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The Age of Reason Study Guide
Text Book Study Guide and Practice Quizzes
E.Q: What legacy did Napoleon
leave in Europe and the Americas?
Read: pgs. 410 (Napoleons Empire Faces Challenges) - 414
Regarding the Congress of Vienna:
- Who were the main representatives there?
- What were its guiding principles?
- What territorial/dynastic changes were agreed to or recognized there?
- What role, if any, did France play at Vienna?
How were the terms of the original peace treaty regarding France altered
after Napoléon was defeated a second time and shipped off to St. Helena in 1815?
Read: pgs. 459 - 460 & 462 (Revolution Ignites South America) - 464.
Answer Thinking Critically Questions on pg. 463
TBQ's:
What inspired Early Latin American Revolutions?
How did L'Ouverture achieve his revolutionary goals?
How did the success of the Haitian Revolution lead to the Louisiana Purchase?
In what ways did Simon Bolivar earn his nickname "The Liberator"?
Crash Course History- Latin American Revolutions
Enrichment: Watch
The Last Samuri
How does the last samurai reflect the conflict between traditional Japan and modernization?
WWI: The Lost Battalion
4/15 & 4/16: EQ: How did people live in the most extreme authoritarian states - the Soviet Union & Nazi Germany?
I will: Identify the conditions of totalitarian rule in Europe
(4): Well developed thesis that clearly addresses the essential question and presents an effective analysis of both sides of the question
(2-3): Limited analysis and thesis which addresses to topic
(1): Limited or poorly developed thesis little or no analysis.
Read... pgs. 715-716...718-725
Answer TBQ's:
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Why did Stalin, and not Trotsky, emerge as Lenin's successor?
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What was the underlying assumption of Stalin's First Five-Year Plan? What were the specific parts of the Plan that dealt with agriculture? with industry?
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Who gave Stalin the most resistance to his agricultural initiatives?
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How did Stalin mobilize an entire nation in making Russia an industrial giant almost overnight? What techniques were used against those who couldn't or wouldn't measure up to the task?
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What change in revolutionary reforms were put into place by Stalin to establish social order?
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Why could it be said that Soviet Russia in the 1930s was Europe's true economic miracle?
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What caused the Stalinist purges of 1934-1939? Who were the major targets of Stalin's wrath? What were the final tallies of victims?
World War II
Ken Burns...The War
Apocalypse...The World At War
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UNBROKEN
A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
By Laura Hillenbrand
Essential Question:
In what ways has Americas view of war changed since WWII? How do we define Heroism in the 21st Century?
The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War
by James Bradley
Essential Question:
Read the Book Review by William N. Tilchin..(Link Here)
...Agree or Disagree - "The Imperial Cruise provides an example of the perils of navigating a complex historical subject armed with nothing but a narrow ideological agenda."
19th Century Free Response Options - Due Feb 11
Imperialism Notes
The Age of Imperialism
E.Q .In what ways was the "Scramble for Africa" a spectacular manifestation of the New Imperialism?
Read: 868-872 (Stop at Imperialism in Asia)
TBQ's
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How were the European colonial experiences in East and Southeast Asia similar to that in Africa?
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What are the three main causes of the New Imperialism?
Answer Questions on pg. 873 & 885
Movie Enrichment: The Last King of Scotland
World War I Document Based Question -Documents
Prompt: American historian Sidney Fay believed that in each nation in Europe was, in part, responsible for the onset of WWI. No doubt is raised that the Assisination of Archduke Ferdinand was the incident (or Spark) that ignited the European "Powder Keg." In what way was each nation responsible for the outbreak of hostilities in 1914?
Questions for Friday March 1:
Russian Revolution Brinton's Organizer- Due March 1
The Coming of World War
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Trace the breakdown of the Bismarckian system and the development of a new system of alliances between 1878 and 1914.
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Assess the relative importance of diplomacy; imperialism, and nationalism in causing World War I.
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Historians argue that this was an unwanted war, yet its outbreak was almost universally greeted with joy. How do you explain this contradiction? Does it point to domestic tensions as a major cause for the war, or was this reaction simple patriotism?
