Class Calendar

Monday, March 11 - Tuesday, March 12: 
  • Main Idea: Introduction to Unit 9: Nationalism
  • Quiz Chapter 8: Ideologies and Revolutions (20 pts) on Tuesday, 3/12 (Multiple choice and Map Matching)
  • Unit 9 - Nationalism - Imperialism - 2nd Industrial Rev Overview Sheet
  • Warm up: "Blood and Iron Quote" p. 330 and review the ideology of Nationalism
  • Read and Discuss: Ch10.1-10.2 (330-337) Notes: 1. Sequence events that shows how Prussia came to dominate and unite the German states in the late 19th century under Bismarck's leadership instead of Austria's. 2. Note ways that Bismarck increased the power of the Prussian state.
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Wednesday, March 13 - Friday, March 15: BLIZZARD 2019 (No SCHOOL)


Monday, March 18: 
  • Main Focus: Review German unification
  • Warm up: Review of German Unification and Nationalism
  • Review How Bismarck strengthened and increased power after unification including notes on the Berlin Conference.
  • Map of Germany Assignment - Due 3/19

Tuesday, March 19: 
  • Main Focus: Dangers of nationalism.
  • Read and Discuss:  The following jigsaw of primary sources:
    • Compare and Contrast Heinrich von Trietschke "Alsace and Lorraine" p 790-791 Kagan (blue text)
    • Lord Acton "Dangers of Nationalism" p802 Kagan (blue text)
    • Read and discuss Friedrich Fabri, "Does Germany Need Colonies?" p.116 Sherman text.

Wednesday, March 20 - Thursday, March 21: Italian unification
  • Warm up: Review the tactics used by Bismarck to unify Germany. Predict how Italy will be united during the same time period.
  • Read and take notes: Chapter 10.3 (338-342)  Create mini-bios for the main figures in the Italian Unification Movement (Mazzini, Cavour, Garibaldi, and Victor Emmanuel I). What obstacles did Italy face? How did they overcome those obstacles to unification? (and beyond)?
  • Jig-Saw Primary Source Readings: Read and analyze various primary source documents for the Italian Unification movement.  Sources from key individuals involved in the movement including Mazzini, Cavour, and Garibaldi. Connect to the mini-biographies
  • In-Class Persuasive Writing (3/15): Write a letter or poem from the historic figures point of view describing why they were most influential in the Italian Unification movement. Character traits? Capstone question?

Friday, March 22:
  • Main Idea: The second industrial revolution
  • Notes changes in the 2nd Industrial Revolution - Chapter 
    • Mini-Reports on artists, writers, reformers and scientist

Monday, April 1: 
  • Main Focus: Innovations of the 2nd Industrial Revolution
  • Read and Discuss: Emmeline Pankhurst, "Why we are Militant?" p. 136-137 (Sherman)
  • Assignment: Read and take notes on Chapter 12.1 - 12.2 (p. 388-398) "Introduction to European Imperialism" Why did Europeans look outside their countries for raw materials and markets?  What caused imperialism to spread so rapidly? How did Africans resist European imperialism?  Due 4/2


Tuesday, April 2: 
  • Main Focus: Motives for Imperialism
  • Discussion: Assigned Reading - Ch12.1-12.2 Introduction to Imperialism in Africa. See also Chapter 12.1 "Introduction to European Imperialism" and questions 1-3 of the reading guide.  (Look for the causes of imperialism and some follow up notes. Why did Europeans look outside their countries for raw materials and markets?  What caused imperialism to spread so rapidly?) 
  • Assign: Causes: ​Explore the causes and effects of Imperialism through primary source quotes. With each set of quotes: Identify the author, summarize the key points of the quote, and categorize the quote as directed by the instructions.  We will use a fish-bowl set up...with the outside circle moving one spot to the right after every two sources.  Causes of Imperialism Quotes / Effects of Imperialism Viewpoints / Activity Causes and Effects of Imperialism Sheet Due 4/3

