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Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?
- Paul Gauguin
What happened in Tiananmen Square, Beijing on June 4, 1989?
Exam topics:
World War One, World War Two, imperialism, Pearl Harbor, political,
ideologies, political leaders, atomic weapons, war tactics, war machines,
cold war, fall of the Berlin Wall, Tiananmen Square, China’s occupation of
Tibet, Brown v. Board of Education Topeka County, Treaty of Versailles,
Nelson Mandela winning the presidency of South Africa, The creation of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, The Cold War arms race and space race between the
USSR and USA, non-violent civil action.
Text page 292-305, questions 1-6
Sixties In Song
Search out a song and its lyrics from the sixties that reflects the social climate and the relationship between individual and those in authority. Explain your findings and analysis in a paragraph. Be sure to include the lyrics.
China migrant workers' protests reach third day
Government 'may have hacked IMF'
Nelson Mandela Released
The benefits of colonialism for imperial countries were a readily available supply of natural and human resources and an assured market for manufactured goods. The costs were the financial burden of maintaing law and order and defending the colonies from other powers.
The benefits of colonialism for the colonies were (arguably) that they were exposed to Western culture and economic conditions. The costs were the loss of human resources, culture, economy and political stability.
The independence movements were driven in part by educated Africans, who sought a new future for Africa, and by new thinking in the imperial countries that questioned their relationships with their colonies.
Apartheid:
- It was the official policy of the government.
- Races were separated geographically and socially.
- Blacks were considered to be inferior to other groups in society; whites were considered to be the superior race.
- The role of blacks in the country was a source of cheap manual labour.
The policy of non-violent protest was abandoned because it had achieved no real results and because the government had responded to the non-violent demonstrations with brutal violence.
There was some easing of apartheid laws in the mid 1980s, including reducing the tax burden of black workers. These changes were prompted by international outrage against apartheid.
Are the tactics of non-violent civil action effective for affecting social and political change?
What are the tactics of non-violent civil action?
Brainstorm examples of non-violent civil action.
Evaluate efficacy of your specific example.
Gorbachev introduced economic and political reforms in the USSR and initiated a number of unilateral reductions to the Soviet military and nuclear weapons.
Remember that glasnost meant openness. Dissent and criticism of the government was permitted and the monopoly of the Soviet Communist party was removed, allowing opposition parties to run for office.
What did perestroika encourage?
The main factor for the dismantling of the Berlin Wall was the collapse of the Soviet Union and the resulting loss of power of the East German Communist Party. Without the support of the Red Army, East Germany was unable to stem the tide of reform sweeping it and its neighbours.
There were massive problems in trying to blend the market economy of the West with the centralized economy of the East. Freedom also resulted in the flow of refugees from many poor East European countries into Germany, causing some resentment and violence.
The skinheads were neo-Nazis who opposed the influx of refugees into Germany. They began to attack immigrants and refugees.
Gorbachev saw the monopoly of the Communist Party as the basic problem in the USSR. Centralized planning of the economy led by Communist Party officials simply did not work effectively and efficiently.
His remedy to boost economic growth was economic restructuring. This meant moving away from state socialism to a freer market economy.
Perestroika means restructuring and glasnost means openness.
Social problems such as infant mortality, alcohol abuse, unemployment, poor housing and food shortages increased during the transition to a market economy and made progress harder to achieve.
Gorbachev hoped that glasnost would gradually reform the communist system by making society more open and more informed, leading to a better society.
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4. The US first became involved in Vietnam by helping the French try to beat the communist forces. The French were defeated and the US became directly involved to prevent the spread of communism, i.e. domino theory.
5. The Vietnamese were fighting a guerrilla war in their home land, with the support of local people. The US fought using conventional strategies of concentrated forces, technological weapons such as bombs, helicopters and defoliants.
6. a) Some American believed they should not be fighting a war in a distant and remote country. Other felt communists needed to be stopped.
JFK
What is the historic significance of the decision of Brown v. Board of Education?
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education in PBS' The Supreme Court
Brown v. Board of Education on Discovery
National Association For The Advancement Of Coloured People
1. In the spirit of Plessy v. Ferguson, explain separate but equal as it was applied to public schools in the United States.
