April 2017
Course materials and assignments from April are listed below.
Big Ideas
Cause and consequence: Why do events happen and what are their impacts?
SPRING BREAK APRIL 3rd- 7th!
An introduction to the Atlantic Revolutions of the 18th century
Just how revolutionary were the Atlantic Revolutions?
SAT and ACT testing April 11th, 12th
Review of Colonialism and a close look at the Haitian Revolution
NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, APRIL 14th
Causes and Consequences of Atlantic Revolutions; Continuity and Change in Atlantic Revolutions
Atlantic Revolutions Graphic Organizer
What were the multiple causes and consequences of the Atlantic Revolutions?
What changed ad what stayed the same in the wake of the Atlantic Revolutions? To what degree? For who?
Latin American Revolutions and working on essays
Revolution Essay due at 10:25 am on April 25th (See Prompt and Rubric) -->
For more information about the Latin American Revolutions of the 19th century, click this link
Below are links to the readings that we went over as a class
Overview of the Atlantic Revolutions
Connecting the American and Haitian Revolutions
French Revolution Part 1
French Revolution Part 2
Napoleon's place in history
Industrial Revolution
How should we remember Napoleon Bonaparte? What is his place and significance in World History?
Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England and not China? To what degree was the Industrial Revolution a good or a bad thing? For whom?
Truffle-hunting: Conditions in Textile Factories in Great Britain
slides from April 27th and 28th
19th Century Imperialism in Asia and Africa
Industrialization and Imperialism
China's Century of Humiliation
Opium War, Taiping and Boxer Rebellions
How are Industrialization and Imperialism linked? How closely did the explanations of Imperialism correspond with the actual motivations?
What are the roots nationalism? What are the attributes of a nation?