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1010 Quick Study Guide WH07_te_ch10_rev_MOD_s.fm Page 354 Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:24WH07MOD_se_CH10_rev_s.fm AM Page 354 Friday, January 26, 2007 2:05 PM Quick Study Guide Progress Monitoring Online CHAPTER For: Self-test with vocabulary practice 10 10 Web Code: naa-2266 Quick Study Guide ■ Have students use the Quick Study ■ Effects of Nationalism Guide to prepare for this chapter’s tests. Students may wish to refer to Nationalism by Region the following pages as they review: Germany Italy Austria Balkans Russia • German states unite under • Mazzini founds • Francis I and Metternich • Serbians achieve • Serfs are freed in 1861. William I. Young Italy. uphold conservative goals. autonomy in 1830. • Alexander III encourages Effects of Nationalism • Empire takes leading role • Garibaldi leads Red Shirts. • Dual Monarchy with • Greeks achieve persecution and pogroms. Section 1, pp. 331–333; Section 2, in Europe. • Victor Emmanuel II makes Hungary is set up. independence in the 1830s. • Russia enters the industrial • Bismarck becomes known Cavour prime minister • Nationalist groups • European nations divide age late. pp. 334–336; Section 3, pp. 338–341; as the Iron Chancellor. of Sardinia. grow restless. up Ottoman lands. • Bloody Sunday leads to Section 4, pp. 343–346; Section 5, • Italian states become • Empire becomes • “Balkan powder keg” revolution in 1905. pp. 348–353 unified by 1871. weakened. helps set off World War I. • Duma has limited power. Unification in Europe Section 1, p. 331; Section 3, p. 336; ■ Unification in Europe, 1873 ■ Key Leaders Section 4, p. 345 As the map below shows, nationalist movements led to Germany the creation of several new nations across Europe. Otto von Bismarck, chancellor Key Leaders K William I, Prussian king, German kaiser 20° W 10° W 60° N INGDOM OF 20° E Section 1, pp. 331–333; Section 2, 0° SWEDE Conic Projection N AND William II, kaiser NORWAY tersburg p. 337; Section 3, pp. 338–342; 0 400 mi St. Pe North S N ea a Section 4, p. 344; Section 5, 0 400 km DE e Italy NMARK S UN c E ITE lti W pp. 349–353 KIN D Ba Giuseppe Mazzini, founder of Young Italy GDO 50° N M S Victor Emmanuel II, king NETH. Berlin RUSSIA Count Camillo Cavour, prime minister Key Events of Nationalism GERMANY BELG. Giuseppe Garibaldi, leader of Red Shirts Section 1, pp. 330–333; Section 3, Atl ant LUX. Oc ic pp. 339–340; Section 4, p. 346; ean Vienna FRA st Austria-Hungary NCE SWITZ. Budape Section 5, pp. 349, 352–353 A NGARY ALPS USTRIA-HU Ferenc Deák, Hungarian politician P YR Francis Joseph, Austrian emperor, Hungarian king L E A NE d ES r ■ MT ITALY ia For additional review, remind L3 S. t O ic SPA S T IN ea TO M Russia students to refer to the Rome A PORTUGA 40° N N EM Alexander II, tsar of Russia Med PIR iterra E Reading and Note Taking nean Sea Alexander III, tsar of Russia Study Guide Nicholas II, tsar of Russia Note Taking Study Guide, pp. 112, 114, 116, 118, 120 ■ Key Events of Early 1800s 1814 1830s Section Summaries, pp. 113, 115, 117, Nationalism Nationalism rises The Congress of Giuseppe Mazzini founds 119, 121 in Germany. Vienna redraws the Young Italy to encourage map of Europe after Italian unification. Napoleon’s defeat. ■ Have students access Web Code nbp- 2264 for this chapter’s Chapter Events Global Events 1800 1825 1850 timeline, which includes expanded entries and additional events. 1804 1848 Haiti declares Revolutions ■ If students need more instruction on independence take place from France. throughout analyzing timelines, have them read Europe. the Skills Handbook, p. SH32. ■ When students have completed their study of the chapter, distribute Chapter Tests A and B. Solutions for All Learners Teaching Resources, Unit 3, pp. 37–72 L1 Special Needs L2 Less Proficient Readers L2 English Language Learners For students acquiring basic skills: For Spanish-speaking students: Adapted Reading and Note Taking Spanish Reading and Note Taking Study Guide Study Guide For Progress Monitoring Online, Adapted Note Taking Study Guide, pp. 112, 114, 116, Spanish Note Taking Study Guide, pp. 112, 114, 116, refer students to the Self-test with 118, 120 118, 120 vocabulary practice at Web Code Adapted Section Summaries, pp. 113, 115, 117, Spanish Section Summaries, pp. 113, 115, 117, nba-2266. 