Atlantic Revolutions: Global Context Quiz
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What did Haitian authorities agree to in order to make the heavy payments demanded by the French government?

  • Refusing to make any payments
  • Seeking financial aid from other countries
  • Reducing the amount of payment
  • Taking out major loans from international banks (correct)

Which country demanded a payment of 150 million gold francs from Haiti after its independence?

  • France (correct)
  • England
  • Germany
  • United States

What event reawakened issues related to the Haitian Revolution?

  • The French Revolution
  • The Haitian earthquake of January 2010 (correct)
  • The North American Revolution
  • The Latin American Revolutions

When was the repayment of the loans taken by Haiti finally accomplished?

<p>1947 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the international petition signed in 2010?

<p>To call on the French government to repay an independence debt (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What international petition called on the French government to repay $17. billion in 2010?

<p>Petition signed by over 100 prominent people (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant influence on the Haitian Revolution according to the passage?

<p>The French Revolution (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, which events were part of the Atlantic revolutions?

<p>The American Revolution and the French Revolution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Voltaire refer to as the 'century of revolutions'?

<p>18th century (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Haitian Revolution contribute to?

<p>The Latin American independence struggles (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant outcome of the Atlantic revolutions?

<p>New connections among Europe, Africa, and Asia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a major political upheaval during the time of the Atlantic revolutions?

<p>Revolution in France (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Catherine the Great experience during the era of Atlantic revolutions?

<p>A series of peasant uprisings in Russia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which region witnessed a wave of Islamic revolutions during the era of Atlantic revolutions?

<p>Africa (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Voltaire, what was the era of revolutions?

<p>18th-19th century (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were some of the outcomes of the Atlantic revolutions?

<p>New connections among Europe, Africa, and South America. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the demand made by the French government from Haiti 21 years after its independence?

<p>A payment of 150 million gold francs as compensation for the loss of its richest colony and 'property' in slaves (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the repayment of loans taken by Haiti after its independence?

<p>It represented a huge drain on the country's budget, impacting its economic stability for decades (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the content of the international petition signed by over 100 prominent people in 2010?

<p>A call on the French government to repay some $17. billion, effectively returning the independence debt extorted from Haiti 186 years earlier (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What impact did the demand for heavy payments have on Haiti as mentioned in the passage?

<p>It resulted in major loans from French, German, and North American banks, leading to financial strain for decades (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Haitian earthquake of January 2010 mentioned in the passage?

<p>It devastated an already impoverished country and reawakened issues deriving from its revolution against slavery and French colonial rule (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Haitian authorities agree to in response to the demand made by the French government after its independence?

<p>They agreed to make heavy payments to the French government (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of the Haitian Revolution on the Latin American independence struggles?

<p>It inspired and shaped the Latin American independence struggles. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the Atlantic revolutions impact the global world?

<p>They initiated a new chapter in the history of the world, with echoes felt across the larger world. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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