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WH Unit 9 review
absolutism, Enlightenment, and Revolutions SSWH 13, 14 Text topic 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What areas did the famous enlightenment thinker Voltaire speak out on? | he promoted personal freedoms such as freedom of speech and freedom of religion and tolerance of others' beliefs and ideas. "I might not agree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." |
| How did early Enlightenment writers propose people solve the problems of their day? | Problems can be solved through logic and reason. Reason can be used to improve the lives of humanity. |
| What ruling style did Peter the Great, Louis XIV, and Napoleon share in common? | They were all absolute rulers. |
| Who did Peter the Great want Russia to become more like? | Western Europeans |
| What was Louis XIV's nickname? | The sun king |
| In what ways were the aims of the French Revolution and the American Revolution alike? | They were both fought to get representative governments. |
| What protest event is given credit for starting the French Revolution? | Storming of the Bastille |
| What was the purpose of the English Bill of Rights? | To limit the King's power |
| What famous leader was responsible for helping most of South America gain its freedom from Spain? | Simon Bolivar |
| What method of warfare did the Russians use against Napoleon and his troops? | Scorched earth policy |
| What were the main goals of the Congress of Vienna? | Surround France with strong countries, balance out the power of European nations, bring back all the old kings and queens |
| What kind of takeover did Napoleon orchestrate in order to become the leader of France? | a coup de e'tat |
| Which absolute ruler declared, "L'etat, c'est moi" -- "I am the state."? | Louis XIV |
| What concept was the belief in "divine right" used to support? | absolute rule |
| The following list best describes whom? westernized Russia, absolute monarch, modernized the army and created a navy, limited nobles, built new capital on Baltic Sea | Peter the Great |
| What was the significance of the English Bill of Rights? | it limited royal power |
| Where did the ideas for the US Constitution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man originate? | Europe's Enlightenment thinkers |
| First, Second and Third Estates had unequal privileges and responsibilities | France's social structure prior to the French Revolution |
| Slogan of the French Revolution | Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood |
| End of absolute monarchy and rise of Napoleon | two outcomes of the French Revolution |
| Influenced by the American Revolution, Storming of the Bastille, the Guillotine best describe which event | French Revolution |
| a slogan of the American Revolution | No taxation without representation |
| Boston Tea Party, Declaration of Independence, Battle at Yorktown best describe which event | American Revolution |
| What idea was John Locke associated with? | Everybody has the right to life, liberty, and property. The government's role is to protect your rights and if it doesn't, then you overthrow the government. |
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