Thursday, June 5, 2008

The Presentation:

What did you learn? STAY APPROPRIATE. Why was Spain the prime place for crime and prostitution in the 1930's? In your opinion why are these scandals and corruption happening still today ( Elliot Spitzer.Vito Fassella)? Explain

Evaluate the Movies

Do you think that they were accurate? Did they help you expand your knowledge of that time in history? Were they too Hollywood? Explain in a few paragraphs.. You can choose one or both movies

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Comparison pg 221

Compare European colonialism in Africa and Latin America

Britain in India pg 215

How was Britain affected by imperialism?

Imperialism in Africa pg 219

how was Africa affected by imperialism?

Balfour Declaration 267

Summarize the purpose of the Balfour Declaration

Monday, April 7, 2008

German Unification pg 230

Sum up the process that Bismarck used to unify Germany

Italian Unification pgs 229-230

Explain and sum up the process that Italy went through to become unified.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

The Changes of the Industrial Revolution pg 211

Explain the social and economic changes made during the Industrial Revolution

Factory System pg 210

Explain the purpose of the factory system and how it was different from the systems used prior to the Industrial Revolution.

Growth of the Industrial Revolution pg 209

Explain what innovations helped spread the Industrial Revolution and how they were able to impact the world

Agricultural Revolution II pg 208

Explain how the agricutural revolution of the 1700s changed the world

Latin American Revolutions pg 227

Explain how people like L'Ouverture, Bolivar and Hidalgo led their countries to independence. and also explain the effects of independence on those countries.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Congress of Vienna pg 226

Explain the importance of the Congress of Vienna and explain why it was necessary

Monday, March 24, 2008

The Age of Napoleon pgs 225-226

Sum up the rule of Napoleon during the French Revolution

The Reign of Terror pg 225

Sum up Robespierre's rule during his Reign of Terror.

The French Revolution 223-224

Sum up the reasons that France turned toward revolution in 1789.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Early American Civilizations

Page 101:
Analyze the growth of the two early American societies the Chavin and the Olmec

Compare the Fall of Han, Rome and the Gupta

There is a chart on page 115, compare and contrast the fall of these empires.

WOMEN: change over time

Women has been a topic the test has been avoiding and you all must be prepared to discuss the roles of women in different times and areas.
Focus on these pages and try to list and discuss changes and continuities between certain areas.

Pages 126, 135, 148, 165, 202