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4097445152What was the significance of John Locke?Regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers -"Father of Liberalism".0
4097454036What are philosophes?Scientifically inclined popular writers who supported enlightenment ideals.1
4097462137Who was Voltaire?The Enlightenment's greatest poet, dramatist, historian.2
4097471119What was the significance of Voltaire?-Master of wit, irony, ridicule. -Wrote 70 volumes. -Opposed bigotry, intolerance, superstition, organized religion. -"Encase L'enfame!" (Crush the infamous thing!)3
4097479778Who was Diderot?Editor of 26 volume encyclopedia. -Pro science. -20 years of work.4
4097500025Who was Adam Smith?Key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. -"Invisible hand" of supply and demand in a free market will provide best quality product at lowest price.5
4097516194What is Laissez Faire?No government interference with the natural functioning of the economy.6
4097523954What were salons?Social gatherings of philosophers, scholars, politicians. -Met in private homes. -Hosted by women.7
4097533980Who were among the Enlightened despots?-Frederich II (Prussia) -Maria Theresa (Austria) -Joseph II (Eliminated serfdom in Austria) -Catherine II (Russia) -Peter III (Russia) -Leopold II (Belgium)8
4097551011What was enlightened despotism?A form of government in the 18th century in which absolute monarchs pursued legal, social, and educational reforms inspired by the Enlightenment.9
4097557341What was the Seven Years War?Fought in Europe, India, North America, Caribbean, Philippines.10
4097561503What was Britain's part in the Seven Years War?Britain seized control of French Territories in Canada and India. -Created a large government debt for Britain.11
4097571870What was the Tennis Court Oath?(French Revolution) Agreed to keep meeting until a constitution was written (New Government) -Third Estate.12
4097605394What was the Bastille?Used as a prison for upper-class members of French society who had opposed or angered him including, after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, French Protestants.13
4097616331What was the significance of the Bastille?A Radical mob attacked the prison on July 14th, 1789. -Guards killed some of the mob. -Mob massacred the guards. -Louis sent away the 18,000 soldiers he had brought to Versailles.14
4097632294Who were the "San Culottes"?The most desperate. -Couldn't afford bread. -Many were unemployed. -"Without Clothes".15
4097643439What was the declaration of the Rights of Man?Proclaimed freedom of expression and religion. -Equal legal rights. -Part of the Moderate Phase. -2,000 reform laws.16
4097657581What was Olympe de Gouges?French feminist who demanded that French women be given the same rights as French men. -"Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen".17
4097667745Who was Robespierre?Leader of the radical jacobins. -"Total war". -One of the best-known and most influential figures of the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.18
4097712655What were the Jacobins?Were the most radical and ruthless of the political groups formed in the wake of the French Revolution, and in association with Robespierre they instituted the Terror.19
4097720648What was the Thermidorian Reaction?Was a coup d'état within the French Revolution against the leaders of the Jacobin Club who had dominated the Committee of Public Safety. -Robespierre was arrested.20
4097734052What was "The Directory"?The government of France during the penultimate stage of the French Revolution. -5 directors. -Selfish, greedy, inept, corrupt, food prices increase, foreign armies won victories.21
4097743600What was the Battle of Trafalgar?Naval battle off of the southern tip of Spain. -British victory prevented a French/Spanish invasion.22
4097763278What was the Continental System?Napoleon tried to destroy Britain's economy. -Attempt to cut off all British Exports to Europe.23
4097807722What was the Battle of Borodino?A battle fought in the Napoleonic Wars during the French invasion of Russia. -75,000 killed/wounded. -French won.24
4097819677What was the Battle of Waterloo?Napoleon was defeated by combined British-Prussian army. -Marked the final defeat of French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte25
4097839215Who was Toussaint Louverture?Was the best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution. -Ex Slave who led armies made up of ex slaves.26
4097848850Who was Miguel Hidalgo?Catholic Priest that led a peasant uprising. (Mestizos & Indians) -Revolt began Sept. 16, 1810. -Conservative Creoles crushed the revolt.27