Wednesday, April 3:
  • Main Idea: Introduce the connection between nationalism and imperialism
  • Causes: ​Explore the causes and effects of Imperialism through primary source quotes. With each set of quotes: Identify the author, summarize the key points of the quote, and categorize the quote as directed by the instructions.  We will use a fish-bowl set up...with the outside circle moving one spot to the right after every two sources.  Causes of Imperialism Quotes / Effects of Imperialism Viewpoints / Activity Causes and Effects of Imperialism Sheet
  • Notes / Discussion: African Resistance to Imperialism. Menelik II primary source reading.
  • Assigned Reading: Chapter 12.4 and 12.5 Imperialism in India and China (p. 405 - 415) Take notes and note the reasons for British Imperialism, How the people of India and China tried to resist British imperialism and note American intervention. Due Friday, 4/5

Thursday, April 4:
  • Main Idea: Views on Imperialism / How Imperialism destabilized the world.
  • Scramble for Africa Simulation
  • Political Cartoons of Effects of Imperialism (fishbowl rotation)

Friday, April 5:
  • Main Idea:  Imperialism in Asia
  • Notes: Imperialism in Asia (India and China) Sepoy Rebellion, Opium War, "Open Door Policy" 
  • Primary Source Reading / Discussion: People of Canton, Letter to British
  • Assignment: Effects of Imperialism Chart and quotes, Due 4-8

Monday, April 8
  • Main Idea: Evaluation of Imperialism - How did imperialism destabilize the world and threaten peace?
  • Evaluate Imperialism using the primary source quotes.
  • Introduction to World War I
Unit Resources

KEY NOTES:
HAND OUTS:
READINGS:
  • Kagan, Western Heritage: Ch 23 (p. 782-812); Ch 24 (p. 842-49); Ch 25 (p.853-857); Ch 26 ( 887-901)
  • Alan Farmer, “How Was Italy Unified?” History Review. March 2006. P. 15-20. (Hand out)
  • Garibaldi, "Proclamation of 1860" (In-class Handout)
  • Kagan. “German Unification” Western Heritage. P. 787-792.


LINKS: External Resources

KEY TERMS:
Nationalism: Crimean War, Nationalism, il Risorgimento, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Victor Emmanuel II, Carbonari, Giuseppe Mazzini, Young Italy, Pius IX, Revolution of 1848-9, Piedmont, Camillo di Cavour, Republicanism, Napoleon III, 1st War of Italian Liberation, Red Shirts, Sicily, Plebescite, Proclamation of 1860, Zollverein, Frederick William IV, Prussia, William I, Otto von Bismarck, Junker, Danish War, Kleindeutsch, Schleswig-Holstein, Austro-Prussian War, North German Confederation, Bundesrat, Reichstag, Franco-Prussian War, Napoleon III, Prince Leopold, Ems Telegraph, Battle of Sedan, Alsace and Lorraine,
Imperialism/2nd Industrial Revolution: Imperialism, Suez Canal, Boer War, Sepoy Rebellion, “Open Door Policy”, Charles Darwin, Social Darwinism, Cecil Rhodes, Berlin Conference, Charles Dickens,  Impressionism, Claude Monet,
Second Industrial Revolution, Alexander Graham Bell, Harim Maxim, Louis Pasteur, Edward Jenner, Pierre and Marie Curie, Thomas Edison.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

1. Why was it so difficult to unify Italy? What steps led to its unification? Who played the greatest role in the uniting of Italy?
2. How did Prussia replace Austria as the leading German state in Europe? How did the German unification affect the rest of Europe?
3. What similarities and differences exist in the respective movements toward national unity in Italy and Germany?
4. Why did Europeans look outside their own countries for raw materials and markets?
5. What reasons, other than industrialization, led Europeans to establish colonies and expand their empires into Africa and Asia?
6. How did nationalism and imperialism threaten world peace?
7. What characterized the Second Industrial Revolution?
8. What were the major features of romanticism, realism, and impressionism? To what extent were these movements reflective of their times?

