Nationalism+and+Revolution


 * Welcome to your final unit on nationalism and how it has led to global change, revolution, and conflict. Nationalism can have both positive and negative results which we shall learn more about throughout this unit! **


 * These are you assigned groups for the whole unit**


 * Revolution Essential Questions:**
 * 1. What are natural rights? Are they natural to all humans? **
 * Is conquest in the form of revolution justifiable? **
 * 2. What is the difference between a war and a revolution? How would you distinguish a revolution from a civil war, an uprising, a coup d’etat, a rebellion or revolt, or a protest or demonstration? **
 * 3. How did philosophical advances in the 1600s and 1700s influence revolutions? **
 * 4. How do you define the success or failure of a revolution? **** Who gets to be the leader after a revolution? **
 * 5. What would make you start a revolution? **


 * Nationalism EQ's **
 * 1. To what extent is nationalism a positive force in society?**
 * 2. What is a "nation"? How is a nation different from a state?**

Independently watch Revolutions movie (short introduction with EQ’s) media type="youtube" key="UwJ2dus67dM" height="315" width="560"
 * Day 1: **
 * Activity 1: **

**Activity 2:** In your groups of 2, 3 or 4: Come up with short answers to all of the EQ's. Word limit on answers (NO more than 60 words/answer on a poster) You may represent your responses in bullet points, with graphs, and/or other visual representations but it must be easy to understand for the rest of the class.

Visit the following site, explore the paintings and watch the short video clips explaining what they tell us about changes in the way people thought during the Enlightenment. Then answer EQ #3
 * Note: To help you with #3.......**

[|The Impact of the Enlightenment:]

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Gallery Walk: Find your favorite answer for each and make a star next to it on the poster. I will record the most popular responses onto a class list to use at the end of the unit to track changes of viewpoint.
 * Activity 3:**

What questions were difficult for you to answer? How can you clarify this issue for yourself?

Discuss as a class. Keep your notes to track changes in your ideas about the EQ's.

Read pp 415-422 and answer the following:
 * Homework:**

1. What changing worldviews characterized the Age of Enlightenment?

2. What qualities of government did philosophes praise and promote?

3. How were the ideas of Diderot, Montesqieu, Voltaire and Rousseau similar? How were their ideas different?

4. Why did the colonists in America revolt against the British?

5. What were the lasting effects of the Constitution and the American Independence movement in general?


 * Day 2: Work in Pairs: Looking to the present to understand the past: Timeline Revolutions: [|Tunisia], [|Libya], [|Egypt], [|Syria] **
 * (Note: Each of the above Revolutions is also explained in detail on wikipedia) **


 * 1. Why did each particular revolution start? **
 * 2. Is it still ongoing? **
 * 3. How did the revolution end? If it hasn't ended yet what could end the revolution? **


 * [|Look at Craine Brinton’s stages of Revolutions] **
 * 4. Which parts of each revolution fit the above stages. Label each with the stage you think it is on. **
 * 5. What do you think will happen next according to Brinton’s theory? **
 * This answers the question: Can you predict a revolution? **
 * 6. Do any aspects of each revolution seem to not fit with Brinton's model? What makes each revolution unique?**


 * More links to help you find info about each of the revolutions:**
 * Egypt:** [|This site has TONS of useful links to help you understand the Egyptian Revolution] [|Comparison with the Iranian Revolution]
 * Syria:** [|Impact on the world]; [|government]; [|overview]; [|one year later]
 * Libya:** [|Military involvement]; [|Times topic page]
 * Tunisia:** [|Birth of a revolution]; [|Youth Army]; [|Adjusting after the revolution]; [|News Hour] This[| lesson] also has questions that will help guide your understanding of the revolution in Tunisa. Focus on the section titled: "Sparking a Revolution" and "Consequences of Revolution"

[|An update on Tunisia, Lybia and Syria]


 * Try to find more reliable links with information and post them on your group doc. How do you know each site is reliable? (Be prepared to share with the class)**


 * Other links about Revolutions on the bottom of this site: **
 * [|Revolutions New York Times Lesson] **


 * Before you leave class today: You MUST show me your notes (via a group doc) with links to resourecs and responses to all 6 of the above questions.**

The slide show [|“Unpredictable Uprisings”] provides photos and brief overviews of historical revolutions and related events, including the American Revolution:
 * Homework : **

Even the American Revolution took years to arrive at the country’s present Constitution. With upheaval gripping several Arab nations ruled by oppressive or corrupt regimes, here is a historical sampler of the twists and turns of revolutions. Many start out broad-based, but often not for long.

Read and view the entire slide show and answer the questions below.

