1. French Revolution and Napoleon | Assessing Louis XVI’s role in the storming of the Bastille and why Napoleon agreed to the Concordat of 1801.

2. German Unification and Liberalism | Evaluating the influence of liberal ideas in Germany by 1848 and why Prussia went to war with Austria in 1866.

3. Russian Revolution and Tsarist Rule | Examining opposition to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and whether repression was key to the Tsar maintaining power.

4. American Civil War and Reconstruction | Analyzing the causes of the Civil War in 1861, sectional tensions over the Fugitive Slave Act, and responses to the Emancipation Proclamation.

5. Progressive Era and Economic Crises | Investigating the impact of the 19th Amendment and the reasons behind the economic panic of 1873.

6. International Relations and Conflicts | Evaluating the Scramble for Africa’s economic factors, the Great Depression’s role in political extremism, and Japan’s rise as a global power by 1900.