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​