Questions | For discussion and reading comprehension:


 * 1) **What are the commonalities and differences between and among these uprisings? **
 * 2) **Without the captions, what story do these photographs tell? If you had not read the captions, what would you think that this slide show was about? Why? **
 * 3) **Do all of the events included in this slide show fit our definition of revolution? If not, which ones do not fit our definition and why? **
 * 4) **What questions do you come away from this slide show with? Which of these events would you like to know more about? **

Reading about French Rev and American Rev:

Impact of American Revolution on French Revolution:

The years 1776 and 1789 are pivotal dates in world history. The impact of the American Revolution and the French Revolution extended far beyond the borders of those two countries. Other revolts followed, and in spite of a conservative reaction in Europe, the world was not the same afterward. Some common elements of the revolutionary era:
 * New ideals. The ideals of freedom, equality, and popular sovereignty first expressed by the //philosophes// of the Enlightenment (see Chapter 24) were now enacted. John Locke's theory of government as a contract between rulers and subjects inspired the leaders of the American Revolution. Likewise, Jean-Jacques Rousseau's concept of a "social contract" based on the "general will" found expression in the National Assembly of France.
 * New governments. Vastly different governments emerged in the United States, France, and Latin America. However, most revolutionary governments began with written constitutions, statements of individual rights, and elected assemblies. Political power was generally the privilege of men of property. Only Haiti empowered all men regardless of race.
 * New ideologies. Political theories emerged to address the dramatic changes of the age. Conservatism, liberalism, and later, socialism (see chapter 30) differed in the understanding of change and authority and came to express the social and economic currents of the nineteenth century.
 * Uneven social progress. Some changes, such as the abolition of feudal rights and obligations in France, were profound and permanent. Other changes, like the abolition of slavery in the Americas, came more slowly and piecemeal. Equal rights for women did not gain momentum until late in the nineteenth century.
 * Nationalism. Popular sovereignty gave voice to a new form of identity. Based on notions of a common cultural and historic experience, nationalism was a powerful force in the nineteenth century. Ethnic minorities like the Greeks within the Ottoman empire demanded national independence, and scattered cultural groups like the Italians and the Germans created new states to house their national identities.


 * Day 3: Do Now: **
 * 1. What are some things that all of the revolutions you have learned about so far, seem to have in common? **
 * 2. What are some things that make each revolution unique? **
 * 3. To what extent are revolutions predictable based on what you know? **
 * 4. Can revolutions be prevented? If so, how? **

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 * Examining the French Revolution **


 * [|Worksheet] **
 * Each group is assigned a part of the French Revolution. You have to make a page (wiki, google, or other as decided by class consensus) about your assigned aspects of the revolution and we will put all of the pages together to explain all of the stages of the French Revolution (see stages in the link below) **


 * Aspects of the French Revolution: Long Term Causes, Immediate Causes, Immediate Effects, Long Range Effects: ** See some specific events to include in your presentation in the link below:


 * [|Stages of the French Revolution POST Old Regime] (Building of Versailles, Opulence, Effects of the American Revolution...)  **
 * [|Khan Academy Lessons to help you] **

media type="youtube" key="CUrEJBsWLfA" height="315" width="560" To guide your viewing review this [|pdf]
 * History Channel Documentary on the French Revolution**


 * Day 4: time to work: ** You will also get an introduction of how to make a wiki


 * Link to Class Pages Below:**
 * French Revolution P1**
 * French Revolution P2**
 * French Revolution P3**

**Day 5: Review class site and go over all of the stages of the French Revolution** What questions do you still have about the French Revolution? You should be able to answer the following before you leave: 1. What specific long range events/issues led to the French Revolution? 2. What specific short term events/issues led to the French Revolution? 3. What are some specific immediate effects of the French Revolution? 4. What are some specific long term effects of the French Revolution? 5. To what extent does the French Revolution fit Brinton's stages of revolution theory? Give specific aspects of the French Revolution that fit and do not fit the theory.

6. Which revolution from the Arab Spring does the French Revolution MOST resemble? Make a Venn diagram or some other table OR just write about how they are similar.

You will be graded based on how thorough you are in answering all of the above questions. You must include specific details and events from the Revolution and explain their significance in the revolution.

