HONORS WORLD HISTORY STUDY GUIDE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND DEMOCRACY PANEL 10.2 Students compare and contrast the Glorious Revolution of England, the American Revolution, and the French Revolution and their enduring effects worldwide on the political expectations for self-government and individual liberty. Textbook: 181-189- Also review the Allegory of the Cave What is the Magna Carta and when was it written? Why is it important? What was the “Glorious Revolution” in Britain? Identify the English Bill of Rights Be able to identify: divine right, limited monarchy vs. absolute monarchy Identify the ideas of: • Thomas Hobbes • Baron de Montesquieu • Mary Wollstonecraft • John Locke • Jean Jacques Rousseau
French Revolution 210-227 ¾ What were the conditions in France before the revolution? ¾ What kinds of rights are in the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of the Rights of Man? ¾ What year is associated with the start of the French Revolution? ¾ Why did the king call the Estates-General meeting? • What conditions forced him to call the meeting? • What happened to the price of bread at this time? Identify the following people and their role in the FR: • Louis XVI • Marie Antoinette • Robespierre • National Assembly • Committee of Public Safety • The Directory (Napoleon stages a coup against them) • Napoleon Who made up the Three Estates? 1. 2. 3. Why was the Tennis Court Oath a major step towards democracy? • Why did they take it? • What did they call themselves? In what way was the fall of the Bastille symbolic? • When did it fall and why is the date important? • Why is it important that the soldiers joined the effort to take over the Bastille? Who put the king on trial and what was he accused of? Who was in the Committee of Public Safety? • What the CPS’ goal?
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From whom did the CPS get its power? • What happened to Robespierre? • How did it influence other European countries? • How successful was it? Napoleon 228-235 • •
How did Napoleon come to power? Napoleon pages 204-212 What military mistakes did he make?
The 1800s: Use your notebook and textbook 10.3 Students analyze the effects of the Industrial Revolution in England, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States. Congress of Vienna textbook pages 265-267 What is the Congress of Vienna? What countries were involved? What was its goal? What is conservatism? Why was the Congress of Vienna conservative? (What lessons had the leaders of the meeting learned from the French Revolution?) What is liberalism? Revolutions of 1830 and 1848 pages 268,299 in textbook How did conservatism, liberalism, and nationalism clash in the 1800s? What was the result? • Who was most involved in the revolutions of 1830 and 1848? (What class of people?) Industrial Revolution pages 251-261 in the textbook, many pages in NBK Why was it Britain who started the Industrial Revolution? What is urbanization and what was its impact on society? (Remember What new socioeconomic classes formed? How did peoples’ work schedule change when they went from farming to factories? Review the long-term effects from walkaround Identify some of the key issues for women of different social classes. Understand the difference between the Industrial and Agricultural Revolutions. What were some technological advances during the 1800’s and how did this influence population? (See chart in NBK) Be familiar with inventions such as the light bulb, textile related inventions, steam engine, etc. How are Karl Marx’ ideas about communism connected to the IR? Page 269 in textbook. What is communism? Why would communism be appealing to poor people particularly?
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Colonialism/Imperialism 10.4 Students analyze patterns of global change in the era of New Imperialism in at least two of the following regions or countries: Africa, Southeast Asia, China, India, Latin America, and the Philippines. • • • • • • •
Pages 334-359 in textbook, many pages in NBK What is colonialism/imperialism? Who colonized West Africa? Who colonized East Africa and India? Who colonized Indonesia? Who colonized Vietnam? What is “indirect rule” and who used it? What is “direct rule” and who used it? What were the motivations for colonization? (“God, Gold and Glory”, political, economic, religious, exploratory, ideological)
Art and literature What are the elements of neo-classical art? What are the elements of Romantic Art? What are the elements of Realist art? How did the Industrial Revolution give rise to Romanticism? World War I (remember there will be proportionately more questions on WWI than other sections) 10.5 Students analyze the causes and course of the First World War 10.6 Students analyze the effects of the First World War. Review your notes from pages 420-437, 447-453 • Know the details of the Schlieffen Plan and why GB came into the war • Be able to identify the battle of the Marne, Verdun, Somme, Tannenberg, Gallipoli, and Ypres • Know the major difference between the Eastern and Western fronts • What difficulties did Russia face? Notebook: Review what Europe was like before the war and how the war got started • How did the balance of power change because of newly united Germany and Italy? • Why did France form an alliance with Russia? • Why did Italy form an alliance with Germany? • Review the long term causes • Know the chain of events or “domino effect” that led to war being declared Review long fuse idea • What did they think the war would be like? • What are some events the war caused? • Why the title “Long Fuse”? • What was the new balance of power? • Why was Germany’s alliance to Austria problematic? How was Austria different from Germany? What are the effects of “Total War”? • Why do governments expand their powers in wartime, and what are the results of that expansion? • What types of censorship were used? • What impact did women have on the work force?
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US into the war and propaganda: • What is propaganda and why was the Zimmerman telegram and the sinking of the Lusitania important? • Why do governments use propaganda? • What is unrestricted submarine warfare and how did it bring the US into the war? • What was the US reaction to the Zimmerman telegram? The End of the War: 447-453 How and why does the war end? What is the lesson of WWI? Why was the war a tragedy? What was the Treaty of Versailles like and what were some of the main provisions regarding Germany? Review the “Lost Peace” video questions What role did the US play at Versailles? What were the main ideas in Wilson’s 14-point speech? Battles: Study the following: • Western Front notes, Marne, Ypres, Somme, Verdun, Gallipoli (Be able to identify the different battles) Terms: Know the definition, significance, and application of the following: 1. War of attrition 2. Stalemate 3. Poison gas-who used it first, what were the effects, etc. 4. Artillery 5. Balkan Powder Keg 6. Black Hand- Gavrilo Princip 7. Triple Alliance 8. Triple Entente 9. Militarism 10. Colonialism 11. Nationalism 12. Western Front 13. Two front war 14. Casualty
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