Unit 2: Enlightenment and Revolution

Unit 2: Enlightenment, Revolution, and Nationalism

10.2: ENLIGHTENMENT, REVOLUTION, AND NATIONALISM: The Enlightenment called into question traditional beliefs and inspired widespread political, economic, and social change. This intellectual movement was used to challenge political authorities in Europe and colonial rule in the Americas. These ideals inspired political and social movements.

(Standards: 2, 3, 5; Themes: MOV, TCC, GEO, SOC, GOV, CIV)

10.2a Enlightenment thinkers developed political philosophies based on natural laws which included the concepts of social contract, consent of the governed, and the rights of citizens.

Students will examine at least three Enlightenment thinkers including Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau and key ideas from their written works.

10.2b Individuals drew upon principles of the Enlightenment to spread rebellions and call for revolutions in France and the Americas.

Students will examine evidence related to the preconditions of the French Revolution, and the course of the revolution, noting the roles of Robespierre and Napoleon.

Students will examine the evidence related to the impact of the French Revolution on the development of the revolution in Haiti, and one revolution in Spanish- controlled territory.

10.2d Nationalism inspired political movements that attempted to unify people into new nation-states and posed challenges to multinational states.

 Students will investigate the role of nationalism in the unification of Italy and Germany and the role of Pan-Slavism as a nationalist movement in the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary.