European History Honors

European History Honors Imperialism and WWI Assignments Mr. Brown

Period 2 Group 1: Max, Jesse, Walker, Claire, Ross Period 1 Group 1: Ben, Halie, Matilda, Mykal, Anna Candler, Alex

Day Topic Reading Assignment 1 Imperialism 903-9, 921-2 Define imperialism. Group 1: Explain the reasons that each of the following countries scrambled for Africa: England, France, Germany Group 2: Explain the reasons that Italy scrambled for Africa How did social Darwinism fuel imperialism? 2 Imperialism 931-939 Group 1: What were the aims of the civilizing mission? Group 2: Explain the connection between imperialism and nationalism. 3 Entangling 943-953 Group 1: What were the “irreconcilable hatreds” at the end of Alliances 19th century? What led to the rivalry between Germany/Austria-Hungary and Russia Group 2: What led to the alliance between France and Russia? Why are England and Germany at odds with one another? 4 Outbreak and 964-973 Group 1: Europe had weathered a series of crises in northern Impact of War Africa and the Balkans; what factors turned the Sarajevo assassination from a crisis to the cause of war? Group 2: What are the three most horrific aspects of trench warfare to you? In what specific ways were people at home affected by the war? 5 War Rages On 985-993 Group 1: Summarize the war on the Eastern Front. Summarize the war in the Middle East, Africa, and the Far East. Group 2: Summarize the war on the Western Front. Summarize the war in the Middle East, Africa, and the Far East. 6 War Rages On 993-1001 Group 1: How were civilians affected by the war? Group 2: How were soldiers affected by the war? 7 The Final Stages 1001-1012 Group 1: Why does the US enter the war? Why does Russia withdraw from war? Group 2: Summarize the series of events in 1918 that had Germany near defeat. 8 Id quiz Study 9 Treaty of 1056-8, Group 1: List the aims of David Lloyd George and Versailles 1061-1069 Clemenceau. What Italian territorial ambitions were rewarded and what were thwarted? Group 2: List the various territorial, military, and economic stipulations imposed on Germany by the treaty? Explain how eastern Europe was divided? 10 Treaty of 1069-1077 Group 1: Explain the complications in the following new Versailles states: Poland, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia. Group 2: Explain the situation in Ireland. Summarize the complications in the Middle East. 11 Test 12 DBQ