Forms of Government
This form of government means rule by the people.
What is democracy?
This is when one person, usually a king or queen, can make all the decisions without anyone else's input.
What is absolutism?
This is when a country exerts their influence through diplomacy or force.
What is imperialism?
When people don't agree with their government and express those feelings in public ways.
What is dissent?
This is when a sudden and dramatic change happens in a country and government because people don't like how it currently is.
What is a revolution?
This form of government has a king or queen in charge.
What is Monarchy?
This is an agreement between people to create an organized society.
What is a social contract?
This political belief that all property is publically owned and people are paid based on their abilities.
What is communism?
The country where there was a feudal system was overturned by revolution.
What is France?
This is a form of cruel or oppressive government.
What is tyranny?
This type of government has representatives that represent the people.
What is a republic?
Thomas Jefferson is considered this characteristic of revolution.
What is dissident elite?
A feeling of being really, really proud of one's country and often believing your country is better than others.
What is nationalism?
This is what happens when a society does not distribute wealth and opportunity equally amongst its people.
What are social inequalities?
The sudden and unlawful seizure of a government through violent means
What is a coup d'etat?
This form of government is owned and regulated by the community.
What is socialism?
This is a collective group of working class people.
What is the proletariat?
Information that is biased and often not true in order to promote a certain political view.
What is propaganda?
This is a social situation where landowners (lords) provide land to renters in exchange for loyalty and service.
What is feudal?
This revolution happened because people were sick of Great Britain.
What is the American Revolution?
America has this type of government.
What is a democracy?
This social group is considered middle-class and is often thought of as materialistic.
What is the bourgeoisie?
This time period was called this because people were doing so much thinking about thinking.
What is the Enlightenment?
The four main characteristics of a revolution.
What are dissident elites, mass frustration, shared motivation and state crises?
The four revolutions we will be studying.
What are the Haitian, French, American and Russian Revolutions?