Enlightenmentment
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Which Enlightenment thinker believed in natural rights—life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
What were the three social classes of pre-revolutionary France called?
BONUS (+100): What was the peasant class?
The Three Estates
BONUS: Third Estate
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Other than wages, what was one reason they hired children?
Small hands, more obedient.
What is the main type of terrain (land) fought on during WW1?
Trench Warfare
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What economic system do we have in the US?
Capitalism
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Montesquieu’s idea of separating government into three branches was meant to prevent what?
Abuse of power / tyranny
What event is seen as the official start of the French Revolution in 1789?
Storming of the Bastille
These groups worked together to demand better pay and safer conditions.
Unions.
Which country left WWI early and why?
Russia for Russian Revolution
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What economic system was created as a direct result of Capitalism?
Communism
DE-COLONIZATION QUESTION:
Who were the two leaders of Indian and South African independence?
Gandhi and Nelson Mandela
COLD WAR QUESTION:
Explain one major difference between Capitalism and Communism.
Private property vs government ownership, free-market vs command economy, etc.
How did poor working conditions contribute to the rise of labor unions during the Industrial Revolution?
Workers organized to demand safer conditions, shorter hours, and fair pay.
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What was the main outcome of WWI that led to WWII eventually?
Germany takes blame for war in Treaty of Versailles
What were the two organizations created as a result of Cold War tensions?
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Which one were the US and Soviet Union each apart of?
NATO (US) and Warsaw Pact (Soviet Union)
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Rousseau believed in a “social contract.” What did this mean?
Government and people have mutual obligations; people give consent to be governed.
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Why were the members of the Third Estate angry before the Revolution?
They paid the most taxes and had no representation in the government
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Explain how the Agricultural Revolution directly contributed to the Industrial Revolution.
Increased food supply leading to population growth and surplus labor for factories?
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What cities did the US drop atomic bombs on?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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What is the closest the Cold War came to Nuclear Warfare?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Explain how Enlightenment ideas challenged the old regime in Europe.
They questioned absolute monarchy and promoted reason, equality, and democracy.
How did the Reign of Terror attempt to protect the revolution but also contradict its ideals?
It used violence to enforce equality and liberty, leading to thousands of executions.
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Name three unfavorable conditions workers had to endure.
Low wages, dangerous machines, long hours, dirty/unsafe conditions.
How did WWII lead to the Cold War?
US and Soviet emerged as victors, but with differing ideologies so they became competitors to be the strongest nation (Cap. vs. Comm.)
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Name 2 Cold War proxy wars.
Vietnam and Korean War.