Week of May 29, 2017

This is the last new book sections before the final review.

24(3) European Claims in Muslim Regions (762-766)
Identify the terms, people, and places
Read Witness History (762) Why did Napoleon invade Egypt?
Look at the picture on 763. Who did General Pash fight for in the Crimean War?
Look at the infographic on page 765. What two bodies of water does the Suez Canal connect? What Asian colony did Britain more easily control because of the Suez Canal?
What Persian (Iranian) resource is pictured on page 766?
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences or 3 bullets/section

25(1)  Japan Modernizes (784-790)
Identify 5 of the terms, people, and places.
Read Witness history (784) What did the emperor want to keep and want to get rid of? 
Read the primary source (785) What two countries acted as a bridge to the outside world for the Japanese? 
Read the eyewitness accounts of Fukuzawa Yukichi when he visited America (787-788). Why didn’t he laugh at the dancing Americans although he thought they looked funny?
Look at the chart on 788.  What happened to Japanese trade, manufacturing, banking and railways between 1883 and 1893?
Look at the picture on page 789.  Why was Russia threatened by Japanese aggression in Korea?
Look at the picture on page 790. How long did the Japanese control Korea?
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences or 3 bullets/section.

Week of May 22,2017

The Honors class reading on Imperialism and Tea is due Friday
1.  Annotate the reading
2. Identify 10 facts with page numbers
3. List and explain three big insights or ideas you are unsure of
4.  Be ready for a quiz on the chapter


24(4)   The British take over India  (767-771)

Identify the terms, people, and places 
Read witness history (p.767) why did the Indians call British Imperialism the Knife of Sugar ?
Read the Sepoy Rebellion (768) Why did Muslim and Hindu Sepoy s, Indian soldiers in the British army, rebel?   What did they refuse to bite?  Why?
Look at the picture on page 170. Identify three benefits of British rule in India.
Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

27(3) India Seeks Self-Rule (865-867)

Identify the terms, people, and places.
Read Witness History (865)  Why were many Indians frustrated?  With whom?
Read The Salt March (866) How do you think Americans would have viewed the British if they 
       violently reacted to the Salt March?
Answer the 3 checkpoint questions in complete sentences or 3 bullets for each section

Week of May 15, 2017

This week we wrap up Napoleon and his influence of nationalism on Europe.  We will then focus on Klemens von Metternich of Austria and see how he tried to stamp out nationalism and restore the old order, but was unable to do so.   Finally we will see how Otto von Bismarck used industrialization and nationalism to unify Germany.

Homework due next week: 
24(1) The New Imperialism, Building Overseas Empires (749-753)

Identify five of  the terms, people, places
Read Witness History (White Man's Burden) What do you think Kipling is saying in his poem?
List the 4 motives for New Imperialism listed in bold print on page 751.
Look at the picture on page 751, What are gold mines for tomorrow?
Look at the picture on page 752, what did Sir Hiram Maxim invent?  Draw it.
Read Chief Kabongo's account (opposing imperialism 752) Who do you think was the King of the Pink Cheek?
Look at the picture on page 753, who was playing polo? Is anyone missing (are all Indians allowed to play?)
Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences or list 3 bullet facts/section

24(2) The Partition of Africa (754-760)

Choose 5 terms, people, and places to identify
Read the letter from Chief Machemba (witness history) what does he offer to give to Herman von Wissman? 
Read the caption to the picture on page 755?  How many men were in Cetshwayo's  Zulu army?
What is pictured on page 756?   What did missionaries bring to Africa?
Look at the two maps on 757?  What happened in Africa between 1850 and 1914?
Read the biography of Cecil Rhodes (758) How did Rhodes make his money? What is Rhodes holding in the picture? 
Read the biography of Menelik II (759) How was Menelik able to defeat the Italians at Adowa?
Look at the picture on page 760.  Why do you think the man seated next to the king is dressed so well?
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences or 3 bullet facts/ section

  

Week of May 8, 2017

Monday is the anniversary of VE  Day (May 8,1945)  What happened on this day?
This week we wrap up the French Revolution and Napoleon's role and discuss the rise of nationalism and its role in the 19th century.


Homework due at the end of next week.

22(1) Building a German Nation (692-695)

Identify the terms, people, and places. 
Look at the picture on page 693, by what two things did Bismarck use to unify Germany? Answer question #3 on page 693.
Read the primary source on page 694, why did Prussia go to war with Austria (6 Weeks War)? 

Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences or three bullets per section.

22(2) Germany Strengthens (696-699)
Identify the terms, people and places.
Look at the pictures on page 696, 697,698, 699 and write a one sentence summary for each. 
Answer the three checkpoint questions complete sentences  or three bullets/section.