WWI test on Friday, February 1

World War I project due on Wednesday, Jan 30

More details to come later on this.

Homework due Friday, Jan. 25

Revolution and Civil War in Russia (11.5) - Read pp. 375-381) and answer: 1) What provoked the March Revolution? (3-5ss/4pts), 2) How were the Bolsheviks able to seize power from the Provisional Government? (3-5ss/4pts), and 3) How did the government and the economy under Lenin differ from “pure” communism? (3-5ss/4pts).

Homework due Wednesday, Jan. 23

Making the Peace (11.4) - Read pp. 370-374 and answer: 1) What were some of the human, economic, and political costs of the war? (Be sure address each separately) (3-6ss/4pts), 2) How did the goals of the Big Three leaders conflict at the Paris Peace Conference? (3-5ss/4pts), 3) Why were the German delegates surprised when they read the treaty? (3-5ss/4pts), and 4) Why did the League of Nations fail to accomplish Wilson’s dreams? (Be sure to explain what Wilson’s dreams were.) (3-5ss/4pts).

Homework due Friday, Jan 18

Winning the War (11.3) - Read pp. 365-369 and answer:  1) Explain the different ways that WWI was a total war (remember to define “total war”). (5-7ss/6pts) 2) Explain how the US entry and the Russian withdrawal from the war each affected the course of the war. (3-5ss/4pts), and 3) Why did Germany ask the Allies for an armistice in November 1918? (2-4ss/3pts).

Homework due Wednesday, Jan. 16

A New Kind of War (11.2) - Read 358-364 and answer: 1) What made WWI more deadly than previous wars? (4-6ss/5pts), 2) In what ways was the Eastern Front different from the Western Front? (2-4ss/3pts), and 3) How did WWI affect the Ottoman Empire and European colonies and dominions? (4-6ss/5pts).

Homework due Friday, Jan 11

The Great War Begins (11.1) - Read pp. 350-357 and answer: 1) How did alliances contribute to the start of WWI (2-4ss/3pts), 2) How did competition contribute to the start of WWI (2-4ss/3pts), 3) How did nationalism contribute to the start of WWI (2-4ss/3pts), and 4) How did the assassination of the Austrian Archduke directly lead to the start of WWI? (3-5ss/4pts).

Homework due Wednesday, Dec 12

Economic Imperialism in Latin America (10.4) - Read pp. 337-343 and answer: 1) How did foreign influence and investment affect Latin America? (3-55ss/4pts) and 2) How did the United States act as an imperialist power in Latin America? (3-5ss/4pts)

Homework due Monday, Dec 10

Imperialism in Southeast Asia (10.2) & Self-Rule for Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (10.3) - Read pp. 327-335 & answer: 1) How did the Burmese and Vietnamese respond to attempts to colonize them? (4-6ss/5pts) and 2) Compare and contrast the European settlement of Australia and New Zealand. (2-4ss/3pts)

Homework due Friday, Dec 7

Japan Modernizes (10.1) - Read pp. 318-326 and answer: 1) How did Japan react when it was forced to accept unequal treaties? (3-5ss/4pts) and 2) How did industrialization help start Japan on an imperialist course? (3-5ss/4pts)

Homework due Wednesday, Dec 5

China and the New Imperialism (9.5) - Read pp. 309-313 and answer: 1) How did British trade with China trigger the Opium Wars and what were the consequences of those wars? (3-5ss/4pts) and 2) How did reformers try to solve China’s internal problems? Give specific examples of reforms. (3-5ss/4pts).

Homework due Monday, Dec 3

The British Take Over India (9.4) - Read pp. 303-308 and answer: 1) What were the causes and results of the Sepoy Rebellion in northern and central India? (3-5ss/4pts) and 2) How did Indian and British view each other’s culture in the 1800s? (2-4ss/3pts)

Homework due Friday, Nov 30

European Claims in Muslim Regions (9.3)-  Read pp. 298-302 and answer: 1) How were efforts to Westernize problematic for the Ottoman empire? (3-5ss/4pts) and 2) How did Egypt fall under British control? (3-5ss/4pts)

Homework due Wednesday, Nov 28

Building Overseas Empire (9.1) and The Partition of Africa (9.2) - Read pp. 284-297 and answer: 1) What factors contributed to European imperialism and allowed it to spread so quickly in the 1800s? (6-8ss/7pts) and 2) Describe the Scramble for Africa. (6-8ss/7pts)

Instructions for in-class activity for Monday, Nov. 19

Life in the Industrial Age Review (Chapter 6)

Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Either write out the question or incorporate the wording of the question into your answer.

