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SUN #4 Modern Stuff
Student Contact Info
McDermott: Recluse45@ca.rr.com
www.mcdermotthistory.net
Table of Contents
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Assignment
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Student Contact/Table of Contents
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Table of Contents Cont
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My Grade Page
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Process: Ch. 31 *
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Notes: Ch. 31
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DBQ Assignment *
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DBQ Setup
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Entrepreneur Assignment *
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Art of Industrialization *
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Process: Ch. 32*
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Notes: Ch. 32
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DBQ #4 *
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DBQ #4 Instructions
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Process: Imperialism Sources *
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Notes: Ch. 30-32 Stuff
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Process: Ch. 33 *
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Notes: Ch. 33
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Process: Ch. 34 *
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Notes: Ch. 34
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WWI Letter Home *
WWI Info
Process: Ch. 35 *
Notes: Ch. 35
Process: Ch. 36 *
Notes: Ch. 36
Comparative Essay Scoring * (E.C. Op. 3, 5, 7)
Comparative Essay Scoring
Process: Ch. 37 *
Notes: Ch. 37
Controversies WWII **
WWII
Process: Ch. 38 *
Notes: Ch. 38
Process: Ch. 39 *
Notes: Ch. 39
Review Project **
Review Project Directions
Process: Ch. 40 *
Notes: Ch. 40
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The Interview Project
You are going to be a Television Interview Personality
who will be interviewing a famous person from history of
the last couple of hundred years (1750-1999). For this
assignment do the following criteria:
1. Your interview will be recorded by transcript on page 36.
2. In your interview you will choose a person from history
in the last 250 years approximately. This person must be
someone from world history who was not from the United
States.
3. You will be choosing this person by making a list of
your top three choices of who you want to interview and
your choice will be confirmed by Mr. McD.
4. In your interview there must be evidence of at least
three elements of culture.
5. In your interview there must be at least 5 examples of
historical based evidence.
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Process: Ch. 40
1. Examine concepts such as Americanization and
McDonaldization. How influential is the United States
in the world today? Why are some countries
frightened by this influence? (12)
2. What roles have international organizations such as
the United Nations played in today’s world? How will
they continue to shape the future? What role does
technology play in the modern world?
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Controversies of WWII
On Page 30 you will be making a couple of charts showing
different controversies of WWII. For each controversy you
will do the following:
1. Make an “upside-down T-chart” (there will be a total
of three) for each of the controversies.
2. On one side of the chart have the “pro” side of the
controversy on the left (or the reason for justification
for it). On the other side include the “con” side of the
controversy (the reason why they should not have
done it, or why it wasn’t justified).
3. On the bottom of the T-chart include your decision as
to which side you are on (you have to pick a side).
Explain WHY you choose that side of the controversy.
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Process: Ch. 38
1. Discuss the origins of the Cold War. Analyze the
fundamental differences between the Soviet Union and
the United States? What role did ideology play in the
Cold War? (12)
2. Examine the role played by Eastern Europe in the
Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Compare and contrast the American experiences in
Vietnam to that of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.
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Process: Ch. 39
1. Kwame Nkrumah proposed that “we must find an
African solution to our problems, and that this can
only be found in African unity.” Why was political
fragmentation such a threat to the newly independent
Africa? (11)
2. Discuss the exploding economies of Asia in the last
quarter of the twentieth century. Discuss the reforms
of Deng Xiaoping in China. Why was Japan so
successful?
Totalitarianism
Notes: Hitler (Rise to Power)
Hitler - The Early Years: Failed artists, corporal in the
German Army during WWI, imprisoned for starting a
riot (Beer Hall), wrote a book about his life in prison,
and made important speech which got him to be an
important part of a new Nationalist Socialist German
Workers Party.
1933 - Jan. Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of
Germany.
Feb. The Reichstag Fire.
March The Enabling Act gives Hitler more power.
April Nazi boycott of Jewish owned shops.
May Nazi sponsored book burning.
