Week 21: 

The Pacific Rim before WWI

Unit Era: 1800 to 1914

Unit VI

Lesson 6: The Modernization of JapanL.G.1: I can identify the problems faced by Tokugawa Japan.L.G.2: I can explain how the United States opened Japan to the outside world.  L.G.3: I can analyze the causes and effects of the Meiji Restoration.L.G.4: I can describe how Japan began to build an empire. Lesson 7: Southeast Asia and the PacificL.G.1: I can describe how Europe and the United States built colonies.L.G.2: I can explain how imperialism spread to the islands of the Pacific.  L.G.3: I can analyze how Australia and New Zealand achieved self-rule. Lesson 8: The Americas in the Age of ImperialismL.G.1: I can identify the political problems faced by new Latin American nations.L.G.2: I can describe Mexico’s struggle to achieve stability.L.G.3: I can explain why Latin America entered a cycle of economic dependence.L.G.4: I can analyze the influence of the United States on Latin America, including the opening of the Panama Canal.L.G.5: I can analyze how Canada achieved self-rule.

Assigned Readings

  1. Meiji Restoration
  2. Russo-Japanese War
  3. Zaibatsu
  4. French Indochina
  5. Spanish-American War
  6. Maori
  7. Caudillo
  8. La Reforma
  9. Monroe Doctrine
  10. Panama Canal

Monday: The Pacific

MSDE II.C.12 | Evaluate how the rapid economic growth and policies of the Meiji state influenced Japanese imperial and colonial expansion (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5). 

Opener: Image Analysis |The Great Wave by Hokusai (1831)

Notes: The Pacific 

Closing: Comparison | Asian Reactions to European Arrival

 Resources | Japan before WWI (1853 to 1914) 

John MacDonald, first prime minister of Canada

Tuesday: Southeast Asia and the Pacific

MSDE II.C.3 | Examine how warfare, technology, and/or diplomacy were employed by industrialized nations to establish and strengthen control over colonial possessions (3, 4).

Opener: Great Race | Provinces and Territories of Canada

Lesson: The Americas in the Age of Imperialism

Closing: Comparing Flags | Australia vs. New Zealand

 Resources | Southeast Asia and the Pacific (1750 to 1914) 

MW21 [ Thematic Chart ] The Pacific Rim before WWI

WKST | Thematic Chart

Wednesday: Unit VI Thematic Chart

All of Unit VI Learning Goals

Opener: Open Notes Quiz | Unit VI: The Age of Imperialism (1800 to 1914)

Lesson: Thematic Chart | Unit VI: The Age of Imperialism 

Closing: Grade | Thematic Chart

 Resources | Latin America after Independence 

Random Internet Image Related to Thinking

Thursday: What Did you Learn?

All of Unit VI Learning Goals

Opener: Study | Unit VI: The Age of Imperialism (1800 to 1914)

Lesson: MW19-21 Test | Unit VI: The Age of Imperialism (1800 to 1914)

Closing: Introduce Next Topic | World War I

Friday: Professional Development Day

No School Today

Opener: None | You Do Not Have School Today

Lesson: None | Professional Development Day

Closing: None | It's the Weekend

End of Marking Period 2

Grades are finalized for MP2 today.

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