Chapter 4 Study Guide: Latin American Movements, Industrial Revolution, and the Napoleonic Era11/12/2017
2. Who is often described as “the George Washington of South America”?Simon Bolivar 3. Who started the speech that started the Mexican revolution?Father Hidalgo 4. When did Mexico become officially independent from Spain?September 28th, 1821 5. What powered the Steam Engine?Water 6. Which country finally switched from a farming economy to an Industrial economy?Great Britain 7. What is the economic system for the United States?Capitalist 8. Which two men inspired many workers to believe in Socialism?Marx and Engels 9. How did most people work before the Industrial Revolution?Most people worked on farms 10. What did the first factories make?Muskets 11. Before cotton was king, what winter clothing was used by most people?Wool 12. Who invented the Cotton Gin in 1793?Eli Whitney 13. In the factory system, what greatly increased the speed of clothing?Power loom 14. The ideas of mass production, division of labor, the assembly line, & interchangeable parts were all because of which time period?Industrial Revolution 15. The British defeated the French and won control of Egypt in which battle? Battle of the Nile 16. Who had absolute control over France and crowned himself Emperor in Dec. 1804? Napoleon Bonaparte 17. What was the alliance between Britain, Austria, Russia, Sweden, and the Italian city State of Naples? (Hint: They were all at War with Napoleon’s France.) Third Coalition 18. Out of 600,000 French soldiers, how many returned home from the invasion in Russia? 30,000 19. Napoleon’s downfall began with the invasion of what country? Russia 20. What battle became the final defeat of Napoleon?(Hint: This got him exiled to St. Helena) Battle of Waterloo
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Simon Bolivar & The Republic of Colombia
●1800 - Spain had already conquered & owned most of South America & Central America. –Spain even owned a large territory in North America. ●1808 – Napoleon’s French forces invaded Spain. –Napoleon replaced the Spanish King with his brother - Joseph Bonaparte. –A war between Spain & France lasted until 1814. ●Spanish owned Venezuela – –Capital – Caracus ●Regional Leaders wanted Independence from Spain. –Why? Because Napoleon now controlled it. ●July 5th, 1811 – Rebel leaders declared Venezuela Independent. –Response from Spain – Spanish troops came & defeated rebels. ●Rebel Leader - Simon Bolivar escaped to New Grenada(Now Colombia) ●Summer of 1813 – Bolivar started a revolutionary movement & took over the capital city of Caracus –A few battles later – Caracus was taken back by Spain ●Bolivar escaped back to New Grenada. ●1819 – Bolivar & his troops took over the capital city of Bogoto in New Grenada. ●_Simon Bolivar & his revolutionary movement liberated the countries of Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, & Bolivia from Spanish Control. –Bolivar – First President of Bolivia – Bolivia is named after him. ●Bolivar united all the countries he liberated as one country called the Republic of Colombia. –1829 – Those countries all separated but Colombia still remained. –Simon Bolivar is described as the “George Washington” of South America. |
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