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13578745176Age of revolution: why it matters18th century saw rise and diffusion of revolutionary political ideas, based off the enlightenment and views on what rights man had against monarch. Inspired by scientific revolution ideas. Discontent with imperial rule. America, France, Haiti, Latin0
13578745177ImperialismEffects of expanding global trade on overseas colonies resulted in rebellions. USA and Haiti, India and China1
13578745178Age of revolution: enlightenment, nationalism and revolutions: Enlightenment would grow out of which two movements?Scientific revolution and humanism renaissance2
13578745179Scientific Revolution brought about which thinkers?Galileo, Newton, Copernicus3
13578745180Philosophers admired newton why?Used reason to explain the laws governing nature. Influenced people to look at different laws, went beyond science4
13578745181Ideas of the scientific revolution paved the way for what?Enlightenment; mid 17005
13578745182Brought from two thinkers?Hobbs and Locke( 1600s); polar opposite6
13578745183Hobbs: creates the first what?Leviathan; after civil war believed all humans were bad7
13578745184Without government Hobbs believed what?There would be a war of every man against every man and the world would be horrible8
13578745185Social ContractTo escape a bleak life by giving up your rights to a strong ruler in exchange for law and order. People needed to be governed completely, absolute monarch9
13578745186Locke: believed people could?Learn and improve10
13578745187Favored what idea?Criticized absolute monarch wanted self government11
13578745188All people are born?Equal, with life liberty and property12
13578745189Purpose of government?To protect rights, if not done the people can overthrow the leader13
13578745190Emphases on how society needs to promote what?Education14
13578745191Emergence of philosophes: new group of people called philosophy's were what?Intellectual thinkers15
13578745192What did they study, philosophers?Social, political, and economic theories16
13578745193Who was the biggest philosopher?Voltaire, used satire against the clergy, aristocratic, government17
13578745194New economic thinking: physiocratic claimed that their rational exinomic system was based on?Natural law of economics18
13578745195Rejected what and what did it do?Mercantilism, required government regulation of economy19
13578745196Laissez-faireAllowing businesses to operate with little or no government20
13578745197New religious thinking: deismBased among intellectuals to establish the relationship of humans to god. God created the world but just say back. Thomas pain was famous21
13578745198Stages of Revolution1: citizens became dissatisfied with the government 2. Moderates took over and caused terror 3. Radicals came in and took over 4. For a time there was peace Thermidorian reaction22
13578745199American RevolutionEuropean ideology of enlightenment, people needed representatives, manga carta, economic ideas no laissez faire. Mercantilism, economic system to increase a nations wealth by governments regulating all of the nations commercial interest23
13578745200French RevolutionInspired by the American revolution. Wanted equal representation, economic hardship, English law, inspired by enlightenment, individualism24
13578745201Three EstatesFirst estate; clergy, taxation less than 1% Second estate; nobility, taxation less than 1% Third estate; commoners, taxation more than 98%25
13578745202StagesCreation of national assembly, third estate stay the same, a seizure of the Bastille, declaration of the rights of man(1789) equality, natural rights, social contract. Right to own property, wealthy we're no longer exempt from tax26
13582888493Nationalism hurt Napoleon: how?Propelled the French army to fight for their country, saw Napoleon as foreign oppressor. Imposed French culture, revolts against France, efforts to drive out french27
13582888494Instead of Russia attacking what did they do?Burned crops and housing, French are hungry and cold, retreated. Scorched earth policy28
13582888495Haitian revolution: touasaint l' ouverture inspired by what?American and French Revolution against slavery, enlightenment ideals, established independent government, produced a constitution29
13582888496L' ouverture took control of who and made what?Haiti, and produced the constitution that granted equality and citizenship( independence) 180430
13582888497Haiti became the first what?Latin American country to win independence, first post colonial to be led by black people, only country to become independent as a result of slave uprising31
13582888498Creole revolutions in Latin America: who are the creoles?Well educated people who were inspired by n America and France revolution. They were the offspring of the peninsular and felt superior to the mestizos. Peninsulars felt superior to all. African slaves indigenous and mix between the two bottom32
13582888499Creoles tend to be what?Wealthy landowners, mine owners and business people. Most vocal against mercantilism33

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