Unit 5
This empire had about three revolutions, caused by social inequality in the three estates and enlightenment ideas.
What is France?
The country where the Industrial Revolution began.
What is Great Britain?
The MAIN causes of WW1.
What is Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism?
The two large superpowers that competed during the Cold War (and the third country that was somewhat of a superpower).
What is US, USSR, Great Britain?
The organization that encourages global trade.
What is the World Trade Organization(WTO)?
This Enlightenment idea states that governments get their power from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
The new social class that grew during industrialization.
What is the working class?
The reason Germany was ruined after WW1.
What is Treaty of Versailles? (full blame for war, massive reparations, demilitarize).
What is the Iron Curtain?
The technological innovation that allowed for instant global communication.
What is the Internet?
Some key enlightenment ideas during this period were?
What is natural rights, popular sovereignty, women's suffrage, religious tolerance, humanism.
(Answering two out of five will give points).
Why did industrialization begin in Great Britain instead of other regions?
What is large amounts of coal and iron, political stability, and colonial resources, easy access to water?
(Answering two out of four will give points).
Why did the Great Depression lead to the rise of dictators like Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini?
What is dictators promising reform and to fix the economy in times of crisis?
Why did the Cold War lead to proxy wars instead of direct war between the two superpowers?
What is nuclear weapons risking mutual destruction, competition for global power/influence over capitalism and communism, did not want to lose large amounts of money to another direct war?
(Answering two out of three will give points).
Why have global trade organizations become more important in late 1900s and early 2000s?
What is businesses growing making them harder to regulate?
Explain a cause of the Haitian Revolution.
What is slaves inspired by Enlightenment ideas, slaves inspired by French Revolution?
(Writing an SAQ about one will count as correct).
Explain one negative effect of industrialization (which led to workpalce reforms).
What is long hours, low wages, dangerous factory conditions.
(Writing an SAQ about one will count as correct).
Explain one way WW1 changed political borders in Europe.
What is collapse of Ottoman empire, collapse of Austria-Hungary, creation of Poland and Czechoslovakia?
(Writing an SAQ about one will count as correct).
Explain the containment policy made by the US in 1947.
What is strategy to stop global spread of communism, "containing" it?
Explain one way globalization has affected cultures around the world (pop culture).
What is globalization increased the spreading music, food, movies, fashion, etc across the world through the internet, westernization took place due to this.
(Writing an SAQ about one will count as correct).
How were the American and French revolutions different?
What is American Revolution focused more on independence from Britain while the French Revolution focused on economic inequality and social tensions.
(If most topics are mentioned, points are earned).
How did industrialization change the global economy?
What is increased production of all goods, globalized markets, led to imperialism and increased capitalism?
(If most topics are mentioned, points are earned).
How did the causes of WW1 and WW2 differ?
What is WW1 was caused by MAIN, while WW2 was caused by issues from Treaty of Versailles and the rise of fascism/dictators.
Why did the Cold War lead to decolonization in Africa and Asia?
What is colonial powers were weakened, encouraging independence movements across Africa and Asia.
How has globalization created economic opportunity?
What is increased market access, lower production costs, better technology, better job markets/lower unemployment.
(If most topics are mentioned, points are earned).