Unit 4 Review

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What new phenomenon increased dramatically in the “long nineteenth century”?

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Political revolutions

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Which response is the most accurate description of governments around the world before 1750?

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Governments were mostly monarchies or similar governments where a few people ruled over everyone else.

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Which response contains the most potent “ingredients for revolution”? Options: The decolonization of an empire’s territories, A successful, beloved monarch, Increased production and distribution, The suffering and repression of many people

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The suffering and repression of many people

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Which term refers to a type of war, but can also simply mean “change”?

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Revolution

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Which two Enlightenment ideals were most significant in leading to political revolutions? Options: Science and nationalism, Socialism and capitalism, Freedom and equality, Reason and progress

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Freedom and equality

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Why did the French help the North American colonists fight against the English during the American Revolution?

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The French saw the British as their enemy and wanted revenge, having just lost to them during the Seven Years War.

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Many causes led to the French Revolution, but which response is the most significant of those causes? Options: Slavery, Taxes, Empire, Religion

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Taxes

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In what way did The Enlightenment lead to calls for the abolition of slavery?

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Some Enlightenment thinkers emphasized our shared humanity and rights, which led to pro-abolitionist thinking.

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Why was the publication of Diderot’s Encyclopedia so controversial at the time?

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It included the notion that all people have the right to question authority, including the authorities of the king and of the church.

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As more states in Europe and the Americas became sovereign nations, how did the role of children in middle and upper-class society change?

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They were treated with more care, given an education, and were no longer made to work.