vocab
Citizen
A person who belongs to a particular country, state, or commonwealth by birth or naturalization and has legally recognized rights and duties as a member of that entity.
What year did it take place?
1685-1815
Nationalism Meaning
Believing your nation should govern itself and your nation is most important.
Liberalism
Political philosophy emphasizing individual rights and freedoms.
Democracy
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state.
1 enlightenment thinker
John Locke
Patriotism Meaning
The quality of being patriotic.
Individual Sovereignty
People’s rights to self-govern
Nation
A large group of people united by shared cultural elements.
1 enlightenment thinker
Voltaire
What year did it start?
Late 18th century
National Sovereignty
A nation’s right to self-determination without external control.
Revolution
A fundamental, sudden, and typically forceful change in power, social structures, or political organization.
Enlightenment Meaning
The act of gaining deep knowledge or understanding
Before nationalism, who ruled?
Kings and emperors
Personal liberty, freedom of speech, and limited government power , are examples of what?
Liberalism
Radical
Fundamental, going to the root or origin.
Where did it take place?
Europe
Nation-state Meaning
Major revolutions.
American, French, Haitian, Latin American,
Scientific, and Industrial.