WHaG 9 The Great Wall of China? Name.In 221 BCE, a local ruler from the Chinese state of Qin ( chin ) violently conquered many towns and states and merged them into a large, new kingdom. That kingdom was the beginning of the China we know today. This
Catherine the Great.Consolidation under Catherine the Great.Several decades of weak rule followed after Peter s death in 1724. Significant change resumed during the reign of Catherine the Great who ruled from 1762-1796. She used the Pugachev peasant
Iroquois Confederacy Unit Test.Part A: Multiple Choice.Use the following information to answer question 1.1) Which word which fills in the blank in the paragraph above to make it most accurate is.Use the following to answer question 2
World History and World Cultures.Course Curriculum Map.Social Studies Department.Mercer Island High School.Topics of Study.Early Man and Early Civilizations.Ancient Greece.Ancient Roman Republic and Empire.World Religions.The Middle-Ages.Renaissance and Reformation
Topic 6 The Civil War.Points Possible: 25 pts.Lincoln Response Questions.*Directions: As you watch the movie Lincoln, answer the following questions. We will discuss the movie based on these questions before you turn in this worksheet for points
The Atomic Bomb Decision DBQ.Historical Context.The U.S. decision to drop atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 has generated much controversy over the years. Some argue that the bombing was necessary to end World
Hitler s Germany, 1933 39.A. Hitler became Chancellor in 1933. By 1934, he was totalitarian dictator of Germany (CREEP NF ).1. Chancellor, 30 January 1933 In November 1932, Chancellor Von Schleicher resigned. In January 1993, Hindenburg offered Hitler
World History/Geography.Post-Colonial Economic Patterns and Aberrations in Latin American Countries.During the colonial period, European countries practiced mercantilism. This encouraged in their colonies the production of mineral products and agricultural
When the Nazis took over the rest of Czechoslovakia in 1939, what did they declare about Jews? They were evil, a bad influence, and dangerous.What were some of the restrictions for Jews? Weren t allowed to travel, had to tell about valuables, could not
Teaching the Vietnam War.The Vietnam Conflict.Some suggested lesson plans and approaches.John J. Fitzgerald.What follows is a fully digitized version of a presentation, I have made over the last decade entitled, Teaching the Vietnam War. It has been
Schools of American Historiography.Defining Historiography: Two historians using the same facts may come to two different interpretations of a historical event. Contemporary British and American views of the battles of Lexington and Concord would likely
Chapter 14: World War I and the Russian Revolution (1914-1924).Section I: The Great War Begins.Many saw the world as a peaceful one others did not.Bismark said there would be a world war that he would not live to see.I. Alliances Draw Lines
AP WORLD HISTORY: Post-Classical World (600 TO 1450 CE).Nature and causes of changes in the world history framework leading up to 600 1450 CE as a period.Major events that caused change.Islam emerges; Islamic empire emerges.Technological Revolution in China (Sung dynasty)
Early History, Muscovy, and Early Imperial Russia.Excerpted from Russia: A Country Study, Glenn E. Curtis, ed. (Washington, DC: Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress, 1996).Historical Setting
Major Contributions of Catherine the Great of.Russia and Queen Victoria of England to Their Cultures.Wojciech Blaszczec.Dr. Priscilla Oguine.Two of the most important and influential reformers of their countries cultures were Catherine the Great of Russia