Latin American Revolutions Project.

Dom Pedro achieved independence for Portugal and Brazil. He was the Son of prince, becomming king, John VI and Carlota Joaquina, daughter of Charles IV of Spain. Pedro was one of two children. He was born on October 12, 1798. He enjoyed the military life and was a great horseman. Later on in his year he wrote music and composed them too. In 1822, creoles demanded independence and signed a petition asking Pedro to rule Brazil. Independence was achieved by standing at the Ipiranga river, taking off his blue and white portuguise patch and screaming "independence or death!" On October 12, 1822 he was named emperor of Brazil. Dom Pedro's ruling ended in 1889 when brazilians Over threw pedro and declared their country and rebulic.

Summary - Napoleon Bonaparte was a powerful force in Europe from 1799 to 1815. He rose from the ranks of the French army to become the emperor of France. By 1812 he had control of most of Europe. Unfortunately, he met his demise when he attempted to invade Russia. His downfall was almost as swift as his rise to power.



Blog Question - Describe Napoleon’s character and leadership style and discuss how Napoleon has had positive and/or negative effects on Europe using specific expamles and details.

Napoleons leadership style had a positive and negative effect on Europe. He had a positvie effect because he conquered a ton of land and expanded Europes power. He also respected the people of Europe. He had a negative effect because all he really wanted was the gain his own personal power, and he thought that by bringing thousands and thousands of troops to invade Russia that he would win, but in the end Many of those thousands of Soldiers died.

The French Revolution is defined as the political upheaval of world importance that began in France in 1789. Inspired by the success of the American Revolution, French citizens overthrew the noble, ruling class and establish a democratic government. The French monarchy under Louis XVI was viewed as oppressive and corrupt and the social structure was rigid, meaning it did not allow for social mobility which eventually forced the people to demand change.

Why was the French Revolution a significant movement in history and would you consider the French Revolution a success?

The french revolution was a significant becuase during this time many events took place. For examplethe 1st 2nd and 3rd estate and the kinds argued about how the peasents being the 3rd estate had to pay the more taxes then any other of the estates.

Summary - The Enlightenment was a philosophical movement of the 18Th century characterized by belief in the power of human reason and questioning authority. Many enlightenment philosophers like John Locke, Voltaire, and Rousseau published their ideas on government.


How did the Enlightenment philosophers influence change in society?

enlightment philosphers influenced change in society by trying to bring equality to all people. Also they tried to bring fairness. For example Voltair a enlightment philosopher believed in freedom of speech. Another philosopher Russuose, believed that poeple were corrupted by society.