2. What are the effects for a population when freedom is not inclusive, i.e. a non-egalitarian society?
Who were the Freedom Riders?
Why did people join the Freedom Riders?
How does nonviolent direct action expose injustice?
Why was it such an effective strategy for bringing about change during the civil rights movement?
What role did the media play in the Freedom Riders?
Nasa chief hails new era in space
First Strike Policy
Cuban Missile Crisis:
1) What options did President Kennedy have to resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis?
2) What were the pro and con considerations for each option?
3) If you were in President Kennedy's position, what choice would make? Be sure to support your assertion with evidence.
The End Of Suburbia
China rejects Dalai Lama 'plot'
Universal Declaration Of Human Rights
Cold War Reflection:
1) What was the Cold War?
2) How was the Cold War fought?
3) Do you think it is possible we will experience another Cold War?
Episode 2:
Why was jazz banned in the Soviet Union?
Describe Nikita Khrushchev’s leadership style.
Why is October 4 1957 a significant date in history?
How did Che Guevara and Fidel Castro use propaganda?
Why was the Berlin Wall constructed?
Episode 1:
1) What was the reason for the alliance between the United Soviet Social Republic and The United States of America?
2) Construct a T chart to organize the differences between the USA’s and USSR’s political ideologies, economic structure and freedoms.
3) Why was Italy a proxy front of the Cold War?
4) How was the cold war ‘fought’ in Italy?
5) How was Berlin divided after the war?
6) Describe the Berlin airlift.
7) Describe life for Soviet citizens post WWII.
8) What is the historic significance of Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy?
BBC Hiroshima
How was Einstein involved:
in WWII
the atom bomb
regret
?
Manhattan Project Who was involved?
What was its inspiration?
When was the bomb tested?
Oppenheimer
What did he create?
What has been the impact of his creation?
Dalai Lama mocks China’s interest in naming his successor
HBO's The Pacific
Military Phonetic Alphabet
Academic Controversy
Hitler was responsible for the rise and rule of the Third Reich
or
Hitler was not responsible for the rise and rule of the Third Reich
•Learn your position and it’s supporting arguments. Talk it out with your partner. Record your thinking. (5 mins)
•Research, reread, gather evidence. (15 mins)
•Give your opponents any evidence that will help them.
•Prepare a persuasive argument (15 mins)
•Persuasively and strongly present your argument to your opponents. (3 for each side)
•Switch chairs with your opponents and try to argue the opposite viewpoint (convincingly and with your own notes)
•Decide what the middle ground may be and complete the graphic organizer.
Hitler Youth
Hitler Youth Speech
Olympic Opening Ceremony
1936 Repudiation
North Korea's failed launch
Megalomania
Statues of former leaders Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung were unveiled at a lavish ceremony in Pyongyang
Thinking like a historian:
How do we decide who and what stories to tell?
Titanic - In Her Own Words
Titanic iceberg found!
Saving the Titanic
Understanding Cause and Consequence
Explain the main ideas behind the internationalist and nationalist view of maintaining world peace.
Outline you reaction to these ideas.
The internationalist view of maintaining world peace is that an international organization is best suited to use diplomacy, international treaties, and agreements to create a more peaceful world. Collective action should ensure harmony.
The nationalist view is that each nation is best able to pursue and protect its own national interests and that national security is best achieved through individual military and/or the forging of powerful alliances.
Tibetan sets self on fire in New Delhi protest
Tibet
Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet
Historic Significance: How do we decide who and what stories to tell?
1) What would it mean for Americans to have the certifiable reincarnation of Jesus Christ in the Oval Office?
2) Explain why the nation of Tibet only exists in exile?
3) Define Shangri La
4) How did the monks ensure Lamma Tongdo was the 14th reincarnation of the Dalai Lama?
5) Describe Tenzin Gyatso’s training. What did he enjoy?
6) What was the relationship he had with Henrich Harrer?
7) How did the Chinese colonize the geography of Tibet?
8) How does Tibetan culture survive in exile?
