Enlightenment Thinkers
This English philosopher believed people are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler.
Thomas Hobbes
This American document was inspired by Enlightenment ideals and declared independence.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This economic system promotes private ownership and free markets.
The assassination of this man triggered WWI.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
U.S. policy to prevent the spread of communism.
What is containment?
This thinker promoted natural rights: life, liberty, and property.
John Locke
The storming of this prison on July 14, 1789, symbolized the start of the French Revolution.
He wrote The Wealth of Nations and supported laissez-faire economics.
Who was Adam Smith?
Germany’s WWI plan to quickly defeat France.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
A military alliance formed by Western nations in 1949.
What is NATO
This French philosophe advocated for freedom of speech and religion.
Voltaire
French financial minister who tried to reform spending before being fired.
He co-wrote The Communist Manifesto.
Who was Karl Marx
Hitler’s term for "living space" for Germans.
What is Lebensraum or elbow room?
The 1962 nuclear standoff between the U.S. and the USSR.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
He argued for the separation of powers in government.
Who is Montesquieu?
This oath was taken by the Third Estate to create a new constitution.
What is the tennis court oath?
Overcrowded, unsanitary apartment buildings during the Industrial Revolution.
What are tenements?
A 1940 German invasion tactic meaning "lightning war."
What is blitzkrieg?
Economic recovery plan for Europe after WWII.
What is the Marshall Plan?
This woman demanded equal education for women.
Mary Wollstonecraft?
He led the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
This revolution began in Great Britain and transformed industry and society.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
Mass genocide of Jews during WWII.
What is the Holocaust?
He built the Berlin Wall and led the USSR during part of the Cold War.
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?