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Global History and Geography 10R Midterm Review Sheet
Topics of Study:
1. The Scientific Revolution (CH 13 Section 5)
Key Terms: Scientific Method, natural law
Key People: Copernicus, Galileo, Newton
Key Concepts:
· How did the Church react to new ideas in science?
· In what ways did the scientific revolution lead people to question other ideas?
2. The Enlightenment (CH 17 sections 1 and 2)
Key Terms: absolute monarchy, reason, enlightened despot, natural rights
Key People: Locke, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau, Wollstonecraft, Catherine the Great,
Peter the Great
Key Concepts:
· How did Enlightenment ideas contribute to revolutionary ideas and a desire for political reform?
· How did some absolute monarchs apply enlightenment ideas to their governments?
3. The English Revolution/Civil War (CH 16 Section 3)
Key Terms: Divine Right, Constitutional monarchy, Glorious Revolution, Magna Carta, Parliament, English Bill of Rights, cavaliers, roundheads
Key People: Charles I, James I, Tudors, Stuarts, James II, Charles II, Oliver Cromwell,
William and Mary
Key Concepts:
· How did the Enlightenment influence the English Civil War and the creation of the Bill of Rights?
· What steps were taken to establish a limited monarchy in England?
4. The French Revolution (CH 18)
Key Terms: Old Regime, Estates General, Bourgeoisie, Bastille, Reign of Terror, Nationalism, liberal, conservative, radical, Congress of Vienna
Key People: Robespierre, Napoleon, Olympe de Gouges, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette
Key Concepts:
· What were the political, economic, social causes for the French Revolution?
· What were the various stages of the French Revolution?
· Explain the various political ideologies and their views of French government.
· What were the outcomes of the French Revolution and the Congress of Vienna?
5. The Industrial Revolution (CH 19 and 21)
Key Terms: Enclosure Movement, capital, factory system, proletariat, urbanization, communism, capitalism, Sadler Commission, suffrage, unions, laissez-faire, The Communist Manifesto, mass production, utilitarianism, entrepreneur
Key People: Karl Marx, Adam Smith, Ricardo, Malthus, Charles Dickens
Key Concepts:
· What factors enabled the Industrial Revolution to begin in England?
· What new innovations came out of this period?
· Explain the differences between capitalism and communism.
· What were the immediate and long term effects of Industrialization?
· How did the lives of the working class change during this period?
6. The Growth of Western Democracy (CH 23 Section 1-3)
Key Terms: Suffrage, Blight, Potato Famine, migration, Anti-Semitism, Zionism, Reform Act 1832
Key People: Alfred Dreyfus
Key Concepts:
· How did legislation and the expansion of suffrage make Britain more democratic in the 19th century?
· Why were the Irish unhappy with British rule?
· What were the causes and effects of the Irish Potato Famine?
· How did the Dreyfus affair exemplify Anti-Semitism in Europe?
· Why did Zionists push for a homeland for the Jewish people?
7. Latin American Revolutions (CH 20)
Key Terms: Caudillo, creole, Gran Colombia
Key People: Miguel Hidalgo, Jose Morelos, Jose de san Martin, Toussaint L’Overture,
Simon Bolivar
Key Concepts:
· What were the causes and effects of the Haitian, Mexican, and South American Revolutions?
· Why was it difficult to unite South America?
· What were the obstacles to progress in Latin America resulting from colonial rule?
8. Nationalism In Europe (CH 22)
Key Terms: Nationalism, Guerilla Warfare, Realpolitik, Kaiser, Emancipation, multi-national, Dual Monarchy, Militarism, Russification, Pogroms, anarchy, Duma
Key People: Otto von Bismarck, William I, Garibaldi, Mazzini, Cavour, Alexander II, Nicholas II
Key Concepts:
· How did Italy and Germany unite during this period?
· How did nationalism weaken old empires (Ottoman and Austrian)?
· In what ways did Russia lag behind the west during this time? How did czars try to modernize?
9. Imperialism (CH 24 and 25)
Key Terms: Imperialism, colony, protectorate, sphere of influence, White Man’s Burden, Social Darwinism, Berlin Conference, Sepoy Mutiny, Boxer Rebellion, Meiji Restoration, Zulu Resistance, Treaty of Nanjing, Zaibatsu, Monroe Doctrine
Key People: King Leopold
Key Concepts:
· What were the various motives for European Imperialism?
· How did Imperialism impact Africa, India, China, and Japan during this time?
· How did the Meiji Restoration change Japan during this time?
· What were the reactions of colonized people to imperial control by Europeans?
· What were the effects of Imperialism on the colonies?
· Describe the relationship between the United States and Latin America.
· What were the causes and outcomes of the Mexican Revolution of 1910?
10. World War I and the Russian Revolution (CH 26)
Key Terms: militarism, alliance, ultimatum, total war, Bolshevik, trench warfare, Wilson’s 14 Points, Treaty of Versailles, abdicate, Bloody Sunday Massacre, reparations
Key People: Gavrilo Princip, Woodrow Wilson, Nicholas II, Lenin, Stalin
Key Concepts:
· Describe the MAIN causes of WWI.
· How did the Triple Entente and Triple Alliance increase tensions in Europe?
· What technological advances made WWI so deadly?
· How did the Communist party gain power in Russia?
· What were their goals?
· Why did Russia withdraw from WWI?
· What were the outcomes of WWI?