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Am. Revolution
Enlightened thinkers
French Revolution
Misc
WWI
100
The law that placed taxes on colonial newspapers, playing cards, and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
100
The Baron Montesquieu believed in the concept of ____________, which divided the government into branches.
What is separation of powers?
100
In 1788, angry French citizens rioted and attacked the city prison, known as the _________, starting the French Revolution.
What is the Bastille?
100
Montesquieu admired the English government of the 1700's because its branches were divided into this many branches.
What are three? **+100 points if you can name one of the branches**
100
Another name for a military draft.
What is conscription?
200
The laws that placed a tax on paper, paint, glass, and tea,
What are the Townshend Acts?
200
Name TWO of the three things Locke thought all people had the right to. *Hint: two of the things Locke thought we were entitled to are in the Declaration of Independence-- ______, ______, and the pursuit of happiness.
What are life, liberty, property?
200
Explain what happened to Louis XVI.
What is he was executed/beheaded?
200
Name of the person who compiled articles for the first encyclopedia.
Who is Diderot?
200
These countries formed the Triple Alliance.
What are Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy?
300
The event in 1773 where colonists dressed up as Indians, climbed on a British merchant ship, and threw tea into the harbor.
What is The Boston Tea Party?
300
The Age of Enlightenment was based on _______.
What is reason/logic?
300
The period when thousands of people had their heads chopped off is known as ____________________.
What is The Reign of Terror?
300
This French thinker believed in freedom of religion, free speech, and free press.
Who is Voltaire?
300
The process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war.
What is mobilization?
400
The Declaration of Independence was written by _______ and based on the ideas of enlightened thinker ________. *200 bonus points if you can name the CITY where you can find the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson, John Locke
400
Believed that people were born ______ and ________.
What are greedy and selfish?
400
The Frenchmen who took over as military leader after the French Revolution.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
400
This French thinker believed people were born genuinely good and only began to do bad things when civilizations developed.
Who is Rousseau?
400
The Triple Entente was made up of these countries.
What are France, Great Britain, and Russia?
500
This British leader surrendered, bringing an end to American Revolution.
Who is General Cornwallis?
500
Diderot spent over 20 years compiling information into the world's first _______.
What is encyclopedia?
500
King of France during the French Revolution.
Who is Louis XVI?
500
Give one goal of an enlightened thinker.
What are: 1. improve how people live 2.think clearly without emotions guiding them 3. use scientific reasoning to examine every part of society
500
What event is thought to have directly prompt the start of WWI?
What is the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?