Enlightenment
Which Enlightenment thinker believed humans all have natural rights to life, liberty and property?
John Locke
The French Revolution was the event in which the people of France overthrew which King? Louis XIV or Louis XVI
king Louis XVI
The Industrial Revolution started in
Great Britain (England)
The area that is taken over is known as a
colony
Italy successfully combined its separate states to form one united nation in 1870. This was achieved due to the efforts of 3 devoted nationalists:
1)Giuseppe Garibaldi
2) Giuseppe Mazzini
3) Count Camillo di Cavour
Enlightenment philosophers believed that governments receive their authority from who?
The people
French society was divided how?
Into three estates
another term for the growth of cities
Urbanization-
The European nations imperialized/colonized lands in Africa and Asia for several important reasons: Name 2
raw materials/natural resources, new markets, GGG
a feeling of love, loyalty, and devotion to one’s country
Nationalism
Enlightenment philosophers believed in what type of political system
Democracy
What important event helped to inspire the French Revolution?
The Enlightenment
This was the economic system that was used during the Industrial Revolution (and that is still used in most of the world today).
Laissez Faire Capitalism (Market Economy)
This was a racist poem that encouraged Europeans to civilize (help improve) the people that they took over by teaching them European customs and religious beliefs (like Christianity). The poem referred to the people of Asia and Africa as “half devil” and “half child.”
“White Man’s Burden”-
Name 3 Key effects (results) of the Industrial Revolution:
Industrialization- Urbanization- Bad working conditions - Formation of Labor Unions - Legislation
In order to prevent kings from being too strong, he believed that power in government should be divided into three branches (executive, legislative, judicial) so that there is a separation of powers and a system of checks and balances.
Baron de Montesquieu
This was a document written during the French Revolution that gave equal rights to the men of France and created a fair system of taxation.
Declaration of the Rights of Man
These two men believed that laissez faire capitalism was bad.They argued that it allowed greedy factory owners to exploit (take advantage) of poor factory workers. They wrote a book called the “Communist Manifesto”
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
This was the idea that it was natural for strong countries (like the European nations) to take over weaker countries (like nations in Africa and Asia).
Social Darwinism-
I will be waking up at 6am tomorrow to watch what two very famous people getting married?
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
He believed that everyone is entitled to freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
Voltaire-
This was an event where the leaders of the French Revolution executed thousands of people that they believed were loyal to the king.
Reign of Terror
poor factory workers were known as?
(the Proletariat)
The people of Africa and Asia did not like being ruled by European nations. As a result, they fought many wars to kick out the Europeans (also called Westerners) and gain independence (self-government), name 2 rebellions that took place
Sepoy Mutiny, Boxer Rebellion-
If I had to choose between a day at the beach, skiing on the slopes or sightseeing a big city which would I choose?
The beach