key concept 5.3 nationalism, revolution, & reform mr. millhouse – ap world history – hebron...
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KEY CONCEPT 5.3NATIONALISM, REVOLUTION, & REFORM
Mr. Millhouse – AP World History – Hebron H.S.
The Enlightenment
Enlightenment philosophers, such as Voltaire, Rousseau, Locke, Montesquieu, applied new ways of understanding the natural world to human relationships, religion, and politics
Influence of the Enlightenment Enlightenment thinkers influenced
resistance to existing political authority Required examples of revolutionary documents:
American Declaration of Independence French Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen Simon Bolivar’s Jamaica Letter
Enlightenment ideas also challenged existing notions of social relations such as Expanded suffrage (rise of democracy)
Reform Bill of 1832 Abolition of slavery End of serfdom
Rise of Nationalism Nationalism brought
nations together Germany
Otto von Bismarck Italy
Nationalism tore empires apart Ottomans & Greek
independence Nationalism goes global
Indian National Congress
Chinese Nationalist Party
Gandhi is a major nationalist leader next unit!
Rising Discontent with Imperial Rule Subjects challenged imperial governments
Potential examples: China: White Lotus Rebellion (failed) Russia: Pugachev Rebellion (failed)
See Eurasian Empires PPT from 1450-1750 Unit
Required examples of successful rebellions: American Revolution French Revolution Haitian Revolution Latin American independence movements
Questioning imperial authority + nationalism = anticolonial movements
Potential examples of anticolonial movements include:• Sepoy Rebellion 1757• Boxer Rebellion 1900 (pictured above)
Rebellions with Religious Influence
Potential examples of rebellions influenced by religious ideas and millenarianism include:• Taiping Rebellion 1850-1865 (pictured above)• Mahdi in Egypt, Sioux Indian Ghost Dance movement, etc.
Frequent rebellions led to reforms in imperial policies
Potential examples of reform movements include:• Tanzimat Reforms in Ottoman Empire (pictured above)• Self-Strengthening Movement in China
Rise of new transnational ideologies
Discontent with monarchist and imperial rule encouraged the development of political ideologies including liberalism, socialism, and communism
Rise of feminism & women’s suffrage
Potential examples of demands for women’s suffrage and the rise of feminism: Mary
Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Seneca Falls Conference of 1848 (8th grade U.S. history)