AP World History: 1750-1900

-Overarching Themes
+This is the era of European dominance-the Industrial Revolution, Imperialism and colonialism, the development of the modern nation-state
+Interconnection of events in this period-social, political, economic, military
+The rise of nationalism-not just in Europe but globally
-Significant political upheaval-The American and French revolutions
+Compare and contrast
+Who were the driving thinkers
+What were the driving forces
-The rise of Napoleon and the changes to Europe
+The end of the “Ancien Regime”
-Independence comes to Latin America
+Revolts in the Spanish Empire
----What are some of the major causes, key events, key players and impacts of all these revolutions-----
-The industrial revolution
+Improvements to agriculture
+New inventions-telegraph, telephone, light bulb, railroads, internal combustion engine, radio
+The rise of the factory system and new methods of production
+The rise of the working class and changes to the agricultural lifestyle
-New economic and social philosophies
+Adam Smith versus Karl Marx
+Free markets versus socialism
+The rise of unions and “social mobility”
+The rise of nationalism and imperialism
+Trade, conquest, and wealth
-European colonization
+Asia and Africa
+But not Latin America- The Monroe Doctrine
-Nationalist movements
+German and Italian unification
+What about the Russians and Ottomans?
+Social changes in the world