World History Final
Study Guide
Francis Bacon
Johannes Kepler
Nicolaus Copernicus
James Watt
Richard Arkwright
Henry Bessemer
French Revolution
Significant Events: storming of Bastille, National Assembly, great fear, protests upon commoners
Napoleon failed in Russia with the French army because he was unprepared for weather
Three Estates***
Adam Smith, Locke, Voltaire
Locke: self government and natural rights
Voltaire: freedom of speech and religion
Industrial Revolution
IMPACTS: growth of cities, bad working conditions, middle class emerged, social difficulties
Absolutism
the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters.
Totalitarianism
Emerged when a poor poverty strucken country a strong dictator often comes in to help and take control
Bolshevik Revolution
Another name for the Bolshevik's was the Russian Revolution
They were the communists before the Soviet Union joined together
Treaty of Versailles and US during WWI and WWII
The goal was to make peace between Germany and the allies. Germany was blamed and forced to pay back.
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During WWI the American ships that delivered goods were being sunk by the Germans causing America to join
In WWII Americans joined due to Japan at Pearl Harbor
Their strategy in the Pacific during the last 6 months of fighting was island hoping