Revolutions Flashcards
Industrial revolution
Period of technological advancement (1750-1900) and social change that dramatically altered the way people lived and worked
French Revolution
(1789-1795) 3rd estate of France rebels against King and 1st and 2nd estates rename National Assembly
Drafts declaration of the rights of man
Absolute monarchy of France abolished
Maximilian Robsperire
Revolutionary leader who tried to wipe out every trace of France’s past monarchy and nobility
Executed 40,000
Enlightenment
Philosophical movement of the 18th century (1600-1799) concerned with critical examination of previously accepted doctrines
Russian revolution
(1917-1919) peasant revolt against czar Nicholas in March 1917
In October, a second revolution is led by the communist Lenin - promising “peace, land, and bread”
Kills royal family and seizes all property to be redistributed
Nation 1st to industrialize
England
Parts of society effected by the industrial revolution
Living conditions Social structure Emigration Role for women Child labor People moved to coyotes to work in factories Colonization and imperialism increased
Enlightenment philosophers that inspired the American and French Revolutions
Hobbes
Locke
Rousseau
Parts of society French Revolution effected
Eliminated the monarchy, the nobility, the church
Result of the French Revolution
Absolute monarchy abolished
Tax reform
Rights defined
40,000 killed in reign of terror
Way Ghandi and MLK changed society
Civil disobedience
Ghandi marched to the sea to harvest salt
MLK Montgomery bus boycott
Was parts of society were affected by Ghandi and MLK
Ghandi - led to end of British imperialism in India
MLK - led to end of racial segregation in America
Taught peaceful resistance
Which groups of society start revolutions
Groups that have been oppressed, exploited, or excluded
Groups that have ideas for change that challenge the current standards or methods
Political revolution have in common…?
All led by groups that have been oppressed, exploited, or excluded
