1. Why was England the first country to have an industrial revolution?
  2. What impact did industrialization make on the working class?
  3. Describe the reform movements that appeared in Europe at his time (1830-1850)?
  4. Why were the liberals threatened by communist ideas?
  5. What were some of the changes that Russia was experiencing under Tsar Alexander II?
  6. How did Italy manage to achieve unification?
  7. In what way was German unification different from Italy’s?
  8. What changes did the Europeans make in Africa?
  9. Which Europeans profited from imperialism and which did not
  10. How did Europeans justify imperialism?
  11. What were the major industrial/agricultural innovations of the period 1870-1890?
  12. What events led to the Russian Revolution of 1905, and what were the consequences?
  13. What events led to the outbreak of World War I?
  14. What did the various nations hope to gain from World War I?
  15. In what ways was World War I a total war?
  16. What impact did civil War have on the Russian Revolution?
  17. What was the impact of Stalin’s policies on the people of Russia?
  18. How was Hitler able to rise to power as Fuhrer of Germany?
  19. What were the main issues that people were protesting about in the 1960s?
  20. What was the impact of the breakup of the Soviet Union and its transformation to a market economy on the people there?