Ottoman, Mughal & Tokugawa Empires
What does the term historical context refer to?
The circumstances or conditions in which an event took place.
The Enlightenment challenged...
Authority or kings and the church
What revolution started because enslaved Africans and free people of color rebelled against French colonial rule and slavery.
The Hatian Revolution
What is nationalism?
Pride in your nation/ country
In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Great Britain
What religion was dominant in both the Ottoman and Mughal Empires?
Islam
Mary Wollstonecraft fought for the rights of which group of citizens?
Women
What social class made up the majority of the Third Estate in France?
Peasants and commoners.
Who was the key leader of Italian unification known for his military campaigns?
Giuseppe Garibaldi.
What were working conditions like in early factories?
Long hours, low pay, unsafe and unhealthy environments.
What was the name of the Ottoman capital city that connected Europe and Asia?
Constantinople
The Enlightenment was a result of which revolution/ movement?
The scientific Revoltion
What event started the French Revolution in 1789?
Storming of the Bastille
What was Otto von Bismarck’s policy for unifying Germany?
“Blood and Iron” — using war and industry to achieve unity.
What was one reform movement that arose in response to industrialization?
Labor unions
The Tokugawa Shogunate adopted what policy as a way to keep foreigners away and ward off imperialist nations.
Isolationism
The Enlightenment influenced what French Revolutionary document?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Who was the leader of the Haitian Revolution and which country influenced the revolution?
Toussaint L’Ouverture
France
What was the result of the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871)
Unification of Germany
Which innovation increased production speed in factories?
The Assembly Line
How did the Tokugawa Shogunate maintain isolation from the rest of the world?
Through the policy of sakoku—closing Japan to most foreign contact and trade.
Who wrote The Spirit of the Laws and promoted the separation of powers?
Montesquieu
A period after the French Revolution when the Committee of Public Safety executed thousands of people accused of being “enemies of the revolution
The reign of terror
Which nation broke apart due to nationalism?
Austria-Hungary
This group of workers participates in collective bargaining with factory owners.
Unions