The Western Experience, 10th Edition (Chambers)

I. The Politics of Order

1			Evaluate the Congress of Vienna. How realistic were its goals? How well did it meet the problems facing Europe at that time?
2			What methods were used by governments during the restoration to secure both domestic and international order? How effective were they?

II. The Progress of Industrialization

3			Compare patterns of industrialization in Great Britain and on the continent.
4			What role did inventors and machines play in industrialization? What role did governments play in this process?

III. Society in the Early Industrial Age

5			Compare the changing environment, social position, and economic circumstances of the aristocracy, peasantry, working classes, and middle classes.
6			Describe the ideal middle-class family and woman. How did this ideal compare with the realities of the working-class family?
7			Taking into account psychological, social, and economic considerations, did workers benefit from industrialization prior to 1850? Explain.

IV. Reconsidering Self and Society in the Early Nineteenth Century

8			How did Romantic philosophers and artists view Enlightenment thinking? How did the new movement and its aesthetics differ from those of the Enlightenment?
9			How were the early critics of capitalism received? What was considered the most radical about their ideas, and why?