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=Unit 15: The Dawn of the Twentieth Century=

Lesson 1: Rising Expectations in Waning Empires
• Explain the reasons for discontent in old empires in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. • Analyze excerpts of Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolent resistance. • Describe the role of nationalism in changing imperialism in the early twentieth century. • Identify Franz Josef and the methods he used in trying to maintain his empire. • Identify Sun Yat-sen and his role in Chinese independence. • Recognize changes to the maps of empires in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. • Recognize the Serbs as an example of ethnic groups whose nationalism led to independence movements within the Ottoman Empire. • Summarize Gandhi's development as a champion of Indian independence from Britain. • Recognize the city of Vienna and the cultural attractions it offers.
 * Lesson Objectives**

Habsburg Historical Maps

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 * 1) Read Chapter 8, from the beginning to "India's Mohandas Gandhi," pages 640-647, and complete Day 1 of [[file:MS_WDHISTB15_01_ReadingGuide.pdf]].
 * 2) Consider the great empire of the Habsburgs--as the chapter says, the largest empire in Europe after Russia. You've seen what time did to the Ottomans. Review the Habsburgs Historical Maps to see what time did to the Habsburgs.
 * 3) Now review some of the ethnic groups, nationalists, and revolutionaries you've met in the chapter so far. Begin the [[file:MS_WDHISTB_15_01_CatalogingPast.pdf]]. Complete the first two sections--the Serb and Hungarian peoples. Save the chart for an activity later. In this activity you'll fill out a chart that catalogs the following:
 * various ethnic groups and peoples
 * their political leaders
 * the issues and grievances that united the people
 * the tactics and techniques used by the leaders and their follower to achieve their goals
 * assistance form other peoples (military help, political support, inspiration)
 * what these movements won for their peoples

Lesson 1: Rising Expectations in Waning Empires, Day 2
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 * 1) Read Chapter 8, from "India's Mohandas Gandhi" to the end, pages 647-653, and complete Day 2 of the Reading Guide.
 * 2) Before you go any further, make sure you know exactly where India and China are in the world. These are two important countries--the two most populous nations on Earth. Turn to page 693 at the back of the book and locate India (purple) and China (orange). You can also see them on the Cultural Regions map on page 710--South Asia and East Asia. For a more detailed look at these two huge countries, see the map on pages 700-701, as well as those on page 704 (South Asia) and page 694 (the Pacific Rim).
 * 3) Gandhi's Quotes Visit this site and choose your favorite quote. Write it out on a paper, and illustrate it with colored pencils or paint.
 * 4) Fill in the third and fourth sections of the Cataloging More of the Past Sheet.

Lesson 2: Linking the Seas and Reaching for the Skies
• Explain the reasons for building a canal across the Isthmus of Panama. • Identify key individuals in the building of the Panama Canal and their accomplishments. • Identify key individuals in the development of air travel. • Identify Lesseps as the builder of the Suez Canal who attempted to build the Panama Canal. • Recognize the purpose and practice of selling stocks. • Summarize the development of the airplane.
 * Lesson Objectives**

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 * 1) Read Chapter 9, from the beginning to "Reaching for the Sky," pages 655-663, and complete Day 1 of [[file:MS_WDHISTB15_02_ReadingGuide.pdf]].
 * 2) Read [[file:Walter_Reed_Yellow_Fever.doc]]. Write a short paragraph on how you think this discovery advanced science around the world.

Lesson 2: Linking the Seas and Reaching for the Skies, Day 2
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 * 1) Read Chapter 9, from "Reaching for the Sky" to the end, pages 663-667, and complete Day 2 of The Reading Guide.
 * 2) Today we're so used to flying that we take it for granted. But it was only a hundred or so years ago that humans mastered flight. That means that there are some elderly people alive today who were born at a time before airplanes. Visit Wright Experience and read the accounts and examine the images.

Get your chance to ask questions of one of the individuals in the chapter by beginning the Q&A activity. Note: Q&A means "Questions and Answers." It usually refers to an interview--a series of questions posed by an interviewer and the answers to those questions provided by the interviewee, the person begin interviewed.
 * Time for a Little Q&A**

Rad through the chapter again and think about the questions you would pose to a historical figure. You've met a lot of important people in this chapter. Choose one of them, and then write questions you would like to ask that person on. Imagine their answers to you as well, and fill in that too.

Lesson 3: Wrapping Up

 * Lesson Objectives**
 * Complete a project summarizing historical themes.


 * 1) Read the Part 4 Conclusion, from page 668 to page 675, and complete [[file:MS_WDHISTB15_04_ReadingGuide.pdf]].
 * 2) Imagine you were born in 1830. Throughout your life, you witness one momentous change after another. By the first decade of the twentieth century, the world around you has been transformed thoroughly. See just how great that transformation is by completing [[file:MS_WDHISTB_15_04_UpsideDown.pdf]].

Lesson 4: Dear Granddaughter...
Continue to imagine you were born in 1830... Now comes an important event in your life. It may not make it into the history books or the newspapers, but it's all your family members can talk about...the birth of your first granddaughter!

You've lived through a lot of changes, and you begin to wonder about how the world might be transformed during her lifetime. After all, your granddaughter might well live until the year 2000!

You sit down to write a letter to your newborn granddaughter--something she can read in the years and decades ahead. Reflecting on the types of changes that have taken place in your lifetime, you decide to write about what you think will happen in the century ahead. Your letter will address possible changes sin the four categories you looked at in the previous activity: political/military, cultural, science/technology, and social/economic. In addition, you'll want to write about the following: Complete your letter and read it to an adult.
 * Ways in which life might improve in the future
 * Good things from the previous century that might be lost as times change
 * How your granddaughter should view change, what she should resist, what she should embrace, and so on.