World History (Period 5) Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. Edgar Hermosillo
- Term
- Spring 2020
- Department
- History Department
- Description
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Live class Wednesday morning at 10 AM. It will be recorded, but please let others know!
Google Classroom join code: yszejfz
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Read and take notes for Chapter 15, section 4. There will be an exam on Friday on this entire chapter. Please review!
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Please read and take good, clear notes for Chapter 15, Section 2 attached below.
These notes should go in your notebook, along with those assigned Monday.
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Please read and take good, clear notes for Chapter 15, Section 1 attached below.
These notes should go in your notebook. Expect another assignment posted on Wednesday.
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Station Work
Crashcourse - WORLD WAR I
1. What does John Green blame for causing World War I? Explain.
2. How many people died, and what were the causes?
3. What were the outcomes of World War I?
Include: The Treaty of Versailles, the Russian Revolution, Increasing influence for the USA
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Trench warfare: Paths of Glory
RESEARCH
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Use the following sites to do research for the letter:
Example of a soldier's poem: Wilfred Owen
Citation for Remarque excerpt:
Remarque, Erich Maria, 1898-1970. All Quiet on the Western Front. New York :Fawcett Crest, 1975.
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Do Now: Crashcourse, "HOW World War I Started"
1. What are the various easy explanations for when WWI started?
2. How did nationalism figure into the relationship between Austria and Serbia? What was so explosive about the situation there?
3.Outline the steps that led to the confrontation known as the Great War.
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DO NOW - Crash Course
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1. What issue arises when attempting to study non-European responses to 19th Century Imperialism?
2. How did some Asian peoples attempt to deal with European organizational and technological superiority?
3. How was nationalism supposed to solve European domination?
4. Compare Japan's and India's experiences with nationalism.
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Do Now: Crashcourse India video
Video Link HERE
1. The Caste system is partly a social order (like the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd estates in the French Revolution). How many classes did India have?
2. What is Dharma?
3. Why was fulfilling your Dharma so important according to the idea of Samsara?
4. What is Kharma?
5. What were Buddha's four noble truths?
2. What is Dharma?
3. Why was fulfilling your Dharma so important according to the idea of Samsara?
4. What is Kharma?
5. What were Buddha's four noble truths?
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After your Do Now, watch the video attached below the questions. YES, write down the questions first!
Watch the following video, and answer these questions in your notebook:
1. What was the British East India Company?
2. How did many Indians, even Company soldiers, feel about British rule?
3. What was the impact of the rebellion of 1857?
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Do Now - Crashcourse - Imperialism
1. Before beginning the video, look up the words, "empire," and, "imperialism." Write the definitions in your own words in your notebook.
2. Why couldn't Europeans trade with the Chinese? Pay careful attention to the Qianlong Emperor's quote.
3. At the 1:16 mark, John mentions the Chinese wanted Opium from the British.
Stop and look up the word, "opium." Define it in your own words.
4. What did Europeans want from the Chinese?
5. What did the Treaty of Nanjing accomplish for the British? What did it achieve for the Chinese?
6. What motivated European imperialism in Africa and Asia in the 19th century?
7. Why hadn't Europeans been able to conquer Africa during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries?
8. What made the difference in the 19th century that enabled Europeans to dominate Africa?
9. HOW did Europeans rule over their colonies during this time period?