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Modern World

Study Guide

Second Semester

Scientific Revolution: Chapter 22 pg. 623-628

Explain who people turned to for answers prior to the Scientific Revolution

Explain why church officials were upset with discoveries of the Scientific

Revolution

Enlightenment: Chapter 22 pg. 629-645

Explain who the philosophes were

Identify key philosophes and identify and explain the main idea they supported

Explain circumstances under which John Locke believed people could create a

new social contract; changing their system of government

Explain how Enlightenment ideas influenced the American and French

revolutions

Explain Divine Right

French Revolution: Chapter 23 pg. 651-675

Identify the name used to refer to the three classes of French society. Explain

who made up each group

Identify the causes of the French Revolution

Explain the significance of the Declaration of the Rights of Man

Identify the name of the time period during the French Revolution led by

Robespierre and characterized by frequent beheadings

Latin American Revolutions: Chapter 24 pg. 681-686

Identify who successfully led a revolt against the French and established the

country of Haiti

Identify who led the Latin American wars for independence

Industrial Revolution: Chapter 25 pg. 717-740

Identify which country led the Industrial Revolution. Identify the economic

policy this country followed

Identify the factors of production

Identify the first industry impacted by Industrialization

Explain a capitalist/free market/free enterprise economy (laissez-faire) supported

by Adam Smith

Explain the difference between capitalism and communism

Imperialism: Chapter 27 and 28 pg. 773-795 and 805-813

Explain the significance of imperialism/colonization

Identify the reasons European countries imperialized/colonized other territories

Explain the significance of the white man’s burden

World War I: The Great War: Chapter 29 pg. 841-861

Identify the causes of WWI

Identify the region known as the powder keg of Europe

Explain why Russia withdrew from WWI

Explain how the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the collapse of the Weimar

Republic in Germany and the rise of the Nazi party

Identify the new nations created after WWI

Russian Revolution: Chapter 30 pg. 867-878

Explain who the Bolsheviks were

Explain why the Russian Revolution occurred

Rise of Totalitarian Regimes: Chapter 31 904-914

Explain the factors that led to the Great Depression

Explain how the economic factors of the 1920s and 1930s led to the rise of

totalitarian regimes

Explain the government system followed by Mussolini and Hitler

Explain the difference between fascism and communism

Explain who lost their rights as a result of the Nuremberg Laws of Nazi Germany

World War II: Chapter 31 pg.915-919 and Chapter 32 pg. 925-951

Explain the significance of the Nazi-Soviet Pact

Explain the significance of the attack on Pearl Harbor

Explain why the United Nations was formed

Cold War: Chapter 33 pg. 965-991

Explain the policy of containment

Explain the significance of the Marshall Plan

Explain the significance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the

division of Germany into East and West Germany and the Korean War

Explain the significance of the Chinese communist revolution to the Cold War

Identify who led the communist revolution in China. Identify the nationalist

leader for fought against communism

Explain how the Korean War ended

Essay

Fall of the Soviet Union

• Identify policies instituted under Mikhail Gorbachev which led to the collapse of the Soviet

• Explain how each of the policies led to the fall of the Soviet Union

Globalization

• Define and explain examples of its impact on the world

Ethnic Tension

• Identify areas where ethnic tension has existed since 1991

• Explain the impact of ethnic tension on these areas

Human Rights

• Identify examples of human rights abuses that have occurred since 1945

• Explain the international response to these human rights abuses

Islamic Fundamentalism (Radical Islam)

• Explain the origin of Islamic fundamentalism

• Explain how Islamic fundamentalism has developed between 1960 and today

Environment

• Identify challenges to the environment since 1945

• Explain the international response by governments and non-governmental organizations to these environmental challenges

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