Nationalism in the Western

Democracies Assessment
The assessment for this chapter is not a test; rather it is a written assignment. You are to

select one of the following prompts and write 2-3 paragraphs answering the question. Your grade

will be dependent on how you use PRESENTED COURSE MATERIAL to fully answer one of

the following prompts. You must think about your answer and use specific details such as names

and events that are included in your topic. Answer each aspect of the questions thoroughly.

Prompts
1. Using your notes and class work, discuss the lives of the working class in Great Britain.

What legal aspects were changing? Was the working class living through good

conditions? List at least three legal or social changes that occurred in Great Britain during

the 19th and early 20th centuries and discuss how they came to be.
2. Using your notes and in class work, explain how the potato famine effected the Irish

people. Include information about their relationship to the British, the benefits and

negative aspects about going to America, and why potatoes were so important to Irish

people.
3. Using your notes, class work, and reading guide: explain the vast amount of change that

occurred in France during the 19th and early 20th century. This answer must include your

understanding of the Dreyfus Affair and its importance. Also, this answer should include

both information about the second empire and the third republic. Who was in charge in

these regimes and how did it influence the people of France.

Nationalism in the Western
Democracies Assessment
The assessment for this chapter is not a test; rather it is a written assignment. You are to

select 1 of the following prompts and write 1 paragraph answering the question. Your grade will

be dependent on how you use PRESENTED COURSE MATERIAL to fully answer one of the

following prompts. You must think about your answer and use specific details such as names and

events that are included in your topic. Answer each aspect of the questions thoroughly.
Prompts
1. Using your notes and class work, discuss the lives of the working class in Great

Britain. What legal aspects were changing in Great Britain? Was the working class

living through good conditions? Discuss one major societal change that occurred in

Great Britain during the 19th and early 20th centuries and discuss how this change

happened.

2. Using your notes and in class work, explain how the potato famine effected the Irish

people. What was the potato famine? How did people live during the Potato Famine?

Where could people go if they decided to leave Ireland?

3. Explain what the Dreyfus affair was and why it was important to Jewish People in

France. Who was Alfred Dreyfus? Why was he exiled from France? Should he have

been exiled? What happened after he was exiled?

Nationalism in the Western

Democracies Assessment
 The assessment for this chapter is not a test; rather it is a written assignment. Write one

paragraph answering the following prompt. Your grade will be dependent on how you use

PRESENTED COURSE MATERIAL to fully answer one of the following prompts. You must

think about your answer and use specific details such as names and events that are included in

your topic. Answer each aspect of the question thoroughly.

Prompt

Using your notes and in class work, explain how the potato famine effected the Irish

people. What was the potato famine? How did people live during the Potato Famine? Where

could people go if they decided to leave Ireland?