Enlightenment
This enlightenment thinker said that people are born with 3 natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
John Locke
These two absolute monarchs during the French Revolution were executed during the radical period known as the Reign of Terror.
Louis XVI (16th) & Marie Antoinette.
Following the Napoleonic Wars, this meeting was held by European leaders to redraw the boundaries of countries and discuss the balance of power in the continent.
Congress of Vienna.
Irish Potato Famine.
This meeting was called in 1884 by European imperial leaders to discuss how Africa and its resources were going to be divided up. Africans were not invited to this conference.
Berlin Conference.
This enlightenment thinker said that governments power needs to be separated into 3 branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful.
Baron de Montesquieu.
The 3rd Estate during the French Revolution had broken away from the French monarchy and formed this temporary government that promised to rewrite the French constitution.
National Assembly
Following the Congress of Vienna, this man said that Germany needs to unify into one nation-state using the concept of "blood & iron".
Otto von Bismarck.
These two philosophers/writers founded the idea of communism when they wrote the Communist Manifesto during the Industrial Revolution.
Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels.
Due to the resources needed to industrialize during the Meiji Restoration, this country began to imperialize and take over other countries like China for example in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Japan.
The enlightenment was known for challenging the traditional authority held by these kinds of kings and queens who had complete power over their government.
Absolute Monarchs
This former slave from Haiti had led a slave revolt against French colonial control, eventually helping Haiti reach independence.
Toussaint L"Ouverture
Count Camillo Cavour, Giuseppe Garibaldi, and Giuseppe Mazzini were known for leading this movement following the Congress of Vienna in 1815.
Italian Unification
This term is used to describe the process of people moving to cities from rural areas, typically in the search for jobs.
Urbanization.
This leader of Belgium was known for being extremely abusive to the people of the Congo while extracting resources like rubber from the region.
King Leopold II of Belgium.
This female enlightenment thinker was known for her work in fighting for female rights, especially in the area of education.
Mary Wollstonecraft
South America (Latin America).
This term is used to describe practical goals of a nation state rather than ideals or ethics (whatever is best for the nation is what should be done).
Realpolitik.
This movement during the 1800s fought for equal rights, particularly when it comes to voting. Women especially were very much involved in this movement.
Suffrage movement
This was a term used to describe the foreign control over a particular region. This is typically used to describe the power and "influence" that Europeans had while imperializing China.
Spheres of Influence.
Adam Smith wrote his book, Wealth of Nations, in which he outlined the ideas of this economic system. This system was the exact opposite of communism.
This was a racist idea that said it was the duty of European imperialists to "civilize" non-European people around the world.
White Man's Burden.