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[https://historyguild.org/the-age-of-enlightenment/?srsltid=AfmBOorgCdeODOzoqfWqSn7Byp7CHNP_0Uwl5SSrrh2PoSzGGwa2_9bC by History Guild] | [https://historyguild.org/the-age-of-enlightenment/?srsltid=AfmBOorgCdeODOzoqfWqSn7Byp7CHNP_0Uwl5SSrrh2PoSzGGwa2_9bC by History Guild] | ||
Britain had been wary of foreign agents operating within its shores in the run up to the First World War, and the Secret Service Bureau – now commonly known as MI5 – had been established in 1909. It had found great success rounding up German spies when the conflict broke out. | Britain had been wary of foreign agents operating within its shores in the run up to the First World War, and the Secret Service Bureau – now commonly known as MI5 – had been established in 1909. It had found great success rounding up German spies when the conflict broke out. | ||
=====4.3 The Enlightenment===== | |||
[https://fiveable.me/ap-euro/unit-4/enlightenment/study-guide/1Aowqp8mKobUd5QsA2DW by fiveable] | |||
The Enlightenment emerged during the 18th century as an intellectual and cultural movement that challenged the traditional structures of power in Europe. It was deeply rooted in the legacy of the Scientific Revolution, which emphasized reason, observation, and the questioning of long-held beliefs. Humanist values from the Renaissance and the religious skepticism from the Protestant Reformation had already begun to weaken the unquestioned authority of the Church and monarchy. | |||
