1. History of the Modern World Europe at its Zenith: Dawn of the 20 th Century Part I Mrs. McArthur Walsingham Academy Room 111 Mrs. McArthur Walsingham Academy Room 111 The Rite of Spring Nashville Ballet Masterclass: 2/23/08 Sensual, seductive, steamy and savage

2. Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand Industrial Revolution Justifications: 19 th Century Liberalism Social Darwinism Responses: Socialism, Marxism Labor Unions Social Changes Urban Industrial Environment Finance Capitalism Middle Class Rising in Power Aristocracy Declining in Power Working Class Living in Poverty Peasants Struggling to Survive Expansion of Gov't Services City Services: Fire, Police, Water, Sanitation Public Health Education Requirements Increased Competition Raw Materials New Markets Investments Nationalism Imperialism Militarism Entangling Alliances Underlying Causes of World War Term 3 Introduction

3. Optional Activities: Weeks 1-2 Choose a or b a.Poetry recitation: Follow link and read about the Canadian soldier, John McCrea, who penned In Flanders Field, one of the most evocative images of WWI. Memorize and recite the 3 stanzas on this link. For a recitation slot, you must sign up with me this week. b.Movie Viewing: Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas) PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned for some war violence and brief scene of sexuality/nudity) Tues., 1/12 from 3-5 PM (app.116 min.)

4. The Dawn of the 20 th Century Europe at its Zenith Fissures evident Industrial Rivalries Imperial Rivalries National Rivalries (Alliance System) Cultural Tensions (Traditionalism vs. Modernism)

5. Assignment 1 1.Reread lecture notes: The Alliance System 2.Study slides #3-13 3.Draw a personal sketch map of the places mentioned in III of notes. (slide #8) Book Club: Sign Up this week for Remembrance

6. Colonial Rivalries : Africa in 1914

7. Colonial Rivalries: Asia in 1914

8. The British Empire in 1914

9. The Balkans in 1878 The Balkans in 1878

10. Tensions & Conflicts: 1873-1914 1.Three Emperors’ League (1873)  Ger, A-H, Rus. 2.Dual Alliance (1879)  Ger. & A-H 3.Triple Alliance (1882)  Ger, A-H, It. 4.Reinsurance Treaty (1887)  restore relations between Ger. & Rus. 5.Franco-Russian Alliance (1894) 6.British-Japanese Alliance (1902) 7.The Entente Cordiale (1904)  Br. & Fr.

11. Tensions & Conflicts: 1873-1914 8.First Moroccan Crisis (1905) 9.Russo-Japanese War (1905) 10.The Anglo-Russian Convention (1907)  Persia 11.Triple Entente (1907)  Br, Fr, Rus 12.The Bosnian Crisis of 1908 13.Second Moroccan Crisis (1911) 14.The First Balkan War (1912) 15.The Second Balkan War (1913)

12. The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913

13. Europe in 1914 Europe in 1914

14. The Balkans in 1914

15. Assignments 2-3 1.Watch ballet clips, Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) Parts I and II, following links (19 min.): 2.Answer questions on following slide (You will have to do a little on-line research) Book Club: Sign Up this week for Remembrance

16. Le Sacre du printemps 1.What was this work of art? Describe. 2.Where and when was it first performed? 3.What reaction did it provoke? Describe. 4.Why was it so controversial? Was this a “surrogate” for other issues? What might they be?

17. Assignment 4 1.Reread lecture notes: Decadence and Malaise-circa 1900 2.Many historians date the end of the 19 th century with1914. Some have said that this date is also the definitive end of the ancien régime. List trends, which we studied last term and which Bucholz mentions, that separated the new century from the Age of the Enlightenment?

18. Assignment 5 1.Read text, pp. 816-821 identifying 6 bold-blue words and answering 5 Checkpoint questions. 2.Map Skills: Complete interactive map questions, pp. 817. Use link, if preferred.