PROJECTS / SKILLS / DEBATE / DISCUSSION:
Skills: Document-Based Essay Writing Assignment.  Students will be provided with a set of documents / quotes from primary and secondary sources of information. Using those documents, students will write a 400-600 word essay that cites and incorporates information in the response to the prompt.
Unit 9- Nationalism and the Race for Empire, 1850 - 1914.
Class Calendar
Click Here for the Last Unit's "French Revolution" Calendar and Resources

Thursday, March 15 - Friday, March 16: Unit 9 Introduction
  • Main Idea: Chp 10.1 - 10.2 Introduction to Prussian nationalism and the unification of Germany.
  • Unit 9 - Nationalism - Imperialism - 2nd Industrial Rev Overview Sheet
  • Warm up: "Blood and Iron Quote" p. 330 and review the ideology of Nationalism
  • Read and Discuss: Ch10.1-10.2 (330-337) Notes: 1. Sequence events that shows how Prussia came to dominate and unite the German states in the late 19th century under Bismarck's leadership instead of Austria's. 2. Note ways that Bismarck increased the power of the Prussian state.

Monday, March 19 - Tuesday, March 20: Italian unification
  • Warm up: Review the tactics used by Bismarck to unify Germany. Predict how Italy will be united during the same time period.
  • Read and take notes: Chapter 10.3 (338-342)  Create mini-bios for the main figures in the Italian Unification Movement (Mazzini, Cavour, Garibaldi, and Victor Emmanuel I). What obstacles did Italy face? How did they overcome those obstacles to unification? (and beyond)?  (Props that characterize each of the three)
  • Jig-Saw Primary Source Readings: Read and analyze various primary source documents for the Italian Unification movement.  Sources from key individuals involved in the movement including Mazzini, Cavour, and Garibaldi. Connect to the mini-biographies
  • Persuasive Writing: Write a letter or poem from the historic figures point of view describing why they were most influential in the Italian Unification movement. Character traits? Capstone question?  Due Friday, March 23

Wednesday, March 21 - Thursday, March 22:
Friday, March 23:
  • Quiz Nationalism Germany and Italy

March 24 - April 1: Spring Break

Monday, April 2:​  
Tuesday, April 3:​
  • Main Idea: Causes of Imperialism Explored
  • Warm up Review: Discussion of Fabri's article "Does Germany Need Colonies?" p. 116-117
  • Discussion of Chapter 12.1 and the definition of Imperialism. Look for the causes of imperialism and some follow up notes. Why did Europeans look outside their countries for raw materials and markets?  What caused imperialism to spread so rapidly?
  • Causes: ​Explore the causes and effects of Imperialism through primary source quotes. With each set of quotes: Identify the author, summarize the key points of the quote, and categorize the quote as directed by the instructions.  We will use a fish-bowl set up...with the outside circle moving one spot to the right after every two sources.  Causes of Imperialism Quotes / Effects of Imperialism Viewpoints / Activity Causes and Effects of Imperialism Sheet

Wednesday, April 4: 
  • Main Idea: Scramble for Africa
  • Jigsaw Chapter 12.2 (p. 392-399) - Scramble for Africa, Berlin Conference, Cecil Rhodes, Chief Kabongo's argument and Stanlake Samkange's narrative.

Thursday, April 5:
  • Main Idea:  Scramble for Africa (CAKE?)
  • Review The Scramble for Africa - Bismarck Political Cartoon
  • Scramble for Africa Simulation

Friday, April 6: 
  • Main Idea:  Imperialism in Asia
  • Notes: Imperialism in Asia (India and China) Sepoy Rebellion, Opium War, "Open Door Policy" 
  • Primary Source Reading: People of Canton, Letter to British
  • Assignment: Effects of Imperialism Chart and quotes, Due 4-9

Monday, April 9: 
  • Main Idea: Evaluation of Imperialism - How did imperialism destabilize the world and threaten peace?
  • Examination of Political Cartoons and Effects of Imperialism Quotes (Rotating Fishbowl)
  • Ticket to Exit Writing on Imperialism (Causes and effects)
  • Assignment: Read Opposing Viewpoint Articles on the Origins of World War I by Friday, April 13.  Annotate the key parts of each article's argument.

