Shifting Power
WORLD HISTORY PROJECTAP/ LESSON 7.1CLOSERSHIFTING POWERUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Shifting Power”, OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1PurposeAs the twentieth century began, many empires around the world were under pressure. In this activity, you’ll take a closer look at one region and explore how power and leadership either changed or stayed the same. You’ll practice identifying patterns over time and writing a CCOT thesis, which will help you understand how and why political systems shifted in the modern era.Process1.Choose one region from this list:•Ottoman Empire•Russia•Mexico2.Brainstorm continuities and changes in how power was structured or exercised in your chosen region between the late 1800s and early 1900s.ChangesContinuities3.Write a CCOT thesis about the extent to which power structures changed or stayed the same in your region of choice between the late 1800s and early 1900s.4.Review your lists of changes and continuities. Does it seem like internal or external factors contributed more to the transformation of states in your region after 1900? Explain.