Welcome to Your Modern
World History College Prep
Final Exam Review Packet!
Livingston High School 2014-2015
Mr. Collins
So you can prepare for your Modern World History final on June 18, 2015 I have
assembled a list of essential questions and terms (including people, events, ideas
etc) to help guide you in your studies. I would recommend that you take this
terms list and create a completed study guide of your own using your guided
notes, past study guide packets, past quizzes and tests, assignments, and essays
when studying. The terms are divided by unit and subtopics.
Making the most out of this study guide
1- Read all associated textbook pages and study guide packets
2 -Review guided notes, PowerPoint overviews, previous quizzes and tests
3 - Know key terms
4 - Practice answering the Essential Questions
Final Exam – Part 1: The first portion of the Final Exam will consist of 50 multiple choice questions
worth 1 point each.
Unit 3 – Revolutionary Change
The French Revolution
Essential Questions:
To what extent can revolutions be viewed as a process?
To what extent are revolutions successful in implementing philosophical ideals?
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Text Chapter 7 – The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815
Review the following vocabulary terms, people and ideas from the Industrial Revolution:
Phase I of the French Revolution - causes
Tax system in France pre-Revolution
Domestic accomplishments of Napoleon Bonaparte
The Industrial Revolution
Essential Questions:
Why does the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain?
What role does technological innovation play in the revolution?
To what degree has progress impacted people’s lives?
In what ways are political movements and reforms a response to industrialization?
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Text Chapter 9 – The Industrial Revolution, 1700-1900
o Sections 1, 2 and 4
Review the following vocabulary terms, people and ideas from the Industrial Revolution:
Industrial Revolution
Agricultural Revolution – Causes and Results
Urbanization – Causes and Results of people moving to cities
Life spans of city people v. country people
Development of Labor Unions
Karl Marx - economic philosopher
The Russian Revolution
Essential Questions:
Why did communism emerge in Russia?
How did individuals and groups promote revolutionary actions and bring about change in
Russia/USSR?
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Text Chapter 14 – Revolution and Nationalism, 1900-1939
o Sections 1 and 2
Review the following vocabulary terms, people and ideas from the Russian Revolution:
Czars Alexander III and Nicholas II
Philosophical ideas affecting the Russian Revolution
Communist Economic System in Russia
Soviet Union and Totalitarianism
Command Economy
Collective Farming
Five Year Plans
Unit 4 – War and Peace
Essential Questions:
To what extent is war justifiable?
To what extent do peace treaties and international charters resolve conflict?
Introduction to War and Peace
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Text chapters and sections
o Ch 5 Section 3
o Ch 7 Section 3, 4 and 6
o Ch 8 Section 3
Review the following vocabulary terms, people and ideas from the Introduction to War and
Peace:
Peace of Westphalia - purpose and outcome
Congress of Vienna – purpose and outcome
Italian Unification (Cavour, King of Sardinia, Garibaldi)
Status Germany and Great Britain after German unification
Age of Imperialism
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Text Chapter 11 – The Age of Imperialism , 1850-1914
o Sections 1 through 5
 Text Chapter 12 – Transformations Around the Globe , 1800-1914
 Sections 1 and 2
Review the following vocabulary terms, people and ideas from the Age of Imperialism:
Imperialism
Motivation for European Imperialism
Plantation farming and Cash Crops
Berlin Conference
Opium War
World War I
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Text Chapter 13 – The Great War, 1914-1918
o Sections 1 through 4
Review the following vocabulary terms, people and ideas from World War I:
Causes of World War I (M.A.N.I.A.)
Impact of Imperialism on WWI
Franz Ferdinand
The ‘Powder Keg’ of Europe
Pre War and Post-War Maps – how did they change?
Role of the United States in WWI
Paris Peace Conference – goals
Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Results of the ‘Treaty of Versailles’
League of Nations
World War II
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Text chapters and sections
o Ch 15 Years of Crisis, 1919-1939 - Sections 3 and 4
o Ch 16 World War II, 1939-1945 - Sections 1 and 4
Review the following vocabulary terms, people and ideas from World War II:
Germany in the 1920’s
Great Depression
Fascism
Benito Mussolini
WWII - Continued
Policy of Appeasement
The Third Reich
September 1, 1939
Atlantic Charter
V-E Day
Yalta Conference
Superpowers at the end of WWII
United Nations
Unit 5 – Human Rights
Essential Questions:
How had the idea of individual human rights evolved over time?
Review the following vocabulary terms, people and ideas from Human Rights:
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Genocide
Nazi Holocaust – groups impacted
Kristallnacht
Essay Portion
Final Exam Part 2: The essay portion of the test will be worth 50% of your final exam grade.
You will write a 5 paragraph essay (non DBQ) on the following question:
To what extent has the period 1850 to the present been characterized by
nationalistic and ethnic conflict, rather than international cooperation?
You will be given a blank template, a reminder sheet of essay hints and tips, and the question
sheet. You will be writing a 5 paragraph essay which will be graded on a 50 point rubric.
It is recommended you prepare an essay outline prior to the final exam. You will not have
access to your outline during the exam.
When answering the question think about...
What are some examples of conflicts related to nationalism?
What are some examples of conflicts related to ethnic differences?
What are some examples of international cooperation?
Key Point Brainstorming Area: