In class/homework: Partitioning the Ottoman Empire

Date assigned
Thursday, January 28


Assignment
1) Read the history of the Ottoman Empire and viewing maps of the region: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pDypL_Bc3YLWELny-xmY814rDp3d8pVvxMaYSCAGoRs/pub

2) Look at the way the British and French actually split up Ottoman territory after World War I: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12Ms-i7M3vUsS8xTECb827SQBeCZ4--ZLxi9Kz_ZbL70/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

3) Do it better than France and Britain did!  Divide the Ottoman territory between Turkey and Saudi Arabia into 6 countries.  Minimize conflict between religious group, ethnic groups, and over natural resources.  Make a rough draft and a final draft.  Bring to class.

4) Write a summary (300 words minimum) of the strengths and weaknesses of your map.  Identify possible areas of conflict, as well as explaining why it is better than the map created by France and Britain.  Post on Canvas.


Due date
Monday, February 1

Homework: Sunni Islam vs. Shia Islam

Date assigned
Tuesday, January 26


Assignment
Read the following New York Times article about the differences between Sunni Islam and Shia Islam: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/world/middleeast/q-and-a-how-do-sunni-and-shia-islam-differ.html?_r=0

Be prepared to discuss in class on Thursday, January 28.


Due date
Beginning of class, Thursday, January 28

In class/homework: Empire of Faith

Date assigned
Tuesday, January 26


Assignment
Watch the rest of Part 1 of "Islam: Empire of Faith" (whatever we didn't finish in class).

Period 2 - from 25:57 to the end
Period 3 - from 19:40 to the end
Period 4 - from 24:40 to the end

You can find the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOLlE_JbSKc

Write 10 questions that occur to you while watching the film.  Turn your questions in on Thursday at the beginning of class.


Due date
Thursday, January 28

Homework: Soviet-Afghan War

Date assigned
Wednesday, January 13


Assignment
Read the excerpt from the Soviet-Afghan War chapter of Stephen Kinzer's Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq.  Answer the following questions in at least 500 words:

1) Why did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan in 1979?

2) What did the United States do to support Afghanistan against Soviet invasion?  Why did the United States support Afghanistan?  Do you consider it to be a proxy war for America?  Why or why not?

3) What were the unintended consequences of American action in the Soviet-Afghan War?  How do they affect America in 2016?

4) OPTIONAL: We've now looked at a number of American decisions that have resulted in unintended consequences.  In your opinion, should the United States intervene in international conflicts that do not directly relate to America?  Why or why not?


Due date
Email me your answers by Wednesday, January 20

2nd quarter final exam review

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-_Qp6bUpHFtpCrP8WyQrdtYVNJfbXwGb2Ja4_cF2WXc/pub

2nd quarter slide presentations

Causes of World War I - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Zi8wV_7PZ-EfAeWKRt2zvqOhHS3ulp7xhPjjvj7-2Ao/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

How World War I was fought - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CaA3un0WgYR0X6XG_0VYR8MMGeUm0YHN72w7S4c5KyE/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Why America entered World War I - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14wd5XKustjZIbruG6tuYwpX9mRDcT59pe416D-3lSCE/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

End of World War I - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qfxJbpmH2DR06Ye2ULQFQa5LSiKPspZTlqfWoGI07K0/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Russian Revolution - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yl_oIWQLUjyTY77_c4um4REq3NN4uxBBps9VmPNrHCM/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Life in the Soviet Union - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MqbDjbKGWL0bUlxXHOKi56g8ImP32t0JQNnN6AvYDU8/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000 and https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LkDuBRvq55OdII8qNPHLQtjuNYtHTDe0oDUDvNEDMAc/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Germany Rises Again - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ft4WZ-WyQk8V4d9lEP3ie8J4H23U7mJo-N6JZpsyU1o/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Fascism, Hitler, and Nazi Germany - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Li7VYuFJQZueoa54Gu8uORFBOyn6zmkpFV4-LRd7J-0/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Pearl Harbor - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vc14ajJzAMidzwdgl0LmJZHQugeg6AKUpqP0msZEIK0/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Atomic bomb - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17A6Xya3RK-dAyehlS5UZWkDRdbXwSA1xOK6DD61qdWs/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

The Holocaust - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Z5lQqtpF0AHVASa0c_XNtNCS9gtbd4-2qT997VfT-OI/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Cold War - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XWasTQQNis7nrkqpQwZfm42cDO-egu1CKN_-fbcXeR4/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

United Nations - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CnKvwo0dLh2odhfDeI9Wwk--5F23Yks-RwuQ4JHzkcE/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Mutually assured destruction, proxy wars, assassinations, and coup d'etats - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hxP_1IYSQ9fIoPvi1H_AwF8JjtB7dvBXbcfTV05qHSw/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Vietnam War - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IFZeuldOWEYIBQWAV1UdnxEy7r6d3onUHPrrYMLTteY/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

End of the Cold War - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13eWKC5dZYIOvxuHs0T9cvzCKS2kcnmlnOnyhWVFPiZQ/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Homework: "Despotism and Godless Terrorism"

Date assigned
Thursday, January 7


Assignment
Read "Despotism and Godless Terrorism" about the United States overthrowing the government of Iran in 1953 by class on Monday.  Then, after we've discussed the reading in class on Monday, answer the questions.  This assignment should be typed, because there is a minimum word count of 500 words.  Email me the assignment when you are finished.


Due date
Reading should be finished by the beginning of class on Monday, January 11
Questions should be emailed to me by the beginning of class on Wednesday, January 13

Homework: Chapter 17.1 outline

Date assigned

Tuesday, November 3

Assignment

Read chapter 17.1 in the textbook.  For each subsection, each section, and the chapter as a whole, write a one sentence summary (16 total sentences).

Due date

Thursday, January 7, beginning of class