Political Revolutions Retest Pratice

What was the effect of the Enlightenment on the French and American Revolutions?

• Nearly all of the French philosophes participated in the revolution

• American independence was recognized by French philosophes first

• Execution of philosophes led to violence against the King of France

• The authority of kings came into question due to the enlightenment ideas that all men are free

Using the fever model of revolutions, in what stages (in order) do they occur?

• symptomatic, incubation, crisis, convalescence

•  incubation, symptomatic, crisis, convalescence

• convalescence, incubation, crisis, symptomatic

• crisis, convalescence, symptomatic, incubation

The drawing illustrates conditions that led to what event?

• European Renaissance

• Napoleonic Wars

• French Revolution

• Protestant Reformation

What can you conclude from the drawing?

•  Hard work, prayer, and a good example allow for a stable government

• One group paid heavy taxes that supported the other two groups

• Peasants and professionals in this society were gaining political and economic power

• This society emphasized the importance of natural law and social equality

Pre-revolutionary governments generally..

• attempt to bring about the separation of government from religion

• are more concerned about human rights than the governments that replace them

• fail to meet the political and economic needs of their people

• refuse to modernize their armed forces with advanced technology

What is the correct title for the items listed below?

European nations fear that revolution will spread

Europe plunged into decades of war

Rise in Nationalism

The upper class had less control of political power

• American Revolution Successful

• Napoleon is Defeated in Russia

• Impacts of the French Revolution

• Rise of Catholicism in France

What complaint did revolutionaries from both the French and American revolutions have?

• Widespread starvation because of food shortages

• Unfair taxation practices

• The inequality of women

• Frequent public executions of citizens

What was France's impact on Latin American Revolutions?

• Spanish colonists formed a coalition of forces to join the fighting in Europe.

• French governors were sent to take control of colonial administrations.

• The Spanish Empire became too weak to maintain its Latin American colonies.

• Colonial laws were rewritten to exclude the ideas of French revolutionaries.

Which example of democratic ideals could be added to the end of this list?

• Reign of Terror

• Scientific Revolution

• Congress of Vienna

• American Revolution

Speaker A: “The majesty of the King is borrowed from God, who gives it to him for the

good of the people. It is good for the people to be checked by a superior force.”

Speaker B: “Reason... teaches that all men are equal and independent and no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.”

Speaker C: “My view is that it is desirable to be both loved and feared; but it is difficult

to achieve both, and, if one of them has to be lacking; it is much safer to be feared than

loved.”

Speaker D: “The enjoyment of liberty, and even its support and preservation, consists in

every man being allowed to speak his thoughts and lay open his sentiments.”

Which two speakers would most likely support the idea of democracy?

• Speaker A and B

• Speaker B and C

• Speaker C and D

• Speaker B and D