Download Study Guide Final Exam 2015-2016

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I.
Types of Government
Government
How Power is Acquired
What must citizens do
to enact change?
Constitutional
Monarchy
Absolute
Monarchy
Democracy
Dictatorship
Constitutional
Monarchy
Absolute Monarchy
Theocracy
Both
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1. What is the significance of a country that has a constitution?
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2. The United States of America is a democracy. Who are the legislative branch and the
executive branch accountable to?
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II.
Types of Economies
Economic
System
Traditional
Economy
Who Produces?
How Much to Produce?
For Whom to
Produce?
Market
Economy
Command
Economy
Mixed
Economy
1. Describe a country that has changed from a traditional economy to a market economy.
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2. Explain why the United States is an example of a mixed economy.
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3. Aside from rising prices of a product, what would you do if you were a business owner
and your product was in extremely high demand?
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4. List a few vocab words that pertain to a country’s economy.
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III. Enlightenment
1. List the Enlightenment thinkers and their ideas.
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2. What would Enlightenment thinkers like Locke and Rousseau tell you to do if a
government was violating your natural rights?
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3. What are Locke’s Three Natural Rights of Man?
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4. Why did French citizens revolt and what was their objective?
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5. Define Social Contract.
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Influence on American
Revolution/Government
Influence on French Revolution
John Locke
Voltaire
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IV.
The Industrial Revolution
1. Define Urbanization
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2. Define the Industrial Revolution?
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3. List and describe three effects of the Industrial Revolution.
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4. Recall the unsafe working conditions that workers in England endured. What are some
of the things that the workers did to get their voices heard and to enact positive change to
improve the harsh working conditions and low wages?
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V.
Imperialism in Africa
1. Define Imperialism
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2. Why did European Imperialism in Africa increase in the late 19th and early 20th century?
(Hint think Industrial Revolution)
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Culture (religion and
language)
Economy
Politics
Impact of Imperialism
on African. . .
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VI.
WWI and WWII
1. U. S. president Wilson’s plan for post WWI peace included the League of Nations. Why was the League
ultimately unsuccessful in preventing another war?
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2. Why were European countries so reluctant to go to war in WWII? **hint “The Lost Generation”**
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3. Acts of genocide occurred against which group of people in WWII?
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4. Describe how the Treaty of Versailles was a cause of WWII.
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VII. Social Studies Skills and Methods
1. Define Propaganda.
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2. How would you know if a source of information is biased?
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3. What are some things you can do to make sure you have reliable information when investigating a topic?
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4. What is the difference between a primary and secondary source?
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VIII. Atomic Bomb
1. What cities had atomic bombs dropped on them during WWII?
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2. What were the dates that each city had an atomic bomb dropped on them during WWII?
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3. What happened that convinced the Japanese to surrender at the end of WWII?
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