EDUC 2026 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
LEARNING THEORIES AND CLASSROOM
APPLICATION NOTES COMPILATION
◉ French and Indian War (1754-1763)
Answer: An extension of European 7 years war. Battle over colonial
territory and wealth by French and English. Ended French
cultural/political influence in N. America. England gained land but
weakened rapport with Native Americans. Led to Revolutionary War.
◉ The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
Answer: American war of independence. 13 colonies: Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Virginia. Wanted right of self-governance. Treaty of Paris
recognized sovereignty in US.
◉ Declaration of Independence (1776)
Answer: Author Thomas Jefferson. Adopted by Second Continental
Congress. Starts with necessity for document and why sought
freedom. Laid foundation for new government.
,◉ The Industrial Revolution (1830's)
Answer: Transition from manual labor to machines. Creation of
textiles, iron, and steam
◉ The Civil War (1861-1865)
Answer: Conflict between the Union and Confederacy. 11 slave states
wanted to secede. It ended slavery. 1862 Lincoln's Emancipation
Proclamation and strengthened the fed. Gov.
◉ Westward Expansion (1807-1912)
Answer: Louisiana Purchase. Lewis and Clark/pioneer families
swept westward. Removal of Native Americans under Andrew
Jackson.
◉ WWI (1914-1918)
Answer: Initiated by conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia.
Between Entente (Allied) powers: (Russian Empire, UK, France,
Canada, Australia, Italy, Japan, Portugal, US) and Central Powers:
German, Austria-Hungarian, Ottoman Empire (Turkey), and
Bulgaria. Led to WWII.
◉ WWII (1939-1945)
Answer: Between Allies: Great Britain (Churchhill), USA
(Roosevelt/Truman), Russia (Stalin), France (De Gaulle), China
(Chiang Kai-shek). Axis Powers: Germany (Hitler), Italy (Mussolini),
, Japan (Hirohito). U.S. and USSR emerged as world superpower. Led
to Cold war for 45 years. United Nations formed to prevent further
global conflicts.
◉ Korean War (1950-1953)
Answer: - Division in Korea (communist North and American
occupied south) caused by WWII. Peach treaty signed at
Panmunjom.
◉ Civil Rights Act of 1964
Answer: Ended a 100 year quest by African Americans for racial
equality. Outlawed racial segregation in US. Voided Jim Crow laws in
southern states, prohibited racial discrimination in schools, public
places, and places of employment.
◉ Vietnam War (U.S. involved 1959-1975)
Answer: - Fought between communist North Vietnam and
government South Vietnam. U.S supported south until 1973 until
Congressed passed Case-Church Amendment for anti-war
movement. N. Korea captured S. Korea Saigon (Fall of Saigon).
Marked end of war and beginning of reunified Korea under
communist rule.
◉ Persian Gulf War (Aug. 1990-Feb. 1991)
LEARNING THEORIES AND CLASSROOM
APPLICATION NOTES COMPILATION
◉ French and Indian War (1754-1763)
Answer: An extension of European 7 years war. Battle over colonial
territory and wealth by French and English. Ended French
cultural/political influence in N. America. England gained land but
weakened rapport with Native Americans. Led to Revolutionary War.
◉ The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
Answer: American war of independence. 13 colonies: Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Virginia. Wanted right of self-governance. Treaty of Paris
recognized sovereignty in US.
◉ Declaration of Independence (1776)
Answer: Author Thomas Jefferson. Adopted by Second Continental
Congress. Starts with necessity for document and why sought
freedom. Laid foundation for new government.
,◉ The Industrial Revolution (1830's)
Answer: Transition from manual labor to machines. Creation of
textiles, iron, and steam
◉ The Civil War (1861-1865)
Answer: Conflict between the Union and Confederacy. 11 slave states
wanted to secede. It ended slavery. 1862 Lincoln's Emancipation
Proclamation and strengthened the fed. Gov.
◉ Westward Expansion (1807-1912)
Answer: Louisiana Purchase. Lewis and Clark/pioneer families
swept westward. Removal of Native Americans under Andrew
Jackson.
◉ WWI (1914-1918)
Answer: Initiated by conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia.
Between Entente (Allied) powers: (Russian Empire, UK, France,
Canada, Australia, Italy, Japan, Portugal, US) and Central Powers:
German, Austria-Hungarian, Ottoman Empire (Turkey), and
Bulgaria. Led to WWII.
◉ WWII (1939-1945)
Answer: Between Allies: Great Britain (Churchhill), USA
(Roosevelt/Truman), Russia (Stalin), France (De Gaulle), China
(Chiang Kai-shek). Axis Powers: Germany (Hitler), Italy (Mussolini),
, Japan (Hirohito). U.S. and USSR emerged as world superpower. Led
to Cold war for 45 years. United Nations formed to prevent further
global conflicts.
◉ Korean War (1950-1953)
Answer: - Division in Korea (communist North and American
occupied south) caused by WWII. Peach treaty signed at
Panmunjom.
◉ Civil Rights Act of 1964
Answer: Ended a 100 year quest by African Americans for racial
equality. Outlawed racial segregation in US. Voided Jim Crow laws in
southern states, prohibited racial discrimination in schools, public
places, and places of employment.
◉ Vietnam War (U.S. involved 1959-1975)
Answer: - Fought between communist North Vietnam and
government South Vietnam. U.S supported south until 1973 until
Congressed passed Case-Church Amendment for anti-war
movement. N. Korea captured S. Korea Saigon (Fall of Saigon).
Marked end of war and beginning of reunified Korea under
communist rule.
◉ Persian Gulf War (Aug. 1990-Feb. 1991)
