APWH Unit 5 : Revolutions

The Englightenment

Humankind in relation to gov’t

John Locke

Believer of natural rights and the social contract

American Revolution

Emerged from high taxation and Enlightenment idea spread

Estates General

Legislative assemblies. 3 uneven houses

Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen

The French Declaration of Independence

Radical Phase

Ran by Jacobins, specifically Robbespierre

Directory

Weak form of government created after the Radcial Phase

Napoleon

Ruler who overthrew the Directory. Ruled in Dictatorship

Congress of Vienna

Balance of powers and French Revolution GONE!

Hatian Revolution

Slave revolt against France

Touissant L’ouverture

The guy who led the slave revolt in Haiti and won!

Simon Bolivar

Led to Venezuela and then Gran Colombia

José de San Martin

Helped the south side of South America

Perdo II

Made Brazil independent with a constitution

Miguel Hidalgo

Got independence for Mexico

Neocolonialism

The nations still being controlled for economic and political motives.

Mexican Revolution

Response to the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz on bad conditions

Industrial Revolution

Began in Britain and spread, FACTORIES

Enclosure

Fencing on farmable lands

Domestic System

Work being done at home

Steamboats

Allowed for direction of travel in many directions

Telegraph

Very fast communication (in seconds)

Interchangeable Parts

Allowed efficiency of buying an item

Assemly Line

One person specialized in one thing on the line, and it went much quicker

Karl Marx and Communist Manifesto

Working class take over means of production and all resources would be equally distributed

Luddites

Protestors of factories (break machines)

Labor Unions

Work groups formed for better working conditions and/or pay

Unification of Italy

Through nationalism and conquering of other Italian city-states

Emancipation of Serfdom

Abolished serfdom, even if it did very little

Ottoman Decline and Protection

Collapsing so Britain and France Protected it so that Russia didn't get it

Nationalism

Common cultural heritage people join together and formed their country over that national identity