In class: British imperialism

Map of the countries Britain has never invaded: http://adventuresofanamericanexpat.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/britishinvasion2.jpg

CGP Grey video about Britain, its territories, and the Commonwealth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10

Homework: Colonialism documents

Date assigned
Thursday, September 24


Assignment
Read three primary source documents from the era of colonialism, located here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q34AUof_BnAcSFDPyAvyQE3pUIne7ZNT4YOBeoM9aGk/pub

Answer the following questions:

British Contract with an African King
1) What were the terms of the contract?  What did the king get, and what did the British mining company get?

2) Do you think the terms of the contract favored the king or the British mining company?  Explain your answer.


Letter Opposing the English
1) Summarize the author's complaints about how the English were treating Hindus and Muslims in India.

2) What did the author want Hindus and Muslims in India to do in response?


In Favor of Imperialism
1) Summarize Beverage's views on American colonialism/imperialism.

2) What do you think Beverage is trying to accomplish with this speech?  Explain your answer.


Post your answers on the Google Group.  Minimum 500 words (total, not for each answer).


Due date
Monday, September 28

Homework: The birth of communism

Date assigned
Thursday, Sept. 18


Assignment
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels saw the misery of the working class during the Industrial Revolution, and came up with ideas about how government should change in order to make people's lives better.

Read Engels's description of life in the Industrial Revolution (found here) and an excerpt from Marx and Engel's most famous work, The Communist Manifesto (found here).  Post a 300-word summary of Marx and Engels's ideas on the Google Group, and be prepared to discuss in class on Monday.
 

Due date
Monday, Sept. 22

In class: Industrial Revolution reforms

Date assigned
Thursday, Sept. 18


Assignment
Rank the reforms from the Industrial Revolution from most important (#1) to least important (#11) based on your personal opinion.  List of reforms can be found here.


Due date
Thursday, Sept. 18

In class: Industrial Revolution slide notes

The Industrial Revolution slide notes from Sept. 10-19 are located here.

Homework: Industrial Revolution round robin

Date assigned
Thursday, September 11


Assignment
Read one of the four Industrial Revolution readings:

Group 1 - Students by the windows, closest to Mr. Reinholt's desk.  You'll read Britain's Industrial Advantage and answer the questions about it: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15WPNHq2V13OR_6J0IclG-JkvvyLiduwbqnjKw-pYuWw/pub

Group 2 - Students by the windows, closest to the chalkboard.  You'll read testimony from child workers from an Industrial Revolution textile factory and answer the questions about it: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G0wx8xH-gqqzqnn0y9AG-O2teMqtUyXrNzasmLGhV1w/pub

Group 3 - Students by the white board, closest to the chalkboard.  You'll read testimony from women from an Industrial Revolution coal mine and answer the questions about it: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qWYwxLyllfkT5mnc_tY1nXNOkN-WV2gltgXnl2wgREw/pub

Group 4 - Students by the white board, closest to the door.  You'll read Prostitution in Victorian London and answer the questions about it: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tfS50ECn2q8MChHVM2l_4guiIYDcXSSt9fIOvriBjS4/pub

Be prepared to discuss your article in class on Monday.  Post the answers to your article's questions on the Google Group.


Due date
Monday, September 15

Enlightenment slide notes

The Enlightenment slide notes from Thursday, September 4 and Monday, September 8 are located here.

Homework: Industrial Revolution summary

Date assigned
Thursday, September 4


Assignment
1) Read the Industrial Revolution summary - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fhVeMh_SELoOn5zTj0HEIWOHcpdi-2P9i-E2g7ivogk/pub

2) Take margin notes on the physical copy of the summary

3) On the Google Group, post 5 questions you have about the Industrial Revolution


Due date
Monday, September 8

Homework: Class syllabus

Date assigned
Tuesday, September 2


Assignment
Read the syllabus (found here) with your parents and/or guardians.  Sign it, have your parents and/or guardians sign it, and bring it back to class.


Due date
Monday, September 8

Homework: T Community Google Group

Date assigned
Tuesday, September 2


Assignment
1) If you don't have a Gmail account, create one.

2) Click the link for the T Community Google Group - https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/t-community-mwh - and then request membership.


Date due
Thursday, September 4