midterm Flashcards
who was voltaire
he believed that everyone is entitled to freedom of speech
who was rousseau
he believed that society is a social contract
what is a social contract
an agreement in which all people agree to work for the common good of society
enlightened despots
these were european kings and queens who believed in enlightenment ideas and ruled using enlightenment ideas
peninsulares
people born in spain or portugal
mestizos
mixed europeans/native americans
creoles
europeans born in latin america
William wilberforce
he was punished for abolition (end) of slavery in the british empire
Catherine the great
advocated for improving the lives of serfs
what does main mean in WW1
m-militarism
a-alliances
i-imperialism
n-nationalism
what year did WW1 start
1914
what year does the WW1 end
1918
what does lamb stand for
l-lost all its colonies
lost land in europe
a-military decreased by 99%
m-reparations $ for war repairs
b had to accept 100% of the blame for WW1
what type of governments did the enlightenment philosophers speak out against
absolute monarchies
who was oppressing the people of haiti
the french plantation owners
in the communist manifesto karl marx argued
for a proletarian revolution to overthrow unjust capitalism
nations for which continent claimed colonies in asia
europe
