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American Revolution 1765-1783 French Revolution 1789-1799 Haitian Revolution 1791-1804 What factors caused this revolution? Be specific. The American colonists wanted independence from the rule of the British. The ideas of Enlightenment also helped them to start a revolution against the British. During this period, France had economic instability. The monarch collects a lot of taxes and most of the money they collect is used to aid American colonists for the American revolut...

CAUSES Why were Europeans interested in colonizing this area? What factors were driving this new imperialism? What resources attracted European interest? Europe saw the colonization of Africa as an opportunity to acquire a surplus population, thus settler colonies were created. With this invasion, many European countries saw Africa as being available to their disposal. Resources that attracted the European are raw materials like rubber, timber, diamonds, and gold were fou...

1. What role does the government play in capitalism? The government’s role is to intervene as little as possible in economic affairs and leave the market to its own device. 2. How does the concept of the “invisible hand” support this idea? The concept of the “Invisible hand” supports this idea because governments do not control the marketplace, and they cannot control invisible hands. This supports the idea that governments should intervene as little as possible in economic affai...

Unit 6 - Indian Revolt of 1857 (Sepoy Rebellion) Essential Question: What caused the Indian Revolt of 1857? Docu ment According to this document, what caused the Sepoy Rebellion? A The sepoys thought that the grease is made out of cows, which led to the rebellion because the Indian are hindu and they see cows as sacred creatures. By eating cows, it made them turn against the gods' will and this made them become mad. B According to document B, the cause of Sepoys rebellion came from conv...

Unit 6: Imperialism from 1750 to 1900 (AMSCO Chapters 6.1-6.5) Africa South Asia CAUSES Why were Europeans interested in colonizing this area? What factors were driving this new imperialism? What resources attracted European interest? Europe saw the colonization of Africa as an opportunity to acquire a surplus population, thus settler colonies were created. With this invasion, many European countries saw Africa as being available to their disposal. Resources that attracted the Eu...

Unit 5: Land Empires – Reform and Modernization (AMSCO pgs 317-321; 334-338) Ottoman Empire Japan (Meiji Era) What caused or instigated the reform movements in this empire? They worry about outside empires interfering with them. They were particularly concerned with European powers interfering with their affairs. Which led to the reform movements in this empire. When their feudal system began to crumble, they had to start making changes. They were able to legitimize the rule by re...

Age of Imperialism - A When the leaders of fourteen European countries and the United States came together to discuss control of Africa’s resources. They sought to discuss the partitioning of Africa, establishing rules to amicably divide resources among the Western countries at the expense of the African people. The outcome is that it caused a large amount of land plunders that damage the environment and there is horror in practicing against the black people. Using the map of Africa in 19...

The Chinese Civil Service Exam System” by Ichisada Miyazaki Reading Questions & Discussion Prompts 1. What evidence suggests that China’s society was highly patriarchal? The evidence that suggests why China’ society was highly patriarchal because the civil service exam excluded women. 2. What were boys expected to learn and study as part of their preparations for the exams? List at least five things. (Hint: there are several examples from pgs. 288-290) The boys were expected to learn...

Philosophies of China Selections from the Han Feizi: Chapter 49, “The Five Vermin” “There was a farmer of Song who tilled the land, and in his field was a stump. One day a rabbit, racing across the field, bumped into the stump, broke its neck, and died. Thereupon the farmer laid aside his plow and took up watch beside the stump, hoping that he would get another rabbit in the same way. But he got no more rabbits, and instead became the laughing stock of Song. Those who think they can ...

HAP AMSCO Prologue “History before 1200 C.E. Reading Study Guide Directions: For each reading section of the Prologue, define the important vocabulary words and answer the reading questions that follow using specific details Part 3: Post - Classical Civilizations, c 600 - c.1200 The Spread of Islam Objective Key Developments Describe why the classical empires fell and what characteristics allowed the post-classical empires to grow in their place. Describe how Islam spread in th...