July Nazi party declared only party in Germany.
October Germany leaves the League of Nations.
1934
June The “Night of the Long Knives”
July Nazis murder secretly the Austrian Chancellor
Dollfuss.
August Adolf Hitler becomes Fuhrer of Germany
1935
March Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by
introducing military conscription.
Sept. German Jews stripped of rights by the
Nuremberg Race Laws.
1936
February German Gestapo is placed above the law.
March German troops enter and occupy the
Rhineland.
August Olympic Games begin in Berlin.
1937
November Hitler reveals War plans during Hossbach
Conference.
1938
March Germany announces “Anshluss” with
Austria.
August German military mobilizes.
September British Prime Minister Chamberlain
appeases Hitler at Munich
October German troops occupy the Sudetenland:
Czech Government resigns.
November Kristallnacht - The Night of Broken
Glass.
1939
Jan. Hitler threatens Jews during Reichstag speech.
March Nazis occupy the rest of Czechoslovakia.
May Nazis sign “pact of Steel” with Italy.
August Nazis and Soviet sign non-aggression pact.
September German army invades Poland.
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Process: Ch. 37
1. Examine the early German successes in World War
II. Why was Hitler so successful? What was
Germany’s high point? How close was Hitler to total
victory? What were the turning points in World War
II? (12)
2. Compare and contrast the origins of World War I and
World War II. Were there any similarities? Discuss
the nature and size of the conflict. Why has World
War II been called the “good war”?
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Letter Home - WWI Instructions
You are a soldier on the “Western Front” during the Great
War. You have been ordered to write a letter that will be
delivered in the event of your death to loved ones back at
home. Follow the criteria below to write this letter.
1. This is the last letter that anyone will read from you.
Treat it as such.
2. As a French, English, or German soldier how do you
feel about the war? Why?
3. Include at least two aspects of culture from the time
period and how you as a soldier are responding to those
aspects.
4. You will have about 3 minutes to write this letter, it will
be timed. The letter will be written on page 20.
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Process: Ch. 36
1. Examine United States President Woodrow Wilson’s
concept of the self-determination of nations. Why did
it have such a profound impact in the years following
World War I on Asia, Africa, and Latin America? (12)
2. Examine the struggle for political stability in China in
the 1920s and 1930s. What role did Sun Yatsen play
in this process?
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Comparative Essay Scoring
When looking at what is required for the Comparative
Essay you need to have the following things present in your
essay:
1. Thesis: Places and Time(s), address the question in
the form of an argument (must include similarities and
differences), and solve that argument – denote at least
one similarity and one difference. 1 Point
2. Address All Parts of the Question: The body of the
essay must address similarities and differences
although not necessarily evenly or thoroughly. 2
points (1 point similarities, 1 point differences).
3. Evidence: You must have at least one piece of
evidence for a similarity and one piece for a
difference. AND you must have a total of five pieces
of evidence. 2 points (1 point if only evidence for
differences or similarities, or if 3 pieces of evidence,
and 2 for 5 pieces of evidence).
4. Direct Relevant Comparison: Must specifically
address a direct comparison between the two cultures.
The thesis does not count for this. 1 point
5. Analysis of a similarity or difference: Must explain
WHY and analyze a comparison between the cultures.
1 point
On page #26 you will be scoring S1, S2, and S3. When
you score each one you will explain why they did or did
not get the point(s) that they earned from you scoring the
sample.
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Process: Ch. 35
1. From Mein Kampf: “What we see before us today as
human culture, all the fields of art, science, and
technology, are almost exclusively the creative
product of the Aryans.” Why did Hitler say this? In
what ways does it represent the foundation of his
thought? (11)
2. What did Gertrude Stein mean when she wrote that
“You are all a lost generation”? Compare and contrast
the ideas and regimes of Stalin and Hitler.