=**OR:**=
 * Day 6: Final Assessment: [|See Detailed Description Here] **
 * Free Write: Choose one EQ to answer, using what you have learned about revolutions using ONE modern revolution AND the French Revolution to prove your point. **
 * Create a **** Recipe for Revolutions. You will use your notes, and other resources above to create a recipe for revolution. (see assignment below) **

Recipe for Revolutions Assignment:

[|Rubric]

Additional Lessons:
 * Day 7:**
 * 1. DBQ Practice and Discuss Nationalism:**
 * [|French Revolution DBQ's]**

l 1. What is a nation? l 2. To what extent is nationalism a positive force in society? 3. Hitler Youth Spyclists: 4. Nationalism led to the First World War
 * 2. Nationalism:**
 * Answer the following questions:**


 * Intro to World War I: **
 * Questions to answer by the end of this unit: **
 * 1. What caused WWI? (Note: you should have at least 4 causes and explain each one in terms of how it led to conflict) 8 pts **
 * 2. Explain what life was like for soldiers on the battlefield. How did soldiers' experience of war compare with their expectations? Where did their expectations come from? Why is this significant? (You must give 2 specific examples of experiences that soldiers had) 6 pts **
 * 3. What was life like for people who were left behind on the home front? Explain how they were part of the war effort and how it impacted life for them during AND after the war. (You must give 2 examples of what specific groups of people did during the war and how it was part of the war effort) 5 pts **
 * 4. How did the war end? What were the implications of the results of the war on the countries involved (focus esp on one former Allied Power country and Germany) 4 pts **

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 * WWI Presentation! ** (Yes, I am actually going to lecture! bum bum bummmmmmmmm!)

[|Impact of War]

media type="youtube" key="_XPZQ0LAlR4" height="315" width="560" [|Timeline of WWI]
 * [|Intro Lesson (JUST follow directions for lesson 1)]**

[|Period 1 Blog] [|Additional Google Docs with material that could not be posted] [|Period 2 Blog] [|Additional Google Docs.....] [|Period 3 Blog] [|Find Posts in this folder]
 * Day 8:**
 * [|Newspaper Blog Assignment]**
 * [|Blog Rubric]**
 * Due May 1!!!**

[|Example Blog From the perspective of a REAL British Soldier!]


 * Day 9: Time to work**
 * [|Awesome WWI website with information to help you!]**

Other videos and links with information about WWI (Especially the results of WWI)


 * Day 10: Blog Post Due!**
 * WWI Final Assessment:**
 * Answer the following questions based on what you have learned from the blog:**


 * 1. What caused WWI? (Note: you should have at least 4 causes and explain each one in terms of how it led to conflict) 8 pts **


 * 2. Explain what life was like for soldiers on the battlefield. How did soldiers' experience of war compare with their expectations? Where did their expectations come from? Why is this significant? (You must give 2 specific examples of experiences that soldiers had) 6 pts **


 * 3. What was life like for people who were left behind on the home front? Explain how they were part of the war effort and how it impacted life for them during AND after the war. (You must give 2 examples of what specific groups of people did during the war and how it was part of the war effort) 5 pts **


 * 4. How did the war end? What were the implications of the results of the war on the countries involved (focus esp on one former Allied Power country and Germany) 4 pts **

[|Article about how the results of WWI led to WWII]

As you read, answer the following questions: 1. How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to WWII? You must give at least 3 specific impacts of the Treaty of Versailles and how they resulted in a second world war. Watch the 10 minute movie on the link above, as well.


 * World War II Mini-unit (If there is time) A few options....**
 * 1. [|WWII Almanac Project]**
 * 2. WWII Book Talk**
 * Introduction:** [|The Bear That Wasn't]
 * 3. Individual Research and Presentation of ANY topic of interest related to WWII.** Some ideas here

No matter what project you choose to do, you will be required to share your own personal response to the following question via a video/song/game/prezi/dance..... or any other format you like (but you must share with the whole class): You will be graded based on the following [|rubric] (keep in mind that as your response will not be written, you must clearly explain where you got your information and show me, and the class, that you took this project seriously and worked hard).

Your score will be out of a total of 20 pts.
 * Requirements:**
 * 1.** You must answer the question below in any presentation format you like, but keep the rubric in mind. It must be clear, organized, engaging and informative. Use good judgement!

Question: 1. What is something that you have learned about WWII from your experience in this class that you believe everyone should know? How has this influenced you and your beliefs? How has this influenced the history of the world?


 * 2. In addition to answering the question and creating a presentation, you must record your progress along the way. You will need to complete 3 separate journal entries, AND/OR notes from 3 different days recording your progress.** Consider the following in your journal: 1. What did you learn today about your topic? How does it relate to WWII? Have you found any especially useful pictures/videos/websites that would be useful in your presentation? If so, record them in your notes. Don't forget to include the citations.





Could someone like Hitler rise to power again? Article from New York Times Up Front:

[|Mr. Currey's Holocaust Info-graphic]