The PDF file can be downloaded at the beginning of this description. ### Key and Important Questions: #### Section A: European Option (Modern Europe, 1750–1921) 1. French Revolution & Napoleon – Causes of Napoleon’s coup (1799), failure of the Estates General under Louis XVI. 2. Industrial Revolution in Britain – Middle-class development, government resistance to industrialization-driven changes. 3. German Nationalism & Bismarck – Austrian opposition to German nationalism, challenges to Bismarck in 1862–66. #### Section B: American Option (The USA, 1820–1941) 4. Origins of the Civil War (1820–61) – Sectional conflicts in Kansas, impact of Lincoln–Douglas debates on the 1860 election. 5. Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1870s–1920s) – Robber barons′ influence, efforts to limit political party bosses. 6. Great Depression & New Deal (1920–41) – Legal challenges to the New Deal, significance of unemployment as a key consequence. #### Section C: International Option (1870–1945) 7. World Powers & Empire (1870–1919) – Economic influences on US foreign policy, Japan’s emergence as a global power by 1905. 8. League of Nations & 1920s Diplomacy – US involvement in European affairs, effectiveness of negotiations in addressing German dissatisfaction post-Versailles. 9. League of Nations & 1930s Crisis – British and French inaction during Rhineland remilitarization, League’s failure in stopping Japanese aggression.