Unit 8 Review

How was Simon Bolivar influenced by the American and French Revolutions?

• He fought in the French Revolution and returned to Mexico to lead a revolution himself?

• He observed the American Revolution's successes and thought he could achieve the same

• He adopted Enlightenment ideals and started revolutions against Spanish authroity.

• He wrote a Declaration of Rights for Latin America countries

Which is always true of a limited monarchy?

• It must obey the laws of the government

• It is established after a successful revolution

• monarchy has complete control

• It is a harsh rule with little regard for the people

The social and political disorder of the French Revolution led to the aftermath of?

• Napoleon gaining more power and spreading conflict throughout Europe

• Increased power of the French nobility

• A revival of Louis XIV's excesses

• Rivalries among aristocrats and nobility

Which was on result of the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

• The origin of free enterprise

• the beginning of the enlightenment

• the growth of the European democratic movements

• the expansion of religious freedom in England

The political revolutions in this era would not have been possible without....?

• the support of the aristocracy

• the support of the common people

• the permission of the monarchy

• the use of non-violent strategies

Who was the Enlightenment thinker that believed that people are naturally good, but can be corrupted?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• Voltaire

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Following Czar Nicholas II abdicating the throne, what type of government did Lenin follow?

• constitutional monarchy

• democracy

• representative democracy

• authoritarian where the ruler has absolute power

Which of the following was the most important effect on Latin America as a result of the American and French Revolutions?

• economics were modernized

• uniform sets of laws were adopted

• democracies replaced old governments

• independence movements began against colonial rule

Which of the following is a difference between the American Revolution and the French Revolution?

• American Revolution was started by the nobility and governors

• American revolutionaries wanted to preserve constitutional monarchy

• French Revolution brought social and economical reorganization

• French Revolution placed political power in the lower classes

The Renaissance leads to the end of feudalism. The Enlightenment leads to the end of what?

• Absolutism

• Democracy

• Republicanism

• Industrial Revolution