Enlightenment, Nationalism, and Revolution

One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment are similar is that both

• led to increased power for royal families in Europe

• sought to reconcile Christian beliefs and science

• questioned traditional values and past practices

• promoted nationalistic revolutions in eastern Europe

One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar is that they

• encouraged the spread of new ideas

• strengthened traditional institutions

• led to the Protestant Reformation

• rejected Renaissance individualism

According to John Locke, the purpose of government is to

• protect the natural rights of individuals

• serve the monarch

• create overseas settlements

• stimulate the economy

Which solution would Baron de Montesquieu offer to avoid the enactment of tyrannical laws?

• granting freedom of speech

• reinstating absolute monarchies

• separating the branches of government

• limiting natural laws

Belief in the ideas of the Enlightenment and discontent within the Third Estate were causes of the

• French Revolution

• Counter Reformation

• Industrial Revolution

• Spanish Reconquista

Maximilien Robespierre and the Jacobins are best known for

• instituting the Reign of Terror

• protecting freedom of religion

• supporting the reign of King Louis XVI

• sending French troops to fight in the American Revolution

One major effect of Napoleon’s rule of France was that it led to

• an increase in the power of the Roman Catholic Church

• massive emigration to the Americas

• trade agreements with Great Britain

• a restoration of political stability

One of the main purposes of the Congress of Vienna (1814–1815) was to

• promote the unification of Italy

• preserve the German territories gained by Otto von Bismarck

• restore the power of the Holy Roman Empire

• establish a balance of power in Europe after the defeat of Napoleon

One way in which Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simón Bolívar, and José de San Martín are similar is that they

• supported the Reconquista

• led independence movements

• fought for Native American suffrage

• defended the encomienda system

Which title best completes this partial outline?

• Causes for Bismarck’s Rise to Power

• Factors of the Haitian Revolution

• Results of the Munich Pact

• Situations Contributing to the Zionist Movement