Agenda

Short Answer/Essay Questions from Midterm… Question: describe the role of women in the French Revolution. Correct answer: they stormed the palace of Versailles and kidnapped the king and queen. Actual student answer: Women where treated like house wife. The could vote, runn for office, or do what men do. Actual student answer # 2: The women made food, took care of the men's bruises, sewed clothes during the French revolution.

Continued… Question: Describe Marx's philosophy on class struggles (etc) Actual student answer: Race and gender caused the struggle. He want more people to work together to lessen the job. It would be more efficient and take less time. Actual student answer # 2: Marx knew things would be hard and that it would get a little rougher as the year goes with more people in a low class. But high class will get wealthier & be more prosperite. Actual student answer # 3: Marx blamed the horrible conditions on slaves.

Actual student answer # 4: I think he was trying to state that if you have a job, try to help the people who don't have jobs. Do things together.

A few more… Question: How did Peter the Great reform Russia? Actual student answer: Peter the Great builded a bigger and stronger army. Actual student answer # 2: He introduced a wardrobe change. (ironically, that was right, but it necessitated more than a sentence!)

Question: describe the social and economic conditions that led to the French Revolution. Actual student answer: The blamed it out it on bad crops and foods that were coming & going in the factories. Question: what were the four beliefs of the anabaptists and how did other religious groups view them? Actual student answer: The Anabaptists were really disliked. Nobody I mean nobody liked them, nobody couldn't stand them. That was just because they went against everything, everybody else went against and people didn't like that.

Chapter 14 – The Height of Imperialism 1. Drill – What do you think were the four motives that drove European imperialism? 2. Of the four actual motives, what do you think was the biggest motivator? 3. Homework – Read and outline 454 – 455, AND Write 1 paragraph that explains what – in your opinion – was the biggest motive behind imperialism. Give 3 reasons that justify your answer.

14.1 – Colonial Rule in Southeast Asia I. The New Imperialism  The Scramble for Territories  Imperialism – the extension of a country’s power over other nations  In 1880s, nations sought complete (direct) control over other territories.  Motives for Imperialism  Economic: wanted raw materials and trading partners  Competition: wanted an advantage over their rivals  Racism/Social Darwinism  Desire to spread Christianity

II. Colonial Takeover of Southeast Asia  Great Britain  Started with Singapore in 1819  Guy named Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles  Next was Burma (modern-day Myanmar)  France  France was freaked out by British expansion  Wanted to keep Vietnam (French Indochina), so forced Vietnam to become a French protectorate in 1884  Protectorate = a political unit that depends on another government for protection

 Thailand – The Exception  The only nation in Southeast Asia to maintain its independence  Two awesome leaders: King Mongkut and his son, King Chulalongkorn. Promoted Western learning and stayed friendly with the Western powers.  The United States  US defeated Spanish under Commodore George Dewey in Spanish-American War in 1898  US granted Philippines  US president, William McKinley wanted to “civilize the Filipinos”, and wanted to keep the Philippines out of Japanese Hands

 Philippines was a perfect US trading port for access to China  Filipino leader Emilio Aguinaldo did not like foreign rule of his country  Fought for Filipino independence for 3 years using guerilla warfare  US won, US had access to Chinese markets.