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| [image]Who had a great influence on the development of democracy in the Western world> |
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| What were the contributions the Judeo-Chirstian tradition made to Western political thought? |
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| Worth of the individual, Duty of the individual, Equality of people, and Communty to combat oppression |
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| How were the Glorious Revolution of England, the American Revolution, and the French Revolution different? |
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| Glorious Revolution set up a constitutional monarchy; American and French Revolution got rid of their king. |
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| What did John Locke believe? |
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| The most fundemental duty of government was to protect the rights of its citizens. |
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| What did Johne Locke argue? |
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| People have the right to rebel against an oppressive government. |
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| Which Enlightenment thinker is known for "the will" of the people? |
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| Who were the two men who fought for independence against the Spanish? What countries did they fight for? |
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| Bolivar fought for independence in Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador. San Martin fougght for independence in Argentina. |
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| What was the Magna Carta? |
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| a document that took power away from the English king |
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| What was the significance of England's Bill of Rights? |
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| It limited the power of the monarch and guaranteed rights of the people. |
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| What was the influence of the Declaration of Independence? |
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| the ideas from the Enlightenment |
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| U.S. Bill of Rights was influenced by who? |
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| Voltaire, Locke, and Rousseau |
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| what was the influence of the U.S. Bill of Rights? |
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| ideas from the Enlightenment |
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| What type of government did Hobbes belief was best? |
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| Hobbes stated that life in a state of nature was . . .? |
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| "Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short?" |
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Who was Hobbes? [ Go
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| English materialist and political philosopher who reccomended absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings |
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| What was the Enlightenment? |
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| An 18th century European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society |
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| How are powers divided in a federal system? |
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| The power is divided between the central and state governments. |
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| Voltaire is known for fighting for what? |
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| freedom of speech and religion |
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| What did the Declaration of the Rights of Man state? |
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| "men are born and remain free and equal in rights" |
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•a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)-Google
The form of government that did NOT exist in France after the French Revolution. |
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| What was the "scorched-earth policy"? |
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This was a military strategy used by Russian troops as Napoleon invaded Russia.
It involved destroying anything that might be useful to the enemy while advancing through or withdrawing from an area. - Google |
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| What was Napoleon able to accomplish during peacetime? |
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| He set up government-run public schools called lycees, a comprehensive system of laws, and fairer tax code |
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| What was the effect of the invasion of Russia? |
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| Napoleon lost the greatest human losses. |
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| What were the accomplishments of the Congress of Vienna? |
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| Reinstating the royal families dethroned by Napoleon, Creating a balance of power among European nations, and Surrounding France with strong neighboring countries. |
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| What was the main goal of the governments who participated in the Congress of Vienna? |
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| To establish security and stability for the nations of Europe. |
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| What is an important goal of the Congress of Vienna? |
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| To establish a balance of power in Europe. |
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| What even repressed nationalism across Europe for a generation until Revolutions of 1848? |
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| In what way did the Agricultural Revolution pave the way for the Industrial Revolution? |
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| It led to population growth, increased food supplies, and caused farmers to lose land and seek other work |
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| What was the Industrial Revolution? |
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| Increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th century |
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| What were the three factors of production required to drive the Industrial Revolution? |
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| Great Britain had which natural resources tha allowed them to industrial first? |
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| Coal, Iron ore, Rivers for transportation, and Harbors |
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| What did Watt figure out a way to make faster and work more efficiently? |
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| What was hurt in the short-term but helped in the long-run by the Industrial Revolution? |
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| Living conditions in cities |
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| What was the main cause of the process of urbanization that occurred in 19th century Britain? |
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| How did the Industrial Revolution affect cities? |
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| It made the population grow faster increasing their size. |
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| Who defended the free-market system of capitalism in his book, _The Wealth of Nations_? |
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| What is the laissez-faire policy? |
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| A policy that let owners of industry set working conditions without government interference. |
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| What was Owen concerned about? What did he do to help? What is this type of ideal society called? |
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| He was concerned about the poverty of workers that tried to create a model community. He raised wages, improved working and living conditions, and built a school for the children. This ideal society is called Utopianism. |
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