Tuesday, April 10:  PSAT Testing (No Classes)

Wednesday, April 11: 
  • Main Idea: Causes of World War I
  • Unit 10 Overview Sheet
  • Notes: M.A.I.N. causes of World War I and the Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand (Video Clip)
  • Assignment: Read Opposing Viewpoint Articles on the Origins of World War I by Friday, April 13.  Annotate the key parts of each article's argument.
  • Long-term Assignment: Read Chapter 14 "World War I" by Thursday, April 19

Thursday, April 12: 1/2 Day (Short classes in the afternoon because of standardize testing for Juniors)
  • Main Idea: Origins of World War I
  • Read and discuss:  "The Origins of World War I: Militant Patriotism" p. 156 (Sherman) Which cause was most prevalent?
  • Assignment: Read Opposing Viewpoint Articles on the Origins of World War I by Friday, April 13.  Annotate the key parts of each article's argument.

Friday, April 13: Seminar
  • Main Ideas: Discuss the main causes of World War I.  Which viewpoint is most accurate?
  • Assignment: Maps of World War I (Due Tues, April 17)

Monday, April 16: 
  • Main Idea: Trace the early events of World War I
  • Review: Horrible History Causes of WWI
  • Notes: Early battles and events of World War I on the western and eastern fronts.  Hand out: Key Battles of World War I
  • Read / Discuss: Dulce et Decorum Est Poem (Show video)
  • Assignment: Maps of World War I (Due Tues, April 17)

Tuesday, April 17 - Wednesday, April 18:
  • Main Idea: War Propaganda and American Involvement
  • Notes: America's entry and Russia's exit from World War I
  • Read: Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points" P. 151-152. Sherman
  • Students will summarize each of the points and create a drawing to represent understanding of each principle. How well do the points address the fundamental causes of World War I? Which are adopted into the actually Treaty of Versailles? Which attitudes prevailed at the peace settlement process? Which Senior Capstone question does this fit best?
  • Read and discuss The Treaty of Versailles (Excerpts) Which of Wilson's points were adopted into the actually Treaty of Versailles? Which attitudes prevailed at the peace settlement process? 

Thursday, April 19:
  • Main Idea: Review WWI - Causes, Events, and Outcomes. 
  • Discussion of key lessons from World War I
  • Assign: Russian Revolution Causes Viewpoint Articles Due April 24
Unit 9: 19th Century Nationalism and Imperialism, 1848 -1914 AD.
Class Calendar

 Monday, March 6:
  • Main Idea: Review the ideologies of the early 19th century in preparation for the Unit 8 test.
  • Unit 8 Test: Definitions, Multiple-Choice, Short Answer Responses. (30 Points). You may use one-side, handwritten notecard 3x5" maximum. Be sure to study your Unit 8 Study Guide.
  • Briefly review the ideology of "Nationalism" with a few notes.
  • Warm up: "Blood and Iron Quote" p. 330
  • PowerPoint Notes CH 10.1 (330-333): Create a timeline or sequence of events that shows how Prussia came to dominate and unite the German states in the late 19th century under Bismarck's leadership instead of Austria's. Note ways that Bismarck increased in power.

Tuesday, March 7: 
  • Main Idea: Unit 8 Mini-Test and the Strengthening of Germany
  • Unit 8 Mini-Test (25 minutes)
  • Review how Bismarck united Germany (10.1)
  • Assignment: Read and take notes on 10.2 (334-337): 1. Describe how Germany became an industrial giant.  2. Explain why Bismarck was called the Iron Chancellor. Why did Bismarck seek to crush the Catholic Church and Socialists? 3. List the policies of Wilhelm II. Why did Wilhelm dismiss Bismarck in 1890? What impact did Wilhelm's policies have on the world? Due Wednesday, 3/8.

Wednesday, March 8:
  • Main Idea: Discuss the connection between nationalism and imperialism.
  • Discuss the assigned reading, Chapter 10.2.
  • Jigsaw Discussion: Compare and Contrast Heinrich von Trietschke "Alsace and Lorraine" p 790-791 and Lord Acton "Dangers of Nationalism" p802. Answer the questions in the readings. (Kagan Book). Friedrich Fabri, "Does Germany Need Colonies?" p.116 Sherman text.
  • Introduce:  Postage Stamp Assignment.

