Nations+Unite+and+Expand

=Nations Unite and Expand=

Keywords

 * chancellor:** the title for the head of government in some countries
 * nationalism:** a strong feeling of attachment to one's own country
 * prime minister:** the leader of a parliamentary government
 * patent:** an official document from the government stating that an inventor owns his or her invention and has the right to make, use, or sell it
 * imperialism:** the policy or action by which one country controls another country or territory; it may involve political or economic control

Lesson Objectives
• Identify the causes of Italian and German unification. • Define nationalism. • Describe the means Bismarck used to make Germany a unified and powerful nation. • Explain volksgeist and its influence on the German peoples. • Identify Bismarck and his role in German unification. • Identify major events and individuals in the unification of Italy. • Identify the Holy Roman Empire and its situation in the 1800s. • Locate major German states on a map. • Recognize Napoleon's role in the nationalist movements of the nineteenth century in Europe. • Recognize the origin of Vatican City as the smallest nation in the world.


 * 1) Read Chapter 1, from "Growing Nationalism in German Lands" TO the end, pages 531-537, and complete Day 1 [[file:MS_WDHISTB13_01_ReadingGuide.pdf]]..
 * 2) Study the map of Italy prior to its unification on page 528 and then complete [[file:MS_WDHISTB_13_01_italymap.pdf]]. You may use the map on page 529 to help you. Your finished map should have the lands colored like the map on page 529.

Lesson 1: Growing Nationalism in Italy and Germany, Day 2

 * 1) Read Chapter 1, from "Growing Nationalism in German Lands" to the end, page 531-537, and complete Day 2 of the Reading Guide.
 * 2) Study the map of Germany prior to its unification on page 532 and then complete [[file:MS_WDHISTB_13_01_germanymap.pdf]]. Use the map on page 536 to help you complete this activity. Your finished map should have the same colored lands as the map on page 536.

Lesson 2: The United States Fights and Unites
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Lesson Objectives
• Describe the economic differences between the North and the South. • Describe the building of the transcontinental railroad and its significance. • Explain why the Civil War is considered the first modern war. • Identify Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln and what they are known for. • Recognize that most countries had abolished slavery by the early 1800s. • Summarize the major events of the Civil War. • Summarize the results of the American Civil War. • Trace on a map the expansion of the United States from 1800 to 1860


 * 1) Read Chapter 2 from the beginning to "The First Modern War", pages 538-549, and complete Day 1 [[file:MS_WDHISTB13_02_ReadingGuide.pdf]]
 * 2) Read Chapter 2, from "The First Modern War" to the end of the chapter, pages 549-557 and complete Day 2 of the Reading Guide.
 * 3) PBS: Transcontinental Railroad  Visit this link to find out more about the amazing ingenuity the railroad workers used to build the railroad that finally linked the nation.

Taking a Stand
The United States was dramatically transformed by the Civil War. Four long years of fighting had killed hundreds of thousands and destroyed homes, crops, factories, and railroads. Despite the terrible devastation, the United States was an enormous country with vast resources and ingenious citizens. During the war many citizens had been forced to abandon their traditional way of life and to learn new skills and roles. The war had settled once and for all that the United States should be one, unified country. But, what kind of nation should it be?

Pretend to be a newspaper editor looking at the state of the nation at the end of the Civil War. Write an editorial suggesting some steps Americans should take to heal and rebuild the nation. An editorial is a brief article written to influence public opinion about an issue or event. A good editorial includes constructive criticism and offers solutions. Like other essays, an editorial should have a brief introduction, a body, and a powerful conclusion. The main idea should be well supported with facts or evidence.

Remember to pick your topic or angle wisely and research it. Then, carefully craft your thesis statement, or main idea. Write an outline that includes your supporting evidence and your conclusion. Then, write your editorial. Be sure to proofread it carefully before you send it to the press!

Lesson 3: Age of Innovation
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Lesson Objectives
• Explain how steel led to a second industrial revolution. • Describe advances in fuels in the late 1800s. • Describe the evolution of the bicycle into the automobile. • Identify Alexander Graham Bell and his accomplishments. • Identify Andrew Carnegie and his accomplishments. • Identify Guglielmo Marconi and his accomplishments. • Identify Thomas Edison and his accomplishments.

Thomas Edison

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 * 1) Read Chapter 3, from the beginning to "Getting There" From Velocipede to Bicycle" pages 558-565, and complete as much as possible on the [[file:MS_WDHISTB_13_03_Innovators.pdf]]

2. Write a paragraph in your History Journal about Thomas Edison. In your opinion, what made him such a successful inventor? Make sure you cite specific facts and examples to support your opinion.

3. Read Chapter 3, from "Getting There: From Velocipede to Bicycle" to the end of Chapter 3, pages 565- 571, and finish the Innovators and Innovations sheet.

Lesson 4: The New Imperialism
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Lesson Objectives
• Explain the reasons for the New Imperialism. • Identify key events and individuals in the expansion of the British Empire. • Describe the way Africa was divided among the European powers. • Identify on a map the major areas of colonization by Britain, Belgium, Japan, France, Russia, and the United States. • Describe the effects of colonization on the peoples of the colonized territories. • Identify major countries and events in the New Imperialism in Asia.

Suez Canal


 * 1) Read Chapter 4 from the beginning to "King Leopold and the 'Magnificent African Cake,'" pages 572-583, and complete [[file:MS_WDHISTB_13_05_Reading_Guide.pdf]]
 * 2) Read from "King Leopold and the 'Magnificent African Cake'" to "The New Imperialism and the Map of Asia," pages 583-589.
 * 3) Complete the Africa section of [[file:MS_WDHISTB_13_05_riches.pdf]]

Lesson 4: The New Imperialism, Day 2

 * 1) Read from "The New Imperialism an the Map of Asia" to the end of the chapter, pages 589-591.
 * 2) Complete the Asia section of the Dividing Up the Riches sheet to review how the Europeans and the United States staked claims in Asia and tapped its natural resources.
 * 3) New Imperialism transformed Africa, Asia, and Europe. Pretend you are a newspaper editor writing at the beginning of the twentieth century. Write an editorial about the way new Imperialism has affected the people of Africa and/or Asia. Take a stand on whether it has been beneficial or harmful and support your argument with specific facts and examples. Remember to pick your topic or angle wisely and research it. Then, carefully craft your thesis statement or main idea. Write an outline that includes your supporting evidence and your conclusion. Then,w rite your editorial. Be sure to proofread it carefully.

//Reminder: An editorial is a brief article written to influence public opinion about an issue or event. A good editorial may include constructive criticism and offer solutions. Like other essays, an editorial should have a brief introduction, a body, and a powerful conclusion. The main argument should be well supported with facts, quotations, or evidence.//