4097849768Who was Simon Bolivar?(Creole) Led an army against Spain. -Was inspired by George Washington28
4097851263What was the Jamaica Letter?Bolívar puts forward the reasons that caused the fall of the Second Republic of Venezuela within the context of the independence of the nation.29
4097922932What was caudillos?Was a military-landowner that possessed political power and exercised it in a form considered authoritarian by detractors.30
4097933188Who was James Watt?-A Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist. -Improved design of the steam engine.31
4097934839Who were Luddites?English textile workers who protested against newly developed labour-economizing technologies. -Destroyed machinery.32
4097934840Who was Robert Owen?A Welsh social reformer. -Shorter work shifts. -Better wages. -Company provided housing, stores, and schools.33
4097936726What was the Communist Manifesto?-Everything in history is determined by economic forces. -Each historical period is a necessary phase in a historical process. -Class conflict is a constant in history. -Written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Englels.34
4097938121What was bourgeoisie?The capitalist class who own most of society's wealth and means of production. -exploits prolétariat. -Capitalism will destroy itself.35
4097939297What was proletariat?Workers or working-class people, regarded collectively.36
4097939298Who was Louis Napoleon?He was the nephew and heir of Napoleon I. He was the first President of France to be elected by a direct popular vote. -Military dictator.37
4097941175What was the Paris Commune?Last and worst of the radical uprisings. -20,000 killed in street fighting and executions.38
4097942984Who was Queen Victoria?-Became queen at age 18. -Consitutional monarchy. -Reforms.39
4097944060Who was Mary Wollstonecraft?Mother of Britain's Womens Rights Movement. -She demanded "justice for half the human race".40
4097945504Who was Emmeline Pankhurst?"Women's social and political union" -Suffragettes. -Main goal was to achieve voting rights.41
4097947607What is nationalism?Belief that each national group should have its own independent country. -Patriotic devotion to one's nation state where separate nation states already existed.42
4098127116Explain the main beliefs of Enlightenment thought including Deism.Confidence in science, logic, and reason. -Belief in progress. -Belief in natural laws and rights. -Support for "Laissez Faire". -Deism: Skeptical, hostile view on traditional religion and society.43
4098144120Summarize Rousseau's main ideas?-Condemened Human Civilization. -Society is corrupt and harmful, and artificial. -Society makes people unequal and unfree. -Believed in natural lifestyle (nursing children). -Thought acting impulsively is superior to using cold logic and reason -Early romantic.44
4098156149In what ways did Catherine the Great appear to be an enlightened monarch?-Purchased large amounts of European arts. -Purchased Diderot's Library. -Increased number of schools. -Restricted torture.45
4098158520What changed Catherine's attitude about making reforms?Pugachev's Rebellion.46
4098160628What did Catherine concentrate on achieving in the later pater of her reign?Gave total control of serfs to landowning nobility.47
4098216982What happened to Poland in the later 1700s?Poland was annexed.48
4098269528What was the attitude of most English colonists about British rule before the Seven Years War? What changed because of this war?Colonists were proud of being loyal Englishmen. -After the seven years war, Britain increased control and enacted New Taxes.49
4098308557How did Enlightenment ideas affect the American Revolution?Natural rights - John Locke is well-known for claiming every human has certain rights not given to them by the law or society. Things such as freedom, privacy, life etc. Revolution - If the government fails to protect the people's natural rights, Locke argued that it is essentially obligatory for the people to revolt.50
4099578477Did most colonists actively support the revolution? Explain.At most 30% of colonists supported the revolution. -At least as many remained loyal to Britain because Britain was in support of "Loyalists" and most Indians.51
4099597204What advantages did Britain have in fighting the revolution?-Strong army. -Worlds most powerful navy. -Support of "Loyalists" and most indians. -The colonists were not unified and lacked money, weapons, supplies, training.52
4099621160Explain France's role in the American Revolutions.-Helped the rebels with money, ammunition, soldiers, and navy.53
