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Monday, May 13, 2019

Classroom Update (5/13)

World History (Block)

Topic: The British Empire

EQ-


- Why was India considered the brightest “jewel in the crown” for Great Britain?
- How did economic imperialism lead to India’s becoming a British colony?

- How did the Sepoy Mutiny change the political climate of India?

  1. DJ- What two effects did raising cotton have on Egyptian agriculture?
  2. Britain: Blood and Steel Video and Notes
  3. Assign: Britsih Imperialism in India (23.4)
    1. Vocab and Guided Reading Questions
    2. Indian Rebellion of 1857 (Schoology)
  4. Mid-Unit Assessment on Tomorrow!

World History (Skinny)


Topic: U.S. Imperialism

EQ-
- How did U.S. imperialism develop in the Pacific Islands?
- Why did caudillos face little opposition in nineteenth-century Latin America?

- How was the principle of the Roosevelt Corollary different from that of the Monroe Doctrine?
  1. DJ - How did the United States follow patterns of other imperial powers in its control of the Philippines?
  2. Finish Engineering an Empire: Britain Blood and Steel Video and Notes
  3. Handout Unit Study Guide (Review Questions)