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Course: World History Project - 1750 to the Present > Unit 2
Lesson 3: Revolutions Around the World | 2.2- READ: The Atlantic Revolutions
- READ: West Africa in the Age of Revolutions
- BEFORE YOU WATCH: The Haitian Revolution
- WATCH: The Haitian Revolution
- READ: Manuela Sáenz, Jonotas, and Natan (Graphic Biography)
- BEFORE YOU WATCH: Tea, Taxes, and the American Revolution
- WATCH: Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution
- BEFORE YOU WATCH: The French Revolution
- WATCH: The French Revolution
- BEFORE YOU WATCH: Latin American Revolutions
- WATCH: Latin American Revolutions
- Revolutions Around the World
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BEFORE YOU WATCH: Latin American Revolutions
Use the “Three Close Reads” approach as you watch the video below (next in the lineup!). If you want to learn more about this strategy, click here.
First read: preview and skimming for gist
Before you watch, you should skim the transcript first. The skim should be very quick and give you the gist (general idea) of what the video is about. You should be looking at the title, thumbnails, pictures, and first few seconds of the video for the gist.
Second read: key ideas and understanding content
Now that you’ve skimmed the video transcript and taken a quick peek at the video, you should preview the questions you will be answering. These questions will help you get a better understanding of the concepts and arguments that are presented in the video. Keep in mind that when you watch the video, it is a good idea to write down any vocab you read or hear that is unfamiliar to you.
By the end of the second close read, you should be able to answer the following questions:
- What were the three institutions that controlled life in Latin America before the revolutions, according to John Green?
- What is transculturation and why was it important?
- Why was Brazil the last country to fully abolish slavery (not until 1888)?
- How did Simón Bolivar overcome the divisions created by the social hierarchy of Latin American society in order to build successful revolutions?
- What aspects of Latin American society did the revolutions change? What stayed the same?
Third read: evaluating and corroborating
Finally, here are some questions that will help you focus on why this video matters and how it connects to other content you’ve studied.
At the end of the third read, you should be able to respond to these questions:
- The three other Crash Course videos on revolutions are all about revolutions in one nation—the United States, France, and Haiti. Why do you think John Green talks about revolutionary movements in all these different places that would become nation-states (Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, etc.) as a single event? Do you agree that they are as interconnected as he makes it seem?
- How were the social hierarchies in Latin American communities similar to American, French, and Haitian society before their revolutions? How were they different? How did these social structures and their relationship to production and distribution help create revolution?
Now that you know what to look for, it’s time to watch! Remember to return to these questions once you’ve finished watching.
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