1 What is mercantilism and how is it tied to “empire building”?
2 What is Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations? How is its philosophy different than mercantilism?
3 What is the “Invisible Hand”? How is it reflected in everyday objects like a pencil?
4 What is the Triangular Trade of Slaves? How does it relate to mercantilism?
5 What was the Middle Passage?
6 What are examples of resistance to slavery: The Stonos Rebellion, Fort Mose, The Haitian Revolution, The Baptist War
7 Why was the Seven Years’ War the first “world” war?
8 Why was the impact of the Treaty of Paris?
9 What were the philosophies of Hobbes and Locke? Which do you agree with?
10 What were the causes that led the Americans to revolt against the British?
11 What are the characteristics of each of the art movements that we discussed?
12 Why are paintings like “Starry Night” and “Guernica” important?
13 What are the principles of Marxism?
14 What are the Marxist ideals of socialism and communism?
15 What were the three parts of the Russian Revolution?
16 What was the collectivisation of farms?
17 What was The Great Purge?
18 What was the Holodomor? How did it impact Canada?
19 What were Glasnost and Perestroika? How did it lead to the collapse of Communism?
20 Why was 1989 an important year in the collapse of Communism?