The american-french revolution

Question 1

Toussaint L’ Ouverture

Answer 1

François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture (French: [fʁɑ̃swa dɔminik tusɛ̃ luvɛʁtyʁ] 20 May 1743 – 7 April 1803), also known as Toussaint L’Ouverture or Toussaint Bréda, was the best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution.

Question 2

Saint Dominque

Answer 2

Saint Dominic (Spanish: Santo Domingo), also known as Dominic of Osma and Dominic of Caleruega, often called Dominic de Guzmán and Domingo Félix de Guzmán (August 8, 1170 – August 6, 1221), was a Castilian priest and founder of the Dominican Order. Dominic is the patron saint of astronomers.

Question 3

Miguel Hidalgo

Answer 3

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, (born May 8, 1753, Corralejo, near Guanajuato, Mexico—died July 30, 1811, Chihuahua), Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary leader who is called the father of Mexican independence. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.

Question 4

Castilla

Answer 4

Castile. , Castilla (Spanish) n a former kingdom comprising most of modern Spain: originally part of León, it became an independent kingdom in the 10th century and united with Aragon (1469), the first step in the formation of the Spanish stat

Question 5

Simon Bolivar

Answer 5

Simon Bolivar - Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830) El Libertador, Bolivar.

Question 6

Gran Colombia

Answer 6

Gran Colombia (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡɾaŋ koˈlombja], “Great Colombia”) is a name used today for the state that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern Central America from 1819 to 1831.

Question 7

Pedro 1 & Pedro 2

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first emperor of Brazil 1822–31.

emperor of Brazil 1831–89.

Question 8

Monroe Doctrine

Answer 8

a principle of US policy, originated by President James Monroe in 1823, that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US.

Question 9

Porfirio Diaz

Answer 9

José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (Spanish pronunciation: [porˈfiɾjo ði.as]; 15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915) was a Mexican general and politician who served seven terms as President of Mexico, a total of three and a half decades from 1876 to 1911.

Question 10

Benito Juarez

Answer 10

Benito Juárez (1806-1872) was a Mexican statesman and resistance leader against the French. After defeating the Austrian would-be emperor Maximilian, Juárez instituted numerous liberal reforms as president. By 1850 Mexico seemed on the verge of total collapse.

Question 11

War of the pacific

Answer 11

The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War, was the theater of World War II that was fought in the Pacific and East Asia. It was fought over a vast area that included the Pacific Ocean and islands, the South West Pacific, South-East Asia, and in China (including the 1945 Soviet–Japanese conflict).

Question 12

Emiliano Zapata

Answer 12

Emiliano Zapata Salazar (Spanish pronunciation: [emiˈljano saˈpata]; 8 August 1879 – 10 April 1919) was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, the main leader of the peasant revolution in the state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo.

Question 13

Pancho Villa

Answer 13

Francisco “Pancho” Villa (born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula; 5 June 1878 – 20 July 1923) was a Mexican Revolutionary general and one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution. … The two revolutionary generals briefly came together to take Mexico City after Carranza’s forces retreated from it.

Question 14

Vaqueros

Answer 14

a cowboy; a cattle driver.

Question 15

Unification

Answer 15

the process of being united or made into a whole.

Question 16

Napolean

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a gold twenty-franc French coin minted during the reign of Napoleon I.

Question 17

Brazil

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a large three-sided nut with an edible kernel, several of which grow inside a large woody capsule. Brazil nuts grow on a South American forest tree, and most are harvested in the wild.

Question 18

Slave Revolt

Answer 18

The Slave Revolts were periodic acts of violence by black slaves during more than two centuries of slavery. Many slaves took part in acts of individual opposition to their slave status. These actions included damaging tools, working slowly, and burning down buildings.

Question 19

King John VI

Answer 19

John VI (Portuguese: João VI; 13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826), nicknamed “the Clement”, was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1822. … One of the last representatives of absolute monarchy in Europe, he lived during a turbulent period; his reign never saw a lasting peace.

Question 20

Liberals

Answer 20

a supporter or member of a Liberal Party.

Question 21

Conservatives

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person who is averse to change and holds to traditional values and attitudes, typically in relation to politics.

Question 22

Caudillos

Answer 22

a military or political leader.

Question 23

Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna

Answer 23

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna - Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876)