Nationalism and
Revolutions
Revolutions
A German word referring to political decisions made based on what is practical.
Realpolitik
These two European countries had their own unification processes in 1870 and 1871.
Italy and Germany
He was a French Enlightenment thinker and a fierce advocate for the freedom of speech and religion.
Voltaire
Which American document drew inspiration from John Locke's concept of rights to "life, liberty, and property"?
The Declaration of Independence
What is the most popular restaurant chain in the United States?
McDonald's
The revolutions in the Spanish colonies were often led by this social group.
Creoles
These two nations were considered "hubs" of the Enlightenment.
France and England
She wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen.
Olympe de Gouges
These refer to rights that people are born with.
Natural rights
How many periods are in a hockey game?
Radical revolutionaries in France executed thousands of people in a phase of the revolution called this.
The Reign of Terror
Which current South American country is named after Simon Bolivar?
Bolivia
Who led the radical era of the French Revolution and is responsible for the large amount of public beheadings during the time period?
Maxmillien Robespierre
This refers to an agreement between a government and its people, where the people agree to be ruled, and the government agrees to protect the people.
The social contract
What is the largest land mammal in North America?
A bison
The Jamaica Letter or Letter From Jamaica
The former colony of Saint Domingue is now called what?
Haiti
He led the colony of Saint Domingue in a revolution against the French.
Toussaint L’Overture
Revolutionaries and Enlightenment thinkers are considered to be this, which relates to pursuit of change and social equality.
Liberal
What is the national animal of Scotland?
Unicorn
Members of the Third Estate of France created the National Assembly and vowed to write a constitution in this oath.
The Tennis Court Oath
Which empire broke apart due to nationalist movements, and eventually ceased to exist in the early 1900s.
The Ottoman Empire
The rise of this man as leader of France is considered to represent the "end" of the French Revolution.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Catherine the Great and Joseph II of Austria are considered these, because they pursued or embraced new ideas about society and government.
Enlightened monarchs/despots
Which dinosaur supposedly had the smallest brain?
A stegosaurus