Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Modern World Chapter 20 Test Review


This test is on chapter 20 of your textbook and all related class material

Test Date:  Friday, February 8th

  • The Haitian Revolution:
    • The causes and significance of the Haitian Revolution
    • How the Haitian Revolution compares with other revolutions we’ve studied
    • The role of Toussanit L’Ouvertur

  • The Independence of Latin America
    • The causes, outcome, and significance of the Mexican Revolt of 1810
    • The background and roles of Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin
    • Mestizo goals for Latin American independence and government
    • The significance and impact of independence in Latin America
    • The failures of the revolutionn

  • The major developments in the early History of the United States in the 19th century
    • The election of Andrew Jackson as president and characteristics of the Jacksonian era
    • Westward expansion and “manifest destiny”
    • The issue of slavery and the expansion of slavery including
·      The economic and social differences of the North and South
·      The Abolitionist movement
·      The Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Dred-Scott decision

·         The causes and characteristics of the American Civil War, including
o   The election of Abraham Lincoln and the secession of the southern states
o   The goals, strategies, and commanders for both sides
o   Technology
o   The end of the war and Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan’s strategy

·         The recovery of the United States from 1865-190


  • The major characteristics of the “mass” society—role of women, changing conditions of the working classes, access to education, childhood, and leisure

·     The major scientific and artistic achievements of the period, and how they shaped and reflected the mass society including:

o   Darwin, Curie, Mendeleev, Einstein, and Freud and their respective fields and contributions

·         Significance of/characteristics and examples of Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, and Abstract art


Format:  15 Multiple Choice (3 points each), 45 points; 2 essay choices (choose 1), 55 pts.

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