1004.1.9 : Modern Patterns in World History (1500 CE to present)

The 18th and 19th centuries were defined by radical transformations in society, politics, and economics. The American, French, and Haitian Revolutions altered the course of political and social history in those countries. The Industrial Revolution changed how humans worked, lived, and consumed, and thus changed global economic history in meaningful ways.

In the 20th century, globalization and modernization contributed to the outbreak of incredibly violent global conflicts. World War I and World War II shaped the first half of the century, and the Cold War dominated the second. Each war demonstrated humanity’s capacity for extraordinary destruction. These wars disrupted millions of lives and led to political upheaval and redrawing of national boundaries.

New ideologies (patterns of thought) emerged during these times to provide justifications for rejecting the existing social order and to suggest new ways of organizing society.

In this task, you will describe the causes and results of one of three given revolutions and one of three given events. You will also explain three consequences of the Industrial Revolution. Finally, you will choose one ideology and explain its development in relation to other historical events.