Enlightenment
This king imposed the Stamp Act and Sugar Act on the American colonies.
King George III
Executions and violence caused political conflict causing revolutionaries to loose faith in enlightenment ideas during this revolution.
What the French Revolution
Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to India for cheaper access to spices.
Who is Christopher Columbus
What was the reason industrialized countries established spheres of influence in China?
In order to profit from trade in Chinese markets.
What concept did enlightenment philosophers focus on that led to the overthrow of the monarchy during the French Revolution.
Questioning the purpose of government
Created the palace of Versailles.
Louis XIV
Which was the main cause of the French Revolution.
a. increase in tax for the third estate (majority of people with little say in government)
b. The murder of Napoleon
c. The creation of the Anglican church
d. The execution of Charles I
a. increase in tax for the third estate (majority of people with little say in government)
What caused the death of many natives in the Americas?
European disease
Which industry was recognized as where the industrialization first took hold.
textile industry
- Classless society
- Public ownership of all property
- Believes private companies exploit workers
What is Communism
English King that diligently worked with parliament to separate from the Roman Catholic church. (created the Anglican church)
King Henry VIII
The execution of Louis XVI and King Charles I led to
a. Chaos
b. A representative government
c. Protestantism
d. A monarchy
b. A representative government
List at least 2 reasons Africans were used as slaves.
- Immune to European diseases
- Africa was the first stop for trade on the way to the Americas
- Africans were strong and used to working in tropical climates
List at least two reasons that led to imperialism.
A demand for raw materials
To civilize savages
To demonstrate their power and prestige
Bring Religion to savages
Developed the concept of laissez-faire capitalism.
Who is Adam Smith
Restricts law-making by the monarchy without consent of parliament.
Constitutional Monarchy
Idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs.
What is Laissez-Faire
List at least two direct results of the Industrial Revolution.
- Terrible working conditions
- The rise of labor unions
- Urbanization (mass move to cities)
- Tenement housing
Describe the difference between Adam Smith's and Karl Marx's philosophies on business ownership.
- Adm Smith = private ownership and free markets
- Karl Marx = Shared ownership and governmental controls over markets
Give at least one major event during the French Revolution.
- The Tennis Court Oath
- The Reign of Terror
- Storming of the Bastille
The first explorer to circumnavigate the southern tip of Africa in 1488 in search of direct route to India.
Vasco da Gama
Who designed the spinning Jenny. An invention that could spin many threads at one time.
James Hargreaves