The World in 1750 & Enlightenment
This Enlightenment thinker believed in natural rights - life, liberty, and property.
John Locke
This is the social class system where each class had one vote only.
The Estates-General
Who is known for unifying Germany through "blood and iron"?
Otto von Bismarck
Where did the Industrial Revolution start and why there?
England
lots of coal and iron/near water for trade
What is the core reason why imperialism started?
new markets
more resources
This Enlightenment philosopher argued for the separation of powers into three branches of government.
Montesquieu
This radical Jacobin leader led the Reign of Terror.
Maximillian Robespierre.
Who led the Haitian Revolution?
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Adam Smith vs. Karl Marx
Capitalism vs. Socialism/Communism
This meeting divided Africa among European nations without African input.
Berlin Conference
These are monarchs who mixed Enlightenment ideas into their ruling.
Enlightened despots
This event is known as the start of the French Revolution.
The Storming of the Bastille
Which two countries were united during this age?
Germany and Italy
What is one effect of the Irish Potato Famine?
mass death and casualties
mass migration to the United States
Social Darwinism
White Man's Burden
What is the millet system?
Ottoman Empire; religious toleration
What are two things the Congress of Vienna did?
2. made the Concert of Europe
This independence leader liberated much of South America from Spanish rule.
Simón Bolívar
How did the Agricultural Revolution lead to urbanization?
more machine in farmers, less need for workers, people move to cities for jobs
What is one resistance to imperialism? Describe it.
Sepoy Mutiny
Taiping Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion
Ethiopia
What are the qualities of an absolute monarchy?
1. divine right
2. political sovereignty
3. no checks and balances
What is one reason why Napoleon Bonaparte's rule declined?
1. Continental System
2. The Peninsular War
3. The Invasion of Russia
Describe the labor and social system used in Latin American revolutions.
The Encomienda System:
1. Peninsulares
2. Creoles
3. Mestizos and Mulattoes
4. Africans and Native Americans
How did the Tokugawa Shogunate end? What did it lead to?
Commodore Matthew Perry sailed to Japan and forced them to open trade.
It led to the Meiji Restoration.
What are two effects of the Opium War?
Hong Kong given to Britain
China to pay $21 million to Britain
Sphere of Influence
Extraterritoriality