The Industrial Revolution Spreads (6.1)
1. What factors led to the industrialization of other nations after Britain? (3-5 sentences)
2. What was the dynamo’s impact on the Industrial Revolution? (2-4 sentences)
3. How did technological advances in transportation and communications affect the Industrial Revolution? (3-5 sentences)
The Rise of Cities (6.2)
4.  Explain the factors that caused population rates to soar between 1800 and 1900? (2-4 sentences)
5. How did industrialization change the face of cities? (3-5 sentences)

Changing Attitudes and Values (6.3)
6. Explain how had the social order changed by the late 1800s? (3-5 sentences)
7. Why did the ideas of Charles Darwin cause controversy? Be sure to include the ideas of Social Darwinism along with Darwin’s scientific ideas. (4-6 sentences)

Arts in the Industrial Age (6.4)
8. How did romantic writers, musicians and artists respond to the Enlightenment? Be sure to include examples. (4-6 sentences)
9. How did the realism movement differ from the romantic movement. Be sure to include an example, from the textbook, of both a romantic and a realist artist, writer, or musician. (4-6 sentences)
10. How did photography influence the development of painting? (2-4 sentences)


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Instructions for the Romanticism and Realism Art Project

Here are the instructions for the assignment that the class started on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. There will be some time in class for students to finish their projects. Students who were absent on Friday will be able to turn their projects in on Wednesday, which also the day of the test on this unit.

• You will create a drawing or poem in either the style of a Romantic or Realist artist.  You may work alone or with a partner. This project is worth 15 points.
• If you choose to create a piece of art from the Realist school, you must criticize some element or aspect of the Industrial Revolution. If you write a poem, it should be one page long (about 16 lines).  If you work with a partner, then you must turn in TWO works (two drawings, two poems, or one drawing and one poem).
• You also will include a written explanation of how your artwork (drawing or poem) that explain how your artwork reflects the ideas of either of Romanticism or Realism. This should also describe your artwork, including explaining any symbolism that you have in your artwork. This must be at least ten sentences long for each piece of art.

Test on Life in the Industrial Age (chapter 6)

Homework due Friday, Nov. 16, 2018

Arts in the Industrial Age (6.4) - Read pp. 217-221 and answer: How did artists, composers, writers, and others respond to industrialization? Be sure to give examples. (8-10ss/9pts)

Homework due Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018

Changing Attitudes and Values (6.3) - Read pp. 210-216 and answer: 1) How did the Industrial Revolution influence the class structure of western Europe? (3-5ss/4pts), and 2) What existing beliefs did new scientific theories challenge? (3-5ss/4pts)

Homework due Friday, Nov. 9, 2018

The Rise of Cities (6.2) - Read pp. 203-209 and answer: 1) How did the Industrial Revolution  improve city life? (3-5ss/4pts), and 2) How did the Industrial Revolution make city life worse? (3-5ss/4pts)

Homework due Monday, Nov. 5, 2018

The Industrial Revolution Spreads (6.1) - Read pp. 194-202 and answer: 1) What factors led to the industrialization of other nations after Britain? (3-5ss/4pts), 2) Explain how each of the following sparked industrial growth: a) the Bessemer process (2-4ss/3pts), b) electricity (2-4ss/3pts), and interchangeable parts (2-4ss/3pts), and 3) Explain the new direction that business took in the late 1800s. (3-5ss/4pts).

