Nationalism in France

INTRODUCTION

Today we will continue to learn about nationalism and the development of nation-states in the 19th century. We will focus on France, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Wars. We will also start to work on research skills and our research paper.

Question of the Day

How did the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars influence the development of a French national identity?

Focus Questions

  • What is nationalism?

  • What does it mean to be French?

VOCABULARY

  1. American Revolution

  2. Declaration of Independence

  3. Thomas Jefferson

  4. Checks and balances

  5. Federal system

  6. Bill of Rights

  7. U.S. Constitution

  8. Articles of Confederation

  9. French Revolution

  10. Old Regime

  11. Estate

  12. Estates-General

  13. National Assembly

  14. Jacobin

  15. Maximilien Robespierre

  16. Reign of Terror

  17. Napoleon Bonaparte

  18. Napoleonic Code

  19. Conservative

  20. Liberal

  21. Radical

  22. Nationalism

  23. Nation-state

  24. the Balkans

  25. Russification

  26. Camillo di Cavour

  27. Giusseppe Garibaldi

  28. Junker

  29. Otto von Bismarck

  30. Kaiser

  31. Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

  32. Jawaharlal Nehru

  33. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  34. British Raj

  35. Sepoys

  36. Sepoy Rebellion

  37. Indian National Congress

  38. Independence

  39. Partition

  40. Boer

  41. Boer War

  42. Afrikaaner

  43. Apartheid

  44. African National Congress

  45. Nelson Mandela

  46. Qing Dynasty

  47. Opium War

  48. Extraterritorial rights

  49. Taiping Rebellion

  50. Sphere of influence

  51. Open Door Policy

  52. Boxer Rebellion

  53. Kuomintang

  54. Sun Yixian

  55. May Fourth Movement

  56. Mao Zedong

  57. Long March

  58. Crimean War

  59. Suez Canal

  60. "Sick man of Europe"

WHAT IS DUE TODAY?

    1. Read Chapter 23 (Sections 1-3 only). Complete these graphic organizers to guide your reading.

    2. Be prepared for a reading quiz on Chapter 23 (Sections 1-3).

    3. Have three topics/questions prepared as potential areas for your research paper. Click here to see a web page with suggested topics. Here's another site with suggested topics.

ASSESSMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

  1. Quiz on Chapter 23 (Sections 1-3)

  2. Scored discussion of textbook Chapters 22 (Section 4) and 23 (Sections 1-3)

  3. Activity: How do I write a good research question? You've chosen three research topics. The next step is to transform these topics into questions that might yield a good paper and will productively guide your research. Your research question should be narrow enough to be answered in a short paper. It should be a question on which you can take a position. You should also be confident that you will be able to find ample resources in your research related to the question. Assigment:

    • Read the guidance on this web page on formulating a good research question. Then work with your partner(s) to write two possible research questions for each of the three topics you chose. By the end of class you should have at least six questions.

WHAT IS DUE NEXT CLASS?

  1. Read Chapter 24 (Sections 2 and 3 only). Complete these graphic organizers to guide your reading.

  2. Be prepared for a reading quiz on Chapter 24 (Sections 2 and 3 only).

ENRICHMENT

Videos on the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars

How do governments foster national identity and a commitment to the nation in North Korea, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam? Watch the following videos and read this document (Vietnam) with this question in mind.