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WORLD HISTORY STUDY GUIDE
Let’s Make A Deal! If you have 59% or below going into the final and you get 85% on the final exam, you will receive a
D- for your semester grade.
FRENCH REVOLUTION AND DEMOCRACY PANEL
10.2 Students compare and contrast the Glorious Revolution of England, the American Revolution, and the French
Revolution and their enduring effects worldwide on the political expectations for self-government and individual liberty.
Textbook:
What is the Magna Carta and when was it written? Why is it important? P. 156
What was the “Glorious Revolution” in Britain? P. 176-181
Review the English Bill of Rights (See Comparison chart with French Declaration of
Rights and Man and U.S. Bill of Rights in Notebook)
Be able to identify: divine right (p. 176), limited monarchy vs. absolute monarchy
Identify the ideas of (See handout called Summary of Historical Figures)
 Thomas Hobbes
 Baron de Montesquieu p. 185
 Mary Wollstonecraft p. 189
 John Locke p. 181
 Jean Jacques Rousseau p. 185
 Who believed in the “consent of the governed”?
 Who wrote about a “social contract”?
French Revolution- read back through your old packet.
Be able to put the major events of the revolution in order!
1. Meeting of the Estates General
2. Tennis Court Oath-formation of the National Assembly
3. Storming of the Bastille July 14, 1789
4. Publication of the Declaration of the Rights of Man
5. Women march on Versailles
6. National Assembly- Legislative Assembly- National Convention- CPS- Directory
7. Napoleon takes power from Directory
Textbook pages 212 through 225. THESE PAGES WILL REALLY HELP YOU REVIEW THE EVENTS OF THE
REVOLUTION!
 What were the conditions in France before the revolution?
 What similar individual rights are in the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
 What year is associated with the start of the French Revolution?
 Why did the king call the Estates-General meeting?
 What conditions forced him to call the meeting?
 What happened to the price of bread at this time?
 What is a cahier?
 What were some common grievances in the cahiers?
Identify the following people and their role in the FR:
 Louis XVI
 Marie Antoinette
 Robespierre
 The Directory (Napoleon stages a coup against them)
 Napoleon
Who made up the Three Estates?
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Why was the Tennis Court Oath a major step towards
democracy?
 Why did they take it?
 What did they call themselves?
Who put the king on trial and what was he accused of?
Who was in the Committee of Public Safety?
 What the CPS’ goal?
 Who was in charge of it?
 From whom did the CPS get its power?
 What happened to Robespierre?
 How successful was it?
In what way was the fall of the Bastille symbolic?
 When did it fall and why is the date important?
Napoleon
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How did Napoleon come to power?
Napoleon pages 229-235
Remember Napoleon set up schools called lycees, efficient taxation,
Napoleonic code, and national bank.
What military mistakes did he make?
What happened to Napoleon and why was he an effective leader? Why was
his ambition a problem?
What was the Continental System and why did it fail?
Why and how was the invasion of Russia a disaster?
Where was he exiled after Waterloo?
The 1800s: Use your packet and textbook
10.3 Students analyze the effects of the Industrial Revolution in England, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States.
What is the Congress of Vienna? Textbook pages 265-268
 What countries were involved?
 What was its goal?
 What is conservatism?
 Why was the Congress of Vienna conservative? (What lessons had the leaders of the meeting learned from the
French Revolution?)
 What is liberalism?
Industrial Revolution pages 253-262 in text and Packet
 Why was it Britain who started the Industrial Revolution?
 What is urbanization and what was its impact on society? (What new socio-economic classes formed?
 Review the long-term effects of Industrialization (we did these as a group)
 What is the overall effect of textile inventions such as flying shuttle, spinning jenny cotton gin water
frame?
 Identify some of the key issues for women of different social classes.
 What were some technological advances during the 1800’s and how did this influence population? (See
chart in Packet) Be familiar with inventions such as the light bulb, textile related inventions, steam
engine, etc.
 What are some of the main issues surrounding Child Labor, especially in Britain?
 What dangers did the children face and what other hardships were there?
 How are Karl Marx’ ideas about communism connected to the IR? Page 261 and 299 in textbook.
What is communism?
Why would communism be appealing to poor people particularly?