Thursday, March 9 - Friday, March 10:
  • Main Idea: Research for the Postage Stamp Assignment
  • You will work to find reliable sources of information for your postage stamp assignment and to begin preparing for your presentations. Works Cited Sheet due Wednesday, 3/15.
  • Reading Homework: Alan Farmer, “How Was Italy Unified?” History Review. March 2006. P. 15-20. (Hand out) Annotations and short reading guide Due Monday 3/13

Monday, March 13:
  • Main Focus: Italian Unification
  • Discuss the reading guide associated with "How Was Italy Unified?"
  • Use the assigned reading Alan Farmer, “How Was Italy Unified?” with the a set of primary source documents on Italian Unification to establish the role of each key individual in the movement including Mazzini, Cavour, and Garibaldi.  Groups will be assigned certain primary source documents to become experts on and to compare with the "How Was Italy Unified?" text.

Tuesday, March 14:
  • Main Focus: Socratic Seminar - Italian Unification/Nationalism

Wednesday, March 15 - Tuesday, March 21:
  • Main Focus:  European Imperialism
  • Identify the causes and events associated with Imperialism
  • Read Chapter 12.1-12.2 (Ellis-World History)
  • Notes: British India and China
  • ​Explore the causes and effects of Imperialism through primary source quotes. With each set of quotes: Identify the author, summarize the key points of the quote, and categorize the quote as directed by the instructions.  We will use a fish-bowl set up...with the outside circle moving one spot to the right after every two sources.  Causes of Imperialism Quotes / Effects of Imperialism Viewpoints / Activity Causes and Effects of Imperialism Sheet
  • Wednesday: DBQ-Essay on Imperialism.

Wednesday, March 22 - Friday, March 24:  
  • Review Units 8 & 9 (Ideologies, Industrialization, and Nationalism.)
  • Stamp Project Presentations.
  • Unit 9 Test  = Friday, March 24.

March 25 - April 2: Spring Break

Monday: April 3: World War I​
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Unit 9: Nationalism and the Race for Empire, 1848-1914

Unit 8: Economic and Social Advancements, 1750 - 1848 AD.
Class Calendar
Click Here for the Last Unit's "French Revolution" Calendar and Resources

Tuesday, February 16: Turn in French Revolution Projects.
  • Main Idea: Introduction to the Agricultural and Consumption Revolutions.
  • Quiz Results: Go over Napoleon Quizzes. Correction points can be earned by defining the Napoleon terms (3rd column) on the unit overview sheet for the French Revolution and answer the essential questions 6-8.  Due by Friday, 2/19
  • Unit 8 - Economic Advances Overview Sheet.
  • Homework - Due 2/17  Read and Take Notes: Chapter 7.1-7.2 about the Industrial Revolution (Pages 246 - 253) AND p. 91-92 Heilbroner, "The Making of an Economic Society: England First to Industrialize"- Be able to define the key terms and answer the checkpoint questions
    - What innovations led to an agricultural revolution? How was the agricultural revolution connected to the industrial revolution?  
    - What inventions characterized the industrial revolution? Who were some of the influential inventors?
    - Why was England first to industrialize? What elements or factors are necessary for any society to industrialize? Which do you feel is most important?

Wednesday, February 17:
  • Main Idea: Foundations for the Industrial Revolution. Why was England first to industrialize? What role did the Agricultural Revolution play in the Industrial Revolution?
  • Discuss assigned readings about the Agricultural Revolution from Ch 7.1-7.2. AND Heilbroner, "The Making of an Economic Society: England First to Industrialize"
  • Introduce the Commemorative Stamp Project. - INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDE SHEETS
    -     Due 2/24 = Works Cited of 2 print or print-like sources.
    - Due 2/29 = Facts Sheet Due
    - Due 3/15 = Stamp Design and Letters Due
    - Due 3/17-3/18 = Presentations Due
  • ​ Homework: Select three possible names to study for the project. Due 2/18.

