Western Civilization 2

• Scientific Thought
• The Enlightenment
• The French and Industrial Revolutions
• Nationalism
• Imperialism
• The Russian Revolution
• The First and Second World Wars

• Choose the correct definition of a historical term
• Select the historical figure whose political viewpoint is described
• Identify the correct relationship between two historical factors
• Detect the inaccurate pairing of an individual with a historical event

• Absolutism and Constitution (1648–1715)
  • The Dutch Republic
  • The English Revolution
  • The France of Louis XIV
  • Formation of Austria and Prussia
  • The “westernization” of Russia
  
  
• Competition For Empire and Economic Expansion
  • Global economy of the eighteenth century
  • Western Europe after Utrecht (1713-1740)
  • Economic and demographic change in the eighteenth century
  
  
• The Scientific View of the World
  • Major figures of the scientific revolution
  • New knowledge of man and society
  • Political theory
  
  
• Period of Enlightenment
  • Enlightenment thought
  • Enlightened despotism
  • Partition of Poland
  
  
• Revolution and Napoleonic Europe
  • The Revolution of France
  • The Revolution and Europe
  • The French Empire
  • Congress of Vienna
  
  
• The Industrial Revolution
  • Agricultural and Industrial Revolution
  • Causes of Revolution
  • Economic and social impact on the working and middle classes
  • British reform movement
  
  
• Political and Cultural Developments (1815-1848)
  • Conservatism
  • Liberalism
  • Nationalism
  • Socialism
  • The Revolutions of 1830 and 1848
  
  
• Politics and Diplomacy in the Age of Nationalism (1850-1914)
  • The unification of Italy and Germany
  • Austria-Hungry
  • Russia
  • France
  • Socialism and labor unions
  • European diplomacy (1871-1900)
  
  
• Economy, Culture, and Imperialism (1850-1914)
  • Demography
  • World economy of the nineteenth century
  • Technological developments
  • Science, philosophy, and the arts
  • Imperialism in Africa and Asia
  
  
• The First World War and the Russian Revolution
  • The causes of the First World War
  • The economic and social impact of the war
  • The peace settlements and its effects
  • The Revolution of 1917
  
  
• Europe Between the Wars
  • The Great Depression
  • International politics (1919-1939)
  • Stalin’s five-year plans and purges
  • Italy and Germany between the wars
  • Interwar cultural developments
  
  
• The Second World War and Contemporary Europe
  • The causes and course of the Second World War
  • Postwar Europe
  • Science, philosophy, the arts, and religion
  • Social and political developments

(Taken from “Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present,” CLEP Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present Exam—collegeboard.com.)