Age of Revolutions

What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?

• all the estates were taxed equally
• the upper classes paid the most taxes
• the poorest classes paid all the taxes
• the third estate was the wealthiest

The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.

• Scientific Revolution
• Clergy
• Enlightenment
• Revolutionary

Which estate paid ALL of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?

• 1st Estate
• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate

This device was used to execute thousands of people during the period known as the Reign of Terror.

• guillotine
• astrolabe
• gallows
• Bastille

Who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety, and led the Reign of Terror in France?

• Georges Danton
• Jean-Paul Marat
• Maximillian de Robespierre
• Francois-Marie Arouet

Who was most responsible for uniting the German people into a unified country of Germany?

• Wilhelm I

• Otto Von Bismarck

• Charles X

• Louis-Napoleon

The storming of the Bastille and the use of the guillotine are characteristics of:

• The French Revolution
• Unification of Italy
• American Revolution
• None of the Above

Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, and Toussaint l'Overture are important in Latin American history because they were

• twentieth-century caudillos

• leaders of liberation movements

• members of the Organization of American States (OAS)

• winners of the Nobel Peace Prize

"Estates General Meet for First Time in 175 Years"; "National Assembly Issues Declarations of the Rights of Man"; "Reign of Terror Ends"; "Robespierre Dies"

Which event in European history is most closely associated with these headlines?

• Puritan Revolution

• Hundred Years' War

• French Revolution

• signing of the Magna Carta

Laissez-faire capitalism as attributed to Adam Smith called for

• heavy taxation of manufacturers

• strict government control of the economy

• minimal government involvement in the economy

• government investments in major industries