Unit 5 (1750 - 1900) Flashcards

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Enlightenment

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Intellectual Movement that stemmed from literature and philosophers

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Rationalism

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Developed during Scientific revolution, reason over emotion

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Empiricism

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Developed during scientific revolution; true knowledge is gained through observation

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Deism

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New belief system that god creates things but does not meddle past that point

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Atheism

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rejection of all religion

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Individualism

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Individual living and benefits rather than larger groups

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Natural rights

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Rights granted at birth and protected for eternity

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Social Contract

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Give and take with government policies, give some to receive protection

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Impacts of Enlightenment

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  • Major Revolutions
  • Suffrage
  • Abolition of slavery
  • End of Serfdom
  • Calls for women’s suffrage
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Causes of Revolution

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  • Nationalism
  • Political dissent
  • New ideologies
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New Ideologies

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  • Popular Sovereignty
  • Democracy
  • Liberalism
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American Revolution

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1780, against Britain, included declaration of independence

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French Revolution

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Inspired after American revolution, called for natural rights and popular sovereignty

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Haitian Revolution

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Inspired by French, led by Toussant L’Overture

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Latin American Revolution

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Upset Creoles (about being below Peninsulares)
- Led by Simon Bolivar –> Letter from Jamaica

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Industrial Revolution

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Change in mass production of goods
- Started in England

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Why did England start the Industrial Revolution?

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  • Location (Water access, coal access and more)
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Crop Rotation

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Allowed for more crops to be produced through all seasons

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Seed Drill

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Allowed for perfect and mass placement of seeds

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Spinning Jenny

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Allowed more threads to be spun together at a time

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Water Frame

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Wheel that could be used to spin water and create energy more efficiently

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Steam Boat

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Factory System

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Mass good production with lots of underpaid workers

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Enclosure Movement

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Movement to make free land for grazing and roaming enclosed and fenced off

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Laissez Faire Economics

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Government should keep their hands off of the trade market

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Tanzimat Reforms

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Western influence in Ottoman Empire led to:
- State Postal System
- Organized University Education
- Math and Science Training was introduced

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The Taiping

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Civil war between China and the Qing dynasty

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Taiping Agenda

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  • women and men were equal
  • footbinding was bad
  • legal reform
  • Used Christian Solar Calender
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Ottoman Failure (reasons)

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  • Weak government
  • Merchants relied on Western trade
  • Could not colonize due to size and complexity of the army
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Declaration of Independence

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Happened in 1777 and was the start of American independence from Great Britain

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French Estates General

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  1. Clergy
  2. Nobility
  3. Bourgeoisie and People
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Karl Marx

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Known for writings that favored communism and socialism, his critiques of capitalism are still very relevant today

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Young Turks

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Splintered group of politicians in the United States Republican party

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Capitalism

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Free trade system that allowed private businesses to flourish

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Toussaint L’overture

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Led the Haitian Revolution and turned the county in a government that was run by former black slaves

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Simon Bolivar

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Major leader in the Latin American revolution, he helped gain independence from the Spanish

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Jamaica Letter

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Letter written by Bolivar to take a stance against Spanish rule

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Meiji Resolution

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Industrialization in Japan
- state sponsored