Agenda 1.Take Notes 2.Collect Map and Map Keys – in basket staple maps 1 st 3.Note Cards
Dec 17, 2015
Day 3 Review: Africa, Imperialism, the Russian Revolution, South Asia & Indian
independence, WWI, WWII & the Holocaust
Direct democracy – government where people make decisions and rule for themselves (ex. ancient Athens, New England town meetings)Indirect democracy – government where people elect representatives to rule with their consent (ex. a republic)
North Africa: Geography • The Nile (union of Blue and
White Nile)• Silt deposits • Aswan High Dam • The Sinai Peninsula (E.of
Nile)• Suez Canal between Sinai
and Egypt - connects Red Sea to Med.
• The Sahara: world’s largest desert– Sand dunes and dry
streambeds
• Atlas Mountains N.west side of Sahara (13,600 ft)
African Culture: Animism
There is one Creator God & Lesser Gods associated with Sun, wind, rain, trees, rivers & other nature
These Gods can bring harm/ benefit to Humans Souls of the departed can intervene in
descendants lives African ritual:– Prayers, animal sacrifice, ceremonies–Honor deities, spirits, or ancestors • African Diviners: Individuals who have an
ability or by special training can mediate between humanity and supernatural beings
African Culture: Animism
IndustrialRevolution
Source forRawMaterials
Competition Political Rivalry
EuropeanNationalism
MissionaryActivity
Military& NavalBases
EuropeanMotivesFor Colonization
Places toDumpUnwanted/Excess Popul.
Soc. & Eco.Opportunities
HumanitarianReasons
EuropeanRacism
“WhiteMan’sBurden”
SocialDarwinism
Markets forFinishedGoods
Christianity
Superiority
The African Slave Trade • 1500’s demand for slaves increases
as colonies are settled- Americas need for a large, free labor source
• 1600’s demand for slaves increases because of plantations
• West Coast of Africa affected the most• Middle Passage: route between Africa
and the Americas1. Abolition: movement to end slavery (1700’s)2. 1807: End of slave TRADE3. 1834: Slavery illegal in Great Britain4. 1865: Slavery illegal in U.S.5. ****Industrial Revolution: slavery less profitable*****
Effects: Diaspora of West African people
Monsoons:
• seasonal wind that dominates the climate of South Asia
• Benefit: • plant seeds in dry land• plants take root before the rains comeHarm: • rains too late – plants die• too much rain – plants wash away
South Asia- India & the Independence Movement
• 1800s Indians resent British rule- Indian National Congress forms
• Mohandas Gandhi leader of indep. movement of 1920s/30s
• Gandhi’s Salt March = Strategy of Civil Disobedience/nonviolent protest
• GB finally agrees- tensions between Hindu & Muslim communities call for separate nations - avoid civil war GB calls for partition of India
• 1947 Two indep. Countries formed: Partition of India & Pakistan
The Russian Revolution:
1. 1914 Russia enters WWI- widespread discontent (Causes: economic issues, class issues & famine) 2. Tsar Nicholas II Abdicates- collapse of tsarist regime
3. Provisional Govt. takes control
4. Fall of 1917 Lenin & Bolsheviks overthrow provisional Gov.t
5. Lenin dies 1924- power struggle- Stalin wins- implements 5- Year Plans, Collectivization, Great Purges
Origins of WWI• Causes of WWI: MANIA (Militarism, Alliances,
Nationalism, Assassination)Turmoil in the Balkans “The Powder Keg of Europe” Rival Nations: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, &
Serbia battle for territory Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand visiting
Sarajevo in Bosnia- assassinated by member of Serbian Black Hand
Austria blames Serbia AH declares war on Serbia, Germany declares war on Russia & France GA goes through neutral Belgium Great Britain declares war on GA
WWI • 1919 Paris Peace Conf.:– Wilson– Orlando– David Lloyd George– Clemenceau
• Treaty of Versailles: • Germany not even allowed to
send delegates• Article 231 – GA must
accept full blame for war • GA forced to give up
overseas colonies • Disarmament-• Rhineland =DMZ• War Payments: GA war
reparations $300 billion
WWII 1939-1945The Axis Powers: Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy , & Japan The Allied Powers: Great Brit, France, the Soviet Union, & the US • Appeasement- policy of letting the aggressors have what they wanted, in hope they would demand no more • Fascism: a Hyper nationalistic system in which common causes and enemies are identified • Nazi-Soviet Pact/ Non-Aggression Pact- Hitler seeks to reach agreement with Stalin b4 invading Poland- therefore agreement keeps USSR neutral & allows for his invasion • Sept. 1st 1939 Hitler’s invasion of Poland
The End of WWII• June 1944 D- Day
invasion (Operation Overlord. Normandy) Brit, French, Canadian and American troops, ships, and aircraft land on coast of France
• Surrender of Axis 1945Jpn continues struggleThe Holocaust- The systematic annihilation of six million Jews
• US new Pres. Truman (feared an invasion of Jpn, would cost millions of lives) warns Jpn of its new weapon- they refuse so US drop atomic bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki