This is the first HW assignment of the Spring Term. It is due when we meet for our extra session on Tuesday 1/28. Check in at the front desk and ask which room to go to. 9:30AM-12:30PM. Reminder: your PowerPoint presentations are due to me by email BEFORE this session- Mr. S
Global Students: This is the first homework assignment of the Spring Term. It is due when we return from Regents Week on Monday, February 3.
Read textbook pp. 841-844. Answer the following questions on loose leaf paper in complete sentences: 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find two words in the reading that you don't know. Look up each word in the dictionary. For each, write out the word, the definition, and a sentence that uses the word. Choose regular words, not social studies key terms that are boldfaced in the text. 2) How did nationalism and imperialism help set the stage for war? 3) Define militarism. What evidence in the reading supports the idea that nations were becoming more militaristic? 4) What is an alliance? What two alliances did Germany form between 1879 and 1882? 5) How did Kaiser Wilhelm change Germany's foreign policy between 1890 and 1907? 6) Which two rival alliances had formed by 1907? Name their members. 7) Why were the Balkans nicknamed 'the powder keg' of Europe? 8) Describe the tensions that developed between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. 9) What happened on June 28, 1914? How did Austria-Hungary respond? How did this response lead to war? AP Students: Please note the mandatory session of class during Regents Week on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 9:30 AM.
The Essay Planning Worksheet file is attached below. Use this link to access the documents online. http://www.nysedregents.org/globalhistorygeography/Archive/20060124exam.pdf
Read textbook pages 810-813. Answer all questions on loose leaf.
1. Vocabulary Builder: Find two words in the reading that you don't know. Look up each word in the dictionary. For each, write out the word, the definition, and a sentence that uses the word. Choose regular words, not social studies key terms that are boldfaced in the text. 2. What was Japan's attitude toward foreigners in the early 17th century? How does this compare to China? 3. Why did Japan agree to sign the Treaty of Kanagawa? What did the treaty require Japan to do? How was this similar to the treaties that China signed with the European powers? 4. Make a three column chart entitled 'Reforms of the Meiji Era' with the following column headings: Political Reforms; Economic Reforms; Social Reforms. Take notes into the chart. 5. Examine the Venn Diagram on p. 811. How did China and Japan's responses different? How were they similar? 6. Why do you think Japan began to become imperialistic in the late 1800s? 7. What did Japan gain from its victories in China, Russia, and Korea? 8. How did Japan treat the Koreans after it annexed the country? 9. In your opinion, was Japan's aggressive imperialism justified? Can imperialism ever be justified? Explain. Read textbook pages 805-809. Answer all questions on loose leaf.
1. Vocabulary Builder: Find two words in the reading that you don't know. Look up each word in the dictionary. For each, write out the word, the definition, and a sentence that uses the word. Choose regular words, not social studies key terms that are boldfaced in the text. 2. Describe China’s attitude toward trade with the West. What was the reason for this attitude? 3. In what ways did China limit trade with the West? 4. What conflicting positions led to the Opium War? What was the outcome of the war? 5. What internal problems did China face by the mid-1800s? 6. What was the Taiping Rebellion? What were its results? 7. How did foreign countries take advantage of Chinese weakness? What was the Open Door Policy? 8. What types of reforms did Emperor Guangxu attempt? Were they successful? Why or why not? 9. What was the Boxer Rebellion? What was its result? How did this affect China? |
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