Today we will continue to learn about nationalism and the development of nation-states in the 19th century. We will focus on the Ottoman Empire. We will also continue to work on our research papers.
Question of the Day
How can nationalism divide a state?
Focus Questions
Why did Europeans refer to the Ottoman Empire as "the sick man of Europe" in the 1800's?
What led to the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire?
American Revolution
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Checks and balances
Federal system
Bill of Rights
U.S. Constitution
Articles of Confederation
French Revolution
Old Regime
Estate
Estates-General
National Assembly
Jacobin
Maximilien Robespierre
Reign of Terror
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleonic Code
Conservative
Liberal
Radical
Nationalism
Nation-state
the Balkans
Russification
Camillo di Cavour
Giusseppe Garibaldi
Junker
Otto von Bismarck
Kaiser
Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
British Raj
Sepoys
Sepoy Rebellion
Indian National Congress
Independence
Partition
Boer
Boer War
Afrikaaner
Apartheid
African National Congress
Nelson Mandela
Qing Dynasty
Opium War
Extraterritorial rights
Taiping Rebellion
Sphere of influence
Open Door Policy
Boxer Rebellion
Kuomintang
Sun Yixian
May Fourth Movement
Mao Zedong
Long March
Crimean War
Suez Canal
"Sick man of Europe"
Read pages 602-613 in "Stearns - Ch. 26" (PDF) and be prepared for a reading quiz.
Scored discussion of Stearns (Chapter 26)
Research: Today we will focus on citing sources in your essay. Your assignment for today is outlined below.
Works Cited: Complete a final "Works Cited" page that you will attach to your essay at the end of next class. This should include all of the works that you intend to cite in your paper. You may add to this, if you end up using other sources too. Here's a link to a model "Works Cited" page.
Read this: Click the link and read the instructions on the web page about how to cite sources in text using parenthetical documentation. Make sure that you are certain that you know how to cite each of the entries in your "Works Cited" page.
You will write your researched essay next class.
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.