1. Unit III: Revolutions Revolutions can vary in types but they all have similar characteristics. We will look at and compare several revolutions, all occurring within a short span of time: American, French, Industrial, various European countries, & Latin America. Political ideology will go through a huge change.

2. Essential Questions 1.What is the meaning of Revolution and what are its characteristics? 2.In what ways was the American Revolution connected to Absolutism and the Enlightenment? 3.What were the causes & effects of the French Revolution? 4.How and why did Napoleon gain so much power?

3. 5.What was the Industrial Revolution and what were its political, social and economic global impact? 6.What were the causes & effects of the European Revolutions of the mid-19th century? 7.What were the accomplishments & effects of the Latin American Revolutions? 8.What connections can be made between Revolutionary ideas? Essential Questions