First Semester Study Guide

Be able to discuss the definition and importance of each of the following

For each word/person/event, make sure you know:  what it is, what they believed, what happened, how it is important

Chapter 2

James 1

James II

Charles I

Charles II

Divine right of kings

Jean Jacques Rousseau’s ideas

John Locke

Laissez-faire

Who is the father of rationalism?

Chapter 3

Committee of Public Safety

Maximillian Robespierre

Constitution of 1791

De-Christianization

Reign of Terror

Continental System

Napoleon

What led to Napoleon’s defeat?

2 reasons Napoleon’s empire collapsed

Chapter 4

Factory system

Reasons the Industrial Revolution started in England

Key inventions of the Industrial Revolution

Social change during the Industrial Revolution

Resources/elements used in the 1^st Industrial Revolution

New methods of transportation

Principle of intervention

Ministerial responsibility

Chapter 5

2 forms of Marxism

Resources/elements used in the 2^nd Industrial Revolution

Triple Alliance

Nationalism in the USA

Change in the Austrain Empire

Nationalism

Chapter 6

White Man’s Burden

Boers

Indian National Congress

Which countries remained independent

Direct rule

Indirect rule

Mohandas Gandhi

mestizos

Chapter 7

Open Door Policy

Tai Ping Rebellion

Self-strengthening

Meji Restoration

Short answer

What other events in history inspired the French Revolution?

Essay

How have both the First and Second Industrial Revolutions changed the way we lived today?  What effect did they have on the way people lived and worked?

What was Imperialism?  How did colonizing of areas affect the people living in them?  Write an essay that outlines the positive and negative effects of 19^th century imperialism. 

Describe the events that occurred during the French Revolution and how they affected the society and government. What role did women play in the Revolution?