2008 Assign

Honors World Studies

Unit Thirteen

The Great War, the Breaking of Europe,

and the Intellectual Tumult

Unit Theme: What is total war? What are the consequences of following the total war concept?

Key Concepts:

What were the primary causes of World War One?
How was the war fought?
What were the results of the war for Europe?
What is modernism? Consider art, literature, culture, music, and history.
Why is the concept of modernism so amorphous?
What is the relationship between the artist and society?
What is the cause/effect relationship between modernism as a movement and the historical period?
How did the non-European world react to World War One and modernization
What caused the Americas to emerge as a literary force?
How do authors reflect societal changes in literature?

People:

Karl von Clausewitz Thomas Mann Mohandis Gandhi Rojas I bn Saud

Archduke Francis Ferdinand Franz Kafka Ataturk Theodor Herzl

Kaiser William II Mao Zedung Lenin Sun Yixian

Gabriela Mistral Rainer Maria Rilke Emiliano Zapata

Terms:

The Schlieffen Plan The Fourteen Points Kafkaesque Zionism

Lusitania Treaty of Versailles Satyagraha Modernism

Civil Disobedience Economic Nationalism PRI Surrealism

Required Assignments:

Reminders – Imperialism paper and art assignments!

Coming soon –

May 2: A brief (one paragraph) description of your topic and the broader issue(s)

or event(s) to which you think it relates. Underline your thesis.................................................. 4 pts.

May 9: Bib cards and outline due at the beginning of the period/ 1^st rough draft for peer editing ..15 pts.

May 12: Final research cards due (12 4x6 notecards) with draft.

May 12: Bring two copies of your rough draft – we will be looking at grammar and content…….…..15 pts.

13A. Due______ Read "The Metamorphosis" by Kafka (1084). Focus on how this story can be a model for

understanding modernism.

13B. Due ______ Extra Credit for the World War One Game

5 Points if your team meets all of its goals.

Up to 5 points if you write a short (1 or 2 paragraph) description of a battle your country actually fought during the war.

13C. Due______Modernism in Poetry. On your own read "The Panther" by Rilke and imitate his style and

content by writing your own poem about an object or animal, not a person. In this poem, according the editors of McDougal-Littell, Rilke "tries to be true to the object- essentially, translating the panther’s animal sensations and perceptions – rather than giving a subject impression of the panther from the poet’s point of view" (TE 1151).

13D. Due______ WWI Poetry. Choose a poem from the handout and write a 100-150 word response to the

poem. Please discuss the attitude the speaker had toward war by using specific references to the

poem. Focus on how the poet created his tone.

13E. Start Presentations ______ The Challenge of Nationalism (Chapter 29, Sections 1 and 2) 20 points

Your group will prepare a short presentation on the political and social developments in one country during the period listed. Include the following (if applicable):

Your slideshow should be a short chronological presentation of major events and developments in the country or region between the dates listed. Do not try to cover everything!

Pay particular attention to signs of rising nationalism, attempts to modernize/westernize, and challenges to Western political (and sometimes cultural) domination.

Be sure to cover the terms listed after the country’s name.

See if you can make connections to one or two current issues whose roots are in this period.

Keep the text on the powerpoint to a minimum.

Not everyone needs to speak. Choose one or two members to speak for your group. Be sure to give them good notes.

Aim for about 10 minutes (a little longer for China).

Email your finished Power Point presentations to mhoaglan@mccsc.edu before the beginning of presentations. Be sure to give your pp a title so you can spot it.

Topics:

A. Egypt - 1882 to 1939: Wafd Party, Suez Canal, Anglo-Egyptian Treaty

B. Arabia (now Saudi Arabia) -1880s to 1930s: Lawrence of Arabia, Arab

Revolt, Ibn Saud, Wahhabism (Salafism)

C. Palestine - 1880s to 1939: Zionism, Theodor Herzl, Balfour Declaration,

British Mandate, what was the Palestinian/Arab point of view

D. Iran/Persia - 1890s to 1930s: Iranian Constitutional Revolution, Reza Shah

Pahlavi (the father, not the son), Women’s Awakening (1936-1941)

E. China -1890s to 1930s: Boxer Rebellion, Sun Yixian, Chiang Kai-shek, Mao

Zedung (note there are various ways to spell these names in English)

F. Argentina, Chile, and Brazil - 1890s to 1930s: The Perons

G. Mexico 1890s to 1930s – Emiliano Zapata, Pancho Villa, the PRI

H. Nicaragua, Haiti and Cuba 1890s to 1930s – Good Neighbor Policy, Fulgencio

Batista, Anastasio Samoza

13F. Test ______