Causation: Revolutions
OER PROJECT: WH 1750 / LESSON 2.3 ACTIVITYCAUSATION: REVOLUTIONS Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Causation: Revolutions”, OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1PurposeBuilding your causal reasoning skills and your understanding of cause and consequence will help you understand change over time and strengthen your ability to develop arguments in response to a prompt.Process 1.Brainstorm: Using what you’ve learned about revolutions, write all the possible causes and consequences of revolutions in the chart below. If you need to refresh your memory, review the articles, “Sovereignty” and “Ingredients for Revolution.” Causes of revolutions Consequences of revolutions2.On the next page, you’ll see the Causation Tool. •Review the information that has been filled out in the first part – Event, Dates, Location, and Brief Description.”•Categorize the causes you’ve brainstormed into long term, intermediate term, and short term.•Choose a few consequences from your brainstorm that you think are the most important, and add them in the Effects space on the tool.
OER PROJECT: WH 1750 / LESSON 2.3 ACTIVITYCAUSATION: REVOLUTIONS 2Causation Tool1.Add the event you are analyzing and corresponding information. Then, if your teacher asks you to create a causal map, use your answers here to help construct that causal representation.EventDatesLocationBrief description2.List your causes and use the legend to help you label type and role.Causes: Long-termIntermediate-termShort-term3.List the effects of the event and use the legend to help you label type and role.EffectsLegendTypeRole(P) Political (I) Innovation ($) Economic (C) Cultural (E) Environmental (S) Social() Triggering event—the most immediate cause of an eventNecessary Relevant