9) What is the purpose of the Dalai Lama’s travels?
dalailama.com
Explain the Dalai Lama's quote, "(i)n the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher."
In between the Wars test topics:
The Treaty of Versailles, liberalism, imperialism, communism, fascism, Russian Revolution, USSR's five year plans, causes of The Great Depression, FDR's New Deal, League of Nations, nationalist v. internationalist peace ideology.
What is the historic significance of Goebbels encouraging the construction of people's radio?
What other propaganda tools did Goebbels and the Nazis use?
India parents 'reject newborn girl for baby boy'
How Hitler consolidated power 1933-1934
Joseph Stalin
What was his link to Lenin and the Bolshevik revolution?
How did he obtain power?
Describe the Gulag?
Why did Stalin diminish his people's agricultural capacity?
German Inflation Chart, 1919-1923
Inflation
Inflation rate rises to 2.6%
In antquity, the money a country had in circulation was equal to amount of gold held by the central bank. When you print more money than you have gold to support it you 'dilute' the value of oyur currency. Busniess put their prices up and the government has to print more money.
Germany had to make reparation payments as a condition of teh Treaty of Versailles. In 1923, Germany could not make its payments. To get their money, the French moved into Ruhr. The people were told to strike so the payments would not have to be made. The German government had no money, so they printed more to pay their workers. Prices were raised because the money was not worth as much. Wages increased to keep up with prices and the government had to print more money. The more money that was printed, the more diluted the value of the currency. This is hyperinflation.
Versailles Videos
Treaty of Versailles Britannica
Treaty of Versailles Simulation:
1) You will meet first within their own delegations. You must establish in writing your demands from the other groups and write what you are willing to give up as a nation. Create a "proposal" using a chart of "concessions and "demands" on each side of the page.
2) We will meet in the Hall of Mirrors. Each state will present its demands and concessions.
3) The delegations must vote and reach consensus. Record the decision in blanks of your treaty outline.
The main terms of the Versailles Treaty were:
(1) the surrender of all German colonies as League of Nations mandates;
(2) the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France;
(3) cession of Eupen-Malmedy to Belgium, Memel to Lithuania, the Hultschin district to Czechoslovakia,
(4) Poznania, parts of East Prussia and Upper Silesia to Poland;
(5) Danzig to become a free city;
(6) plebiscites to be held in northern Schleswig to settle the Danish-German frontier;
(7) occupation and special status for the Saar under French control; (8) demilitarization and a fifteen-year occupation of the Rhineland;
(9) German reparations of £6,600 million;
(10) a ban on the union of Germany and Austria;
(11) an acceptance of Germany's guilt in causing the war;
(11) provision for the trial of the former Kaiser and other war leaders;
(12) limitation of Germany's army to 100,000 men with no conscription, no tanks, no heavy artillery, no poison-gas supplies, no aircraft and no airships;
(13) the limitation of the German Navy to vessels under 100,000 tons, with no submarines;
Germany signed the Versailles Treaty under protest. The US Congress refused to ratify the treaty. Many people in France and Britain were angry that there was no trial of the Kaiser or the other war leaders.
Gandhi Opinion Essay
just -> acting or done in accordance with what is morally right or fair.
You are to assert a response to the questions:
Were Gandhi’s actions just?
Was Gandhi effective at affecting change?
Are Gandhi's teachings still relevant today?
Be sure to support your thinking with evidence.
Your response will take the form of an essay not exceeding three pages, but no less than two.
Guiding Questions:
Who was Gandhi?
Where and when did he live?
What hardships and suffering did he face?
What was the cause he was committed to?
What actions did he employ?
What were the impacts of his actions?
NOVA 1918 Flu
1918 Revisited
WWI Technological Advancements
In pairs, research and report your findings to the class on your choice of
technological advancement during World War One. You may consider using, weebly, prezie, or google docs as the platform for your presentation.
Your presentation must include a visual component and answer the following guiding questions.
What was the status of your technology at the beginning of the war?
What advancements were made and by whom?
Where was the technology applied and by whom?
How did the adaptation of your technology affect how war was
fought?
