Revolutions & Wars
Enlightenment Documents & Ideas
Napoleon & European Politics
Imperialism & Nationalism
Exploration & Innovation
100

This slave uprising led to the formation of a state in Haiti.

Haitian Revolution

100

This document, written by Thomas Jefferson, reflected Enlightenment principles in the U.S.

Declaration of Independence

100

This man showed up with his ships and demanded Japan begin trade with the United States.

Matthew Perry

100

This was the final uprising that led to the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan.

Meiji Restoration

100

The main purpose of Captain James Cook’s voyages was to __________.

make astronomical observations, record natural history, and find and claim land for Great Britain

200

uprising by a secret Chinese society aimed at driving Westerners out of China

Boxer Rebellion

200

This document from France outlines Enlightenment principles such as equality and liberty.

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

200

Napoleon cut off trade with this nation to weaken them economically and politically.

Great Britain

200

The Japanese military rulers who kept foreigners out of Japan for over 200 years were the __________.

Tokugawa Shoguns

200

he purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to __________.

find a route to the Atlantic Ocean, find the source of the Missouri River, and establish trade relations with native tribes

300

This war occurred when Britain invaded China to force them to open trade.

First Opium War

300

These documents were created by the Founding Fathers and reflected Enlightenment principles in the U.S.

U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence

300

Group that met to reorganize Europe after the fall of Napoleon.

Congress of Vienna

300

Simon Bolivar was a Venezuelan-born revolutionary who led independence efforts in this country.

Venezuela

300

John Harrison invented this to solve the problem of determining longitude at sea.

shipboard chronometer

400

Nationalism that began in the period from 1750-1900 culminated in this event in the 20th century.

World War I

400

This is the most important publishing project of the Enlightenment, detailing human knowledge across all subjects.

Encyclopedia

400

Under this man's leadership, Prussia helped create a unified German nation.

Otto Von Bismarck

400

This was the war when Russia invaded the Ottoman Empire to gain territory, but was defeated by France and Britain.

Crimean War

400

his man is known for using steam power and factory organization to lower costs and for being an abolitionist.

Josiah Wedgwood

500

This battle is where Napoleon was defeated before his final exile.

Waterloo

500

principle that government should not interfere with private industry, as advocated in economic theory.

laissez-faire

500

Napoleon’s Continental System ultimately led to this kind of sentiment in many European nations.

Disloyalty & nationalism

500

The Boxer Rebellion ended with this result:

 U.S. troops ending the rebellion and China paying $333 million for 40 years

500

Carl Linnaeus created this system to classify plants and animals.

systema naturae (classification system)