The Enlightenment
The French Revolution
Napoleon
Latin American Revolutions
Industrial Revolution
Imperialism
The Great War
100
When a government fails to protect their natural rights, Locke believed people have the right to do this.
Revolt/rebel/overthrow it
100
The Third Estate was made up of everyone else; or, more specifically: peasants, urban workers, as well as doctors, lawyers, businessmen, collectively referred to by this term.
Bourgeoisie
100
Napoleon made three significant mistakes, leading to his downfall. This painting depicts one of them.
Napoleon's invasion of (and retreat from) Russia.
100
The other country that shares the island on which Haiti is located
Dominican Republic
100
Private ownership of factories during the industrial revolution would have been supported by followers of this economic belief system
Capitalism
100
This African warrior led his tribe in resisting the British, uniting others through ingenious combat strategies
Zulu (Shaka)
100
This cartoon, appearing in a French Magazine (also framed and hanging in Mr. G's bedroom), is a classic example of this term
Propaganda
200
Living through this event led Hobbes to conclude that humans are naturally wicked and selfish, necessitating control by a powerful leader.
Civil War (English)
200
At a tennis court in the palace of Versailles, members of the National Assembly vowed to never disband until they had produced one of these written documents for France.
A constitution
200
The image below depicts Napoleon bringing back this form of government that the French revolutionaries had abolished.
Monarchy
200
El Libertador [The Liberator] refers to this Latin American hero
Simon Bolivar
200
This revolution preceded [came before] the Industrial Revolution, and led to a larger population
Agricultural Revolution
200
This three word term, originating in a Rudyard Kipling poem, helped justify imperialism by telling Europeans they were doing their noble duty to help "civilize" other peoples.
White Man's Burden
200
Named for the man who came up for it, this plan ultimately failed to deliver the promised knock-out blow to the French.
The Schlieffen Plan
300
The philosopher that expressed this quote: "“I might not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
Voltaire
300
This document, inspired by Locke's natural rights, declared new freedoms for the commoners (except for women, oh and enslaved peoples...)
The Declaration of the Rights of Man (and Citizen)
300
Napoleon was popular among many French citizens because he had ended the period of mass arrests and executions in France, given this ominous name.
The Reign of Terror
300
Members of this Spanish social class, who were born in Latin America, would have been upset with the Peninsulares for being treated as second to them
Creoles
300
In addition to coal, a stable government, and an overseas empire, another factor that helped England industrialize was the abundance of these geographic features, which helped with transportation
Rivers
300
Named for a famous scientist, who pioneered the study of animal evolution, this term refers to the application of his ideas to human cultures
Social Darwinism
300
Don't put it on your sandwich; this sinister weapon, invented to break the war's stalemate, caused blindness, blisters, and death.
Mustard gas
400
The Enlightenment challenged the rule of monarchs by casting doubt on the belief that rulers were chosen by God, also known as rule by this two word phrase...
Divine Right
400
The guillotine was used to execute both Louis XVI and this leader of the Committee of Public Safety, whose initials are the first and third letters of murder.
Robespierre (Maximillien)
400
Napoleon's Continental System, which sought to cripple England's economy, relied on this sea-based tactic to cut off England's ability to trade with continental Europe.
Blockade (naval)
400
This Haitian revolutionary leader, referred to by some as the "Black George Washington," was ultimately betrayed by the French and died in prison.
Louverture (Toussaint)
400
This German philosopher, friends with Friedrich Engels, developed the theory of communism, which argued for equal ownership of factories, and violent revolution against the ruling class.
Marx (Karl)
400
After its loss in the Opium Wars, China had its coastal region carved into these -- each Western country wanted one.
Spheres of Influence
400
This country exited the war following a revolution in its territory, allowing the Germans to focus their forces in the west for a final, desperate, and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to defeat the Allies
Russia
500
This philosopher was an early feminist, whose advocacy for the education of women paid off generationally when her daughter went on to write Frankenstein.
Wollstonecraft (Mary)
500
This image represents the feudal system of French Society prior to the revolution, which is referred to by this two word name
the Ancien (or Old) Regime.
500
Napoleon was finally defeated in Belgium at the battle of this, named for a nearby town.
Waterloo
500
Despite its revolutionaries extolling the virtues of freedom and liberty, Haiti's constitution established this form of government.
A dictatorship
500
In his book the Wealth of Nations, this Scottish economist argued that the government should take a laissez-faire -- or hands off -- approach to the economy
Adam Smith
500
During this conflict with Dutch farmers, the British are credited with inventing the modern world's first concentration camps
The Boer War
500
President Wilson proposed this international peacekeeping organization, but the US Senate refused to ratify the treaty preferring that the US stay isolated
The League of Nations