Global History Regents
Essay Topics
Year
Date
Thematic
D.B.Q.
2001
Jan.
Industrialization
Events: French Rev.
Chinese Rev.
Iranian Rev.
2001
June
Geography
Industrialization
2001
August
Turning Points
Role of Women
2002
Jan.
Geography: Historical Event
Economic Systems
2002
June
Geography: Change in Physical
Environment
Human Rights
2002
August
Leaders
Human Migrations
2003
Jan.
Political Revolutions
Geography: Features &
Resources in Britain & Japan
2003
June
Groups & Conflicts
Turning Points:
Neolithic Rev.
Age of Exploration
Fall of Communism
2003
August
Geography: Impacts on Societies
Nationalism
2004
Jan.
Leaders: Individuals who have
changed history
Events: Neolithic Rev.
Scientific Rev.
Green Rev.
2004
June
Events: Turning Points
British Imperialism
2004
August
Economic Systems: Manorialism
Capitalism
Communism
Epidemics: Black Death
Smallpox
H.I.V./A.I.D.S.
2005
Jan.
Events: 20th Century
Change: Imperialism/Conquest
Mongols, Spanish &
French
2005
June
Global Problems
Wars: Reasons & Outcomes
2005
August
Leaders: Change
Change: Changes in Technology
printing press, steam
engine, atomic bomb
2006
Jan.
Leaders
Imperialism
2006
June
Conflicts: Groups, Causes & Viewpoints Industrial Rev. & Effects
Year
Date
Thematic
D.B.Q.
2006
June
Conflicts: Groups, Causes & Viewpoints Industrial Rev. & Effects
2006
August
Movement of People & Goods: Trade
Cold War & Effects
2007
Jan.
Human Rights Violations
French Rev. Causes & Effects
2007
June
Government Changing Society
Economic Systems:
Communism
Mercantilism
Manoralism
2007
Aug.
Political Systems: Characteristics &
Effects
Natural Resources: Help or
Hinder
2008
Jan.
Nonpolitical Revolutions: Changes &
Impacts
Government attempts at Control:
Hitler, Mao & Peter the Great
2008
June
Belief Systems: Key Beliefs & Impacts
Genocide, Environmental
Problems, Weapons of Mass
Destruction
2008
Aug.
Human Changes on Environment
Human Mass Migration: Causes
& Effects
2009
Jan.
Geography & Cultural Diffusion
Leaders: Gandhi, daVinci
& L’Ouverture
2009
June
Human Rights: Circumstances &
Resolutions
Economic/Social Changes:
Middle Ages, Industrial Rev.
Globalization
2009
Aug.
Belief Systems: Key Beliefs & Impacts
Control of Waterways: Economic
and Political Impacts
2010
Jan.
Philosophers & Their Writings:
Historical Circumstances, Central
Points, Influence of Teachings
Revolutions: Neolithic
Agrarian
Green
2010
June
Leaders/Ideas: Historical
Circumstances, Polices & Impacts
Geography: Deserts, Monsoons,
Cold Climates & Impacts
2010
Aug.
Nationalist Movements: Historical
Circumstances, Goals, Methodologies
& Results
Belief Systems: Christianity,
Islam, Buddhism/ How system
spread & Influence on people
2011
Jan.
Three Geographic Features & their
impact on specific civilizations
New Ideas: Heliocentrism,
Marxism, Natural Rights
Explain two ideas and discuss
their impact on specific
civilizations
Year
Date
Thematic
D.B.Q.
2011
June
Two Technological Innovations: Why
where they important and positive or
negative effects
Genocide: Cabodia, Ukraine &
Rwanda
2011
Aug.
Global Issues after WWII: Describe issue, Conquest: Mongols, Spanish &
Explain solution, Evaluate results
Ottoman (imperialism)
ie. H.I.V., deforestation, desertification, Reasons for conquest, how was it
nuclear proliferation
achieved, long term impacts
2012
Jan.
Important Individuals & Ideas:
Describe Historical Circumstance that
Lead individual to develop the idea,
Explain action of individual,
Impact of individual and their idea
THEMATICS
--Usually uses two examples
--Allows choice in examples
--Not limited to their suggestions
--Cannot use the United States in your main answer
D.B.Q.s
--Usually given 9-11 documents
--Doesn’t offer much choice, pick 2 out of three examples
--Usually must use 4-5 documents in essay
--Must include the document #
--Must used relevant outside information
--Cannot use the United States in your main answer
Transportation: Roads, Canals or
Railroads
Explain how specific societies used
these systems to control or unify.