119, 121 119, 121 354 WH07MOD_se_CH10_rev_s.fm0354_wh09MODte_Ch10rev_s.fm Page 355 Friday, Page January355 Thursday, 26, 2007 2:12 June PM 21, 2007 6:38 PM ■ Cumulative Review ■ Connections To Today Tell students that the main concepts for Record the answers to the questions below on your Con- 1. Nationalism: The State of Nationalism Today You’ve this chapter are Empire and Nationalism cept Connector worksheets. read how nationalism was a strong enough force in the and ask them to answer the Cumulative 1800s to help unify nations, such as Italy and Germany, but Review questions on this page. Discuss 1. Empire In 1871, German nationalists celebrated the birth threatened to destroy the Austrian and Ottoman empires. Do the Connections to Today topics and ask you think that nationalism is still a force in the world today? of the second Reich, or empire. They called it that because students to answer the questions that fol- they considered Germany heir to the Holy Roman Empire. Conduct research to learn more about current nationalist Compare the second Reich to the Holy Roman Empire. How issues. You may want to focus your research on Kurdistan, low. were they similar? How were they different? Think about the Northern Ireland, the former Yugoslavia, or Russia. Write two following: paragraphs on nationalism today, citing examples from cur- Cumulative Review • structure of government rent events to support your answer. 1. Responses should compare and con- • power of the kaiser and emperor trast the second Reich with the Holy • the rule of William II and Otto I 2. Economic Systems: Social Welfare Programs Under Otto von Bismarck, Germany was a pioneer in social reform, Roman Empire and examine the forms • who had voting rights of government, the styles of the rulers, • who held the real power providing several social welfare programs to its citizens. By the 1890s, Germans had health and accident insurance as and the status of civil rights under each 2. Nationalism During the early 1800s, nationalist rebellions well as retirement benefits. Social welfare programs soon regime. Responses might mention Will- erupted in the Balkans and elsewhere along the southern spread to other European nations. Conduct research to learn iam II’s belief in his divine right to rule fringe of Europe. Between 1820 and 1848, nationalist revolts more about social welfare programs today. Compare social Germany. exploded across Italy. Compare and contrast Greece’s unifica- welfare programs in one country in Europe with those in the tion and nationalism to Italy’s. Think about the following: United States. How are they similar? How are they different? 2. Responses should compare and con- • the empires they revolted against trast the main reasons for, the role of • which countries they turned to for help nationalism in, and the results of unifi- • the structure of their governments cation of Greece and Italy in the mid- 3. Nationalism During the 1800s, various subject peoples in 1800s. Responses should mention the Balkans revolted against the Ottoman empire, hoping to Italy’s alliances with France and Prus- set up independent states of their own. A complicated series sia and Greece’s assistance from Russia. of crises and wars soon followed. Take notes on the situation in the Balkans between 1800 and the early 1900s. Why did 3. Responses should note that the collapse competing interests in the Balkans lead the region to be of the Ottoman empire combined with called a powder keg? nationalist feelings led to the formation of many small nations, several of which were unstable and experienced much ethnic strife. These nations also drew the competing interests of the more powerful European nations. Later, a crisis would call into play a complex set of alliances between these greater pow- For: Interactive timeline Web Code: nbp-2264 ers and the Balkan nations, precipitat- 1861 1870 1905 ing World War I. Tsar Bismarck provokes Revolution breaks out Alexander II Franco-Prussian War in St. Petersburg after frees the serfs. to create a unified Bloody Sunday massacre. Connections to Today German empire. 1. Responses should be at least two para- graphs long and include examples and 1875 1900 1925 details from current world events to 1861 1898 1914 support their conclusions. The Civil War The Philippines World War I begins. 2. Responses should compare at least one begins in the declares type of social welfare program in the United States. independence from Spain. United States today, such as Medicare, with one in a European country, such as the National Health Service in Great Britain. Solutions for All Learners For additional review of this L3 L1 Special Needs L2 Less Proficient Readers L2 English Language Learners chapter’s core concepts, remind students Use the following study guide resources to help Use the following study guide resources to help to refer to the students acquiring basic skills: Spanish-speaking students: Reading and Note Taking Adapted Reading and Note Taking Spanish Reading and Note Taking Study Guide Study Guide Study Guide Concept Connector, pp. 260,277 Adapted Concept Connector, pp. 270, 291 Spanish Concept Connector, pp. 270, 291 355 0354_wh09MODte_Ch10rev_s.fm Page 356 Thursday, June 21, 2007 6:39WH07MOD_se_CH10_rev_s.fm PM Page 356 Friday, January 26, 2007 3:44 PM Chapter Assessment Chapter Assessment Terms, People, and Places Chapter Focus Question Terms, People, and Places 15.
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