Students protested their lack of political and social freedoms in China at what event?
Tiananmen Square 1989
What was the outcome of the Tiananmen Square protest?
It got hundreds of protestors killed/wounded.
A government based on social status, wealth and powerful nobles is called ______.
aristocracy
A government based on citizens and "majority rule" is called _____.
democracy
A government characterized by few rulers with higher wealth and educational ability is called _____.
oligarchy
A government based on hereditary rule and "God-given powers" is called _____.
monarchy
What type of government does the U.S. have?
democratic republic
TRUE OR FALSE
Enlightened thinkers believed government should protect men's natural rights of life & liberty!
True
What famous document embodied Enlightenment ideals?
U.S. Declaration of Independence
The idea that people have a right to abolish a government if it is unresponsive to the people's needs is called ____.
The Social Contract
In France, the 1st & 3rd Estate agreed to write a new constitution and this was called _____.
The Tennis Court Oath
The Napoleonic Code came after the French Revolution and required all individuals to be ______.
treated equally
The American & French Revolutions' successes influenced whom?
Haiti & Latin America
The Western world received government & law from which civilizations?
Greece & Rome
A government ruled by people is called a ____?
democracy
A Greek word for city-state is best shown in what word below?
political
TRUE OR FALSE
republic is a where citizens vote directly on issues.
False
In the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety imposed what period?
Reign of Terror
When the Estates General met what issue was first to arise?
Whether the 3rd Estate was represented
Louis XIV and Peter the Great are examples of what type of monarchs who held all power?
absolute
The prison attack by French citizens that is the symbolic start of the French Revolution is called _____.
The Storming of the Bastille
TRUE OR FALSE
Prior to the French Revolution the 3rd Estate paid no taxes and enjoyed political power.
False
TRUE OR FALSE
The Stamp Act & the Quartering Act were major issues in the French Revolution.
False
Latin American Revolutions were generally led by educated children of Europeans known as ____.
Creoles
Louis XIV decreased wealth of France significantly by building Versailles and engaging in numerous wars.
True
Who led the Mexican Revolution in 1810?
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Who led the Haitian Revolution?
Toussaint L'Ouverture
True or false
Maximilien Robespierre led the Reign of Terror in France.
True
Absolute monarchs in Europe believed they had the "God-Given Right to Rule". This is known in Europe as _____.
Divine Right
True or false
The Palace at Versailles was built to show the wealth and power of French monarchs.
True
Peter the Great westernized Russia by doing which of the below?
raised women's status and brought nobles Western fashions
The "fever model" of revolutions stage that has political/social/economic causes difficult to recognize prior to action.
incubation
The "fever model" for revolutions stage that shows an improvement in political/economic/social conditions is called ___.
convalescence
Which "fever model" stage shows the first physical and/or intellectual attacks vocalizing issues in society?
symptomatic
True or false
Post Latin American Revolution countries ended up mainly with democratically elected representatives.
False
True or false
The 3rd Estate in France "carried" the 1st & 2nd Estate by paying high taxes.
True
True or false
The 1st & 2nd Estates in France did not want to pay taxes or share power with the 3rd Estate.
True