AP Euro History Unit 7

UNIT VII: SOCIAL AND NATIONAL CHANGES IN THE 19^th CENTURY

Unit 7 Syllabus

McKay, Hill and Buckler. A History of Western Society. Chapter 24, pp. 788-821 (glossary) and Chapter 25, pp. 822-855 (glossary). (This is the publisher's site with on-line quizzes, primary sources, and other support material.

SUPPLEMENTAL READINGS:

Sherman. Western Civilization: Images and Interpretations, Selected readings.
Hammond Historical Atlas of the World. (For an on line equivalent, try Periodical Historical Atlas with maps of Europe from A.D. 100-2000 or Hyperhistory.)
Class handouts distributed or posted on-line. (See below for those that are posted on line.)

ON-LINE SUPPORT:Class handouts published on-line:

Unit 7 Syllabus with calendar and assignments
Major events in the unification of Germany. (summary notes)
Powerpoint: The Unification of Germany. (Full presentation)
Powerpoint: German Nationalism and the Creation of Unified Germany (class presentation)
Major events in the unification of Italy. (summary notes)
Powerpoint: Italian Nationalism and the Creation of Unified Italy (class presentation)
The Crimean War (summary notes)
The Franco-Prussian War (summary notes)
Europe as the 20th Century Begins (Reading on events in the Great Powers)
The Document-Based Question
D.B.Q. on the Gin Act of 1751

CONSULT THE CALENDAR ON YOUR SYLLABUS FOR DAILY ASSIGNMENTS. REMEMBER, THE DATE LISTED IS THE DATE IT IS DUE, NOT THE NIGHT TO DO IT!

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Unit VII Journal Topics (These are the topics given in Mr. Roswell's class and may not always agree with those for Mr. Arias. The topics will be added at the earliest opportunity after they are given in class.)

CALIFORNIA STATE STANDARDS: The following State of California content standards for Grade 10: World History, Culture and Geography, will be dealt with, in part:

10.4 Students analyze patterns of global change in the era of New Imperialism in at least two of the following regions or countries: Africa, Southeast Asia, China, India, Latin America, and the Philippines.

1. Describe the rise of industrial economies and their link to imperialism and colonialism (e.g., the role played by national security and strategic advantage; moral issues raised by the search for national hegemony, Social Darwinism, and the missionary impulse; material issues such as land, resources, and technology).

Analysis skills standards are embedded in the content and will be interwoven throughout this and every unit.

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UNIT OBJECTIVES:

To describe the changes in urban life between 1800 and 1900.
To discuss the effects of the emergence of urban industrial society upon the social classes of Europe.
To describe the changes in family life due to the developing urban civilization.
To describe the changes in science and thought that reflected and influenced the developing urban industrial society of Europe.
To define modern nationalism, its influences and effects upon the world.
To describe the emergence of nationalism as the primary force motivating political events between 1850 and 1914.
To discuss reasons for the appeal of nationalism to all social classes.
To describe the unifications of Germany and Italy.
To discuss the effect upon the balance of power in Europe and the world caused by the unifications of Germany and Italy.
To describe the rise and organization of the international socialist movement and the ideological divisions that emerged.
To define Realpolitik and identify its practice in the policies of political rulers such as Napoleon III, Camilo Benso di Cavour, and Otto von Bismarck.

Toward the Unification of Germany, 1740-1871

Unification of Italy, 1850s-1870

Recreate the diagram on page 801 and add the significant information for each level and sub-level of the hierarchy.

Compare the 1700's (pre-industrial) to the 1800's (post-industrial) in Venn diagram(s) form for the issues of class structure, marriage trends, family life, and child rearing. (This information should be paired with your Venn diagram on the pre-industrialization period.)

What are the characteristics of a responsive national state? Explain by giving detailed examples from the German Empire, Italy, France in the Second Empire and Third Republic, Great Britain, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Russian Empire.

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS:

How did the Industrial Revolution contribute to European urbanization and transform cities?

What major public health problem plagued city-life? Explain the scientific advancements that led to a cleaner, healthier life.

How did the use of urban planning turn Paris into the model city?

How did science emerge as a major influence upon European and world society in the nineteenth century and what were the resulting consequences?

What were the major developments in the social and biological sciences in the nineteenth century?

