We're sort of in that space between the Industrial Revolution and Age
of Imperialism that really lacks a name or defining idea. So, we'll
touch briefly on a few things before shifting our attention to
imperialism Friday and after break.
Let's
look back to yesterday's blog entry for the WWED assignment. Your blog
postings for the WWED assignment on Lesson #26 on THAT lesson before the end of the week.
Here's the extra credit option if you are interested.
Here's the extra credit option if you are interested.
So, here's our list of things to accomplish today, despite the lack of any unifying theme...
First up, we can take a minute to chat about any of the economics information that needs clarification.
Second,
we're getting to the point where some of what we do will be closely
linked to topics that you will also see next year in Modern U.S.
History. For example, Chapter 26:1 deals with the expansion of suffrage
to more groups of men and to women as well. You'll take a close look at
the women's suffrage movement in America next year, so we'll largely
leave it alone. (If you know that the 19th century saw the expansion of
male suffrage while women in the US and Great Britain didn't gain the
right to vote until after World War I, you are in good shape for this
class.)
If you want a bit of a preview, take a look at the Declaration of Sentiments drafted at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. Look familiar?
Third, we're
starting to see the roots of many of the events that will persist well
into the 20th century and today. For example, Chapter 26:1 also
mentioned several events important in the history of Judaism. You
should be familiar with two terms and one event:
- Anti-Semitism refers to a prejudice against, and/or hatred of, the Jewish people. (Here's what the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has to say on the topic.)
- Zionism can be thought of as a sort of Jewish nationalism, in which the goal was to re-establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. It found a leader in the 1890s in Theodore Herzl.
- The Dreyfus Affair was an early example of the tension between these two ideas, this time in France in 1894. The trial and imprisonment of Jewish army Captain Alfred Dreyfus was based on false evidence, and it divided the French population. Anti-Semitism certainly played a role in these events, and it was only later that Dreyfus was freed and pardoned.
Fourth,
we'll take a quick look at the themes of expansion and "manifest
destiny" as covered in Chapter 26:3. I've got an interesting set of
three documents related to the Mexican-American War fought between 1846
and 1848. You'll see what both supporters and opponents of the war
thought, as well as what Mexican textbooks have to say about the issue.
Fifth,
note that we're not doing anything specific with the Civil War. I'm
assuming that you've studied that at some point. (Don't forget that the
Union (the North) won...) If you've never taken a look at them before,
both the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation are worth a look...
Finally, the remaining time is yours to work on your 1889 Paris World Exposition presentations. They'll take place on Monday.
HOMEWORK for tomorrow - Thursday, December 16th
Please read Chapter 26, Section 4, "Nineteenth-Century Progress"
(pp. 762 - 767) for tomorrow. The quiz is fill-in-the-blank.
Your WWED blog posting should be made on Lesson #26 by the end of the week. You can find the instructions on yesterday's blog entry.
Your WWED blog posting should be made on Lesson #26 by the end of the week. You can find the instructions on yesterday's blog entry.
We will be holding our 1889
Paris World Exposition (or "Fair" if you prefer) tomorrow. You'll each have a short presentation ready for that.
Your
Cartoons:
Industrialization and Imperialism assignments are due on Friday, January 7th. Instructions for that are found back on Lesson
#25.
