History 102 (Spring 2009)
Study Guide for Midterm Examination Midterm
will be on Monday, 4 May 2009, in MUS-114!
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ESSENTIAL TERMS (15 points; three points each; choice of 5/15): These are the terms (people,
concepts, events, ideas) that it is essential to know for the midterm
examination. Not all of them will be on the examination, but knowing the
importance of all these terms in the context of our course will help you
greatly in the examination overall; short answer and essay questions. They
are listed in the order in which they were discussed in our classes, grouped
by general topic and event. |
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Voltaire Diderot philosophes Louis XVI Robespierre Bastille, Storming of Third Estate Tennis Court Oath Declaration of the Rights of Man and
of the Citizen Olympe de Gouges Jacobins Committee of Public Safety Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleonic Code Levee en masse Civil Constitution of the Clergy Continental System Congress of Vienna Balance of Power Trafalgar |
Enclosure Seed drill Jethro Tull James Watt Navvies Irish Potato Famine Urbanization industrialization factory system Spinning Jenny Water Frame Richard Arkwright Charles Dickens Estate tavern serfdom emancipation literacy nationalism Polish partitions Frankfurt Assembly Pan-Slavism |
Reformation vernacularization J. G. Herder Baron von Humboldt bourgeoisie proletariat social class respectability skill separate spheres Queen Victoria Cult of domesticity sweatshops prostitution Giuseppe Mazzini John Stuart Mill Giuseppe Garibaldi Camillo Benso di Cavour Otto von Bismarck Realpolitik Crimean War |
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Multiple-Choice Questions (45 points; three points each): In this section, students will answer
15 multiple-choice questions similar to those on the quizzes. |
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II.
MAP QUESTION (Ten points; two points each; choice of 5/7): In this section, you will be asked to
identify important places on a blank map of Europe. Important locations
include the location of each of the Great Powers and their capital cities, as
well as a few other places, whose location you will know, if you have studied
the Essential Terms listed above. Questions will take the form of identifying
the location of important historical events. |
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IV.
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS (30 points): For the essay, you will have a choice
out of two questions. It is crucial that you first of all indicate which
question you are answering, and then state your thesis (your answer to the
question). Then, make an argument for your thesis, and finally conclude. It
is not sufficient to describe the events. You must make an argument in response
to the question and you must be as specific as possible. Below are
sample questions that may or may not appear on the exam. |
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1)
What factors contributed to
the outbreak of the French Revolution? Which factor amongst these do you
think was most important and why? Discuss your reasons using specific
examples from the readings and lectures. 2)
The French Revolution and
Industrial Revolution are often considered together as the “Dual Revolution”
of the 19th-century western world. Which of these two revolutions
had more lasting, important consequences for the subsequent history of the
western world? Support your position with examples, facts and ideas from the
readings and lectures. Be as specific as possible. 3)
What were the
main causes for the rise of nationalism in the Western World? Which of these
causes do you think was most important? Why? Please be as specific as
possible, referring to the readings and lectures. 4)
Many historians have argued
that the Industrial Revolution was the most important ‘event’ in the world
since the beginning of Neolithic Age. Do you agree or disagree? Discuss with
reference to specific developments in the 19th century. |
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