WORLD HISTORY

EMERGENCE OF USA

POLITICAL EFFECTS OF THE REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following was directly inspired by Enlightenment ideals and the success of the American Revolution?
A
Overthrow of Tsars in Russia
B
Independence movements in Latin America
C
Restoration of royal houses in Congress of Vienna
D
Technological innovations during the Industrial Revolution
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The French Revolution was inspired by the American Revolution and both Revolutions were inspired by the Enlightenment.

Detailed explanation-2: -The American and French Revolutions were directly inspired by Enlightenment ideals and respectively marked the peak of its influence and the beginning of its decline. The Enlightenment ultimately gave way to 19th-century Romanticism.

Detailed explanation-3: -The immediate cause of the Wars, however, was the fact that the King of Spain, Ferdinand VII, was captured in France by Napoleon who then invaded the Peninsula. This was the sudden unexpected removal of the central imperial authority and many creoles feared Napoleon’s incursions into the Americas.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Spread of Revolution. The Latin American Wars of Independence, which took place during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, were deeply influenced by the American and French Revolutions and resulted in the creation of a number of independent countries in Latin America.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Independence of Latin America 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.

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