Final Research Project

This project will account for 20% of your final grade for this class.

It is due on Monday, June 11, 2012.

Task: You  will conduct detailed research on a topic of your choice from European history that answers an open ended question that you will come up with.

            Example: Is the Black Legend (the historical view that the Spanish were more ruthless exploiters of the indigenous population of the Western hemisphere than other colonizing nations such as England) justified?

Sources: You will use at least 5 secondary sources including The Western Heritage, including one printed book, on the history of your topic. You will use at least 4 primary sources which will be additional evidence for the overall thesis.

Your sources will be cited in MLA format (see packet on how to use).

Format: This is up to you. There are many options, from video documentary, to a research paper.

• Research paper: 8-10 pages,  Times New Roman, 12 point font.

• Video documentary accompanied by a written reflection on the process of making the documentary, detailing the strengths and weaknesses of the format for research.

• Illustrated magazine article on your topic, with annotated images detailing their significance to your topic. 6-8 pages.

• Design a website on your topic, with a detailed analysis of your subject written by you. Include primary sources, suggested links for more information, and well chosen images and formatting which encourages others to benefit from your research.

• Format suggested by you and approved by me. If you have a particular idea, come and talk to me about it.

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4-25

Vocab on French Revolution/Napoleonic Era

We will continue with the progress of the French Rev tomorrow.

4-17

1. Prepare a presentation on your assigned topic for tomorrow for review book, Chapter 9. List two illustrations that I could find for your topic to be a visual aid.

2. Chapter 10 Multiple Choice questions.

4-16

Read through Chapter 9 in Review Book. Answer the multiple choice questions.

Choose an FRQ from the FRQ packet that relates to a topic in Chapter 8 in the Review Book. Answer it in outline form

4-13

Amber, feel better!

Read through Chapter 8 in Review Book, do multiple choice questions.

Have a good grasp of the factual information in Chapters 7/8 to answer questions in class on Monday.

4-12

Read Chapter 7 in Review Book, do multiple choice questions.

Amber, do an outline for the 2001 (#4) question on the first page of the packet with review questions

3-29/30/Spring Break Homework

The Cold War Era and the Emergence of a New Europe

1. What were the main themes of the era? (summary p 979-980)

2. What were the main causes of the Cold War?

3. Define briefly:

1. Containment
2. Truman Doctrine
3. Marshall Plan

4. Why did the Soviet Union feel a need to controlEastern Europe, and how did they achieve it?

5. What was the disagreement overGermany, and how was it resolved?

6. What were the Warsaw Pact and NATO?

7. What were the stages of the creation ofIsrael?

8. Who were the main players in the Korean War and how  did it end?

9. What characterized the Kruschev administration in theUSSR?

10. What were the Three Crises of 1956 and how were they resolved?

11. What were the main events of the Brezhenev era?

12. To what extent was theUSSRweakened during the Brezhenev era?

13. Describe the struggle inPolandduring the 1980s.

14. What is decolonization, and what were the main causes?

15. Describe how decolonization took place inBritish Indiaand French Algeria outlining the main differences.

16. What was the extent of French involvement inVietnam, and why wasFranceexperiencing problems?

17. How wasAmericadrawn into theVietnamconflict?

18. How did Gorbachev’s reforms initiate the downfall of theUSSRand Eastern Bloc?

19. What countries experienced revolutions in 1989, and why?

20. How did theUSSRfall?

21. Who is Vladimir Putin?

22. What happened inYugoslaviaduring and after Tito?

23. Trace the course of Arab nationalism in theMiddle Eastafter WWII. What was different about the new nationalism?

24. Complete multiple choice questions

25. SPRING BREAK HOMEWORK: Take notes on the main ideas in Chapter 30.

3-16

Write an outline for the following essay question:

Compare and contrast the French and Russian revolutions.

2-22/23

Meagan - you will take notes on p 772-773 "Varieties... to Educational Barriers (i.e. don't take notes on Educational Barriers) to present to your colleagues tomorrow.

Also - for all: Watch the second lecture - A New Public  - no notes required.

Watch these lectures:

1. Manet's Dejeuner sur l'Herbe 1863 (6 1/2 mins)

http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/edouard-manet-le-dejeuner-sur-lherbe.html

2. A New Public (27 mins) - Scroll down to number 45 on the menu and click on the VoD (video on demand)

http://www.learner.org/vod/vod_window.html?pid=863

Bring discussion points to class tomorrow.