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Process: Imperialism Primary Sources
1. Rudyard Kipling’s poem (White Man’s Burden) can
be best paraphrased by you in what way? Also take 3
examples of bias (in tone) from phrases and analyze
them. (12)
2. George Orwell’s short story (To Shoot an Elephant)
has a different take on Imperialism than Kipling.
Analyze Orwell’s experience with imperialism in
Burma.
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Process: Ch. 34
1. Why did Wilfred Owen call the line from Horace—“It
is sweet and proper to die for one’s country”—an “old
Lie?” What does this line say about the role of
nationalism in the war and the experience of the
common soldier? (12)
2. What were the fundamental mistakes of the
negotiators at Paris who drew up the Treaty of
Versailles? Were they doomed from the start? Was
World War II inevitable?
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Process: Ch. 33
1. Examine the racist beliefs that played such a central
role in European imperialism. How did racism justify
imperialism and also inspire it? (11)
2. Examine imperialism in Africa. What were the major
goals of the Europeans? Why was Africa treated
differently than other colonies? How did the carving
up of Africa lead to tension among the European
nations?
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DBQ #4 Instructions
Go online to the AP Central website and go to the AP
World History course homepage. If you go to the exam
information page and pull up the 2007 year test DBQ that is
the DBQ you will be working with for this assignment.
-On page 12 you need to do the following things:
1. Make a chart setting up your DBQ like the one Mr.
McD has made a couple of times.
2. Write the thesis for the essay.
3. Note 3 documents for Point of View (bias) and
explain why the author has this bias.
4. Include 2 other document sources and why those
documents would support your thesis.
- For 15 points of extra credit write the entire essay and
turn it in on the first Saturday session that we have in week
8.
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Process: Ch. 32
1. Analyze the role Alexander II played in Russia.
Compare his rule to other Russian czars. (12)
2. Compare the Young Turks to the Society of Righteous
and Harmonious Fists. What would these movements
lead to? Why?
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Entrepreneur Assignment
You are an Entrepreneur (someone who starts and
organizes a new business). You are in competition with
other Entrepreneurs (the other period for example), so
make wise choices when it comes to your business or you
will be driven out of business by the competition.
Location: Cambria and Lancanshire
Per. 5: Cambria
Right Choice and why: Lancanshire
Work Force: Women and Children, Men
Per. 5: Women and Children
Right Choice and why: Women and Children
Power supply: Steam, horse, and water wheel
Per 5: Water Wheel
Right Choice and Why: Steam
Transportation of Goods: Road, Rail, or Water
Per 5: Rail
Right Choice and Why: Rail
Investment: Machinery or Worker Conditions
Per 5: Worker Conditions
Right Choice and Why: Machinery
Location: Cambria and Lancanshire
Per. 2: Cambria
Right Choice and why: Lancanshire
Work Force: Women and Children, Men
Per. 2: Women and Children
Right Choice and why: Women and Children
Power supply: Steam, horse, and water wheel
Per 2: Steam
Right Choice and why: Steam
Transportation of Goods: Road, Rail, or Water
Per 2: Rail
Right Choice and why: Rail
Investment: Machinery or Worker Conditions
Per 2: Worker Conditions
Right Choice and why: Machinery
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Process: Ch. 31
1. Examine the cultural and ethnic diversity of the
United States, Canada, and Latin America. What
explains this diversity? What benefits and challenges
did it bring? (12)
2. Discuss the significance of slavery in its relationship
to the fragmentation of American unity. Discuss the
contradictory nature of slavery in relation to the ideal
of America.
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DBQ Setup
First, during the reading stage, make the chart. Directions
for chart: 1. Underline what they are asking for in the
prompt. 2. Find out how many documents there are and
make a chart with the Docs on top, and on the left the
factors/categories/solutions will be listed (2-3). 3. Go
through the documents and after finding similar docs start
to fill in the left “variables” on the chart and start marking
off where those docs go. 4. Use the chart to write the
essay.