Possible Topics: small arms, machine guns, artillery, tanks, battleships, poison gas, communication, aeroplanes, and submarines.
Please see me if you have another idea.
Overall Expectations:
describe the nature and impact of significant change since 1900
use methods of historical inquiry to locate, gather, evaluate, and organize
research materials from a variety of sources
Sucess Criteria
Knowledge:
Included factual information
Thinking:
Used evidence and examples to explain chosen technology’s impact on WWI
All required content included
Presentation delivered on time
Communication:
Clarity of information
Clarity of speech
Organization of information
Use of visual
Application:
Articulated how the change in technology affected WWI
Used terms and vocabulary correctly
USS Abraham Lincoln in Strait of Hormuz voyage
The Schlieffen Plan Video
Russian Revolution 1917
Who started it?
What was the result?
What was Czar Nicholas II’s
approach to the protests?
What slogans or message did
the protesters use?
What was the army’s
intention?
Use abdication properly in a full sentence.
Brainstorm newspaper headlines about the attempted assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand.
Write a lead paragraph of a news story summarizing the attempted assassination.
p. 40- 43 - figure 2.6 and questions
Compare and contrast the British and German attitudes to the war. What are your personal reaction to these attitudes? What informs your reaction?
p 44-45 question 1 and 2.
Falklands: UN chief calls on UK and Argentina for calm
Falkland Islands
The Falklands War
Arms Race: analyze the table on page 36 to determine the military superpower(s) prior to WWI.
Text page 37 map study question 1 and 2.
After defining the underlying causes of the First World War, which of these causes was most important? Be sure to support your assertion with evidence.
Do any of these causes of WWI still exist in our world today? Explain.
Text page 38- 39, q.1-3 and page 40-43,
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
q. 1-2 on page 46.
Atlanta anti-obesity ads 'risk child stigma'
What evidence is there that the twentieth century would likely be a violent period?
Will the twenty-first century be violent too?
Using the table on page 25, work with your group to synthesize a t-chart outlining your given countries strengths and weaknesses at the turn of the century.
Canada and China set stage for free trade talks
Imperialism in 1900
EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
What human rights infringements are documented in the stories below?
Shafia jury finds all guilty of 1st-degree murder
Syria crisis: Hillary Clinton calls UN veto travesty'
Moscow: Thousands join pro- and anti-Putin protests
Why was Marconi's invention historically significant?
What is the most important invention in human history?
Support your assertion with factual evidence.
Be persuasive.
Please consider:
How will you evaluate importance?
What does ‘important’ mean?
Important to whom? For what purpose? Does it save lives? Raise the standard of living? Increase comfort? Entertainment? Is it a useful tool?
What will be the most important invention in the 21st century?
We didn't start the fire
China aircraft carrier confirmed by general
The Long Overdue Palestinian State
What do you know about the 50s ?
IMF chief accused of sexually assaulting maid
Israel Clashes With Protesters on Four Borders
The Birth Of Israel
LH&P VI
How did the geopolitical situation of the world change after the WWII?
Geneva Conventions
Exiled Tibetans welcome election of new prime minister
Hillary Clinton: China crackdown 'a fool's errand'
New U.S. Account Says Bin Laden Was Unarmed During Raid
Military Phonetic Alphabet
WWII Test Terms and Topics:
Manhattan Project, Battle of Britain, D-day, Office of War information, Russia and Stalin, strategies of propagandists, technological advancements of the War, Nazi occupation of France, the thoughts, feelings and experiences of a World War II US First Division marine fighting in the Pacific, evidence in pre World War II Germany that Hitler and his fascists were preparing for war and the holocaust, holocausts.
Einstein: Why was he involved?
in WWII
the atom bomb
regret
Manhattan Project Who was involved?
What was its inspiration?
When the bomb tested?
BBC Hiroshima
Oppenheimer
What did he create?
What has been the impact of his creation?
Propaganda Posters : describe the strategies used
by propagandists in posters during the period leading up to and including the Second World
War. Consider ethos, pathos and logos.
Build up a cache of thoughts, feelings and experiences of a World War II US First Division Marine fighting in the Pacific.
