History Final Essay Power Flashcards

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards mapping historical causal chains, key revolutions, and the impact of major thinkers from the Enlightenment through the Industrial Revolution.

Locke Chain

The historical progression from Locke to Natural Rights, leading to the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and the Haitian Revolution.

Exploration Chain

The sequence of events motivated by God, Gold, and Glory, involving Columbus, the Columbian Exchange, the Slave Trade, and Imperialism.

Science Chain

The shift in society where the work of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton led to the Enlightenment by making reason and evidence important.

Industrial Chain

The cycle where the Agricultural Revolution caused population growth, which provided the workers for factories and fueled the Industrial Revolution.

Marx Chain

The development starting from the Industrial Revolution and its poor conditions to Marx and the rise of socialism.

Imperialism Chain

The connection between the Industrial Revolution and the need for resources and raw materials.

Gandhi Chain

The progression from British Rule to Gandhi's use of civil disobedience for peaceful resistance.

Social Justice Chain

The global fight for equality involving the French Revolution, Haiti, Wollstonecraft, trade unions, and Gandhi.

Land & Wealth Chain

The historical drive for land and wealth through exploration, colonization, mercantilism, and imperialism.

Natural Rights

The concept that people have rights and can overthrow bad governments, as influenced by Locke.

God, Gold, Glory

The three primary motivations for European exploration.

French Revolution

A revolution caused by Enlightenment ideas, taxes, and inequality.

Haitian Revolution

A revolution driven by the ideas of liberty and equality.

Marx's Belief

The perspective that capitalism exploited workers during the Industrial Revolution.

Civil Disobedience

The method used by Gandhi to resist British rule through peaceful means.

Exploration and Imperialism connection

The historical link between these two eras based on the pursuit of wealth, resources, and power.