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Page 1: History of the Modern World Europe at its Zenith: Dawn of the 20 th Century Part I Mrs. McArthur Walsingham Academy Room 111 Mrs. McArthur Walsingham Academy

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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The Dawn of the 20th CenturyEurope at its Zenith

Fissures evident

• Industrial Rivalries

• Imperial Rivalries

• National Rivalries (Alliance System)

• Cultural Tensions (Traditionalism vs. Modernism)

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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.

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Colonial

Rivalries:

Africain

1914

Colonial

Rivalries:

Africain

1914

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Colonial Rivalries: Asia in 1914

Colonial Rivalries: Asia in 1914

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The British Empire in 1914

The British Empire in 1914

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The Balkans

in 1878Aftermath of

Russo-Turkish War

(Congress of Berlin rewrote Russia’s gains)

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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.

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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.

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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)

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The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913

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Europe

in 1914

Europe

in 1914

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The Balkans in

1914

The Balkans in

1914

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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

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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?

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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.

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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?