Unit 3/4 Review

All of the following were ideas pursued by Enlightenment thinkers EXCEPT:

• Religion and superstition

• Rationality and scientific reason

• Arts and literature

• Political ideology and revolution

The ideas of the Enlightenment ultimately led to:

• A revival in the power of the Roman Catholic Church in Europe.

• An end to the power of Parliament and other elected bodies throughout Europe.

• An increased emphasis on personal rights guaranteed by the state.

• The rise of absolute rulers in most European nations.

Read the following passage to complete the question: “The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions… (and) when his own preservation comes not in competition, ought he, as much as he can, to preserve the rest of mankind, and may not, unless it be to do justice on an offender, take away, or impair the life, or what tends to the preservation of the life, the liberty, health, limb, or goods of another.” Source: The Two Treatises of Civil Government, by John Locke, 1689 What were the three natural rights John Locke believed every man was entitled to?

• Life, Liberty, and Freedom

• Life, Liberty, and Property

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

• Life, Liberty, and Equality

The Enlightenment ideals challenged all of the following EXCEPT

• Absolute monarchy

• Social inequality

• Religious authorities

• Democratic Principles

Which of the following was NOT a main goal of the French Revolution?

• Overthrow the monarchy

• Create a representative government

• Expansion of the French Empire

• Equality and abolition of feudal privileges

What was a key factor that made the Haitian Revolution different from other revolutions of the same time period?

• It was caused by the desire for economic independence from colonial powers.

• It successfully established a constitutional monarchy as its government.

• It was led by enslaved and formerly enslaved people who successfully overthrew both colonial rule and slavery.

• Its goal was independence from Spain.

Which of the following was the PRIMARY reason for the Latin American revolutions?

• Independence from colonial rule

• Expansion of the colonial empire

• Religious freedom

• Economic prosperity

Read the following passage to complete the question: “We ardently wish to free Italy from foreign rule...We want to drive out the foreigners not only because we want to see our country powerful and glorious, but because we want to elevate the Italian people in intelligence and moral development.” Source: The Program of Count Cavour, (1846). Count Cavour was the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia from 1852 – 1861. According to the passage, Napoleon’s conquests led to the rise of

• Militarism

• Nationalism

• Pacifism

• Globalism

The French Revolution and the Haitian Revolution were similar in that

• Both were caused by social class inequalities

• Both were controlled by a foreign nation

• Both were attempts to overthrow the monarchy

• Both were attempts to abolish slavery

What was the main objective of the Mexican Revolution?

• Overthrow colonial rule

• Restoration of the Aztec Empire

• Establish a communist state

• Social and political reform