second Industrial Revolution in the early-ish 1900s
WWI