4099628594How democratic was the government created by the U.S. Constitution? Explain the federal system of dividing government power that it introduced.Guaranteed natural rights. -Freedom of expression and religion. Representative government elected by white adult males who owned sufficient property. -Government power divided between national and state government. (Federal Government)54
4099645508Compare causes of the American and French revolutions.American: Colonists opposed increased taxes. -Some boycotted British goods. Some Colonists formed militia. -Some stockpiled ammunition. Declaration of Independence French: Extensive class turmoil. -Nobles wanted to regain powers lost to the king and avoid paying taxes. Upper Middle Class. -Wanted a share of honors and powers of the nobles. Peasants. -Wanted lower taxes. -Wanted to eliminate specific privileges of the Nobles. Urban Poor. -Most desperate -couldn't afford bread and many were unemployed. DIRECT CAUSE: need for increased tax revenue.55
4099700482Why did Louis XVI call the Estates General into session?Louis XVI's financial crisis brought on the spending of Louis XIV and XV and Louis XVI's debt spending to finance the American Revolution.56
4099708074What were the goals of each of the social class at the start of the French Revolution?Nobles: -Wanted to regain powers lost to the king. -Wanted to avoid paying taxes. Upper Middle Class: -Wanted a share of honors and powers of the nobles. Peasants: -Wanted lower taxes. -Wanted to eliminate specific privileges of the Nobles. Urban Poor: Most Desperate. Couldn't afford bread and many were unemployed.57
4099728448What were the Three Estates?First state: Clergy 1/2% Second State: Nobility 1 1/2% Third estate: 98% commoners.58
4099736945What groups made up the Third Estate?Bankers, lawyers, merchants, physicians, shop keepers, artisans, laborers, peasants. -The "National Assembly".59
4099746029What caused the 8 week stalemate when the Estates General met? How was it resolved?"Tennis Court Oath" -Louis ordered 1st and 2nd estates to join the assembly. -Louis brought 18,000 soldiers to Versailles.60
4099761559What reforms were made during the moderate phases?-Declaration of Rights of Man. -Proclaimed freedom of expression and religion. -Equal legal rights. -2000 reform laws that ended the ancient regime. -Eliminated special privileges of the nobility and clergy. -Wrote a constitution.61
4099770390What reform alienated Catholics during the moderate phase?Seized church property. -Required clergy to take loyalty oath.62
4099787838What change did Frances' war with Austria and Prussia make in the course of the French Revolution?Foreign armies invaded France. -Volunteer armies swarmed to Paris proclaiming liberty, equality, fraternity.63
4099797988What reforms were made during the radical phase?-Streets renamed. -Simple dress style. -Proclaimed France a republic. -New Calendar. -Metric system proposed. -Divorce rights.64
4099819551Summarize the policies of Robespierre and the Jacobins.-Mass draft. -"Reign of Terror" -20,000 to 40,000 executions. -Rationalizing and price controls on bread. -"Cult of the Supreme being" -Notre Dame was the "temple of reason" -Slavery was abolished in French colonies. -Death for circulating false news, criticizing the government, profiteering.65
4099835374How did Napoleon gain control of France?1799 Military coup d'état.66
4099860491Why did most French people support Napoleon taking control?The government was bankrupt, while inflation, taxation and unemployment were soaring. The regime had lost control in much of the country, and there was virtual civil war in some areas.67
4099868395What actions did Napoleon take to restore order in France?-Preserved reforms of the moderate phase. -Legal and social equality. -"code Napoleon" Law code. -Political and social equality. -Religious freedom. -male head of family=absolute authority over wife and children. -Divorce rights were curtailed. -Extensive censorship. -Secret police.68
4099886416In what ways did the Napoleonic Code preserve reforms of French Revolution? How did it affect the rights of women?-Political and social equality. -Religious freedom. -Women lost rights. Male once again became head of family=absolute authority over wife and children.69
4099918924Explain the goal of the continental system and reasons for its failure.Attempt to cut off all British exports to Europe. -Had he stopped the supply of corn completely, people might have begun to starve and would have forced authorities of England for a treaty but the miscalculation Napoleon was a contributing factor to the failure of this scheme.70