CHT3O WWII Pacific Theatre Radio News
In pairs, create a script for a sixty-second radio news report on a World War Two conflict in the Pacific theatre to be delivered to the class. Include historic facts about the battle and the context in which it was fought. You may choose to write from the Japanese, American, or Commonwealth viewpoint. Consider your use of propaganda tone (i.e. inclusion of heroes, completion of mission objectives, …). Use vivid language to tell the story with your words.
Learning Goals:
- Describe conflict during World War II in the Pacific.
- Show an understanding of the nature of empires.
What is propaganda?
Begin your investigation on text page 117.
Secure your choice of battle.
Knowledge
Describe an instance of conflict during WWII in the Pacific
Inclusion of historic facts
Thinking
Uses evidence and examples to craft propaganda
Communication
Clarity of voice
Organization of information
Application
Describe the consequences of WWII conflict in the Pacific
Highlight the nature of empires
Expression of ideas in a radio news format
What will success look like?
Iran 'uncovers Stars espionage virus'
Syrian army 'attacks protest city of Deraa'
Afghanistan: Hundreds escape from Kandahar prison
China denies blockading monastery where monk burnt himself
Syria unrest: 'Bloodiest day' as troops fire on rallies
Episode V
Record examples from Japan, Germany, France and Canada of how the horrors in World War II were hidden.
Episode IV
Compare the Allied military campaign and propaganda campaign vis-a-vis the first invasion of Dieppe.
How did the Nazis use Dieppe as fodder for their propaganda campaign?
What was the function of the Office of War Information and how was Hollywood involved?
How were the citizens of France involved with the Nazi's round up of Jews?
Episode III
“Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.” - Sun Tzu
Record the known and unknown war making capacities of the Allies' enemies.
Episode II
Reich Reconnaissance => Document the social climate of 1930’s Germany and the activities of Hitler and his fascists. Be sure to include the location of the event and the date.
Episode I
How did Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, Emperor Hirohito and Adolf Hitler use propaganda to persuade their respective people to follow them?
1) "Blitzkrieg was the name given to the German forces' attacks of lightning speed using heavy armour. It was one of the most important factors in Germany's early military success during the Second World War. This new war of speed and power completely erased memories of the static combat of trench warfare that characterized the First World War. Under the overwhelming attack of blitzkrieg, entire nations fells in weeks, even hours.
2) Hitler unleashed his blitzkrieg against France in the spring of 1940. The nation that had remained unconquered throughout the First World War fell in just six weeks. English forces that had been sent to France were quickly defeated. They narrowly escaped total annihilation at Dunkirk and had to leave nearly all of their weaponry on the beaches of France.
After defeating France, Hitler prepared to invade England. In order to weaken before the German invasion, an aerial blitzkrieg was unleashed. The Battle of Britain saw the Luftwaffe pound the island nation day after day, however, Britain rallied and eventually turned back the attack. The invasion was never launched.
3) Britain turned back the aerial blitz, gained air power superiority and controlled the English Channel.
4) The Russian campaign destroyed the power of the German armed forces. In spite of their sweeping early victories, the sheer size of Russia and the resilience of its people were too much for the thinly stretched German forces. The Russian winter and the successful Allied supply line to Russia reduced German hopes of victory to ashes.
Text p 111- 115, q 5-6
Mullen: Pakistan's ISI spy agency has 'militant links'
Rioters torch Australia asylum seeker detention centre
Gulf of Mexico oil spill: BP sues Transocean for $40bn
US sues over 'human trafficking' in farm industry
World Bank president: 'One shock away from crisis'
Russian president Vladimir Putin plays ice hockey
China's economy expands 9.7% as inflation accelerates
UFO sightings have been made public by the FBI => and can be found here
Pakistan warns US 'to restrict CIA activities' - report
Women in face veils detained as France enforces ban
CHT3O Twentieth Century
Chronology
You
will craft an analytic chronology of the twentieth century capturing and
analyzing the evolution, broad impacts and the individual effects of your
choice of topic below. Your chronology will culminate in a multimedia
presentation. You may consider using weebly. As we progress through the course you will add to
your record and reflections vis-à-vis your focus. Support your topic with
current events examples and speculate on its future prevalence and affects. Use
MLA citation style.
