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WHAP (World History AP)
Summer Assignment - 2015
Mr. M. Armstrong, Mr. D. Toyama
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World War I
PROTRACTED/LONG TERM CAUSES
Belief Systems and Philosophies
Germany a insecure, new nation seeking its place
Legacies of Bismarck ? the Alliance System, Bismarckian Diplomacy
Militarism: Increasing Insecurity, Distrust, Paranoia
Colonial Rivalries lead to Conflicts: Imperialism
Economic Rivalries
IMMEDIATE CAUSES
Reformation Concepts and Understanding AP Euro
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Questions
1.?MAIN IDEA/QUESTION: Why would the Reformation begin in a Northern European region, NOT in Italy, the ?home? of humanism? The focus of Italian humanism was secular humanism, or gaining knowledge and development as an individual. The focus on Northern Humanism was the reform and better understanding of the Church and Bible. The Northerners would have had more response time to the Church in Rome and thus would have had more time in turn to respond to the Catholics.
Multiple Choice Quiz: Absolutism and various 16th and 17th C Topics
1. Louis XIV supported all of the following EXCEPT:? a. the building of the Palace of Versailles
b. cooperation with the Estates-General
c. art and culture
d. the policies of Cardinal Richelieu
e. the theory of divine right of kings.
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German Unification
The search for a German identity began in earnest after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Herder?s concept of ?Volkgeist? and the rise of the Burschenshaft and Gymnasiums spread this idea throughout the German states rapidly, leading to repression by Metternich.
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Originally German fraternities, the Burschenshaft encouraged dueling and other martial arts (shooting) to synthesize growing nationalist feeling with a ?sense of honor.?
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SECTION II
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Causes of World War II
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(Suggested writing time -- 60 minutes)
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Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1-13.
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This question is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents. As you analyze the
documents, take into account both the sources and the authors' points of view. Write an essay on the
AP Euro Homework, Chapter 3 (Palmer)
Please know the following terms at a minimum:
Cahiers de Doleances: the Carcassonne Notebooks of Grievance
UNIT TITLE: French Revolution
-Grade 11-
AP European History
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
Is revolution inevitable?
Do revolutionary movements follow set patterns or predictable courses.
Are human institutions inevitably corrupt?
ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDINGS:
Students will be able to:
20th Century Art
The post-impressionists can be further broken down into schools of art that began diverging enormously at the fin de sicle, the end of the 19th century.
Fauvism
These artists we have already experienced in our unit on the post-impressionists. They include Gaugin and Matisse. Fauvism refers to ?wild animals,? and this school is characterized by much use of primary colors and symbolism
RENEWABLE RESOURCES Name:____________________________
A. Renewable Resources:
Resources that can be quickly ___________
1) Solar Power ? Uses _______________________________ from the _______________________ to generate electricity
Pros: - Solar Fuel is ?______________________________?
- Does not ________________________________________
Cons: - Dependent on sunlight
- _____________________________________________ to set up
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