Project Definition

Please Do Now:

1. Nothing.

Today, students will:

1. Investigate the material available at www.firstworldwar.com
2. Visit the Media Center to research and plan their final essay projects

Tonight’s homework is:

1. Read 698-710
2. Answer questions 1,2,4 on page 710

World War I

Please Do Now:

1. Why do some people decide to join gangs?
2. Why do other people decide not to join gangs?
3. What are both groups looking for?

Today, students will:

1. Discuss the ultimate causes of World War I
2. Discuss the proximate causes of World War I

Tonight’s homework is MIDTERM ESSAY DUE MAY 30:

Visit the following website: www.firstworldwar.com and use ONLY the primary and secondary sources on this website to answer ONE of the following questions in an essay of 800-1200 words.

1. At the close of the war, the victors declared Germany to be the primary agressor and forced the country to pay steep reparations.  To what extent was German agression to blame for the start of World War I?
2. The Western Front today is the most famous front from World War I.  To what extent was it the most important front in the Allied War effort?
3. Americans like to think that they are responsible for the Allied victory in World War I.  To what extent did American arms decide the final outcome of the war?
4. Socialist critics emphasized the divergent interests between the rich and poor in the course of the war.  To what extent did the outlook of national leaders differ from the views of ordinary soldiers?

You may RESEARCH these questions in groups, but you must WRITE your essays individually.  In your essay, you most QUOTE from at least 10 different PRIMARY SOURCES, and REFERENCE at least 3 SECONDARY SOURCES from within the website.  You may NOT consult other sources in your research for this paper, other than the textbook.

All quotes and references are to be completed in PARANTHETICAL format.  Simply put the url from the exact place you found your information in parentheses after the quote or reference.  More on this later.

 

Socialism

Please Do Now:

1. Do you prefer individual work or group work in this class?  On group projects, do you think I should give everyone the same grade, or do you want to be graded individually?

Today, students will:

1. Understand the basic tenets of Marxism
2. Compare and contrast Marxism with Laissez Faire Capitalism, Utilitarianism, and Nationalism.

Tonight’s homework is:

1. Imagine you are a French factory worker in the year 1910.  Would you be in favor of a war with Germany?  Why or why not?  Make reference to specific historical events that happened in Europe in the last 50 years.

China: The Sequel

Please Do Now:

1. Explain the causes of the Opium War.
2. Explain the results of the Opium War.

Today, students will:

1. Learn the history of 20th Century China
2. Understand the Taiping Rebellion, Boxer Rebellion, Nationalist Revolution and Communist Revolution

Tonight’s homework is:

1. Page 769: #3 and #4

EXTRA CREDIT

The following 5 paragraphy essay is open books and open notes:

First, explain the causes and types of imperialism and how they operate in theory. 

Then, explain the imperial experience of Africa, India, and China, and explain the site specific reasons that each of these regions was colonized by European powers. 

Compare and contrast the reasons and types of imperialism that were experienced in each of these regions.

 

See you Wednesday!

Mr. Weiss