4099921540What reforms did Napoleon spread to conquered lands?-Reforms of the French Revolutions. -Legal equality. -Religious toleration. -Napoleon's law code. -Metric system.71
4099922707What impact did Napoleon have on the German states?He reorganized the states. -Confederation of the Rhine. -15 states. -Ended the Holy Roman Empire.72
4099923609What problems did Napoleon have in Spain?He could not suppress rebellion in Spain. -Guerilla warfare.73
4099925465Explain what happened to Napoleon's invasion of Russia.75,000 were killed/wounded and the French won. -Napoleon occupied Moscow for 5 weeks. -Mid winter retreat.74
4099927414How is Russia's victory over Napoleon commemorated in literature and music?In Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" and Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace".75
4099929273Explain the main goals and actions of the Congress of Vienna. How successful was this peace settlement?-Restored Burbon rulers. -Created stronger countries on France's border. Effect: France's territory returned to before Napoleon and an effective balance of power.76
4099931419What groups fought each other in the Haitian Revolution? What was achieved by this revolution?Factions of slaves, Europeans, "Gens de Couleuv" fought each other. -Equality and freedom for all Haitians. -Only successful slave rebellion.77
4099933697What happened to land ownership as a result of the Haitian Revolution? How did this affect Haiti's economy?The land was redistributed in small plots to Ex Slaves. -Used to grow food for their families. -Independence penalty payments to France.78
4099937665What social class benefitted the most from Latin America's revolutions? Explain. What social classes gained the least?Creoles. -Mainly Creoles taking power from Peninsulares. -Least gained by the Peninsulares.79
4100016685How was the leadership of Brazil's revolution different from the revolutions in Spain's colonies?Spain's colonies: Led an army against Spain that was inspired by George Washington. Brazil: Dom Pedro joined Creoles breaking away from Portugal.80
4100035561What kind of government emerged in most of the newly independent Latin American countries?Democratic Government.81
4100045923Which of the four "Atlantic Revolutions" achieved the most meaningful change?The French Revolution.82
4100057167Explain how the Industrial Revolution changed human civilization by comparing conditions in traditional cultures (before the Industrial Revolution) with conditions in technologically developed industrialized areas.Pre-Industrial Cultures: -85%-90% Agricultural workers. -Self sufficient communities. -Little change in technology. -Few personal possessions. -Few cities=mostly small villages. -Limited travel. -Precarious food supply, little variety. -Deforestation, salinization, erosion. -Candles, torches. -hand carried water from wells, rivers. -heat from fires, stoves. -Average life span (20-25) Industrialized Cultures: -2% to 3% farmers. -Extensive inter-dependence. -Rapid and constant change. -Consumption based economies. -Large cities. -Frequent and extensive travel. -Great variety, obesity. -Pollution from fossil fuels. -Electric light. -Piped pressurized water. -Centralized heat. -Average life span (70s-80s)83
4100105447Why was Britain the first country to industrialize?-Key natural resources (Coal and iron). -Mobile work force (Agricultural revolution). -Capitalist economy (Profit motive) -Investment capital (Agricultural revolution created increased wealth). -Large middle class (Consumers). -Good Transportation (Rivers, Ports, Canals). -Stable Government (No foreign invasions). -Good banking system.84
4100118442Describe key inventions in the mechanization of cotton production and explain why one invention would create need for another invention.Flying Shuttle (Improved weaving), then Spinning Jenny (8-11 spindles), Spinning Mule (Eventually over 100 spindles), Power Loom (200x as fast production of woven cloth), and other industries mechanized and created interchangeable parts.85
4100132521What was the main energy source for the Industrial Revolution?Coal (Substituted for lack of wood).86
4100138538What effects did construction of railroads have?-National markets. -Larger factories. -Large cities (England).87
4100139944Describe conditions in Industrial cities like Manchester.-Hastily built, closely packed housing. -Open sewers flowed through streets. -Overflowing "Privies". -Contaminated water. -High death rates from contagious disease. -Cholera.88
