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Age of Revolution 1750-1914. A time period in history that transformed the world politically and economically Political revolutions took place in America, France and Latin America The ideals of “The Enlightenment” influenced the political revolutions. Age of Revolution 1750-1914.
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Age of Revolution 1750-1914 • A time period in history that transformed the world politically and economically • Political revolutions took place in America, France and Latin America • The ideals of “The Enlightenment” influenced the political revolutions
Age of Revolution 1750-1914 • Enlightenment • Applied human reason to society • Questioned and rejected the teachings of Catholic Church • Opposed hereditary privileges (Feudalism) • Main philosophers/thinkers of the Enlightenment • John Locke • Adam Smith • Voltaire • Baron do Montesquieu • Jean-Jacques Rousseau