World History- semester 2 final exam review – Flashcards
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Causes of the french revolution
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•american revolution •enlightment ideas •divisons •economic problems
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Enlightenment
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Age of reason
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Louis XVI
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He was the king at the start of the French Revolution; he was weak and indecisive
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Marie antoinette
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Queen of France wife of Louis XVI she was against reforms
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Declaration of the rights of man
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Was modeled in part on the American Declaration of Independence, protects the natural rights of citizens
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Reign of terror
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•Robespierre was one of the chief architects • Reign of terror lasted from September 1793 to July 1794
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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Overthrew the directory, failed to defeat Great Britain, was abdicated in 1814, returned power in 1815 but was defeated and put into exile
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Napoleonic code
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It embodied enlightenment principles such as inequality of all citizens before the law, religious toleration, and the abolition of feudalism
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Miguel Hidalgo
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A creole priest in Mexico, he raised his voice for freedom
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Mexico's independence
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1820
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South Americas independence
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1811-1830
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Revolution of 1848
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Much discontent, radicals formed secret societies and liberals denounced Louis philippes government corruption
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Inventions made in the industrial revolution
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Coal- came in vast quantities and burned better than wood charcoal Flying shuttle-enabled weavers to work so fast that they soon outpaced spinners Spinning Jenny- spun so many threads at a time Cotton gin- separated the seeds from the cotton Railroads-made transportation faster Bessemer process-mass production of steel from molten pig iron Electricity-brought Leigh everywhere Antiseptic-reduced possibility of infection and allowed population growth
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Urbanization
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Movement of people to cities
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Utopia
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Perfect society there is no difference between rich and poor
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Karl Marx
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Communism;classless society
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Labor unions
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Workers organization; work to improve conditions
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Charles Darwin and evolution
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Believed in evolution and natural selection; wanted to decrease population
