Latin American- Causes
This was the main country that colonized Latin America.
What is the Spain?
Name two Enlightenment Philosophers
Various answers acceptable.
These are the three branches of government, following beliefs of the Enlightenment.
What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches?
This was the prison that was stormed by the people of Paris, marking the beginning of the French Revolution.
What is the Bastille?
Many answers acceptable- Haiti, Mexico, most of the countries in South America, central America...
Name both revolutions that inspired revolutions in Latin America
What are the French and American Revolutions?
Describe the Social Contract
Government gets power from people. People need to obey laws. If government doesn't do their job, people can overthrow government.
Ruler of France AFTER the Revolution- Conquered much land.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This was the nation that stood up to Napoleon, causing him to foolishly attack them, losing most of his army.
What is Russia?
What was the name of military leaders who took over in many Latin American countries, during the 19th and early 20th century?
Who are Caudillos?
He was a philosopher that studied government, claiming that the best system was one that divided government power between three branches.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
This Catholic priest was the inspiration for Mexico's revolution
Who is Father Miguel Hidalgo?
This was the name for the rule of the Committee of Public Safety, known for executing more than 40,000 enemies of the Revolution.
What is the Reign of Terror?
This was a statement, and policy, of the U.S. declaring that the western hemisphere was closed to European intervention, and that the U.S. would stay out of Europe.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
Why were Spain and France distracted and not fully focusing on their colonies when the revolutions began?
They were fighting wars in Europe; Spain's king was taken off the throne, etc...
How did Enlightenment Ideals influence either the French or Latin American revolutions?
Idea of Natural rights; Idea of social contract; Idea of government being for the people; Idea of popular sovereignty (people choose government); Other answers acceptable upon approval by Mr. Andrews
Name of the Spanish soldiers who took over Latin America, and two of their big leaders.
Who are the Conquistadors. Who are Pizzaro and Cortez?
Name the three social classes and who was in each one.
1st estate= priests
2nd estate= nobles
3rd estate = Everyone else (mostly peasants)
He was known as the Liberator for his role in helping most of South America gain its independence from Spain; he would later rule Great Columbia.
Who is Simón Bolívar?
Name all members of the Social Class system, and their ranking.
Pennisulares,
Creole,
Mestizos/Mullattos
Africans/Natives
He believed that people are born good, but society, education, and laws corrupt people. He felt that the only way a free and good state could exist is by letting people be as free as possible and choose their government.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
Two things that happened because of the Congress of Vienna.
What are monarchs being restored to throne? What are territories lost to France, returned? What is a buffer zone around France? What is a return to the way things were BEFORE the Revolution?
Why did Louis XVI call the Estates General into session in 1789??
Name two ways in which Latin American countries have struggled, after their independence?
Politically- dictators in charge, not true democracies.
Socially- Still have strict social class system, with ethnicity and socioeconomic status big factors.