Colonialism/Imperialism
10.4 Students analyze patterns of global change in the era of New Imperialism in at least two of the following
regions or countries: Africa, Southeast Asia, China, India, Latin America, and the Philippines.
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Pages 335-359 in textbook, many pages in Packet
What is colonialism/imperialism?
Who colonized West Africa?
Who colonized East Africa and India?
What is “indirect rule” and who used it?
What is “direct rule” and who used it?
What is Social Darwinism?
What were the motivations for colonization? (“God, Gold and Glory”, political, economic, religious, exploratory,
ideological)
What were some positive aspects of imperialism?
What are some negative aspects of imperialism?
Art and literature pages 281-285 in textbook
What are the elements of neo-classical art?
What are the elements of Romantic Art?
What are the elements of Realist art?
How did the Industrial Revolution give rise to Romanticism?
World War I (remember there will be proportionately more questions on WWI than other sections)
10.5 Students analyze the causes and course of the First World War
10.6 Students analyze the effects of the First World War.
Review your notes from pages 423-439
 Know the details of the Schlieffen Plan and why GB came into the war
 Be able to identify the battle of the Marne, Verdun, Somme, Gallipoli, and Ypres
 Know the major difference between the Eastern and Western fronts
 What difficulties did Russia face?
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Notebook: read through the entire notebook!
Review what Europe was like before the war and how the war got started
 How did the balance of power change because of newly united Germany
and Italy?
 Why did France form an alliance with Russia?
 Review the long term causes
 Know the chain of events or “domino effect” that led to war being
declared
 What is MANIA
 Review long fuse idea
What did they think the war would be like?
What are some events the war caused?
Why the title “Long Fuse”?
Why was Germany’s alliance to Austria problematic? How was Austria different from Germany?
What are the effects of “Total War”?
 Why do governments expand their powers in wartime, and what are the results of that expansion?
 What types of censorship were used?
 What jobs did women have?
 What impact did women have on the work force?
U.S. into the war and propaganda:
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What is propaganda and why were the Zimmerman telegram and the sinking of the Lusitania important?
 Why do governments use propaganda?
 What is unrestricted submarine warfare and how did it bring the U.S. into the war?
 What was the U.S. reaction to the Zimmerman telegram?
The End of the War: How and why does the war end?
 What is the lesson of WWI?
 Why was the war a tragedy?
 What was the Treaty of Versailles like and what were some of the main provisions regarding Germany?
 Review the “Lost Peace” video questions
 What role did the U.S. play at Versailles?
 What were the main ideas in Wilson’s 14-point speech?
Battles:
Study the following:
 Western Front notes, Marne, Ypres, Somme, Verdun (Be able to identify the different battles)
 Gallipoli and Tannenberg
Terms: Know the definition, significance, and application of the following:
1. War of attrition
2. Stalemate
3. Poison gas-who used it first, what were the
effects, etc.
4. Artillery
5. Balkan Powder Keg
6. Black Hand- Gavrilo Princip
7. Allied Powers
8. Central Powers
9. Militarism
10. Colonialism
11. Nationalism
12. Western Front
13. Two front war
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Casualty
Ultimatum
Schlieffen Plan
Trench warfare
Propaganda
Enlist
Conscription
Armistice Nov 11, 1918
Zimmerman telegram
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Lusitania
Mobilization
No-Man’s Land
Short Answer: You need to select 2 of the following prompts to write on. You should practice at home and then be ready
to write your answer out during class.
1. The French Revolution is called “…the single most important event in the history of government.” Assess
this quote. Compare and Contrast the American and French Revolutions to the French Revolution.
2. Explore the pros and cons of leaving a farm to work in a factory during the Industrial Revolution. Be sure to
consider the social and economic factors and come to a conclusion on whether it is a positive or negative
experience. Provide specific urban changes.
3. Is War an inevitable consequence of human nature? That is, do you believe mankind can ever achieve true world
peace? Explain with specific examples from the various lessons this semester.
4. In what ways did censorship and women’s role in the war contribute to the “lost generation” that became the hallmark
for European society?
5. Some historians argue that the heavy psychological and economic penalties placed on Germany by the Treaty of
Versailles created the conditions for World War 2. How might the treaty have been written to alleviate worldwide
concern over German militarism without exacting such a heavy toll?
BRING YOUR WORLD WAR I PACKET TO THE FINAL