2-8

1. Chap 21 Multiple Choice questions 1-20

2. Read pages 722-727

Why was slavery abolished?

2-2

Watch these  segments from Simon Schama's History of Britain. Write down 3 discussion points to share tomorrow.

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCOBfp6g5oI&feature=bf_prev&list=PLEA1842A3A1561065&lf=plpp_video&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju2U93BH-QQ&feature=bf_next&list=PLEA1842A3A1561065&lf=plpp_video&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhq3JGE5m6g&feature=bf_prev&list=PLEA1842A3A1561065&lf=plpp_video

2-1

Read through Chapters 4 and 5 of your review book.

1-31

Notes on Chap 21 p 690-695

Mrs Newmark's Site - Quizzes, flashcards etc

http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/faculty/bnewmark/EUROQuizzes.html#Imperialism

Mrs. Pojer's Website

Quizzes

http://www.historyteacher.net/APEuroCourse/EHAPQuizMainPage.htm

Misc Review Materials

http://www.historyteacher.net/EuroProjects/ExamReviewSheets/APEuroMainReviewPage.htm

A: Maps - Viewing the World

For each map: First, zoom in as far as you can. Then click on the "explore themes" icon to view information and details of each map.

1. Psalter Map: the Medieval view of the world

http://www.bl.uk/magnificentmaps/map1.html

2. Fra Mauro World Map

http://www.bl.uk/magnificentmaps/map2.html

What makes these maps more medieval in character than later maps  created during the 16th and 17th centuries?

Write down 5 ideas to discuss in class.

B: Tughra of Sulieman the Magnificent

Listen to the program (13 minutes or so). Write down ideas that are important for an understanding of events in Early Modern Europe. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/awykYG5tT-2zbY_SlZUufw

C: Renaissance

Durer's Rhinoceros

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/0eHcrXb8RuqIEVYKkExljg

D: Wars of Religion

Centenary Broadsheet on Luther

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/jpso_ADfSSiY2cucqAGgow

E: 17th Century Topics

In Our Time (BBC Radio 4)

These are all links to discussions on BBC radio, hosted by a well known intellectual and broadcaster - Melvyn Bragg. Very reputable historians talk about topics they love. 

Your assignment is to pick one of the discussions. You will listen, take notes, on the discussion. You will then present the content you have learned in class. 

1. Slavery and Empire

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00548jd

2. The British Royal Academy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p003hyds

3. Witchcraft

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p004y2b0

4. The Building of St Petersburg

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jts6k

5. Women and Science

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vky4n

6. Toleration

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p004y288

Pojer Powerpoint on Wars of Religion

WarsOfReligion.ppt

Napoleon and Russia

Khan Academy 16 mins and change

http://www.khanacademy.org/video/french-invasion-of-russia?playlist=History

Scene of the Massacre at Chios - Delacroix 1824 

3 mins

http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/delacroix-scene-massacre-chios

Congress of Vienna

Lecture 25 mins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd7ZctZLj28&feature=related

Congress of Vienna overview

5 mins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3igypsAnIm0&feature=related

AP European History

Mr. Whittaker, H7.

dwhittak@webutuckschools.org

Welcome to AP European History. This class is designed as a college level introduction to Modern European History, c. 1400 to the present. The course helps to explain the roots of some of the issues that the modern European Union is having in the present! There will be a concentration on primary source documents, which are the building blocks of history. Examples might include an eyewitness account of the devastation of the Plague, or the minutes of a meeting inGermanythat decided the fate of many European Jews during World War 2. The primary goals are to explore the fascinating and often brutal emergence of nation states in Europe as competing world powers (and their subsequent decline), and to score a “3” or higher on the AP European History Exam in May 2012.

The units include:

    Europe in transition: 1300-1750

• Late Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation, Religious Wars, Absolutism

   Enlightenment and Revolution 1700-1850

• French Revolution, Napoleon, Conservative Reaction, Industrialization

     Toward the Modern World 1850-1939

• Nationalism, Imperialism,WW1, Fascism

     Global Conflict, Cold War and New Directions

• WW2, The Cold War, Fall of Communism, The Welfare State, Challenges of European Unification

You will need either

3 ring binder (1”)

Loose leaf paper

Or you may use

Spiral bound notebook

Place to store handouts

Grading

30%  Quizzes and Tests

30% Class work/Essays/Projects

10% Homework

10% Participation in class

20% Final Paper