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What was the Enlightenment?

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An intellectual and philosophical movement that led to liberalism and new political ideas.

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What are some examples of the political ideas did the Enlightenment lead to? (2 answers)

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  • Natural Rights
  • The Social Contract
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What is nationalism?

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A sense of unity in one’s country.

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What did nationalism lead to? (2 answers)

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  • Political Uprisings
  • Unifications Around the World
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What are some examples of documents Enlightenment ideas were incorporated into? (3 answers)

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  • The Declaration of Independence (The US)
  • The Declaration of the Rights of Men (France)
  • The Jamaica Letter (Haiti)
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What is suffrage?

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The right to vote

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2 examples of innovations during the Industrial Revolution (and who invented them)

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  • Telephone - Alexander Graham Bell
  • Radio - Guglielmo Marconi
  • Steam Engine - James Watt
  • Spinning Jenny - James Hargreaves
  • Water Frame - Richard Arkwright
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Mercantilism was replaced with ______ (in the Industrial Revolution).

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Capitalism

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2 environmental problems the industrial economy brought

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  • Pollution
  • Health Crises
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2 economic problems the industrial economy brought

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  • Economic Inequality
  • Poor Working Conditions
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What were labor unions for?

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To protect those in the working class from dangerous, unsafe, and unfair working enviorments

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What 2 new social classes were formed?

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The Working Class and the Middle Class

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How did the Enlightenment challenge religion?

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Philosophers (ie. Voltaire) pushed for…
* religious toleration.
* an End to the Wars of Religion.

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How did the Enlightenment challenge individual rights?

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Natural Rights

Philosophers (ie. John Locke) pushed the idea that all humans have natural rights, such as…
* life
* liberty
* pursuit of property
…and these could not be taken away without due cause.

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How did the Enlightenment challenge government authority?

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  • Seperation of Power
  • Social Contracts

Philosophers (ie. Montesqueiu) pushed for limits on goverment authorities through…
* seperation of powers
* codifications of social contracts (that limit government powers)

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2 reforms that resulted from the Enlightenment

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  • freedom of speech
  • freedom of press
  • freedom of religion
  • freedom to assemble
  • freedom from unjust imprisonment
  • freedom from cruel and unjust punishments
  • freedom from oppression
  • democracy
  • religious tolerance
  • ect.
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What Enlightenment ideas did the Declaration of Independence borrow?

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  • Social Contract
  • Democracy
  • Direct Representation
18
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What revolution inspired the Declaration of Independence?

And how did it end/what resulted from it?

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  • The American Revolution
  • Led to a democratic state
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What Enlightenment ideas did the Declaration of the Rights of Man borrow?

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  • Social Contract
  • Freedom of Speech
  • Fair Trials
  • Removal of Estates
20
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Which revolution inspired the Declaration of the Rights of Man?

And how did it end/what resulted from it?

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  • The French Revolution
  • Gave rights to the French peasents
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Which Enlightenment ideas did the Jamaica Letter borrow?

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  • Social Contract
  • Democracy
  • Direct Representation
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Which revolution inspired the Jamaica letter?

And how did it end/what resulted from it?

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  • Latin American Revolutions
  • SImon Bolivar gained independence for 6 nations in Latin America
  • Bolivar established Gran Columbia
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Identify the revolution

Creoles, like Simon Bolivar, fought against Spain for political Sovereignty in the New World

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Laitn American Revolutions

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Identify the revolution

  • Citizens overthrow Monarchy
  • Established a Republic
  • Executed the King and Queen
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The French Revolution

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# Identify the revolution Caribbean slaves rise up and overthrow the Mother Country in the first successful slave rebellion
Haitian Revolution
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# Identify the revolution Colonists overthrow the Mother Country based on taxation and Parlimentary representation
American Revolution
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Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Great Britain
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How did urbanization impact industrial production?
Provided factoy system with the labor force needed to produce finished goods
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How was the United States affected by the revolution?
* an early adopter (copying the British factory system) * Remains the #1 economy on earth
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How was Asia affected by the Industrial Revolution?
* It's share of global economy shrunk * Ottoman/Ming attempeted reform, but fell behind
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How was the Middle East affected by the Industrial Revolution?
* It's share of the global economy shrunk * Some states made reforms, but couldn't compete with the West
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How was Russia affected by the Industrial Revolution?
* Remained majority serf until the 1860s * Slow to modernize * Ended this period with little industrialization
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What effect did railroads and automobiles have? | During the Industrial Revolution
Long distances became less of an obstacle as large railroad projects connected land masses like the US or Russia
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What affect did steam boats and canals have? | During the Industrial Revolution
* Long ocean distances became less of an obstacle * More reliable shipping
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What effect did the telegraph and telephone have? | During the Industrial Revolution
Communication became nearly instant as messages and information could be carried faster and more reliably
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Iron was replaced with ____. | During the Second Industrial Revolution
Steel
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Machines were largely powered by ____. | During the Second Industrial Revolution
Electricity
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Which cash crop did Muhammad Ali nationalize to modernize the Egyptian economy?
Cotton
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What were two expections to the Tokugaw Shogunate's policy of Sakoku? | Sakoku = "Locked Country"
* Traded with their neighboors - China and Korea * Traded with the Dutch
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3 social reforms enacted by industrialized governments
* Laws against child labor * Laws requiring children attend school * Laws requiring safe housing * Laws requiring cleaner forms of water/sewage

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