The Enlightenment
Name at least 2 Enlightenment Thinkers
Answers may include:
John Locke, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Thomas Hobbes, Jean Jacques Rousseau, etc...
How many "estates" or social classes exist in France before the French Revolution?
1: Monarchy/Clergy
2: Nobility
3: Lower Class/Commoners
One that has complete power over both government and military
When does the US join WW1?
WW1 starts in 1914. The US joins in 1917.
Name all 10 of the Social Studies Department members
Skelton, Zapata (Navarro), Tully, Burns, Fillinger, Fiore, Coach K, Maxwell, Pugh, McCray
Name at least two Enlightenment ideals (we did these on flashcards)
The Social Contract, Separation of Powers, inalienable rights (life, liberty and property), consent of the governed, freedom of speech, etc...
Which of the social class(es) are wealthy/land-owning?
The First two estates:Clergy and Nobility
What is a Divine Ruler?
One that believes they have God-Given power to rule
Name the causes of World War 1
M: Militarism
A:Alliances
N: Nationalism
I: Imperialism
A: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Which administrator oversees the social studies department?
Mr Goodwin
Which enlightenment ideal is Montesquieu typically known for?
Separation of Government Powers
Which class paid the most in taxes?
The 3rd Estate: The Commoners
Which major European country did not have an Absolute Monarchy during the Age of Absolutism?
England (Constitutional Monarchy from English Civil War)
Who is blamed in the "War Guilt Clause" of the Treaty of Versailles
Germany [and her allies]
Which teacher is the Head of the Department?
Mr. Fiore
Name one US document influenced by the Enlightenment thinkers.
Answers may include The US Constitution, The Declaration of Independence, State Constitutions, Articles of Confederation, etc...
The majority of the French population were members of which estate?
3rd: the commoners
Who were the Huguenots?
Minority group. French Protestants living in Catholic France during the Age of Absolutism. They faced religious persecution under French Catholic Absolutism.
Name MAJOR the Allied Powers vs the Central Powers
Allies: France, Britain, Russia, USA
Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
When did Mr. Fiore start teaching?
1994
Identify the enlightenment ideal being discussed:
“When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates [government officials], there can be no liberty; because apprehensions [fears] may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws to execute them in a tyrannical manner. . . .”
Separation of Powers
The ideas of the French Revolution were heavily influenced by:
Enlightenment Thinkers and the American Revolution
What is the significance of the defeat of the Spanish Armada?
When England defeated the Spanish Armada, it signified the end of the height of Spanish Absolutism. This is the "beginning of the end" of Spain as a "major power/player in Europe.
What are at least 3 of the provisions in the Treaty of Versailles which Germany must abide by
Answers may include: paying reparations, taking blame for war, decreasing military numbers, reduced spending on armaments, military may only be used for maintaining order within Germany, loss of colonies, loss of territory, demilitarization of Rhineland, etc...
Where did Ms Zapata/Mrs Navarro begin teaching?
New York City