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Year One Final Exam

The end of the year is quickly approaching as is your final exam.

General Details
Time: up to three hours.
Format: three essay questions.
Content: Napoleon I to the First World War and the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917.

Details
There will be four sections of questions and you will be required to pick the three questions from three different sections. You must choose one question from the fourth section.

Section one will consist of questions from Napoleon I and the Congress of Vienna, section two will consist of questions for the Revolutions of 1848 and Unifications, section three will consist of questions about the start and course of the First World War, while the final section will consist of questions for the end of the First World War and the Russian Revolutions.

Bonus Question on the Exam
Where does the picture come from and how is it connected to this course?

Help Preparing for the Exam

You should review past tests and assignments.

You may wish to check review or revision notes found at sites such as history at Pearson College.

There can be helpful links for IB essay such as RJ Tarr's essay tips, and the IB History Page. Please note that the second has not been fully reviewed by the instructor of this course.

Tsarist Russia and the Russian Revolutions

You may wish to follow the edited simulation found at Tour of Tsarist Russia and complete the worksheet found on the first page as you progress across Russia.



Who is this Rasputin Character you have read about? See the disco explanation at Youtube. Why the costumes? Popular view of Russia.

The first image is from Bloody Sunday 1905 and the second is the last image of Czar Nicholas II.

Test #2 First World War

The general topic areas for the second test for the First World War are:
- technology and war
- end of the conflict
- impact of the war upon society

Links for First World War on the Web

The BBC site has a comprehensive overview of World War One as well as good articles and links to specific topics such as the quality of leadership and technology in the war.

The site "firstworldwar.com" contains many primary documents and summaries of various topics.

The World War One Document Archive sponsored by Brigham Young University is a good source for primary documents.

The PBS site is organized in more of a thematic manner than the BBC site, but still contains good quality material and of particular interest are the interviews with various historians.

Unification of Germany and Otto von Bismarck

"The less people know about how sausages and laws are made, the better they’ll sleep at night." Attributed to Otto von Bismarck.

Readings for Bismarck and from Machiavelli's The Prince.

A presentation for Eighteenth Century Nationalism from an AP history website.

A document packet for German Nationalism.

Podcast from the BBC on the subject of Otto von Bismarck.

Les Mis Bonus Assignment

Bonus Assignment using one song or one video from the musical Les Mis.

Option 1. Review the videos found at the links, barricade 1, barricade 2, or use your own clip from the same scene of a production of Les Mis. You will write an analysis of the costuming, characters, barricade composition, props, in regards to historical accuracy. There should be citations and you may focus upon one to three aspects from the list above. Length 200 to 500 words.

Option 2. Using the song "Do you hear the people sing", sample video 1, sample video 2, as the background music create a 30 to 60 second video of period images that reflect or illustrate the lyrics of the song sample that you have selected. Your video, probably made using Microsoft Movie Maker, should have a 150 to 300 word explanation of the choice of images.

Option 3. Assignment of your own devising by negotiation with the instructor.

The sample video 1 and video 2 are embedded below. You may need to turn up the volume.

The Vienna Settlement or the Congress of Vienna

This is a link to a website with animated maps of European history. This link will take you to an animated map detailing changes that occur in Europe due to the Congress of Vienna. The map and others may be found at The Map as History website.



Here is a collection of resources for the upcoming research essay.

The first is a link to an AP history page with document packets and an extensive list of links at the bottom of the page.

Link to Norman, R. Introduction from Age of Nationalism and Reform

Link to Nicolson The Congress of Vienna, Chap XVI Failure of the Congress System 1812-1822


Links to Sections from Chapman, The Congress of Vienna

Table of Contents and War and Revolution in Europe 1789-1814

Aims of the Great Powers at the Congress of Vienna

The Congress System

Breakdown of the Settlement 1830-1914

Congress of Vienna Glossary and Biographies


Links to the articles from Section III:

Vasquez, J. "Conclusion: The Vienna ..."

Sellin, V. "Conclusion: France ..."

Napoleon Links and Documents

Link to PBS website in support of the DVD, Napoleon: Soldier, Emperor, Lover, Statesman.

Here is a link to a document packet for Napoleon I. This includes documents from historians and contemporaries.