Political and Economic Revolutions—In Industry and in France

• Explain how ideals of liberty, equality, and brotherhood influenced revolutionary France.
• Trace the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte.
• Summarize European agricultural and industrial revolutions and their causes.

Social and Political Change

• Explain Western social change between 1815 and 1914.
• Explain Western political change between 1815 and 1870.
• Assess the influence of Western ideals in the social and political arenas of the 19th century.

The New Imperialism and the Great War

• Relate European powers’ search for security, strength, and wealth to the Alliance System and the new imperialism.
• Outline the causes, events, technological innovations, and outcome of World War I.
• Summarize the causes, events, and outcomes of the Russian Revolution.

World War II and the West

• Trace the rise of totalitarianism in the German Third Reich, Italy, the Soviet Union, and Spain.
• Evaluate the economic, political, and ideological causes of World War II in Europe.
• Explain how the Nazis rejected and twisted Western ideals during the Holocaust.
• Describe the major figures, events, technological innovations, and outcome of World War II.

Globalization and Postmodern Critiques of Western Civilization

• Describe the conflict between capitalist Western powers and Communism during the Cold War.
• Evaluate postmodern criticisms, influence, and selective application of Western ideals.
• Describe the main issues in the conflict between Western democracies and terrorist organizations.