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Revolution & Empire
Global 10, Unit II
Term | Definition |
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The Magna Carta, the Petition of Right, and the English Bill of Rights | limit the power of English monarchs |
Enlightenment thinkers | use of reason & change Europeans view about the role of government |
John Locke | "Government has no other end, but the preservation of property" |
Baron de Montesquieu | separation of powers prevent tyranny by acting as a check on power |
Third Estate | wanted more influence in the political system |
Impact of French Revolution | France went from divine right rule to people’s participation in government |
Justinian Code and the Napoleonic Code | gave people a set of rules to follow |
Problem with invading Russia | harsh winters |
Factors of the Haitian Revolution | American Revolution Enslaved persons burned sugar fields and rebelled against French slave owners. Toussaint L’Ouverture organized rebels |
Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simón Bolívar, and José de San Martín | leaders of independence movements |
Andes Mountains and the Amazon River basin | prevented Simon Bolivar's efforts for political unification |
Effect of the Latin American revolutions | many Latin American countries achieved independence |
Unification of Italy and the unification of Germany | nationalism could be used to consolidate political interests |
Study of economic systems means | factors of production |
Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations | supply and demand |
Marx & Engels | focused on industrial workers |
Social change from the Industrial Revolution | growth of the working class |
Effect of the Irish Potato Famine | migration of people overseas |
Cause of imperialism | obtain markets for their manufactured goods |
Area affected by Berlin Conference | Africa |
Ethnocentrism | think your culture is better than others |
Economic relationship between Africa and Europe | Raw materials were shipped from Africa to European industries |
Oppression | being put down by others |
Opium War, Taiping Rebellion & Boxer Rebellion | Chinese growing concerns about the influence of the West in China |