Thursday, February 18-Friday, February 19:
  • Main Idea: Research and fact finding for the Stamp Project
  • Topics selection and research time in the library.
  • Homework: Due 2/24 = Works Cited of 2 print or print-like sources.

Monday, February 22 - Tuesday, February 23:
  • Main Idea: The Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution
  • Readings about the Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution. 
    • Day 1: Chapter 7.3 (pages 254-258 World History Textbook)
    • Day 2: Jigsawed Readings
      • B) Friedrich Engels, "The Condition of the Working Class in England" (page 259 - World History Textbook)​
      • C) Testimony for the Factory Act of 1833: Working Conditions in England. p. 82-83 (Sherman)
      • D) Samuel Smiles, "Self-Help: Middle Class Attitudes" p. 85-86 (Sherman)
  • Homework Assignment: "Great Expectations" Hand out. Be a demanding reader. Due 2/25.

Wednesday, February 24:
  • Main Idea: Review the causes of the Industrial Revolution and the social impact.
  • Warm up:  "The Haves and Have Nots" Political Cartoon/Illustration.
  • Discuss the Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution. Review the competing attitudes of the proletariat and bourgeoisie. Discuss reforms enacted in Great Britain to alleviate the suffering of the working class. 
  • Reading Time to prepare for the  "Great Expectations." Seminar.

Thursday, February 25:
  • Main Idea: Discuss the ideas contained in "Great Expectations" reading.
  • Seminar on "Great Expectations" Handout.
  • Homework: Fact sheets for Stamp Projects are due on Monday, 2/29.

Friday, February 26:
  • Main Idea: Identify the key characteristics of laissez-faire capitalism, socialism, and communism.
  • Jigsaw: Students will be assigned a key economic theorist and will give short presentations about each, telling how each viewed the ideal economy. Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Robert Owen, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
  • Distinctions will be made between the economic ideologies of Capitalism, Utilitarianism, Socialism, and Communism.
  • Homework: Fact sheets for Stamp Projects are due on Monday, 2/29.

Monday, February 29:
  • Main Idea: The role of communism as an alternative economic and political ideology.,
  • Read and Discuss Ch 25 Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, “The Communist Manifesto.” P. 133-134. Sherman

Tuesday, March 1 - Thursday, March 3:
  • Main Idea: Liberalism and Conservatism Ch 8.1-Ch 8.2
  • Create a chart that compares the ideologies of conservatism, liberalism and nationalism.  Show how these ideologies played a role in the revolts in Serbia, Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Italy prior to 1820. 
  • Warm up: Every time France sneezes, Europe catches a cold Quote.
  • Notes: France 1815-1848; Belgium 1830, Poland 1830, Germany 1848, Hungary 1848.
  • Create a timeline of events moving through the revolutions. Noting the causes, events, and outcomes of the revolutions of 1830 and 1848 in Europe.
  • Notes on the Chartist Movement in England. See Ch 23 “The First Chartist Petition: Demands for Change in England.” P. 102-103. Sherman
  • Homework: Marx, "In the Mind of a Communist" Activity Sheet  Due March 4.

Friday, March 4 - Monday, March 7: Unit 9
  • Main Idea: Introduce Nationalism in Europe
  • Briefly review the ideology of "Nationalism"
  • Warm up: "Blood and Iron Quote" p. 330
  • CH 10.1-10.2 (330-337) Notes: Create a timeline or sequence of events that shows how Prussia came to dominate and unite the German states in the late 19th century under Bismarck's leadership instead of Austria's. Note ways that Bismarck increased
  • Read, Compare and Contrast Heinrich von Trietschke "Alsace and Lorraine" p 790-791 and Lord Acton "Dangers of Nationalism" p802. Answer the questions in the readings. (Kagan Book).
  • Read and discuss Friedrich Fabri, "Does Germany Need Colonies?" p.116 Sherman text.
  • Homework: Stamp Activity Assignment Fact Sheet and Letter Drafts due Wednesday, March 9

Tuesday, March 8 - Friday, March 11:
  • Warm up: Review the tactics used by Bismarck to unify Germany. Predict how Italy will be united during the same time period.
  • Notes Chapter 10.3 (338-342)
  • Primary Source Readings: Read and analyze various primary source documents for the Italian Unification movement.  Sources from key individuals involved in the movement including Mazzini, Cavour, and Garibaldi.