The Course of the War
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Characterize the military strategy applied in World War I.
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How does this strategy compare with the technical effectiveness of the offense and the defense?
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Why did the Allies win the war?
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Analyze the nonmilitary effects of the war. How was the role of government changed? What social and psychological changes resulted?
The Peace
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What were the main goals of the Paris Peace Conference? How much agreement was there on these goals?
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Who benefited most from this restructuring? Who lost most?
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Evaluate the treaties. How well did they meet the problems they were designed to deal with? Was there cause by 1920 to be optimistic about the treaties? Explain.
Postwar Democracy
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In what ways might the years after World War I be considered a triumph for liberalism?
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What trends of the postwar period might now, in retrospect, seem problem-filled and ominous?
3/4 Homework
EQ: How did leaders deal with the political dimensions of uncertainty and try to re-establish real peace and prosperity after 1919?
I will: Identify three reactions to the uncertainty of post WWI life including modern philosophy, Christian revivals and advances psychology.
(4): Well developed thesis that clearly addresses the essential question and presents an effective analysis of both sides of the question
(2-3): Limited analysis and thesis which addresses to topic
(1): Limited or poorly developed thesis little or no analysis
Answer TBQ's:
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How did Nietzsche and Sorel represent Logical Empiricism?
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What was the foundation of Einstein's Theory of Relativity?
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What were the implications of the Quantum Theory of Max Planck? How did Einstein and Planck challenge the basic premises of Newtonian physics?
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What were the basic principles of Freudian psychology?
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What were some of the implications of his thinking and How did his theories clash with Christianity.
Homework 3/5
EQ: How did a general climate of pessimism, relativism and alienation manifest itself in literature, music, art and architecture during this period?
I will: Identify three reactions to the uncertainty of post WWI life including the works of Faulkner, Spengler, Orwell, Van Gogh, Picasso, and Stravinsky.
(4): Well developed thesis that clearly addresses the essential question and presents an effective analysis of both sides of the question
(2-3): Limited analysis and thesis which addresses to topic
(1): Limited or poorly developed thesis little or no analysis.
Answer TBQ's:
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In what ways was literature different in the twentieth century than that of the nineteenth century (give 2 examples of 20th century authors)?
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How did functionalism reflect post WWI values (give 2 specific examples)?
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In what way was postimpressionism different that its' predecessor impressionism (compare and contrast two pre and post artists)?
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How did modern music capture the emotional intensity of expressionism (provide two examples)?
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How were movies and radio different than their other cultural counterparts?
German Expressionism -enrichment (is their a film since that owe's its' origins to expressionism?)
Chapter 27 Review Activities
3/11 TBQ's
I will: Identify how conditions in Europe led to totalitarian rule.
(4): Well developed thesis that clearly addresses the essential question and presents an effective analysis of both sides of the question
(2-3): Limited analysis and thesis which addresses to topic
(1): Limited or poorly developed thesis little or no analysis.
Read... pgs. 953-957
Answer TBQ's:
What were the major characteristics of modern dictatorship or totalitarianism?
What was the political pattern followed by many of the governments in Eastern Europe in the 1930s? How supportive were they of fascism?
What were some of the things that the various fascist movements in Europe had in common? What were the real fears that many Europeans of all classes had in the inter-war years that fascism seemed to address?
3/12: Stalin- Man of Steel
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In what ways was Stalin both a hero and the villain?
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Why did Stalin, and not Trotsky, emerge as Lenin's successor? What was the underlying assumption of Stalin's First Five-Year Plan? What were the specific parts of the Plan that dealt with agriculture? with industry?
Who gave Stalin the most resistance to his agricultural initiatives?
How did Stalin mobilize an entire nation in making Russia an industrial giant almost overnight? What techniques were used against those who couldn't or wouldn't measure up to the task?
What change in revolutionary reforms were put into place by Stalin to establish social order?
Why could it be said that Soviet Russia in the 1930s was Europe's true economic miracle?
What caused the Stalinist purges of 1934-1939? Who were the major targets of Stalin's wrath? What were the final tallies of victims?
