HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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He adopted Enlightenment ideals and began revolutions against Spanish authority.
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He fought in the French Revolution and returned to Mexico to lead a revolution himself
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -How was Simon Bolivar influenced by the American and French Revolutions? He fought in the French Revolution and returned to Mexico to lead a revolution himself. He wrote a Declaration of Rights for countries in South America ruled by France.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bolívar admired the revolutions in America and France as they inspired the fight for freedom and independence, which was exactly what he wanted for Latin America. He experienced European dominance as did the revolutionaries in France and America, resulting in the revolution across South America.
Detailed explanation-3: -The American and French Revolutions stirred independence movements in other parts of the world. A growing spirit of nationalism and the French ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity inspired many Latin Americans to rise up against their French, Spanish, and Portuguese masters.
Detailed explanation-4: -SIMON BOLIVAR IS BEST KNOWN AS THE LIBERATOR OF MOST OF SPANISH SOUTH AMERICA. HE WAS ALSO A REVOLUTION-ARY THINKER WHO TRIED TO ADAPT DEMOCRATIC IDEAS AND SOCIAL REFORMS TO NATIONS HE LIBERATED. SIMON BOLIVAR (1783–1830) led the successful effort to make South America independent from Spain.