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Revolutions - Misc
French Revolution
Latin American Revolutions - 1
Latin American Revolutions - 2
Industrial Revolution
100
What revolution is associated with the rise of capitalism and the growth of banking systems?
Industrial Revolution
100
What Estates did not pay taxes before the Revolution?
The First and Second
100
Name 2 reasons for the emergence of Latin American Independence movements.
Impact of Enlightenment ideas. Weakening of Spain's power. Increasing discontent among people born in the colonies. Emergence of strong leaders.
100
What are caudillos?
Conservative strongmen who established dictatorships in many Latin American countries following independence.
100
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Great Britain
200
What revolution questioned traditional beliefs about the universe?
The Scientific Revolution
200
Who were the "sans coulettes" ?
radical revolutionaries who came from the urban mob
200
What effect did the Haitian Revolution have on France?
Convinced Napoleon to sell N. American territories to the US (LA Purchase)
200
Which Latin American nation made a smooth transition from colony to independent monarchy?
Brazil
200
How did industrialization affect the Atlantic Slave Trade?
The increased demand for textiles led to an increased demand for US cotton. This revived slavery for several more decades.
300
What did the First Reform Acts in Britain accomplish?
Improved the voting system and districting
300
True or False. The French Revolution was caused by a peasant revolt against the middle class.
False
300
What happened 1st: the Haitian Revolution or the colonial US independence from Britain?
US independence
300
What revolutions inspired the Latin American 19th c revolutions?
American and French revolutions
300
What device played the largest part in the Industrial Revolution?
steam engine
400
How did the British Enclosure Acts affect the Industrial Revolution?
Drove peasants off their land and created a workforce for the mines and factories
400
What were Napoleaon's European legacies?
Bank of France, university system, civil law code
400
What happened 1st: Simon Bolivar freeing Colombia from Spanish rule or the Declaration of the Rights of man in France?
Declaration of the Rights of Man in France
400
During the 1800s and early 1900s, who intervened in Latin American politics and economics?
the United States
400
What was the first trade that was fully industrialized by power-driven manufacturing?
Textile Industry
500
Besides the right to vote, what did feminists struggle for in Europe and the United States in the 19th century?
Social reform in education and temperance
500
Describe the broad trends in European foreign policy during the period 1815 to 1914 (post-Napoleon).
After the Congress of Vienna, Europe experienced peace until the 1850s. A few short wars broke out until 1871, but then there was peace again until WW1.
500
What happened 1st? the Haitian Revolution or Colombian independence?
Haitian Revolution
500
Describe what classes led Mexico's road to independence.
The Mexican lower classes failed initially, but anti-Spanish conservatives were finally successful in achieving independence.
500
Approximately how many slaves were still taken to the Americas even after the slave trade was banned?
2 million