Exam Review on Enlightenment, Revolutions & Nationalism

What movement preceded the Enlightenment and influenced its development?

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Reformation

• The Renaissance

• The Scientific Revolution

Which Enlightenment thinker is known for his ideas on natural rights, including life, liberty, and property?

• Voltaire

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

Montesquieu's idea of separating powers influenced which country's government structure?

• Germany

• France

• Spain

• United States

Which Enlightenment thinker promoted the separation of church and state and freedom of speech?

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

Which document, influenced by Enlightenment ideas, was written during the French Revolution?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

• The English Bill of Rights

What event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?

• The signing of the Magna Carta

• The storming of the Bastille

• The Reign of Terror

• The rise of Napoleon

Who led the Haitian Revolution and is considered a heroic figure?

• Jose de San Martin

• Emiliano Zapata

• Toussaint Louverture

• Simone Bolivar

Which leader is associated with the unification of Germany through 'blood and iron'?

• Victor Emmanuel II

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Otto von Bismarck

• Kaiser Wilhelm II

What was the primary cause of the Mexican Revolution in the 1900s?

• Independence from Spain

• The signing of the Magna Carta

• The rise of Napoleon

• Overthrowing the power of the church and landowners

What term describes the intense nationalism in the Balkans that contributed to the start of World War I?

• The Iron Curtain

• The Powder Keg of Europe

• The Balkan Peninsula

• The Eastern Front