Topics of choice: cooperation, conflict, communication, rise of the
corporation, weaponization, social action, human rights, environmental
degradation.
Issue Analysis Model:
- 1) Define the issue and why it is important;
- 2) Research and explain all major pro and con
arguments;
- 3) Evaluate the comparative strength of competing
reasons;
- 4) Formulate a defensible position that considers
the interests of all who are affected;
- 5) Offer counter-arguments
My Topic:
What I know:
Knowledge:
Defined
issue of choice
Included
factual information
Thinking:
Used evidence and examples to substantiate assertions
Explained major pro and con arguments
Evaluated the comparative strength of competing reasons
Applied MLA citation style
Communication:
Oral expression of ideas
Appropriate body language
Reasonable eye contact
Effective use of multimedia tools
Application:
Formulated
a defensible position that considers the interests of all who are affected
Offered counter-arguments
Theme and assertions connected to current events
Asserted
future affects and implications of topic
What will success look like?
6-8 slides/pages
each slide needs: - to outline the accurate historic details
- highlight the broad impact, individual impact, cultural
impact
- define the viewpoint you are understanding the issue from,
i.e. context of individual or nationality, socioeconomic status,
history …
- justify why your choice of event is historically significant
in the evolution of your topic
- connect your topic with a current events
stories
Women's ski jumping in 2014 Sochi Olympics
is an example of what movement from the early 20th century?
The Great Depression
1900- 1939 Test Topics and Terms
liberalism, imperialism, communism, fascism, empires in 1900, causes of World War One, America's entrance into WWI, suffragists, Russian Revolution, USSR's five year plans, causes of The Great Depression, The Treaty of Versailles.
Boeing subsidies illegal, says World Trade Organization
UN staff killed during protest in northern Afghanistan
History Today News Brief
Assigned
groups will conduct a briefing of the news at the beginning of class on their
given day. To brief the class be prepared with an analytical summary of the
day’s news.
Guiding Questions:
- What are the impacts – geopolitical, social,
individual, environmental - of the stories?
- Why is your selection an important piece of
news?
- Are groups or individuals portrayed with
prejudice?
- Is the coverage balanced or biased?
- What is the message of the article?
- Is there a difference in rhetoric and message
between media sources?
- What interesting, effective, or catchy headlines
and vocabulary was used?
Additional topics to
highlight and consider may include environmental issues, human rights
infringement or enhancement, or the continuation of coverage of a story.
China's fear of Middle East-style unrest
CHT3O World War One Online News
Create
an online newspaper to chronicle three significant dates in your choice of
state’s history during World War I. You may consider using weebly. You are to explore the topics of inquiry below and
each entry must include at least one expository and one persuasive article. Use
MLA citation style.
Topics
of inquiry:
·
highlight the nature of
empires and the emergence of nationalist aspirations;
·
assess the importance
of nationalism and internationalism;
·
evaluate conflict and
its consequences;
·
identify instances of
international cooperation.
Knowledge:
Include factual information
Thinking:
Use evidence and examples to substantiate assertions
Apply MLA citation style
Communication:
Express ideas and information in online newspaper form
Clarity of language
Correctness of spelling and grammar
Construct media to represent specific interests and
values
Application:
highlighted the nature of empires and the emergence of
nationalist aspirations
assessed the importance of nationalism and
internationalism;
evaluated conflict and its consequences;
identified instances of international cooperation.
German Post
Russia and WWI
German paper
Belgisch Staatsblad
The Britain Times
Major Reasons For The Defeat of Germany include:
exhaustion after four years of war;
the effectiveness of the Allied blockade;
the arrival of fresh US forces;
German defeat in the second battle of the Marne and Der Schwarze Tag;
mutiny among some German forces;
political revolt within Germany.
Copy examples of in-text citations, formatting quotations, electronic sources and other MLA styles applicable for your research into a word document for your reference.
Vatican embarks on unlikely space quest
After the turn of the century
In the clear blue skies over Germany
Came a roar and a thunder men have never heard
Like the scream and the sound of a big war bird
Eins, zwei, drei, vier ....
