Tuesday, May 1st

Bell Ringer #17

Map Study from page #345 in textbook – Answer questions

1 & 2 only - at this point!

Homework #1 Read Chapter #15 – section #5 or

pages 343 to 348. Answer Section #5 Review

questions #2 - 7 from pages #348. Loose leaf (nothing else) Due on Wednesday, May 2nd.

Important Dates Thursday & Friday – In class

working on the rough draft of our entire research paper.

Tuesday, May 8th Rough Draft is due.

Tuesday, may 15th Final Paper is due.

Here is the plan… Students will be able to read and

summarize material from the textbook.

Students will understand the change in the relationship between Europe and China that took place in the late 1700’s.

Students will explore the beginnings of Communism in China.

Summarize The passage

entitled “A Position of Strength” from page #343 - #345 in textbook.

Try to do it in 3-5 of your own sentences!

Late 1700’s As China was

entering a period of decline – Europe was in the midst of the Industrial Revolution!

FORCED Have you ever

been “forced” to do something against your will?

How did that make you feel?

What did the other person have over you?

Read European Imperialism from page

#344 & #345. For each of the following

subheadings – Opium War / Unequal treaties / Increased foreign influence – list 1 thing that the Chinese were forced to accept!

Humiliation #1 BIG

PICTURE – The Opium War was about TRADE not DRUGS!

Humiliation #2 The Chinese were

forced to “turn over” the port of Hong Kong to British control in 1842.

The British finally returned Hong Kong to the Peoples Republic of China in 1997

Humiliation #3 The Europeans

carved China into spheres of influence.

Japan was also able to expand into China -after defeating the Chinese in the Sino-Japanese War of 1895.

RIVALS

RIVALS

RIVALS

RIVALS

Here is the plan… Students will be able to read and

summarize material from the textbook.

Students will understand the change in the relationship between Europe and China that took place in the late 1700’s.

Students will explore the beginnings of Communism in China.