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