4100140464Explain the working conditions of factory labor.-14-16 hour work days. -Poor wages. -Exploited child workers. -5 to 6 year olds. -Unsafe machinery. -No insurance or compensation for injury. -No job security.89
4100140465What were the main goals of socialism?-Greater social and economic equality. -Community (State) ownership of major industries and services. -economic planning. -Rejection of capitalism.90
4100141914Explain differences between moderate and radical socialists.Moderate: gradual, peaceful reform. Radical: Revolution and violent change.91
4100142757Explain the main ideas of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.Everything in history is determined by economic forces. Each historical period is a necessary phase in a historical process. -Marx thought that if a place that works together runs on wage-labor, then there would always be class struggle. Marx thought that this class struggle would result in workers taking power.92
4100144922Explain differences between early 19th century liberalism and early 19th century conservatism.See notes..93
4100146820How does radicalism differ from liberalism?Radicalism:political principles focused on altering social structures through revolutionary means and changing value systems in fundamental ways. Liberalism: free political institutions and religious toleration, as well as support for a strong role of government in regulating capitalism and constructing the welfare state.94
4100148403What three countries tried to suppress liberalism?Russia, Austria, Prussia.95
4100150828List three liberal/radical uprisings or revolts that occurred in Europe during the 1820-1850 period. What was the largest series of revolts?Greece, Russia, and France, Belgium, and Poland. -France.96
4100151766List reforms and policies of Louis Napoleon.-Extensive censorship. -Public meetings suppressed. -Unions legalized. -Paris was remodeled. -Railroads.97
4100152421What reforms were made in Britain during the 1800s?-Parliment got real governing authority. -Prime minister was the head of majority party. -Expansion of voting rights. -Elimination of slavery. -Factory act of 1833. -Banned children under age 9. -Mines act. -Repeal of corn laws. -Improved sanitation. -Sickness, accident, and old age insurance.98
4100153455What reforms occurred in Russia in the 1860-1880 period?-Act of emancipation (Anarchists). -Public trials by jury. -Town councils. -Feminism.99
4100154208What were the main goals of the Feminist movement in the later 1800s?-Voting rights. -Justice for half of the human race. -Divorce rights.100
4100154955What were the main characteristics of romanticism?Developed from ideas of Rousseau and a rejection/reaction of French culture. (Look at notes)..101
4100156789Explain the differing influence of nationalism depending on whether or not an ethnic group had its own country.-Belief that each national group should have its own independent country. -Patriotic devotion to ones nation state.102
4100157699Explain the role of Camillo di Cavour and Giuseppe Garibaldi in the unification of Italy.-Cavour used international power to achieve his domestic goals. -Garibaldi was forced to use his own grassroots strength, empowered by young Italian democrats interested in an idealistic future for their nation.103
4100158705Explain the role of Otto von Bismarck in the unification of Germany.Used trickery, threats, bribes, lies, wars to unify Germany. -Unified Germany through 3 wars.104
4100160498What effect did the Franco-Prussian War have on Germany? What effect did it have on France?Germany captured 100,000 French including Napoleon III. -Empire of Germany was proclaimed.105
4100162034Summarize the theories of Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, Ivan Pavlov and Albert Einstein.Charles Darwin: Natural selection, no fixed species, life was not created all at once in final form, not harmonious mechanical. Sigmund Freud: People are greatly influenced by the unconscious mind. Ivan Pavlov: Anthropology, Critical studies of the bible. Albert Einstein: "Theory of Relativity".106
4100163318Explain how these new scientific theories challenged traditional religious teachings and Enlightenment beliefs.Major decrease in religious belief in Europe. -Liberal view: accepted science. -Conservative: accepted religious teaching.107
4100180853What was the "Second Industrial Revolution"?Also known as the Technological Revolution, was a phase of the larger Industrial Revolution corresponding to the latter half of the 19th century until World War I.108

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