Up in the sky, a man in a plane
Baron von Richthofen was his name
Eighty men tried and eighty men died
Now they're buried together on the countryside
Iran protests 'going nowhere', says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Food prices at dangerous levels, says World Bank
Clinton expresses US support for Iran protesters
Britain
Strength: huge empire, powerful navy
Weakness: very far-flung empire
France
Strength: powerful army, large empire
Weakness: not as powerful as its chief rival, Britain
Germany
Strength: powerful army, new and growing navy
Weakness: few colonies, new on the scene
Russia
Strength: massive territory and large population, large army and navy
Weakness: needed a warm water port, weak military in terms of leadership and training
Japan
Strength: united nation, powerful military
Weakness: poor population, few natural resources
United States of America
Strength: large and wealthy nation, great industrial power, dominant in its own hemisphere
Weakness: new on the scene as a great power
Relative Strength and Weaknesses in Geographical Terms
Triple Alliance
Strength: close together, control major land mass
Weakness: few naval outlets, could be surrounded by Triple Entente
Triple Entente
Strength: many outlets to sea- easily supplied from overseas, surrounded some members of Triple Alliance
Weakness: cut in two by Triple Alliance, most fighting was likely to be in Europe where Triple Alliance forces were concentrated
Egypt's Mubarak refuses to quit
American empire The Philippines, Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii.
Austro-Hungarian empire Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, much of the Balkans.
Belgian empire Belgian Congo (Zaïre).
British empire India (now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh), Burma, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Singapore, Hong Kong, South Africa, Rhodesia (Zambia and Zimbabwe), Gold Coast (Ghana), Nigeria, Uganda, Egypt, Malta, British Guiana (Guyana), Jamaica, Bahamas.
Danish empire Iceland, Greenland.
Dutch empire Dutch Guiana (now Suriname), Dutch East Indies.
French empire Algeria, Tunisia, French Morocco, French West Africa (including Senegal, Sudan, Niger, Guinea, Benin), Madagascar, French Indochina, French Guiana.
German empire German East Africa (including Tanganyika), Kamerun (now Cameroon), German South-west Africa (now Namibia) and German New Guinea.
Japanese empire Formosa (now Taiwan), Korea (1910)
Ottoman empire Turkey, Greece, Albania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Palestine, Libya
Portuguese empire Angola, Portuguese Guinea, Portuguese East Africa, East Timor
Russian empire Covered more than a sixth of the world's land, across eastern Europe and Asia.
Spanish empire Spanish Sahara, Spanish Morocco.
Austro-Hungarian empire Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, much of the Balkans.
Belgian empire Belgian Congo (Zaïre).
British empire India (now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh), Burma, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Singapore, Hong Kong, South Africa, Rhodesia (Zambia and Zimbabwe), Gold Coast (Ghana), Nigeria, Uganda, Egypt, Malta, British Guiana (Guyana), Jamaica, Bahamas.
Danish empire Iceland, Greenland.
Dutch empire Dutch Guiana (now Suriname), Dutch East Indies.
French empire Algeria, Tunisia, French Morocco, French West Africa (including Senegal, Sudan, Niger, Guinea, Benin), Madagascar, French Indochina, French Guiana.
German empire German East Africa (including Tanganyika), Kamerun (now Cameroon), German South-west Africa (now Namibia) and German New Guinea.
Japanese empire Formosa (now Taiwan), Korea (1910)
Ottoman empire Turkey, Greece, Albania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Palestine, Libya
Portuguese empire Angola, Portuguese Guinea, Portuguese East Africa, East Timor
Russian empire Covered more than a sixth of the world's land, across eastern Europe and Asia.
Spanish empire Spanish Sahara, Spanish Morocco.
State multiculturalism has failed, says David Cameron
Class Rules
Make this a safe environment.
Speak in turn.
Follow procedures.
Keep an open mind.
Responding To My Request For Attention
Freeze.
Turn and face me. Keep you eyes on me.
Be ready for instruction.
Distraction Free Environment
No mobile use.
iPods are allowed only when instructed.