Enlightenment Thinkers
This philosopher argued that people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property and can rebel against unjust governments.
Who is John Locke?
This ideology supports the movement to end the Atlantic slave trade and free all enslaved people.
What is abolitionism?
This revolution, influenced by John Locke’s ideals, led to the creation of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
What is the American Revolution?
This fossil fuel powered steam engines and was a key energy source during the First Industrial Revolution.
What is coal?
Otto von Bismarck used realpolitik and engineered wars to unite this European country in 1871.
What is Germany?
This Enlightenment thinker promoted the idea of separation of powers in government.
Who is Baron Montesquieu?
This economic system advocates for private ownership of the means of production and operation for profit.
What is capitalism?
This successful slave uprising in the Caribbean was led by Toussaint L’Ouverture and resulted in the first independent Latin American nation.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
This process, developed in 1856, revolutionized steel production and helped drive the Second Industrial Revolution.
What is the Bessemer Process?
This war in New Zealand saw the Maori tribes unite against British rule but ultimately lose by 1872.
What are the New Zealand Wars?
He believed in laissez-faire economics, arguing that the government should "leave alone" the economy.
Who is Adam Smith?
This ideology promotes intense loyalty to people who share the same language or culture and seeks to establish independent nations.
What is nationalism?
Simon Bolivar was a key leader in this set of revolutions that sought independence from Spanish rule in South America.
What are the Creole Revolutions?
Karl Marx believed capitalism divided people into these two classes, with the working class eventually overthrowing the ruling class.
What are the proletariat and the bourgeoisie?
This leader helped unite the Italian Peninsula using practical politics, known as realpolitik.
Who is Count di Cavour?
This Enlightenment thinker defended Deism and advocated for liberty from Britain.
Who is Thomas Paine?
This belief suggests that a divine being set natural laws into motion but does not interfere with human affairs.
What is Deism?
This 19th-century movement in the Philippines used literature to spread Enlightenment ideas before its leader, Jose Rizal, was executed.
What is the Propaganda Movement?
Japan’s rapid modernization after ending its isolation in 1854 was known as this period.
What is the Meiji Restoration?
This concept aimed to unify the Ottoman Empire by minimizing ethnic, linguistic, and religious differences but instead created more division.
What is Ottomanism?
She was an advocate for women's rights and believed that women should receive the same education as men.
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
This political and economic system supports worker or public ownership of the means of production.
What is socialism?
This European revolution saw the overthrow of Louis XVI and resulted in the Reign of Terror before Napoleon rose to power.
What is the French Revolution?
This British report in 1833 raised awareness about poor working conditions, leading to labor reforms.
What is the Sadler Report?
This failed vision by Simon Bolivar aimed to create a united South American nation similar to the United States.
What is Gran Colombia?