Final Exam Study Guide
This study guide covers material that will appear on the IB 20 History of the Americas Final Exam. Please review the following key concepts from Units 1-8. It is recommended that you look over the following list of key terms, events, concepts and people from the IB 20 History of the Americas course, and put a question mark (?) beside terms that you have forgotten, or are not sure what they mean, and check marks () next to concepts that you are VERY confident that you remember.
Unit 1: Historiography—4 questions from Unit 1
Unit 2: Development of Western European Society—11 questions from Unit 2
Unit 3: The Colonial Period—10 questions from Unit 3
Unit 4: Independence Movements—19 questions from Unit 4
Unit 5: The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Age—15 questions from Unit 5
Unit 6: Nation-Building and Challenges—21 questions from Unit 6
Unit 7: Authoritarian and Single-Party States—20 questions from Unit 7
Please review the following PowerPoint presentations/handouts:
Unit 1: Historiography
Evaluating Sources
An Introduction to IB History
Useful Historiographical Terms (.docx)
Primary vs. Secondary Sources (.docx)
Unit 2: Development of Western European Society
The Age of Enlightenment
Unit 3: The Colonial Period
The French and Indian War
Spanish Conquest of the Americas
Unit 4: Independence Movements
The American Revolution
The Haitian Revolution
Latin American Revolutions
IB Declaration of Independence Study Guide (.docx)
Articles of Confederation Outline Notes (.docx)
Unit 5: The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Age
The French Revolution
Timeline of the French Revolution (.doc) and link to Timetoast timeline
The Napoleonic Age link to Napoleonic Age Timetoast timeline
French Revolution and Napoleonic Age Glossary of Key Terms (.docx)
Unit 6: Nation-Building