Nationalism & Revolution: Shaping Modern World [AP World History]

Name: Nationalism & Revolution: Shaping Modern World [AP World History]
Uploaded: 2023-07-15 21:26:45
Description: Nationalism and political revolution, influenced by Enlightenment thinking, played a significant role in shaping the modern world and the formation of independent nations.

This article is a summary of a YouTube video "Nationalism and Revolution 1750-1900 [AP WORLD HISTORY] Unit 5 Topic 2" by Heimler's History

TLDR Nationalism and political revolution, influenced by Enlightenment thinking, played a significant role in shaping the modern world and the formation of independent nations.

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John Locke's concept of natural rights, including life, liberty, and property, influenced the idea that human beings are in a social contract with their government, where power should be in the hands of the people.
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On July 4th, 1776, the British colonies of America boldly declared their independence and formed the United States of America.
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The storming of the Bastille in 1789 symbolized the people's anger towards monarchical abuse and aristocratic corruption, leading to significant changes in the French government.
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The Haitian Revolution was the first successful revolution of enslaved people and led to the establishment of an independent Haitian government, making it the first black-led independent nation in the Western Hemisphere.
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Simon Bolivar led a successful revolution in Latin America, gaining a significant amount of territory and advocating for constitutional republics, natural rights, and democratic ideals.
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Nationalism played a crucial role in the unification of Italy and Germany, as people with the same ethnic identity and language longed to be united under a single political unit.

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Nationalism and political revolution were consequences of the Enlightenment, as people began to believe that governments should protect their natural rights, be democratic, and constitutional.
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The American Revolution, influenced by Enlightenment thinking, led to the United States gaining independence from the British Empire and inspired the French Revolution.
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The economic troubles in France led to the formation of the National Assembly, which resulted in the storming of the Bastille and the rise of the peasants against the nobles, leading to a new government and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
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The enslaved population of Haiti rose up in revolution against their French masters, led by Toussaint L’ouverture, and established the first successful revolution of enslaved people and the first black-led independent nation in the Western Hemisphere.
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The British annexed New Zealand in 1840, leading to the Maori tribes rebelling against British rule, but by 1872, the rebellion was crushed and the British tightened their control; in Latin America, the arrival of Europeans created a new social hierarchy.
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Creoles in Latin America, led by Simon Bolivar, revolted against Spain due to economic grievances and lack of authority, seeking constitutional republics and democratic ideals influenced by Enlightenment thought.
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Nationalism led to the unification of Italy and Germany, as people with the same ethnic identity and language desired to be united under a single political unit, resulting in strategic alliances and battles that led to the unification of both countries.
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In 1848, Otto von Bismarck united the German people through three wars and founded a new unified German empire in 1871, marking the significance of revolutions and nationalism in AP World History Unit 5.