1. Agenda 12-11 BW – Define Vocab on notes sheet EQ: What were the major advances of the 19 th century CW – Notes 19 th Advances HW – Louis Pasteur Reading TOTD – Answer EQ in detail QOTD “All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.” Casey Stengel

2. The Dreyfus Affair Dreyfus affair—spy controversy over Jewish officer in French army Anti-Semitism—prejudice against Jews, strong in much of Europe Captain Alfred Dreyfus innocent Leads to Rise of Zionism

3. Technology Explosion Edison-light bulb, phonograph, motion pictures Eastman-Kodak film, motion picture film Bell-telephone Marconi-radio Ford-assembly-line built automobiles Wright Brothers-flight

4. Medicine Germ Theory- Louis Pasteur discovers bacteria causes disease Joseph Lister links bacteria to post surgery deaths, surgeons begin sterilizing equipment Vaccines developed to fight disease

5. Science Darwin proposes theory of evolution, still controversial today Mendel-genetics, traits passed to offspring Medeleev-creates the Periodic Table of Elements Curie’s discover radioactivity Rutherford-atoms have nucleus surrounded by electrons

6. DARWIN (AGAIN!) Charles Darwin—English scientist Theory of evolution challenges “special creation” by God

7. Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Theory of evolution—species change slowly through natural selection Natural selection says competition elevates fittest. Fittest then breed, their offspring share their advantages Gradually, over generations, species change; new species evolve

8. NEW Social Sciences Archaeology, anthropology, & psychology Scientists want to explain human behavior & development Freud- conscious & unconscious both influence human behavior Pavlov- animals (people too) can be trained for automatic response

9. Mass Culture More education and $$$ = more art, music, & literature Labor reforms = more leisure time Spectator Sports Music, vaudeville, & movies