10th Grade Global History and Geography Midterm Review

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French Revolution

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A period of radical social and political change in France from 1789 to 1799, which led to the end of monarchy, rise of democracy, and rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.

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Napoleonic Wars

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A series of wars from 1803 to 1815 involving Napoleon Bonaparte's French Empire and opposing coalitions led by various European nations. It led to nationalism movements in Europe and Latin America.

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Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen

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A fundamental document of the French Revolution, outlining the individual and collective rights of all the estates of the realm as universal.

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Simon Bolivar

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A military and political leader who played a key role in Latin America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire.

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Latin American Revolutions

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A series of revolutions in the late 18th and early 19th centuries that resulted in the creation of a number of independent countries in Latin America.

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Communist Manifesto

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Book by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that calls for the working class to rise up against the ruling class and establish a society without class division.

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Capitalism

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An economic system characterized by private ownership of the means of production and operation for profit.

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John Locke

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An English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers, known for the rights of life, liberty and property, greatly inspiring Thomas Jefferson.

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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An English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights, best known for her work 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'.

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Irish Potato Famine

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A period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland from 1845 to 1852, caused by a potato disease known as late blight. The British government failed in its response to the famine. Many Irish died while many emigrated; leaving for the US and other parts of the world.