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WHII.6 The student will demonstrate knowledge of scientific, political, economic, and religious changes during the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries by:
a) describing the Scientific Revolution and its effects;

b) describing the Age of Absolutism, including the monarchies of Louis XIV, Frederick the Great, and Peter the Great;

c) assessing the impacts of the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution on democracy;

d) explaining the political, religious, and social ideas of the Enlightenment and the ways in which they influenced the founders of the United States;

e) describing the French Revolution;

f) identifying the impact of the American and French Revolutions on Latin America;

g) describing the expansion of the arts, philosophy, literature, and new technology.

WHII.7 The student will demonstrate knowledge of political and philosophical developments in Europe during the nineteenth century by:
a) assessing the impact of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna, including changes in political boundaries in Europe after 1815;

b) describing the influence of revolutions on the expansion of political rights in Europe;

c) explaining events related to the unification of Italy and the role of Italian nationalists;

d) explaining events related to the unification of Germany and the role of Bismarck.

WHII.8 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the effects of the Industrial Revolution during the nineteenth century by:
a) citing scientific, technological, and industrial developments and explaining how they brought about urbanization and social and environmental changes;

b) explaining the emergence of capitalism as a dominant economic pattern, and subsequent development of socialism and communism;

c) describing the evolution of the nature of work and the labor force, including its effects on families, the status of women and children, the slave trade, and the labor union movement;

d) explaining the rise of industrial economies and their link to imperialism and nationalism;

e) assessing the impact of European economic and military power on Asia and Africa, with emphasis on the competition for resources and the responses of colonized peoples.