Revolutions

Question 1

A type of economy in which colonial resources are taken by a colonizing power and trade is restricted between just the colony and the colonizing power

Answer 1

Mercantilism

Question 2

A form of government in which power ultimately rests with the people, wither directly or through elected representatives

Answer 2

Republic

Question 3

A period of significant change that occurred during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as new scientific discoveries and innovations transformed history.

Answer 3

Scientific Revolution

Question 4

A state or nation where supreme political power ultimately rests with the people, either directly or through elected representatives.

Answer 4

Democracy

Question 5

A people living in the same geographic region and having a common history, language, and culture.

Answer 5

Nation

Question 6

An 18th century philosophical movement that emphasized the use of reason

Answer 6

Enlightenment

Question 7

Why did Enlightenment ideas about sovereignty gain such a large hold in the 18th century?

Answer 7

They appealed to a large section of the population.

Question 8

What best describes Nationalism?

Answer 8

The strong sense of pride in a nation and belief that everyone should have political independence.

Question 9

How did ideas about nationalism play out in world history?

Answer 9

Some nation-states were formed from this movement, but not all attempts succeeded.

Question 10

How did the role of ordinary people in government change in the 18th century?

Answer 10

The role of ordinary people grew, as more people became involved in politics and government for the first time.

Question 11

What is the history of nation-state formation across the globe?

Answer 11

It was characterized by large revolutions preceded by decades of political unrest.

Question 12

What prompted John Locke to write “Two Treatises of Government,” and what political beliefs did it entail?

Answer 12

The glorious revolution prompted him to anonymously publish it, where it states that the government should be a mutual agreement between the ruler and its people.

Question 13

What is the relationship between the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment?

Answer 13

The Scientific Revolution was earlier and the big questions is asked led to even bigger philosophical debates that led to Enlightenment

Question 14

How did the movement known as Enlightenment get its name?

Answer 14

Thinkers and writers were shining light on topics that hadn’t been examined before.

Question 15

In what ways did Enlightenment lead to calls for abolition of slavery?

Answer 15

Some Enlightenment thinkers shared our humanity and rights, which led to pro-abolitionist thinking.

Question 16

What is sovereignty?

Answer 16

Self-governance

Question 17

What is the big difference between sovereignty and equal rights?

Answer 17

Sovereignty was a form of government while equal rights is a more general ideal that people should not be oppressed by those more powerful than them.

Question 18

What happened in 1788 that caused the French revolution?

Answer 18

A bad harvest and shortage of bread and wheat led to starvation and rebellion.

Question 19

What was particularly extraordinary about the Haitian revolution?

Answer 19

It was the first time in history that enslaved people rebelled, won, and created their own independent nation-state.

Question 20

What is an example of a revolution inspiring another?

Answer 20

French revolutionaries were inspired by the outcome of the American revolution.

Question 21

What was the strongest cause of the French revolution?

Answer 21

The country was bankrupt and there was a food shortage.

Question 22

What did most Haitian plantations produce at the time?

Answer 22

Sugar

Question 23

What was the general outcome of the revolutions that occurred around the world between 1848 and 1857?

Answer 23

European states became more powerful and colonized many African and Asian regions.

Question 24

Central Europe, formerly the Holy Roman Empire, became what modern nation-state?

Answer 24

Germany

Question 25

What was the connection between the Grimm’s Fairy Tales and nationalism?

Answer 25

They were written largely for the purpose of creating a shared and imagined past culture for German people in order to promote a new national German identity.