Unit 2 Flashcards
French Revolution’s causes
economic problems-too many poor people
horrible political system
Greeks Romans Hebrew’s contributions to democracy
Greeks: citizenship
Hebrew: rule of law
Romans: veto
contributions of enlightenment thinkers to democracy
John Locke: all people born w/ natural right
gov’t must protect people (life,liberty,property)
right to rebel
confederation
all power rests in the hands of the state/local govts (spread out)
unitary
all power rests in the hands of the national govt (all in one place)
federalism
sharing the power of national govt & the state/local govt
Magna Carta
contributes to the us constitution
beginning of the separation of powers
beginning of checks and balances
constitution
limits the power of the govt
states the purpose
guideline for liberty
right to a fair trial
causes of agricultural rev.
farmers increased food population by leaving fields empty every year
inventions of AR
crop rotation
steam engine
cotton gin etc.
effects of the AR
less death from disease
less war
internal combustion engine
revolution in transportation
changed the world
freedom
England’s social structure
middle class expands # of factory workers increase living conditions improved bc building codes made cities and jobs safer
corporations
business owned by many investors who buy shares of stock and risk only the amount of their investments
capitalism
govt allows freedom only intervenes when necessary
sources of power IR
chief source is steam (factory system, textiles) assembly line interchangeable parts money
reasons why britain led the IR
merchants had a lot of profits to invest
they had colonies to sell goods
enclosure movement
lots of labor
govt responses to labor union
govt tries to outlaw the labor unions
reformers and legislation
reform act of 1832- extends the right to vote to middle class
social Darwinism
survival of the fittest (economics, culture, and politics)
justifies stronger controlling weaker
justifies expansion
communism
economic system which the govt has power of
socialism
economic system where the factors of production is largely controlled by the govt
Karl Marx
Proletariat would eventually overthrow Bourgeoisie, wanted 1 working class
Art forms
Romanticism
Realism
Impressionism