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6: Revolutions
History Miterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Peter the Great | A Russian czar of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries who tried to transform Russia from a backward nation into a progressive one by introducing customs and ideas from western European countries. |
| 3 Estates | refer to the three divisions of European society in the Middle Ages: the nobles (first estate), the clergy (second estate), and the commoners (third estate). |
| United States | 50 states |
| Constitution | a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed. |
| Declaration of Rights of Man | is a fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights. |
| July 14th 1789 | the date of the storming of the Bastille in 1789. |
| Louis XIV | known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. |
| Parliament | the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. |
| Reign of Terror | a period of remorseless repression or bloodshed, in particular Reign of Terror, the period of the Terror during the French Revolution. |
| July 4th 1776 | It declared that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation, the United States of America, and were no longer part of the British Empire. |
| Napoleon | a French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. |
| Colonialism | the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. |
| Robespierre | was a French lawyer and politician. He was one of the best-known and most influential figures associated with the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror. |
| Westernization | is a process whereby societies come under or adopt Western culture. |
| St. Petersburg | city in Russia |
| France | A country of western Europe, |
| Declaration of Independence | the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. |
| Natural rights | Rights that you are born with. |
| Imperialism | a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. |
| Monarch | a sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor. |
| Why did Europeans migrated significantly more than others in the late 1700s? | |
| Why do peasants often support revolutions? | Nothing to lose and everything to gain. |
| What did Louis the XIV mean when he said "I am the state" ? | |
| What were Peter the Great foreign policy goals? | |
| What did Peter the Great want more than anything else? | |
| When did each of the revolutions begin? | American- 1775, French-1789 |
| What were the causes and effects of each of the two revolutions? | |
| Why was the American Revolution an important turning point in history? | |
| Who was the writer of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What were the major causes of the French Revolution? | The enlightenment and American Revolution. |
| How did other European leaders feel about the French Revolution? | |
| What was the role of the Third Estate in the French Revolution? | |
| What was the relationship between the three Estates in France prior to the revolution? | |
| What was the relationship between the three Estates in France After the revolution? |
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