3/13 -TBQ's -Due Friday March15th
Why did the Weimar Republic collapse in the early 1930s?
How did Hitler and the Nazis actually come to power?
What were some of the impressive economic successes of the early Nazi years? How was Hitler able to accomplish this in the midst of the global depression?
What Nazi policies were focused on women and children? How did Nazi propaganda make all Germans feel that they were part of a great cultural struggle?
How did the Nazis deal with the Christian churches in Germany?
Why were Jews primary targets of Nazi hatred? How was Nazi ideology reflected in the Nuremberg Laws?
3/15: Free Respose Subjects
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DBQ - Imperialism
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Part B & C: post WWII communism, Absolutism & Enlightenment, Status of Women in the French REvolution, Rise of Dictators in the 20's & 30's, European Unity after WWII.
Movie Analysis: 2001- HBO Films - Conspiracy
Nazi - A Warning from History - The Road to Treblinka
The Cold War
4/2: Text Based Questions:
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What were the goals of "the Big Three at Yalta?
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To what extent did each nation achieve its' goals?
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How did the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan contribute to the development of the Cold War?
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How did events in 1948 and 1949 pave the way for the Soviet-American confrontation to become "institutionalized?"
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How and why, in spite of the cold war, did western Europe recover so successfully from the ravages of war and fascism?
4/3 TBQ's - Reading pgs...999-1009
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What occurred as a result of Decolonization?
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What were the key results of de-Stalinization?
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Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the youth counterculture of the 1960s?
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What were the most spectacular result of directed scientific research during World War II?
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In the wake of Khrushchev’s reforms, the 1960s brought these to Eastern Europe?
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In his post-Stalin foreign policy, Khrushchev had what problems with conservatives?
4/ 9: Reading 1006-1021
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What changes occurred from 1950-1973 that transformed women's traditional societal roles? (1009-1010 & 1017-1018)
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What factors contributed to the emergence of the international youth culture in the 1960's? (1011-1012)
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In what ways did the Vietnam War mark the beginning of a new era of challenges and uncertainties? (1013-1016)
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Why, after a generation, did the economy shift into reverse gear, and what were the social consequences of that reversal? (1018-1021)
Due 4/15: Reading: pgs.1027-1033
Text Based Questions:
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In what ways was the invasion of Czechoslovakia the critical event of the Brezhnev era? (1028-1029)
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How did the Soviet Union, as a British journalist put it, go through "a social revolution while Brezhnev slept"? (1028-1030)
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How did Pope John Paul II help inspire Polish solidarity? (1030-1032)
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How did the declining economy impact the Polish solidarity movement? (1032)
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What were the goals of Gorbachev's "perestroika"? (1032)
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How did glasnost and democratization bring "new political thinking" to the Soviet Union? (1032-1033)
DUE: 4/15 Globalization Part II
Essential Question: Why did efforts to reform communism fail and result in successful anti-communist revolutions throughout eastern Europe?
I Will: Understand the causes and effects of the Cold War, and...
Explain the causes and international and local consequences of major Cold War crises such as the Polish workers’ protest, the Gdansk agreement, perestroika and glasnost.
Reading: pgs.1034-1041
Text Based Questions:
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How did Gorbachev's plan to save communism backfire and snowball out of control?
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In what ways did Poland and the Solidarity movement lead the way in Eastern Europe?
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How did the "death" of communism manifest itself differently through out Eastern Europe?
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How did the coup of 1990 "backfire" for the hard line communists?
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What were the main ideas of Kohl's ten point plan?
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What was significant about the Paris Accord?
4/15: Reading: pgs.1041-1052
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How, in the 1990s, did the different parts of a reunifying Europe meet the challenges of postcommunist reconstruction, resurgent nationalism, and economic union?
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Why did the prospect of population decline, the reality of large-scale immigration, and concern for human rights emerge as critical issues in contemporary Europe?
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How and why did relations between the West and the Islamic world deteriorate dramatically in the early twenty-first century?
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What does the study of history have to tell us about the future?
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