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Final Exam Study Guide
Modern World History
EXAM LAYOUT:
 80 Multiple Choice Questions
 10 Primary/Secondary Source Document Questions
 2 Short Answer Questions
TOPICS BEING COVERED /WHAT TO STUDY:
FRENCH REVOLUTION & NAPOLEON
 Impact of the tax system in France
 Three Estates system
 Legislative system in France (Estates-General)
 Creation of/goals of the National Assembly
 Declaration of the Rights of Man
 Slogan of the Revolution
 Impact of the Terror
 Napoleon’s major reforms
 Continental System
 Napoleonic Code
 Napoleon’s return from exile
 Goal of the Congress of Vienna
 Lasting effect of Napoleon’s reign
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
 Impact on cities/urbanization
 Role of the steam engine on production
 Impact of new technology
 Benefits of the railroads
 Positive impacts of the Industrial Revolution
 Negative impacts of the Industrial Revolution
 Development of Germ Theory and Vaccinations
IMPERIALISM
 Which countries were most likely to be imperialistic?
 Motivating factors for imperialism
 Mandate System
 Hussein-McMahon Correspondence
 Sykes-Picot Agreement
 Balfour Declaration
WORLD WAR I
 MAIN causes of WWI
 Trench warfare + stalemate
 Use of unrestricted submarine warfare
 Reasons why Russia was not prepared for WWI
 Total war
 Reasons for US entry into WWI
 Reasons Russia surrendered before the end of WWI
 Treaty of Versailles – 4 main issues
 League of Nations
EUROPE BETWEEN WARS
 Key elements of fascism
 Fascism versus Communism
 Impact of economic depression on Germany
 How Hitler rose to power
 Role of the Enabling Acts
WORLD WAR II
 Order of Hitler’s aggressive actions
 Appeasement
 Goal of U.S. isolationists
 Lend-Lease
 Causes of WWII
 German battle strategies
 Battle of Britain
 Goal of invasion of Western Europe
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS:
Three of the questions below will be on your final exam. You will be
required to answer two of them! You will receive a graphic organizer
to help you prepare your responses.
Each response must include at least two body paragraphs with
specific examples.
1. How does economic instability contribute to political upheaval? Use at
least two separate examples from class to justify your response.
2. What forces motivated industrial nations to compete for overseas
territories in the late 1800s? Name at least three of these forces and
explain how each contributed to the competition for colonies.
3. Throughout this course we have studied a number of revolutions – the
Scientific Revolution, the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution,
the Russian Revolution. Explain what makes an event worthy of the title
“revolution” and then evaluate whether or not these events we studied
should be labeled Revolutions. Make sure as part of your evaluations to
include a comparison of the different Revolutions.
4. Was the Treaty of Versailles a complete failure? Explain your opinion
making sure to address how the Treaty impacted both “winning” and
“losing” countries and the outbreak of WWII.
5. How does the desire for power and the relationships between nations
influence decision-making processes?