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UNIT XII ESSAY QUESTIONS: [|Unit XII Essays.pdf]


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IMPERIALISM
Why did the [|British Empire] expand so rapidly between 1870 and 1900?

[|The "Scramble" for Africa] [|King Leopold] King Leopold's Soliloquy [|The British Empire]

Rudyard Kipling's "The White Man's Burden" media type="file" key="WhiteMansBurden.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Imperialism: Berkley lecture: **XC: ** Listen to first 20 minutes/take notes. media type="file" key="ImperialismZenith.mp3" width="240" height="20"


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WORLD WAR I
Go to this page for links to interactive diagrams on WWI

Class presentation on WWI: [|myWW1.pdf]

[|BBC link on World War I]

[|Background to WWI] This link takes you to a "top level" page that begins with the diplomacy. Use the menu on the upper left to travel all the way through the War.

Causes of the First World War: media type="file" key="causes_1st_world_war.mp3" width="240" height="20"

A //**must read**// to understand how all got pulled into the war: [|July Crisis.doc]

[|Picture History of WWI] You can spend a lot of time here... don't get too carried away.

[|Trenches on the Web]

[|The Heritage of the Great War]



WWI VIDEOS

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 * ===World War I Poetry=== ||  ||
 * [|Introduction to First World War Poetry] || [|WWI Literature At Spartacus] ||
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 * media type="file" key="anthemdoomedyouth.mp3" width="240" height="20" || Anthem for Doomed Youth - Wilfred Owen ||
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 * [|Introduction to First World War Poetry] || [|WWI Literature At Spartacus] ||
 * media type="file" key="dulce_et_decorum_owen_af.mp3" width="240" height="20" || Dulce et Decorum Est - Wilfred Owen ||
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[|Art of World War I]

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
Timeline of the Russian Revolution

An overview
media type="custom" key="619369" 1905: [|The Russian Revolution of 1905.doc] Causes of the Russian Revolution: media type="file" key="RussRevMarch.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Lenin and the Bolsheviks: media type="file" key="d6_lenin_and_the_bolsheviks.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Russian Revolution [|Timeline] (a Marxist POV) Review the [|Russian Revolution] at Spark Notes [|AlexanderPalace]

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END OF WWI
The Cost: [|Costs_WWI.pdf]

The Paris Peace Settlement: [|The Settlement at Paris.doc]

Versailles Treaty: [|WWI Versailles Treaty.ppt] Wilson's 14 Points: [|14points.pdf]
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The Consequences of Versailles: [|The consequences of Versailles]