Discuss the political, social, and economic environment of Europe in the mid-to-end 19th century

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Essay exam. Essay should be five paragraphs long, have a minimum word-count requirement of 350 words. There is no maximum word count but students who do well typically stay between 400-600 words.

The first paragraph should introduce the topic and contain a thesis statement. It should contain between three-five (3-5) complete sentences, including the thesis statement.

The second, third, and fourth (body) paragraphs:

Each body paragraph should contain between three-five (3-5) sentences, including the topic sentence (first sentence of the body paragraph, states a main point that supports the thesis) and at least two-three (2-3) specific examples per main point.

The fifth and final paragraph should begin with a restatement of the thesis. It should be three-five (3-5) complete sentences, and include a brief summary/conclusion of the student's answer to the essay question.

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2. Discuss the political, social, and economic environment of Europe in the mid-to-end 19th century (Covered in Lesson 4) 

19th century: Jan 1st 1801 - December 31st 1900.

Europe was undergoing a period of change or by definition, a revolution, which would forever change the political, social, and economic structures of its’ inhabitants.

3 topic paragraphs: political, social, and economic

Political: nationalism

Social: revolution

Economic:

References:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Europe/Revolution-and-the-growth-of-industrial-society-1789-1914

https://study.com/academy/lesson/political-economic-reform-in-19th-century-britain.html

https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-19th-century-world-economy-major-changes-their-impact.html

* Slawson, L. (2017, Aug. 31). Imperialism, Revolution, and Industrialization in 19th-Century Europe. Retrieved from https://owlcation.com/humanities/Imperialism-Revolution-and-Industrialization-in-Nineteenth-Century-Europe

Lesson 4 below:

Revolutions of 1848

The following readings are from

Jonathan Sperber The European Revolutions, 1848-1851

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Chapter 1 Society and Social Conflict in Europe During the 1840s Pages 5-12

- Crafts, Manufacturing and their Social Order Pages 12 -20 Suggested Reading (Notrequired)

- Social Structure and the Elites Pages 20 – 23

Chapter 2 The Pre-Revolutionary Political Universe Pages 56-59

- Political Doctrines Pages 65

o Liberalism 65-69

o Conservatism 73-76

Laissez-faire 77-80

o Radicalism 80-84

- Nationalism pages 89-92

o Nations and Nationalism in Germany and Italy Pages 93-98

Chapter 3 The Outbreak of Revolution Pages 109- 124

China

The following reading are from

Stephen Haw, Modern History of Asia

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Chapter 6 Change in Mandate The Manchu Conquest, 1644-1860 Pages 66-72

- The Si Ku Quan Shu to Manchu Decline Pages 77-79

Chapter 7 Besieged The Late Qing Dynasty, 1860-1911 Pages 80-99

Chapter 8 Northern Peace? The Republic, the Warlords and Communist Revolution, 1911-1949 Pages 100-110