Make sure that you understand the themes below and can give concrete examples of each bullet point.
Politics
- Ties between religion and government
- Conflict between religion and government
- Impact of Enlightenment
- Significance of nationalism
- Unity and expansion
- International competition
- Significance of military
- Colonies as status symbols
Economics
- Global trading- exploration to imperialism
- Growth of capitalism
- Shift from agriculture to manufacturing
- Rise of the bourgeoisie
- Treatment of the worker and the poor
- Development of Socialism
- Raw materials and new markets
- New imperialism and the Western model
Society
- Tension between religions
- Tolerance of different religions
- Secularism
- Meritocracy
- Prism of superiority
- Gender Roles
- Social mobility
- Social Darwinism
- Changes in family structure
- Role of education
- Impact of modernization and Western influence