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Causes of Revolutions: The Influence of Enlightenment Ideas

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Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
8 questions
~16 mins
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This worksheet explores how Enlightenment ideas contributed to revolutionary movements around the world, focusing on cause and consequence analysis.

Topics covered:

#History
#History
#Causes
#Standard
#Cause and Consequence
#Enlightenment Ideas
#Explain the key principles of Enlightenment ideas
#Compare how Enlightenment ideas influenced different revolutions
#Analyse the causes linking Enlightenment thought to revolutionary movements
#Outline the consequences of Enlightenment ideas on world history

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Causes of Revolutions: The Influence of Enlightenment Ideas

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Grade Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
A

Introduction to the Enlightenment

Source A: Excerpt from 'The Spirit of the Laws' by Montesquieu

'In order to have a free government, there must be separation of powers, and rights that protect individuals from tyranny.'

Provenance: Montesquieu, 1748, a French Enlightenment thinker.

1.
Explain the main ideas presented in Source A about government and individual rights. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
2.
Compare the ideas of Montesquieu with those of another Enlightenment thinker, such as Rousseau. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
B

Enlightenment Ideas and Revolutions

Source B: Extract from 'The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen' (1789)

'Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the common good.'

Provenance: French Revolution, 1789.

1.
Outline how Source B reflects Enlightenment ideas about equality and rights. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
2.
Analyse how Enlightenment ideas contributed to the outbreak of the French Revolution. (6 marks)
[6 marks]
C

Impact of Enlightenment on Other Revolutions

Source C: Excerpt from 'The American Declaration of Independence' (1776)

'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.'

Provenance: American colonies declaring independence from Britain.

1.
Explain how Source C demonstrates the influence of Enlightenment ideas on the American Revolution. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
2.
Compare the influence of Enlightenment ideas on the American and French Revolutions. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
D

Consequences of Enlightenment Ideas

Source D: Reflection by a historian

'The Enlightenment laid the intellectual groundwork for modern democracies and human rights movements.'

Provenance: Modern historian summarizing the impact of the Enlightenment.

1.
Outline the consequences of Enlightenment ideas for modern governments. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
2.
Analyse the long-term impact of Enlightenment ideas on world history. (6 marks)
[6 marks]

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