Monday, March 14 - Friday, March 18:  
  • Review Units 8 & 9 (Ideologies, Industrialization, and Nationalism.)
  • Stamp Project Presentations.
  • Friday: Test on Unit 8 and 9 

March 19 - March 27: Spring Break

Monday: March 28 - Wednesday, April 6th: Unit 9
  • Identify the causes and events associated with Imperialism
  • Read Chapter 12.1-12.2 (Ellis-World History)
  • Notes: British India and China
  • ​Explore the causes and effects of Imperialism through primary source quotes. With each set of quotes: Identify the author, summarize the key points of the quote, and categorize the quote as directed by the instructions.  We will use a fish-bowl set up...with the outside circle moving one spot to the right after every two sources.  Causes of Imperialism Quotes / Effects of Imperialism Viewpoints / Activity Causes and Effects of Imperialism Sheet
  • Wednesday: DBQ-Essay on Imperialism.

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Unit Resources

KEY NOTES:

HAND OUTS:

READINGS:
  • Kagan, Western Heritage: Ch 23 (p. 782-812); Ch 24 (p. 842-49); Ch 25 (p.853-857); Ch 26 ( 887-901)
  • Alan Farmer, “How Was Italy Unified?” History Review. March 2006. P. 15-20. (Hand out)
  • Garibaldi, "Proclamation of 1860" (In-class Handout)
  • Kagan. “German Unification” Western Heritage. P. 787-792.


LINKS: External Resources

KEY TERMS:
Nationalism: Crimean War, Nationalism, il Risorgimento, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Victor Emmanuel II, Carbonari, Giuseppe Mazzini, Young Italy, Pius IX, Revolution of 1848-9, Piedmont, Camillo di Cavour, Republicanism, Napoleon III, 1st War of Italian Liberation, Red Shirts, Sicily, Plebescite, Proclamation of 1860, Zollverein, Frederick William IV, Prussia, William I, Otto von Bismarck, Junker, Danish War, Kleindeutsch, Schleswig-Holstein, Austro-Prussian War, North German Confederation, Bundesrat, Reichstag, Franco-Prussian War, Napoleon III, Prince Leopold, Ems Telegraph, Battle of Sedan, Alsace and Lorraine,
Imperialism/2nd Industrial Revolution: Imperialism, Suez Canal, Boer War, Sepoy Rebellion, “Open Door Policy”, Charles Darwin, Social Darwinism, Cecil Rhodes, Berlin Conference, Charles Dickens,  Impressionism, Claude Monet,
Second Industrial Revolution, Alexander Graham Bell, Harim Maxim, Louis Pasteur, Edward Jenner, Pierre and Marie Curie, Thomas Edison.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

1. Why was it so difficult to unify Italy? What steps led to its unification? Who played the greatest role in the uniting of Italy?
2. How did Prussia replace Austria as the leading German state in Europe? How did the German unification affect the rest of Europe?
3. What similarities and differences exist in the respective movements toward national unity in Italy and Germany?
4. Why did Europeans look outside their own countries for raw materials and markets?
5. What reasons, other than industrialization, led Europeans to establish colonies and expand their empires into Africa and Asia?
6. How did nationalism and imperialism threaten world peace?
7. What characterized the Second Industrial Revolution?
8. What were the major features of romanticism, realism, and impressionism? To what extent were these movements reflective of their times?

PROJECTS / SKILLS / DEBATE / DISCUSSION:
Skills: Document-Based Essay Writing Assignment.  Students will be provided with a set of documents / quotes from primary and secondary sources of information. Using those documents, students will write a 400-600 word essay that cites and incorporates information in the response to the prompt.