Social Studies Middle School Guide

● Why do nations often desire to create empires, and how do they do so? ● What conditions can lead to revolutions? ● What are the pros and cons of global interconnectedness? ● In what ways does immigration impact the conditions and motivations of exploration, colonization, or independence movements? ● In what ways do the ideals of Industrial Imperialism and 19th century Enlightenment lead to desires for independence, self-rule, and rights? Consider India, Ghana, or Vietnam. The Scientific Revolution ● Why did European ideas about the universe change during the 1500s and 1600s? ● Which discoveries did scientists make during the 1600s and 1700s? ● What advances made in science in the mid-1800s have transformed the life of today? The Enlightenment ● How did Europeans thinkers apply scientific ideas to the government? ● How did European monarchs model their countries on Enlightenment ideas? Political Revolutions (pick the revolutions you want) ● How do revolutions break out? ● What is power and who should have it? ● How do revolution's impact the world? ● How should we handle conflict? The Industrial Revolution ● Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain? ● How did the new inventions help advance the growth of industry? ● How does technology change the way people live? ● Why did empires expand at the end of the 1800s? ● How did countries build an empire? ● What needs were met through imperialism? ● Why did World War I begin? ● How has the struggle to gain and retain basic human right resulted in conflict?

● How did World War I lead to World War II? ● How did the quest for power result in conflict? ● How have individuals impacted historical conflict? ● How has political ideology impacted historical conflict? VOCABULARY

Absolutism Capitalism Communism Corporation Coup d’etat Enlightenment Industrialism Labor union Philosopher Radical Revolution Rural

Alliances Anti-Semitism Fascism Genocide Holocaust Imperialism Militarism Nationalism Persecute Propaganda Reparations