mckayworldunderstanding2e_ch22

Understanding World Societies:
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Chapter Chronology

> CHAPTER 22 STUDY GUIDE

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Now, take a step back and try to explain the big picture. Remember to use specific examples from the chapter in your answers.

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THE AGE OF REVOLUTIONS BEGINS How did social, economic, ideological, and fiscal problems combine to spark the age of revolutions? How did the relative social and political equality enjoyed by white inhabitants of the British North American colonies shape the American Revolution?	THE FRENCH REVOLUTION What role did the poor people of France play in shaping the French Revolution? At what points did they take control of events from elite and middle-class leaders? How was violence used as a political tool during the period of the Second Revolution? What justifications were offered for its use? In your opinion, how valid were these justifications?
THE NAPOLEONIC ERA AND THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION Should Napoleon be considered a “revolutionary”? Why or why not? How did the people of Saint-Domingue react to the news of revolution in France? How would you explain their reaction? How did the French Revolution contribute to increasing social and political tensions in Saint-Domingue?	LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD What was revolutionary about the age of revolution? How did the states that emerged out of the eighteenth-century revolutions differ from the states that predominated in previous centuries? In what sense did the age of revolution mark the beginning of modern politics in Europe and the Americas?