Writing the Essay: Use the chart to write your thesis:
[1st Paragraph]
Thesis: During ________(Time) in _______(Place) the
_______________(What you underlined in the prompt)
was affected by ________________________(Those
categories you placed on the left side of your chart – be
specific enough so that it can be understood, i.e. don’t just
put “social” as one of the categories in your thesis, its fine
for your chart but explain what you mean by social with a
few more words).
[2nd Paragraph]
Grouping: Group the documents from your thesis
categories.
Documents _______________(at least 2 documents),
are grouped by ___________(one of the categories that you
had in your thesis). Documents ____________(at least 2
documents) are grouped because they ___________
(another category from the thesis).
Do this until you have all of your groups explained.
Try to stay away from more than 3 groupings, unless it
really makes sense to do that.
[3rd paragraph]
Explain the documents in a sentence each, and explain why
they are evidence for your thesis with a sentence each for
one of the groups.
[4th paragraph]
Explain the documents in a sentence each, and explain why
they are evidence for your thesis with a sentence each for
one of the groups.
[5th paragraph]
If you are done with explaining all the documents then this
paragraph would be used for pointing out bias in at least
two documents (at least one from each group). If you are
not done with your documents then this paragraph will
continue to be explaining and evidence from the
documents.
[6th paragraph]
Name a source of another document that would help your
thesis from a source that has not yet been used. You must
explain how this document would help your thesis (i.e. it
has to address the prompt).
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DBQ Assignment
Prompts:
1. Using the documents, analyze African actions and
reactions in response to the European Scramble for
Africa.
Write a possible thesis for this prompt (pretend you know
what the documents are):
2. Using the documents, analyze the social and
economic effects of the global flow of silver from the
mid-sixteenth century to the early eighteenth century.
Write a possible thesis for this prompt:
Write a possible other document for this prompt:
3. Using the documents, analyze Han and Roman
attitudes toward technology.
Write a possible thesis for this prompt:
Write about two possible biases that could exist from
possible biases:
(Take out a piece of paper – this is not a page in your SUN)
Comparative Essay #1
Directions: Write an essay that:
-Has a relevant thesis and supports that thesis with
appropriate historical evidence.
-Addresses all parts of the question.
-Makes direct, relevant comparisons.
1. Cultural advancement was present in many civilizations
throughout history. Dealing with aspects of culture,
compare TWO of the following civilizations during their
greatest period of cultural advancement that we have
covered in this class so far.
Islam
Europe (end of Middle Ages)
Greeks
China (Song, or Zhou)
Comparative Essay #2
1. Has an Acceptable Thesis:
-Must contain both WWI and WWII, causes and
course, a similarity and difference.
-Must display knowledge of course (how the wars
were fought) and causes (what lead up to the wars).
-Relevant time period (first half of the 20th century,
during WWI and WWII).
-May be in first or last paragraph.
1 point
2. Address All Parts of the Question
-Must address correctly a similarity AND a difference
between both causes AND course of WWI AND WWII.
2 points.
-Only addresses correctly a similarity OR a difference
between the cause OR course of WWI AND WWII.
1 point
3. Supports Thesis with Appropriate Historical Evidence
-5 Specific pieces of evidence. (must be correct)
-Must have at least 1 piece of evidence for cause AND
course of wars. Must have at least 1 piece of evidence for
similarity AND difference.
2 points
-3 Specific pieces of evidence. (must be correct)
1 point
4. Direct Relevant Comparison.
-Must make at least one direct comparison between
the cause or course of WWI and WWII. Usually this is
done in one sentence.
(Examples: Both WWI and WWII saw similarities in the
aspect of using the concept of total war throughout the
course of the wars. Unlike WWI, WWII was primarily
caused by the inability of nations to want to stop a country
from making imperialistic gains.)
1 point
5. Analyzes a Comparison.
-Must explain the REASON WHY WWI and WWII
were similar or different with regard to their course, or
cause.
1 point
Your essay # that you will be grading: _____
Score the essay received that you graded: ____ points