SAQ Period 1&2
Describe the role of states in the expansion of maritime exploration from 1450-1750
-State Sponsorship
Compare the way in which the US and USSR sought to maintain influence over the course of the Cold War
-NATO vs. Warsaw
-Nuclear Power
-Proxy Wars
Explain the historical context of the Cold War after 1945
-Increased hopes for self government
-Increased resentment for imperialism
-Balance of power shifted due to WWII
Explain the causes of growth of networks of exchange after 1200
-Trading Cities
-New forms of credit and money economies
Explain how and why globalization changed culture over time
-Political and social changes lead to pop culture and consumer culture to become more global
-Global Culture: Hollywood, Sports
-Global Consumerism: Ebay, Toyota
Explain the causes and effects of the growth of trans-Saharan trade
-Technologies encouraging inter-regional trade: camel saddle, caravans
-Inter-regional trade
Explain the causes and effects of environmental changes in the period 1900 to present
-Human Activity ( deforestation, air quality, water supply)
-Greenhouse gases
Explain the causes of World War I
-MAIN
Explain how governments used a variety of methods to conduct war
-Propaganda, art, media
-Increased nationalism
Explain the effects of the ideological struggle of the Cold War
-Non-Aligned Movement
-Sukarno in Indonesia
-Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana
Explain how rulers used a variety of methods to legitimize and consolidate their power in land-based empires from 1450 to 1750
-Religious ideas
-Tax collection systems
-Art and monumental architecture
Compare the processes by which various peoples pursued independence after 1900
-Nationalistic Leaders
-Negotiated Independence
-Armed Struggle
-Regional, religious, and ethnic movements
Explain the causes of World War II
-Treaty of Versailles
-Great Depression
Give one example of response to economic crisis after 1900
-Brazil (domestic product)
-Mexico (silver and oil)
-US (FDR New Deal)
Explain the various responses to increasing globalization from 1900 to present
-Responses to economic globalization
(Anti-IMF and anti-World Bank activism)
(Advent of locally developed social media like Weibo in China)
Explain how political, economic, and cultural factors affected society from 1450 to 1750
-Family structures/dynamics in Africa
-Cultural synthesis of African, European, and American traditions
Explain how and why globalization changed international interactions among states
-International organizations created to maintain peace and facilitate cooperation (United Nations)
Explain the causes of the end of the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union
-Tech advancements
-Afghanistan
-Discontent with Communism
Explain how social categories, roles, and practices have been maintained and challenged over time
-Challenges to race, class, gender, and religion
-Increased access to education and professional roles
-Protest movements against environmental inequality
Protest movements against economic inequity
Explain how environmental factors affected human populations over time
-Diseases associated with poverty
-Emergent epidemic diseases
-Diseases associated with increased age
Explain the environmental effects of the various networks of exchange in Afro-Eurasia from 1200-1450
- Diffusion of crops (bananas in Africa, new rice types in East Asia, spread of citrus in the Mediterranean)
Explain the effects of movements to redistribute economic resources
-Communist Revolution for Vietnam
-Mengistu Haile Mariam in Ethiopia
-White Revolution in Iran
Explain the causes of China's adaptation of communism
-Japanese aggression
-Internal tensions
Explain various reactions to existing power structures in the period after 1900
-Opposition to conflict
-Intensified conflict
-Military response
-Violence against citizens
Explain how economic developments from 1450 to 1750 affected social structures over time
-Increased inter-connection
-Technological innovations
-Agriculture and demand for labor intensifies
Economic disputes lead to rivalries between states