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1 CHY 4U – West and the World Exam Information June, 2012 – Ms. Paiva Remember that your textbooks and books you borrowed must be returned by the start of the final exam. The date of the exam is Wednesday, June 20 at 12:05 – you can leave at 2:15 (not before) and stay until 2:30 if you wish. The exam is worth 15% of your final mark for this course. The following is a breakdown of the 3 sections: Section A – Multiple Choice – 30 (or 40) in total. Record answers in the attached answer key. Section B – Short Answer – Identify and give the significance of people, concepts, and themes from the course. Respond to 8 of 15 (5 marks each = 40 marks total). Section C – Essay Question – Choice of ONE of two possible essay questions about major themes from our course. Your essay must have an introduction with thesis statement, 3 body arguments and a conclusion. Provide as much detail and evidence to support your thesis as possible. Some things to study for these sections: Unit 1 Unit 2 Religion during the Early Modern era (salvation, providence, etc) Causes/Consequences of the Protestant Reformation (Martin Luther, indulgences, 95 Theses, Diet of Worms) The CounterReformation (Council of Trent, other countermeasures) Feudalism Mercantilism The Italian Renaissance & The Northern Renaissance (humanism, philology, printing press) Absolutism (divine right, Louis XIV centralizing power, Versailles) 5 reasons that Europeans were the first to explore, conquer and colonize Unit 3 Unit 4 (Seminar Topics) The Enlightenment (rationalism, ideologies, key thinkers/ideas) Factors contributing to change in the 18th century (population increase, enclosure movement, inventions, etc) (pg 141 #1, 2) The role of salons and women during the Enlightenment African slavery, exploration and the beginning of mercantile trade (slave trade) World War I – causes, outbreak, beginning of war, leadership, end of war, social impact etc Modernization & Dependency Theory, characteristics of a developing nation The shift from feudalism mercantilism capitalism War and Revolution in Russia The Industrial Revolution (roots, why England?, railroads, connection to imperialism) Economic Ruin: The Great Depression –dictators, fascism, depression The French Revolution (contributing causes— Enlightenment ideals, famine, treasury, Louis XVI, etc) The French Revolution facts – Estates General, National Assembly, Tennis Court Oath, the Reign of Terror, Jacobins, the Directory, etc. New political ideas of the 19th century (laissez faire, utilitarianism, liberalism, nationalism, socialism, conservatism) The Rise of Stalin – Five Year Plan, life under Stalin, communism etc. Social impact of the Industrial Revolution Hitler and the Rise of National Socialism – fascism, war against the Jews, family life, etc Nationalism and the unification of Germany & Italy (Realpolitik, Bismarck, Mazzini, Garibaldi, Cavour, Ems Telegram, consequences FrancoPrussian War ) Social Darwinism origins, significance, connection to colonialism Conflict and War: Europe, 1939 – politics, Hitler, technology, Poland, the Fall of France, Battle of Britain, Tripartite Pact, etc. Napoleon – power, legacy, fall? New Imperialism (the Scramble for Africa, causes of the dependent relationship between conquering and colonized nations) The End of World War I – Versailles, blame, consequence. War in the Pacific & Victory in the Pacific – Sino-Japanese War, Rape of Nanking, Pearl Harbour, the Nuclear Age, etc. Diplomacy and Coalition Warfare – United States enters the war, turning point of the war, Dieppe, Invasion of Sicily, The Normandy Invasion, Hitler’s last stand, United Nations, etc.