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.

     • Section 1

     • Section 2

     • Section 3

  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.

   • Section 2

   • Section 3

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

ENRICHMENT

Videos on the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars

• Crash Course: Click here to watch a Crash Course video on the French Revolution.

• The Story of the French Revolution

• The Terror: Robespierre and the French Revolution

• PBS series on Napoleon

  • Part 1: To Destiny

  • Part 2: Mastering Luck

  • Part 3: Summit of Greatness

  • Part 4: The End

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.

• North Korea

• Singapore

• United States