Revolutions from 1750 to 1900

Which of the following pairs of terms best describes the Enlightenment ideas that were influential from 1750 to 1900?

• empiricism and humanism

• conservatism and aristocratic rule

• worker ownership of industry and utopian communities

• nationalism and instinct

Which of the following demonstrates that Toussaint L'Ouverture was greatly influenced by Enlightenment ideas?

• He started the revolts in Haiti that ended slavery

• He negotiated with the Spanish against the French

• He won control of the territory that would become Haiti

• He produced a constitution that granted equality to all residents of Haiti

Which of the following would Adam Smith advocate most strongly?

• implementing mercantilist policies

• reducing government regulations on trade

• increasing government controls over production

• giving workers ownership of industries

Which of the following best describes an important demand that helped bring on the French Revolution?

• The First Estate, or clergy, demanded that the Church have more power in government

• The Second Estate, or nobility, demanded that workers and peasants pay higher taxes

• The Third Estate, or workers, peasants, and bourgeoisie, demanded more equal taxation and a constitution

• King Louis XVI demanded more taxes from the First and Second Estates

Which of the following is the best example of the concept of realpolitik in action?

• Bonaparte's spread of French influence through the implementation of the Code Napoleon

• Bismarck's support of old-age pensions to undercut the appeal of more radical ideas

• Herzl's support for Zionism in hopes for finding a safe place for Jews to live

• Robert Owen's establishment of the New Harmony community as an example for others to follow

Which of the following decisions ultimately led to Napoleon's downfall in his attempt to conquer Europe?

• Orchestrating the sale of the Louisiana purchase to the United States

• Crowning himself Emperor in 1804

• Attempting to conquer Russia

• Attempting to conquer the Iberian peninsula

Which of the following resulted from revolutionary movements in Latin American colonies?

• Social inequality continued to exist

• Key industries were nationalized

• Widespread economic forms were instituted

• Representative democracies were formed

Why were the Latin American Revolutionary leaders Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin unable to join forces at the Guayaquil Conference?

• de San Martin refused to serve under Simon Bolivar

• de San Martin disagreed with Bolivar's desire to take the revolution to Brazil

• de San Martin desired a monarchy for Peru, while Bolivar wanted a republican government

• Bolivar and de San Martin could not agree on how to combine their military forces

One important reason rural residents in Britain migrated to cities during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was that they

• lost the use of land through the enclosure movement

• were part of the cottage industry system

• wanted to live in urban tenements

• preferred the factory work schedule over the farm one

Which of the following was an import that caused British entrepreneurs of the 1700's to search for faster and larger-scale methods of production?

• machines from France and Germany

• coal from the United States

• cotton cloth from India

• cotton cloth from Belgium