Volume I, espisode 2 from The Century - America's Time, hosted by Peter Jennings.  Trench warfare and life at the front begins at 13:40. 

TASK - Use MAPS 1-8 found on the accompanying web-site to identify/explain how each of the following causes/factors contributed to the start of World War I. Be sure to identify which map(s) reflect each of the causes listed below:
1. Nationalism
2. Imperialism
3. Define Militarism...how did it contribute to the start of the war?
4. Why did the nations of Europe form a system of opposing alliances and why did this become dangerous?
5. The Balkan "powder keg"
6. Identify & describe the "spark" that actually triggered the start of the war.

Watch the You Tube video: Crash Course #32 - Coal, Steam & the Industrial Revolution. Answer the questions below based upon what you viewed. Feel free to scroll back and watch portions of the 11 minute video as it is presented in a very fast (and humorous) pace. Questions: 1) Why was the Industrial Revolution the most "revolutionary" of all revolutions? Site examples 2) In 15,000 years prior to the Industrial Revolution, how many things did not change significantly? 3) How many things that we have or do today have come as a result of the Industrial Revolution? 4) Explain how the percentage of the population engaged in farming changed during the Industrial Revolution. 5) What does the Industrial Revolution mean? 6) Where did the Industrial Revolution begin? 7) What was the original function/purpose of Newcomen's steam engine? What did Watt's engine make possible? 8) Why did the Industrial Revolution occur in Great Britain first? 9) Why didn't India need to industrialize? 10) How did India cotton actually help/aid in the development of British industrialization?

Create a list of at least 10 pros & 10 cons about Napoleon, his life and career.

What similarities exist between European explorers of the 15th-16th centuries and astronauts of the 20th-21st?  Watch video to stimulate thinking.

Use this site for the 1st section (1st 12 questions) of the webquest.

Use this site for the second section (12 questions) of the webquest.  Be sure to use the links on the left side of the page to find your answers.

Use this site to complete the last section of the webquest.

Watch Crash Course #21 and answer the following in your notebook for in-class activity: 1) Compare & contrast the THREE explorers presented in the video in the following ways: a) Who were they? (The men themselves.) b) What countries did they each come from? (Compare & contrast the similarities & differences.) c) What was the purpose of each man's mission/expeditions? d) The achievements/accomplishments made by each. 2) Why did China's expeditions cease? 3) What does Green suggest by saying "imagine if Ming China had not embraced a policy of isolationism" ? 4) What was meant by Portugal establishing a "trading post empire?" 5) Why were the Portuguese considered pirates to many merchants involved in the Indian Ocean trade? 6) Why was Columbus NOT a lucky idiot? 7) Explain why Columbus was much less successful than Zheng He or da Gama in terms of goal accomplishment? 8) YET, explain why Columbus had the MOST significant long-term impact of the three.  

Check Chp. 19 - sections 1-2 and chp. 20 - sect. 1 for help/background on explorers presented.