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toc =Overarching Questions:=

-Are humans beings an innately compassionate or a callous species/are we "doves" or "hawks"? -Which is more powerful "doves" or "hawks"? -Is the 20 century decidedly different than other eras of history? -What ideas and events had immeasurable impacts on the 20th century? -What caused some nation's ascension and others declension in the 20th century? -Should the 20th century be characterized as a century of growth and progress or death and destruction?

=Essential Questions for the Unit= -Why was empire such a focal point of the early 20th century? -How did WWI revolutionize warfare? -Is war efficiency a positive good or necessary evil? -What are the cumulative effects of participation in WWI?

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**Western Imperialism**

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Imperial 101



media type="custom" key="23851794" The Jungle Book

=The Philippines=

media type="custom" key="23851180" The Spanish American War

[|The Spanish American War-History Channel Documentary]

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=McKinley & Roosevelt's Foreign Policy=









What Would Lincoln Do?















media type="custom" key="23831074" Letters Home from the Philippine American War

**The Partitioning of Africa 1884-1914**


 * Africa before the Berlin Conference**


 * Africa after the Berlin Conference**



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 * The Scramble for Africa**

Discussion Question -Provide at least 3 reasons why Europeans Powers partitioned Africa -What were three implications of partitioning Africa? (these implications can either be for the Africans or Europeans that colonized them) -Should the Europeans have partitioned Africa? Explain why/why not by giving specific rationales to support your position.



media type="custom" key="23772152" African Independence overthrowing Imperialism

**WWI Causes**


 * It all started sort of like this...**




 * So the Black Hand did this...**


 * And the Great War begins as follows...**

=Weaponry...why the war was unlike anything ever seen before.=

media type="custom" key="23714272" What WWI gave us...

media type="custom" key="23714336" Life in the Trenches...

=The Consequences...Ending the world's first Great War=



=Current Events=

9/8/13 Writing Prompts

 * Chose two questions and then develop written responses inside your journals. You can speak as candidly as you wish. (Please Note:** means that this question must be answered)


 * 1. *How do the three news stations all prove similar in their discussions of Syria and in what ways do they differ/How does the news influence perspective?***


 * 2. What is your position on what is going on in Syria and what do you believe is the best course of action?**


 * 3. Does the world have an obligation to respond to situations like those in Syria? Explain why/why not.**


 * 4. The memorial of the September 11th attack is this upcoming Wednesday. What lessons if any have been learned via September 11th; these lessons can be specific to the United States or internationally.**


 * 5. Are entities such as the UN and G-20 relevant in geopolitics today? Explain why/why not.**

G 20 Perspective on Syria


 * The G20 accounts for approximately 2/3 of the world's population & 80% of the world's GDP**

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 * The Question of Syria NBC Nightly News (play up to 2:20)**

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 * U.S. push EU for support in Syria Al Jazeera**


 * [|G20 Discourse on Russian TV]**

=9/22/13 Current Events=



media type="custom" key="23880732" The World Bank and IMF...The New Imperialism

media type="custom" key="23880546" The BRICS Summit**

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media type="custom" key="23880534" New Banking World Order: BRICS