Revolutions Report
For this assignment you are going to choose one revolution that took place from 1776-1900 and write a detailed report that answers the following questions:
1. How did the revolution start?
2. Who were the major players within the revolution?
3. When did the revolution take place?
4. Where was the major actions of the revolution located?
5. What were the outcomes of the revolution?
6. Why did the revolution take place (motivation)?
All these questions must be answered with in a 3 page, double spaced, times roman, 12 point font report. Please reminder to use Chicago style documentation for any and all outside sources. This report is due on March 27th/28th, 2017 at the beginning of class. You will have Monday March 20th in class to do your research for the report.
1. How did the revolution start?
2. Who were the major players within the revolution?
3. When did the revolution take place?
4. Where was the major actions of the revolution located?
5. What were the outcomes of the revolution?
6. Why did the revolution take place (motivation)?
All these questions must be answered with in a 3 page, double spaced, times roman, 12 point font report. Please reminder to use Chicago style documentation for any and all outside sources. This report is due on March 27th/28th, 2017 at the beginning of class. You will have Monday March 20th in class to do your research for the report.
List of Revolutions:
1. American Revolution (1775-1783)
2. French Revolution (1789-1799)
3. Haitian Revolution (1791-1804)
4. United Irishman Rebellion (1798)
5. Serbian Revolution (1804-1835)
6. Latin American Wars of Independence (1808-1833)
7. Greek War of Independence (1821-1832)
8. Revolutions of 1830
9. Revolutions of 1848
10. Industrial Revolution
2. French Revolution (1789-1799)
3. Haitian Revolution (1791-1804)
4. United Irishman Rebellion (1798)
5. Serbian Revolution (1804-1835)
6. Latin American Wars of Independence (1808-1833)
7. Greek War of Independence (1821-1832)
8. Revolutions of 1830
9. Revolutions of 1848
10. Industrial Revolution
North and South: Industrialization Essay
For this assignment you will choose one of three given topics to write about using the movie North and South to present your information. Please do your best work, each essay will be evaluated on both the quality of your writing (proper spelling, grammar, punctuation and organization) as well as the informational content you provide. You will prepare and submit one five paragraph essay from the topics on the list. You may choose to more than one for extra credit. Here is the list:
1. Describe and explain the problems experienced by the industrial working class in Milton. Make specific references to movie characters and events; do not deal in only generalities.
2. Describe and explain the problems by the manufacturers operating in Milton. Make specific references to movie characters and events; do not deal only in generalities.
3. Describe and explain how standards of behavior in the Victorian Age differ from our own ideas about proper conduct. Make specific references to movie characters and events; do not deal only in generalities.
Please make sure you also reference true history with using the articles passed out and analyzed in class.
1. Describe and explain the problems experienced by the industrial working class in Milton. Make specific references to movie characters and events; do not deal in only generalities.
2. Describe and explain the problems by the manufacturers operating in Milton. Make specific references to movie characters and events; do not deal only in generalities.
3. Describe and explain how standards of behavior in the Victorian Age differ from our own ideas about proper conduct. Make specific references to movie characters and events; do not deal only in generalities.
Please make sure you also reference true history with using the articles passed out and analyzed in class.
Imperial Powers Presentation
Today in class, you and a partner of your choice, will researching and creating a powerpoint about one of the following major imperial powers:
1. Great Britain
2. France
3. Germany
4. Japan
5. Ottoman Empire
6. Imperial Russia
7. United States of America
You may choose which one you want to do but you need to answer all the following questions about your chosen power:
You may use the given hotlinks to start your research but remember to not just use the information from one web source. Find at least two other sources to either verify or disprove the information of the first.
1. Great Britain
2. France
3. Germany
4. Japan
5. Ottoman Empire
6. Imperial Russia
7. United States of America
You may choose which one you want to do but you need to answer all the following questions about your chosen power:
- Who was involved in the imperial action? (who did the actions)
- What are the major events within the imperial actions of this country?
- Where did imperial actions take place?
- When did imperial actions take place?
- Why did this country take imperial actions?
- How did imperial actions affect the country’s society as a whole?
You may use the given hotlinks to start your research but remember to not just use the information from one web source. Find at least two other sources to either verify or disprove the information of the first.
World War 1 (Great War) Web Quest
For this web quest you are going to research and then reporting what is was like to live in Europe during the Great War. You will be writing from the perspective of the following people: soldiers, pilots, nurses/medics/doctors, leaders/officers, Civilians, Journalist, and the home front. You will be with the BBC history website. Your packet has historical events, people and entities for you to research. You need to take notes for each of these sub areas in order to write an informed paragraph. Remember when you go above and beyond you get extra credit.
World War 1 (The Great War) Essay
You will be using the notes, worksheets and web-quests that we have done for this unit to help you write an essay that answers the following question in a cohesive, five paragraph essay format. "World War I affected more civilian locations than battlefields. The consequences of the war reach all of Europe and even on to other continents such as Africa and Asia. Based on the information you have collected describe what the war and the aftermath of the war was like for one of the following groups of people:
1. Soldiers
2. Medical Personal
3. Families on the Homefront
4.French Civilians
5. German Civilians
6. Russian Civilians
This essay is worth 100 points. You need to have five full paragraphs, including an introduction three body paragraphs and a conclusion. Be sure that there is a major theme that connects all the piece together. You have the choice of writing from a 3rd person, historians perspective or 1st person, historical figure perspective.
1. Soldiers
2. Medical Personal
3. Families on the Homefront
4.French Civilians
5. German Civilians
6. Russian Civilians
This essay is worth 100 points. You need to have five full paragraphs, including an introduction three body paragraphs and a conclusion. Be sure that there is a major theme that connects all the piece together. You have the choice of writing from a 3rd person, historians perspective or 1st person, historical figure perspective.
World War 1 Extra Credit
You will have the chance to earn 100 points extra credit by watching one of the following shows on Netflix:
1. The First World War From Above
2. Churchill's First World War
3. The Armistice
4. The Long Shadow
5. Gallipoli
6. The World's War
7. Our War
8. Sarajevo
You will watch and give a page and a half of critique about the show and it portrayal of World War 1. You may give suggestion of how it could improve in your critique along with what they got right and what they missed.
1. The First World War From Above
2. Churchill's First World War
3. The Armistice
4. The Long Shadow
5. Gallipoli
6. The World's War
7. Our War
8. Sarajevo
You will watch and give a page and a half of critique about the show and it portrayal of World War 1. You may give suggestion of how it could improve in your critique along with what they got right and what they missed.