Unit 5 (1750-1900) Flashcards

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1
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____ believes people have unalienable rights. These are life, liberty, and property. The people can _____ the government.

A

Locke, overthrow

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Wrote the book called “ The Social contract”
-Hopes to give up some rights to make it better for the community (similar to giving up going fast during speedlights and staying inside during pandemic)

A

Rousseau

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Expects separation of powers. makes it less like for abuse of power due to checks and balances.

A

Montesquieu

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4
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Wrote about free Speech & Religious Toleration.

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Voltaire

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5
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The Enlightenment pushed for governments to value _______.

A

citizen’s rights

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6
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All revolutions hoped to _________.

A

overthrow monarchical rule.

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7
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What was the thought factor behind the Atlantic revolutions?

A

The Enlightenment

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8
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The (Native Americans + French) go against ______. This was called the _______.

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British, French&Indian War (7 years war)

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9
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The British need to repay ____. They impose _____, _____, and_____ on colonists in America as taxes.

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debt, sugar act, stamp act, revenue act, townshend act

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10
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What was the Stamp Act?

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British tax that made colonist use a stamp from the government for newspapers and legal documents.

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11
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What was Sugar Act?

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Placed tax on Sugar and Molasses being shipped into Americas.

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12
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What was Townshend act?

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Imported British goods have taxes such as tea, clothes, glass, and paper

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13
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What causes colonists to throw the Boston Tea Party.

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The Townshend acts

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14
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What did the British government do to punish colonists after Boston Tea Party?

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They passed a total of 5 acts which took out self-governance in the colonies. This became known Coercive acts. In Americas as the Intolerable Acts.

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15
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Colonists expressed “_______ without representation” which meant ________.

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no taxation, they wanted to be represented (have a say) in British parliament

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16
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Declaration Of Independence

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America wants Independence from British

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17
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What happens after King George III disagrees with Dec. Of Independence?

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American Revolution (colonists win)

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18
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What are the 3 estates in France?

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Clergy (Church) , Nobility, Commoner.

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19
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Which estate got taxed?

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3rd estate - The one with least amount of land split among most of the people. The Commoners.

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20
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The absolute monarchy in France became a __________ which meant ________.

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Constitutional Monarchy, country is run by rulers (which are limited to constitution) and Parliament.

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21
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Another word for Haiti is _____________.

A

Saint-Domingue

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22
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Something unique about the Haitian revolution is that it was the _____________ .

A

first successful slave revolt

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23
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Haiti broke free of France’s colonial rule and gained independence in ______.

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1804

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24
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Majority of women were fighting for ______ which was the right to vote.

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suffrage

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25
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Who wrote the “Vindication Of the rights of women”?

A

Mary Wollstonecraft

26
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The Industrial revolution shifted making things with your _____ to making things by _______.

A

hands, machines

27
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The age of mechanical power and steam was known as __________.

A

The First industrial revolution

28
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The age of science, mass production, electricity, and steel was known as ___________.

A

the Second Industrial Revolution.

28
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The spinning Jenny allowed for _________.

A

making cotton into yarn into a more efficiently.

28
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A machine that used heat and steam to create movement was the _______.

A

Steam engine

29
Q

Why did workers have labor unions?

A

-low pay
-long hours
-dangerous conditions in mines

29
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The industrial led to a rise in the ______ middle class.

A

working

30
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Rapid Urbanization causes ______ in the city.

A

Housing shortage

31
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Factories caused _____ and ran on the use of ______.

A

Pollution, fossil fuels

32
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Karl Marx and _______ published the book __________ in _____.

A

Fredrich Engels, “Communist Manifesto”, 1848

33
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A Communist society is where the property and resources is controlled by_______ with hoped of creating a ______ society. Society’s wealth is equally distributed.

A

government, classless

34
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The United States had a _______ view of Industrialization which is ________.

A

Laissez-faire, hands off

35
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Both Locke and Rousseau believed that ________.

A

“power comes from the people.”

36
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Nationalism played an important role in political revolutions in the 1700’s - 1800’s because of _______.

A

the Atlantic Revolutions.

37
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Enlightenment gave voting rights to ___ in _____.

A

men, 1870

38
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______ held Seneca Falls Convention in _____ that encourage groups of women to gain suffrage.

A

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, New York

39
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Communism believes that private property such as __________ should be owned by the community not individuals.

A

Means of production {factories, lands, machinery}

40
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Karl Marx believe that we should ______ private property and the means of production would be controlled by ______.

A

abolish, people

41
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“Proletariats will overthrow Bourgeoisie” means ______.

A

“workers will revolt against capitalists”

42
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1760-1840 was _______.

A

first industrial rev.

43
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1870-1914 was _______.

A

second industrial rev.

44
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Socialism means _____________.

A

social organization that advocates that the means of production should be regulated by the community.

45
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The Model T was invented by ______.

A

Henry Ford

46
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Unlike U.S, Russia had ___________ which led them to build the _______.

A

State supported industrialization, Trans-siberian railroad,

47
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What is dependent development? What was the conflict.

A

Depending on Foreign nations to buy their raw resources. (Late 1700’s Europeans later steal resources.)

48
Q

In Japan, the Meiji Restoration _________.

A
  • escapes western domination
  • learns the same industrial techniques as West
49
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The president, _______ forcefully opened up ________ in ___.

A

Matthew Perry, Tokugawa Japan, 1853

50
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The Ottoman Empire reforms were called the ________.

A

Tanzimat Reforms

51
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Tanzimat reforms led to ________, ________, _______.

A

Industrial projects (improve weapon building)
Agriculture (government sells crops in world market)
Tarrifs (tax on imported goods).

52
Q

What changed Japan’s mind to overall limit Western Influence?

A

Japan saw how China was being split up by European Imperial powers.

53
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Japan’s industrialization is mainly state-sponsored due to ______.

A

counter any European power to establish control over Japan.

54
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Japan sent ambassadors to European nations so they can implement the same _____,____, and ____ as them.

A

Culture- (education/policate structure)
Government-(elected parliament from Germany)
Infrastructure- (national banking, railroads)

55
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Was the Meiji Restoration successful?

A

Yes, Japan was able to keep up with US and European powers.

56
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You do not control the economy. You don’t own a factory. You sell your labor for wages.

A

Working Class

57
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Government takes a hands-off approach and allows people to operate freely. This policy was curated by _______.

A

Laissez Faire Capitalism, Adam Smith