5.2 Nationalism and Revolutions Flashcards
The Declaration of Independence
Written by Thomas Jefferson, this document was sent to Britain by American Colonist. It expressed every white man’s right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The Philosophes pt. 2
French philosphers who popularized the ideas of Liberté, égalité, fraternité (liberty, equality, and fraternity).
The Bastille
a French prison that represented the abuses of the monarchy to French revolutionaries.
Declaration of the Rights of Man
A document created during the French Revolution, declaring the basic rights of humanity.
Reign of Terror
A period during where the French revolutionary government executed thousands of opponents of the French revolution, including the king and queen.
Haitian Maroons
Inviduals who had already escaped slavery in Haiti.
Touissant L’Overture
A former slave who lead the Haitian revolutionary army to victory.
Simon Bolivar
A criollo, educated in Spain, who returned to Latin America and began a revolution fueled by Enlightenment ideals in what became Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru.
Lola Rodriguez de Tio
A Puerta Rican poet who became a influential revolutionary figure.
Otto von Bismarck
Leader of Prussia who favored realpolitik.
Realpolitik
The practical politics of reality.
Guiseppe Mazzini
A romantic revolutional philosopher
Guiseppe Garibaldi
A revolutionary leader of the Red Shirts on the Italian peninsula.
Immigration
The movement of people into the country from countries.
The Propaganda Movement
Magazines, pamphlets and orther publications that advocated for the rights of Filipinos.
