Short
Term Identification:Pick 5 of the following 8 terms.Provide a short
(two-three sentences) explanation about the historical significance for each of
the terms you chose. Imperialism Rationalism Capitalism Absolutism
Republicanism Social Darwinism Liberalism Marxism Short Essay Response: Pick 1
of the following 2 prompts. Provide a short (1-2 paragraphs, 5-7 sentences
each) response. How did westerners benefit from the exploitation of the
populations and resources of the Americas? OR What were the
causes of the French Revolution? Long Essay Response: Pick 1 of the
following 2 prompts. Write a long form essay (3-4 paragraphs.) How did the
Industrial Revolution affect westerners? What did the shift to
industrialization do to western politics, social relations, and economics? Who
were its biggest supporters? Detractors? OR What were the principal motivations
for western imperialism in the nineteenth century?
Imperialism,
in the late nineteenth and mid twentieth centuries, denoted a time of serious
international contest among European powers as they tried to extend their
realms through colonization, prompting huge worldwide power shifts and social
effects.