Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Mental Map instructions with 2nd edition pages

Mental Map: Imperialism


Produce a map that reveals the major developments in global trade, imperialism and conflict.

Use color to indicate the major powers and their colonial holdings around the world. (See map in Imperialism in Africa handout for part of this.)

Be sure to have a key and a title.

Refer to the following pages in Bentley when preparing the assignment: chapter 30 - pages 779-782, chapter 33 - all, chapter 34 - pages 883-885.

(Bentley 2nd Edition Chapter 31 – pages 863-868, Chapter 34 – ALL, Chapter 35 – 972-976)

Focus ideas: results of the contraction of the Ottoman Empire,


different uses of diplomacy and warfare in imperialism,

settler colonies and non-settler colonies,

use of economic imperialism,

Manifest Destiny in North America compared to the Great Game in Asia

Friday, March 8, 2013

Revolutions (Atlantic and Industrial) Review



Revolutions Chart


Simon Bolivar Packet

Causes of French Revolution

Black Jacobins

Development of a Nation State

Tri-gram on Non-Western Industrialization


Causes of Industrial Revolution

Material Effects of Industrial Revolution

Global Effects of Industrial Revolution

Social Consequences of Industrial Revolution

Mill, Fabians, Marx

Modest Proposal

Critics of Capitalism



CCOT Charts



Textbook readings

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Homework for Over Spring Break

Review your revolution chart, packets on French Revolution and Latin American Revolutions and your textbook on Atlantic Revolutions.  According to the period you have class, write a THESIS PARAGRAPH AND ONE BODY PARAGRAPH addressing the assigned prompt.  (Due Wednesday March20)

Typed or neatley hand written

1st Period Prompt: Compare and contrast the results of TWO of the Atlantic Revolutions choose from the following list: French, Haitian, Mexican, Brazilian, and Spanish South American


2nd Period Prompt: Compare and contrast the goals and in TWO of the Atlantic Revolutions listed. (American, French, Haitian, Mexican, Brazilian, South American)

3rd Period Prompt: Evaluate the successes and failures in TWO Atlantic revolutions (American, French, Haitian, Mexican, Brazilian, South American) with regards to two of the following topics.

5th Period Compare and contrast the role played by social class in causing the revolution in TWO of the Atlantic Revolutions. (American, French, Haitian, Mexican, Brazilian, South American) 

6th Period Prompt: Compare and contrast the role played by outside forces in in causing TWO of the Atlantic Revolutions listed and how these revolutions affected events outside their respective regions.
(American, French, Haitian, Mexican, Brazilian, South American)

7th Period Prompt: Compare and contrast the role played by Enlightened ideas in causing TWO of the Atlantic Revolutions (American, French, Haitian, Mexican, Brazilian, and South American).