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History of the Modern WorldHistory of the Modern WorldEurope at its Zenith: Dawn of the 20th Century
Part I
Mrs. McArthur
Walsingham Academy
Room 111
Mrs. McArthur
Walsingham Academy
Room 111The Rite of SpringNashville Ballet Masterclass: 2/23/08
Sensual, seductive, steamy and savage
In-Class Activity• Should I take the mid-term exam? (Jan. 5
deadline)
• Where are we in our study of the Modern World? – What is History?
– What led to the wars of the 20th century?
• Remembrance: Must be read by the 25th; Knowledge-based test will be Fri. 1/28.
Assassinationof Archduke Ferdinand
Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Justifications: 19th
Century LiberalismSocial Darwinism
Justifications: 19th
Century LiberalismSocial Darwinism
Responses:Socialism, Marxism
Labor Unions
Responses:Socialism, Marxism
Labor Unions
SocialChanges
SocialChanges
Urban Industrial Environment
Urban Industrial Environment
FinanceCapitalism
FinanceCapitalism
Middle Class Rising in Power
Middle Class Rising in Power
Aristocracy Declining in Power
Aristocracy Declining in Power
Working Class Living in Poverty
Working Class Living in Poverty
Peasants Struggling to Survive
Peasants Struggling to Survive
Expansion of Gov't Services
Expansion of Gov't Services
City Services: Fire, Police,
Water, Sanitation
City Services: Fire, Police,
Water, Sanitation
Public Health Education
Public Health Education
RequirementsRequirements IncreasedCompetition
IncreasedCompetition
Raw Materials
Raw Materials
New Markets
New Markets
InvestmentsInvestments
NationalismNationalism
ImperialismImperialism
MilitarismMilitarism
EntanglingAlliances
EntanglingAlliances
Underlying Causes of World War
Term 3 Introduction
Optional Activities: Weeks 1-2Choose a or b
a. Poetry recitation: Follow link and read about the
Canadian soldier, John McCrea, who penned In Flanders Field, one of the most evocative images of WWI. Memorize and recite the 3 stanzas on this link. For a recitation slot, you must sign up with me this week.
b. Movie Viewing: Either Joyeux Noël (Merry
Christmas) PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned for some war violence
and brief scene of sexuality/nudity) Tues., 1/11 from 3-5 PM (app.116
min.) Or The Winslow Boy: out-of-school time to be announced.
The Dawn of the 20th CenturyEurope at its Zenith
Fissures evident
• Industrial Rivalries
• Imperial Rivalries
• National Rivalries (Alliance System)
• Cultural Tensions (Traditionalism vs. Modernism)
Assignment 1Assignment 11. Read lecture notes: The Alliance System
2. Study slides #3-13
3. Draw a personal sketch map of the places mentioned in III of notes. (slide #8)
Remembrance : Must be Read by January 25. Test is the 28th.
Colonial
Rivalries:
Africain
1914
Colonial
Rivalries:
Africain
1914
Colonial Rivalries: Asia in 1914
Colonial Rivalries: Asia in 1914
The British Empire in 1914
The British Empire in 1914
The Balkans
in 1878Aftermath of
Russo-Turkish War
(Congress of Berlin rewrote Russia’s gains)
Tensions & Conflicts: 1873-1914
Tensions & Conflicts: 1873-19141. Three Emperors’ League (1873) Ger, A-
H, Rus.
2. Dual Alliance (1879) Ger. & A-H
3. Triple Alliance (1882) Ger, A-H, It.
4. Reinsurance Treaty (1887) restore relations between Ger. & Rus.
5. Franco-Russian Alliance (1894)
6. British-Japanese Alliance (1902)
7. The Entente Cordiale (1904) Br. & Fr.
What you Need to KnowWhat you Need to KnowIn the wake of German Unification (1871)
•Bismarck says Germany satisfied and France is the power that needs to be isolated. He makes alliances with Austria, Italy and Russia.
•Bismarck fired (1890) and Kaiser Wm II upsets the balance.
•France and Russia (isolated) get together.
•Kaiser Wm announces he needs a navy (Britain upset)
By 1907: Major powers aligned in 2 Camps•Public opinion plays a key role (tabloid press)
•Professional diplomats hands are forced. 1914, Br. Foreign Secretary, Lord Gray says: The lights are going out all over Europe. They will not be lit again in our lifetime.
Tensions & Conflicts: 1873-1914Tensions & Conflicts: 1873-19148. First Moroccan Crisis (1905)
9. Russo-Japanese War (1905)
10.The Anglo-Russian Convention (1907) Persia
11.Triple Entente (1907) Br, Fr, Rus
12.The Bosnian Crisis of 1908
13.Second Moroccan Crisis (1911)
14.The First Balkan War (1912)
15.The Second Balkan War (1913)
The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913
Europe
in 1914
Europe
in 1914
The Balkans in
1914
The Balkans in
1914
Assignments 2-3Assignments 2-31. Watch ballet clips, Le Sacre du printemps
(The Rite of Spring) Parts I and II, following links (19 min.):
2. Answer questions on following slide (You will have to do a little on-line research)
Remembrance : Must be Read by January 25; test is Friday, 1/28
Le Sacre du printempsLe Sacre du printemps1. What was this work of art? Describe.
2. Where and when was it first performed?
3. What reaction did it provoke? Describe.
4. Why was it so controversial? Was this a “surrogate” for other issues? What might they be?
Assignment 4Assignment 41. Read text, pp. 816-821 identifying 6
bold-blue words and answering 5 Checkpoint questions.
2. Map Skills: Complete interactive map questions, pp. 817. Use link, if preferred.
Assignment 5Assignment 51. Read: lecture notes: Decadence and
Malaise-circa 1900
2. Answer: Many historians date the end of the 19th century with1914. Some have said that this date is also the definitive end of the ancien régime. List trends, which we studied last term and which Bucholz mentions, that separated the new century from the Age of the Enlightenment?