Revolutions Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
What quote expresses Enlightenment ideas?
A
“All men are created equal… life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
2
Q
What movement inspired Enlightenment ideas most?
A
The Scientific Revolution.
3
Q
What do Enlightenment thinkers believe about gov?
A
Government should be based on reason and natural law.
4
Q
What do revolutions usually show?
A
That pre-revolutionary governments failed their people.
5
Q
Difference between American and French Revolutions?
A
Americans fought a distant power; French fought their own system.
6
Q
What caused the French Revolution?
A
Inequality, Enlightenment ideas, and debt.
7
Q
Who was Maximilien Robespierre?
A
Led the Reign of Terror and executed enemies of the revolution.
8
Q
What was the Napoleonic Code?
A
Laws that gave all citizens equality under the law
