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.

Week of May 1, 2017

May 1st is May Day, a major worker's holiday.  Why does the color red represent the May Day worker's holiday?   What are the three factors of production?  Which represents the worker.

This week we continue our discussion of the French and Industrial Revolutions.

We will focus on major changes in the 1800's.  In art we will focus on  realism, romanticism and impressionism .  We will also focus on these three individuals who helped to shape the 19th century:   France's Napoleon Bonaparte,  Austria's Clemens von Metternich, 

and Prussia's  Otto von Bismarck.  
They all had a key role in the political,  economic, and military shaping of modern Europe. 

Homework due next week.
22(3) Unifying Italy (700-704)

Identify the terms, people, and places

Read Witness History (700) What nationality did Mazzini identify with?

Read the caption to the picture (701) Who did the Italians fight in Venice?

Look at the map (703)  Identify the four men most responsible for Italian unification.  List one fact about each man.

Look at the picture of Italian emigration (704) What country did many Italians go to in the 1800’s and 1900’s? 

Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Separate HW grade

Read Concept Connector: Nationalism (709)

Identify the 3 countries and 3 ways nationalism has been used in history.  Explain how nationalism is both a positive and a negative force.

Week of April 24, 2017

Welcome back from vacation.  We are now in the home stretch of the school year.  Keep working hard.  
This week we look at the causes of revolutions, especially the French and the Industrial Revolution.
When and why do people revolt?   
Do women and men revolt over the same types of issues?  Think SPRITE EM.

Honor's Reading on Washington is  due this Friday

19(1), 19(2), 19(3) are past due.

Homework due next Friday.

19(4) New Ways of Thinking   (622-626)

Identify the terms, people, and places 

Read the Witness to history (622). What metaphor did Marx  and Engels use to describe how owners viewed workers?

Read the caption to the picture (p.623) why did Malthus think workers should have fewer children?

Read Owen’s Utopia (624), How did Owens want workers treated at his factory in New Lanark, Scotland?

Look at the picture on page 626, what was Karl Marx’ motto?  Why do you think he wanted this?

Answer four of the five checkpoint questions in complete sentences  OR  identify 3 facts from EACH section. 

Week of April 10, 2017

19(1) and 19(2) are due at the end of this week.
Questions on this week's quiz: 
How are the American and French Revolutions connected?   Which type of society is most likely to revolt:  an extremely poor nation, a developing nation, or a wealthy nation?  Why?   What is an aspiration gap?  

Homework due after vacation
19(3) Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution. (616-620) 
Identify the terms, people, and places. 
Read Witness history on page 616 and answer the focus question. 
Look at the graph on page 617, describe the population trend from 1750-1900.
Who is pictured working on page 619? Why is this sad? 
What benefit of industrialization is pictured on page 620? 
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences  or list three bullet facts from each of the four sections

Honors classes are assigned The Unbelievable George Washington reading which is also due at the end of the week we come back from vacation.
1. Annotate the reading
2. Identify 10 facts about Washington with page numbers cited.
3. Make a T chart listing his positive and negative characteristics.
4. Identify 3 ah hahs or idks about GW (cite the page numbers)
5. What was the Newburg Conspiracy? Why was Washington instrumental to the survival of the American republic?  Why has Washington become a "bore" over time?  

Extra credit:  Go to GW's Mt. Vernon

http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/colonial-life-today/washingtons-dating-advice/#at_pco=smlre-1.0&at_si=58ea4ea72b4e7043&at_ab=per-2&at_pos=0&at_tot=5 

explore the site and list 5  facts from the exploration

Week of April 3, 2017

We will be studying the French Revolution this week we will review the French connection to the American Revolution. We will  see the role that American inventor and diplomat Ben Franklin played in convincing France to help the American Revolutionary cause.  Why would an absolute monarchy  help democratic revolutionaries?  What does the phrase "an enemy of my enemy is my friend" mean.  Who was our friend in WWII who later became our enemy? 

Homework due at the end of next week. 

19(1)Dawn of the Industrial Revolution (608-611)
Identify 5 of the terms, people, and places.
Read Witness history (608). What type of power emerged in the Industrial Rev.?  Who improved the steam engine and why was this important?
What does the bar graph on page 609 show?  Why might this be important?
Draw Jethro Tull's seed drill on page 609.
Answer the biography question on James Watt on page 610. What did Watt improve?
Look at the picture on 611.  Why is this important?
Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences or list 3 bullet points from each section. 

19(2) Britain Leads the Way (612-615)
Identify  5 of the terms, people, and places.
Read the witness history on page 612 and  answer the focus question.
Answer map skills questions 2+3 on page 613.
Identify and draw one invention on page 614.
What does the textile industry make?
Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences or list 3 bullet points from each section.