Discuss the principles and elements and note the major achievements of the realist movement in literature. Include significant writers and their works in your answer.

Discuss the differing attitudes held by nineteenth-century middle-class men and middle-class women on sexual behavior and morality and the reasons for these differences.

Describe the transition in France from the Second Republic to the Second Empire under the leadership of Napoleon III and outline his program.

Describe the steps taken toward the unification of Italy between the Congress of Vienna (1815) and the conclusion of the Revolution of 1848.

Describe the steps to the creation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 including the roles played by Cavour and Garibaldi.

Discuss the character and background of Prince Otto von Bismarck leading to his appointment as Chancellor of Prussia in 1862.

Discuss the policies and events leading to the Austro-Prussian War and the elimination of Austria as a significant influence in German politics.

Describe the policies and maneuverings of Bismarck in removing power from the Prussian parliament (the Reichstag) and the resulting increase in the power of the monarchy.

Discuss the final unification of Germany and the consequences the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871.

Describe the major events in the growing crisis in the United States due to slavery and territorial expansion.

Discuss the course and consequences of the U.S. Civil War and the reunification of the United States.

Describe the changes made in Russia in the “Great Reform” period following the Crimean War under the leadership of Tsar Alexander II.

Describe the major events and developments in the industrialization of Russia prior to the Great War (1914).

Discuss the causes of the Revolution of 1905 in Russia and the resulting consequences of the Revolution.

Discuss the significant domestic developments in the German Empire from unification to the beginning of World War I.

Discuss the significant domestic developments in the Third Republic of France from its declaration to the beginning of World War I.

Discuss the significant domestic developments in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1850 until the beginning of World War I.

Discuss the significant developments in the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Austria-Hungary) following its defeat in the Seven Weeks’ War (Austro-Prussian War) of 1866.

Discuss the organization and the goals of the first and second International Workingmen’s associations.

Describe the trends and major developments in the organization of the working class in the period from Revolutions of 1848 until the beginning of the Great War (1914).

Discuss the conditions, events, and reasons for Adelheid Popp becoming a socialist and member of the German Social Democratic Party.

Europe changes as Germany and Italy unify, 1850-1871 (For a more complete presentation of unification, see above.)

1850: Fragmented after the Revolutions of 1848	1860: After the defeat of Austria by Sardinia and France	1861: Garibaldi's Red Shirts conquer the Kingdom of Naples	1865: After the defeat of Denmark by Prussia and Austria	1867: After the defeat of Austria by Prussia and Italy	1871: After the declaration of the German Empire

Portrait Gallery (Click on thumbnails for larger images.)

Karl Marx

Camilo Benso di Cavour

Otto von Bismarck

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Kaiser William II

Louis Pasteur

Benjamin Disraeli

Queen Victoria

William Gladstone

Tsar Nicholas II

Late 19th Century Art: Realism to Impressionism to Post-Impressionism to Expressionism (Click on thumbnails for larger images or visit the links below.)
Honoré Daumier, The Third-Class Carriage	Claude Monet, Impression, Sunrise	Edgar Degas, The Dance Class	Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Girl With a Watering Can	Edouard Manet, The Bar at the Folies-Bergeres
Camille Pissarro, Boulevard Montmartre: Night	Gustave Caillebotte, Paris: A Rainy Day	Vincent Van Gogh, The Starry Night	Paul Gauguin, The Yellow Christ	Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, La Goulue Arriving at the Moulin Rouge with Two Women
Georges Seurat: Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte	Paul Cezanne: Mont Sainte-Victoire	Henri Matisse: The Girl With Green Eyes	Emil Nolde: Autumn Sea VII	Edvard Munch: The Scream

Internet Modern History Sourcebook
The Victorian Web: Many pages on topics about Victorian England
Encyclopedia of 1848 Revolutions
Alexander Palace Time Machine: Biographies and background on the last Romanovs.
The Ems Telegram: The original text and Bismarck's edited version
Mark Harden's "The Artchive"
Art History - Dr. Christopher Witcombe
CGFA - A Virtual Art Museum
Artcyclopedia
Web Gallery of Art
Tigertail Virtual Museum
Web Museum
The Art of William Hogarth: Great engravings including the Beer Street and Gin Lane series that appeared on the practice D.B.Q.

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