Unit 2: The Age of Revolutions, 1750-1914
Unit Overview: The Age of Revolutions, 1750-1914
This unit covers the years 1750-1914. Some of the major themes in this unit:
Latin American Revolutions
The French Revolution
Napoleon's conquest of Europe and the Congress of Vienna
The Industrial Revolution
The Concert of Europe Revolutions of 1848
Nationalism in the 19th century
Creation of Germany and Italy
19th century Imperialism
Unit Essay: The Age of Revolutions
In order to get credit for this project you must write an essay on the following topic:
The Age of Revolutions
Throughout the globe, the years 1750-1914 represented massive changes: The Agricultural and Commercial Revolutions transformed how Europe and other nations farmed and did business, the American and French Revolutions of the late 18th century and later the rise of nationalism in the 19th century created the democratic and parliamentary governments that would dominate the 20th century, and the Industrial Revolution would alter the world in nearly every way. Consider some of the key developments you have read about in your lessons for this unit and write an essay of 600 words or more explaining how the 19th century-the Age of Revolutions-had transformed many areas in the world politically, socially, and economically.
Some revolutions from the era to consider when writing your essay:
British Agricultural Revolution
Napoleon Bonaparte, 19th century Conqueror of Europe
The easiest way to do this essay would be to pick 3-4 of the following revolutions to use as body paras and then to discuss how the revolutions changed the world politically, socially, or economically.
Unit Videos:
Napoleon Part 1: To Destiny (45:06)
Napoleon Part 2: Mastering Luck (45:03)
World History B Unit 2 Key Terms
For this project you must define the terms listed below and explain each term's significance to the unit/era being studied. Your definition should be 2-3 sentences long and may be copied and pasted from a source like Wikipedia, but the significance of the term must be in your own words and based on your own understanding. To fill out a term's significance, ask yourself, "Why is this item included in my study of this unit? Why is this term in a history book?" The answer to this question is your term's significance.
Unit 2 Key Terms:
English Civil War
Napoleonic Wars
Congress of Vienna
Sepoy Mutiny
Enlightenment
Industrial Revolution
Concert of Europe
Berlin Conference
Estates General
laissez-faire
revolutions of 1848
Opium Wars
National Assembly
capitalism
Communist Manifesto
Monroe Doctrine
Reign of Terror
Agricultural Revolution
Simon Bolivar
Open Door Policy
Below is an example of a key term done with the proper format:
William the Conqueror: William I (c. 1028[2] – 9 September 1087), also known as William the Conqueror (Guillaume le Conquérant), was the first Norman King of England from Christmas 1066 until his death. He was also Duke of Normandy from 3 July 1035 until his death, under the name William II. Before his conquest of England, he was known as William the Bastard because of the illegitimacy of his birth.To press his claim to the English crown, William invaded England in 1066, leading an army of Normans, Bretons, Flemings, and Frenchmen (from Paris andÎle-de-France) to victory over the English forces of King Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest.[3] (I copied and pasted this definition from Wikipedia)
Significance: William the Conqueror is significant because his conquest of England created the first nation state in Europe. His rearrangement of English feudal territories to give himself dramatically more power than the the barons and nobles around him caused him to be the most powerful monarch in Europe and eventually led to the rise of other nation states over the next few centuries. (These are my words based on my knowledge of English and European history.)
