History Flashcards
(18 cards)
Who did the Manchurian’s seize power from?
The Ming Dynasty
Zheng He
Represented the Ming Dynasty
Who led France’s revolutionary government
Committee of Public Safety
What were French aristocrats and nobles members of
The Second Estate
Why did Napoleon lose the majority of his men in Russia
enemy soldiers and harsh weather
Why was Napoleon able to seize power
- Chaos in France
- His military success
- The overthrow of the Directory
What was a important document in France
The Declaration of France
Who was once a slave in Maryland
Frederick Douglas
Who was a slave-ship captain before they were saved
John Newton
What act placed limits on child labor
The 1833 Factory Act
What was the first religious group known to fight against the slave trade
The Quakers
Who was the first to patent the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
Who was the American entrepreneur who worked with the automobile
Henry Ford
What is hostility toward Jews
Anti-Semitism
Who encouraged the proletariat to rebel against oppression
Karl Marx
Who viewed history as a series of class struggles
Karl Marx
Where did the first successful airplane flight occur
North Carolina
Suffrage
The privilege to vote
