unit 5 revolutions Flashcards
1750-1900
what was the enlightenment
a movement that shifted ideas in individualism, freedom, and self determination
what is nationalism
a feeling of intense loyalty to others who share a language or culture
empiricism
knowledge comes from observation Francis bacon
Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
viewed political life as a result of the social contract
locke=right to revolt unjust gov
Baron Montesquieu
constitions in france and america checks on power throught the use of parliament
Adam Smith
author of the wealth of nations response to mercantilism promoted the reduction of gov specifically in trade
deism
belief that divinty simply set laws in motion watchmaker
reexamine the relationship with god
thomas paine
common sense popular in america but was said to be anti-church
Socialism
a system of public or direct worker ownership of the means of production
classical liberalism
belief in natural rights, consitutional government, laissez faire economics and reduce spending on armies and churches
Feminism
mary wollstonecraft published a vindication of the rights of women that talked about how women should have the same education as men
abolitionsim
movement to end the atlantic slave trade
zionism
desire of jews to reestablish an independent homeland in the middle east
the ideas that inspired the american revolution came from
the european enlightenment
declaration of independence
was authored by thomas jefferson and expressed the philosophies of john locke
french revolution
due to a series of financial wars gov called estates general and the commoners were left out of meeting
result: constitutional monarchy
the reign of terror
gov executed thousands of opponents of the revolution after this Napolean became emeror
the haitian revolution
american and french revolutions inspired this
formerly enslaved toussaint l’ouverture led rebllions and established an independent gov
Creole revolutions
latin america wanted more political power due to rigid caste system
Unification
italy=realpolitik
germany=otto von bismarck
Inventions of Industrialization
spinning jenney and the water frame reduced time needed to spin yarn and weave cloth
eli whitney interchangable parts resu;ted in no longer needing skilled artisans to craft what you need
Britian
put out the cottage industry
the steam locomotive worlds first rail line
Transcontinental railroad
in america connected atlantic to pacific
Industrialization occured the same time as britian
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french-revolution
germany-too fragmented
us-waiting on human capital
russia- still very agricultural based
japan-has just begun under the meji restoration
