7.1 Shifting Powers After 1900 Learning Objective A: Explain how internal and external factors contributed to change in various states a f ter 1900. KC-6.2.I.A - The older, land-based Ottoman, Russian, and Qing empires collapsed due to a combination of internal and external factors. These changes in Russia eventually led to communist revolution. KC-6.2.II.D - States around the world challenged the existing political and social order, including the Mexican Revolution that arose as a result of political crisis. Learning Target: I can compare the causes and e f fects of the Mexican, Chinese, and Russian Revolutions. 7.2 Causes of World War I Learning Objective B: Explain the causes and consequences of World War I. KC-6.2.IV.B.i -The causes of World War I included imperialist expansion and competition for resources. In addition, territorial and regional co...