Showing posts with label Potsdam Conference. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Potsdam Conference. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

October 29


We started our examination of the Cold War today. I started a lecture called "The Origins of the Cold War", which I will hopefully be able to finish off tomorrow. I stopped lecturing at the Potsdam Conference. You had about 30-35 minutes to work on your Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions, which are due on Thursday, November 6th. Your next exam in class will be on November 17th covering the Cold War.


You wrote a WRA I today on the influence of the Enlightenment on the French Revolution. Please remember that your Unit 5 Test on the French Revolution and Napoleonic Age is on Monday, November 3rd, you can find the study guide for this exam below.


  • know the causes of the French Revolution (short term, long term, economic, political, social, intellectual)
  • know the structure of French society during the Old Regime
  • know Napoleon's domestic policy
  • know Napoleon's foreign policy (Continental System in particular)
  • know key battles in the Napoleonic Wars (results of the Battle of Trafalgar, Russian campaign, the Battle of Leipzig, and the Battle of Waterloo)
  • know chronology of key events in the French Revolution
  • know the chronology of key events in the Napoleonic Age
  • know the key players at the Congress of Vienna (country and representatives)
  • what were the major decisions of the Congress? what were the guiding principles at the Congress of Vienna
  • know the 19th century political spectrum (please see the graphic below; values and characteristics of the various positions on the spectrum; what groups are represented on the various positions on the spectrum?; what phases/accomplishments of the French Revolution are represented on the spectrum?)