Test on The Industrial Revolution (chapter 5)

Homework due Friday, Oct. 26

Read: New Ways of Thinking (5.4) (pp. 184-189)
Answer: 1) What was the laissez faire economic views of Adam Smith? (2-4ss/3pts), 2) What was the laissez faire economic views of Thomas Malthus? (2-4ss/3pts), 3) What was the laissez faire economic views of David Ricardo? (2-4ss/3pts),  and 4) What did the early socialists believe? (2-4ss/3pts)

Homework due Wednesday, Oct. 24

Read: Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution (5.3) (pp. 178-183)
Answer: 1) What led to the massive migration of people from farms to cities? (2-4ss/3pts), 2) How did members of the working class react to their new experiences in industrial cities? (3-5ss/4pts), and 3) Why was the Industrial Revolution seen as both a blessing and a curse? (2-4ss/3pts)

Homework due Friday, Oct. 19

Read: Britain Leads the Way (5.2) (pp. 174-177)
Answer: 1) What conditions in Britain paved the way for the Industrial Revolution?,(3-5ss/4pts) 2) What led to the advancement of the British textile industry? (3-5ss/4pts), and 3) Why was the development of railroads important to industrialization? (2-4ss/3pts)

Homework due Wednesday, Oct. 17

Read: Dawn of the Industrial Age (5.1) (pp. 168-173).
Answer: 1) What were the immediate and long-term effects of the agricultural revolution that occurred in the 1700s? (3-5ss/4pts), and 2) Explain how coal contributed to the Industrial Revolution? (3-5ss/4pts)

The Industrial Revolution Begins Worksheet

Click here to access the in-class worksheet that you will be working on after the French Revolution test.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-sXFhj5zYTOXM1_x_SM0K6r-PgAA8UDX/view?usp=sharing

Test on the French Revolution on Friday, October 12

French Revolution Children's book due Wednesday, Oct. 10

Homework due Wednesday, Sept. 19

Read: The Age of Napoleon (3.4) - 128-137
Answer: 1) List the reforms that Napoleon made as leader of France? (3-5ss/4pts) and 2) How did the Congress of Vienna try to restore the balance of power in Europe? (3-5ss/4pts)

Homework due Friday, Sept. 14

Read: Radical Days of the Revolution (3.3) - pp. 121-127
Answer: What was the reign of terror? Be sure to explain what caused it? (6-8ss/7pts)

Homework due Wednesday, Sept. 12

The French Revolution Unfolds (3.2) - 114-120
Answer: Describe one reform that the National Assembly enacted through each of the following documents: 1) the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (3-5ss/4pts), 2) the Civil Constitution of the Clergy (3-5ss/4pts), and 3) the Constitution of 1791 (3-5ss/4pts).

Homework due Monday, Sept. 10

Read: On the Eve of Revolution (3.1) - pp. 106-113
Answer: 1) Describe the problems faced by society in France before the French Revolution (3-5ss/4pts), and 2) When the Estates-General convened in May 1789, what actions did members of the Third Estate take and why? (3-5ss/4pts)

Change to test date

Because it looks like that I will out again on Friday taking care of my sick son, I have decided to move next week's test on the Enlightenment and the American Revolution back one class day. Instead of being on Wednesday, Sept. 5, it will be on Friday, Sept. 7. This will give us time on Wednesday to go over a few more things before the test.

Test on the Enlightenment and the American Revolution on Wednesday, Sept. 5

Homework due Friday, Aug. 31

Read: "Birth of the American Republic” (2.3) - pp. 67-75.
Answer: 1) How did taxation create tension between the American colonies and the British government? (3-5ss/4pts), and 2) Explain the influence of the Enlightenment ideas on the US Constitution and Bill of Rights? (4-6ss/5pts)

Homework due Wed., August 29

Read: "Enlightenment Ideas Spread” (2.2) - pp. 60-66.
Answer: How did the Enlightenment affect some rulers in Europe? Give example. (3-5ss/4pts)

Homework due Friday, August 24

Read: "Philosophy in the Age of Reason” (2.1) - pp. 53-59.
Answer: How did Hobbes and Locke differ in their views of the social contract? (3-5ss/4pts)

Homework due Wed., August 22

Read: “Democratic Developments in England “(1.5) - pp. 40-47.
Answer: 1) How did the Magna Carta lead to the development of Parliament? (3-5ss/4pts), and 2) What principles did the English Bill of Rights establish? (3-5ss/4pts)