Modern World History

Ms. Portman

An Unsettled World, 1890-1914

After you read the assigned section, you need to answer the following questions for that section in note form. You also need to come up with one significant question of your own and answer it. Be prepared for a homework check or a possible reading quiz each day.

Assignment 1               pages 323, 325, 326, 339                              Women Around the World

• What similarities and differences exist in these women’s writings?

• What do these writings in combination tell you about the roles of women around the world?

Assignment 2               pages 327 (Perhaps…)-329, 335-336              Latin American Nationalism

• What did common people around the world want?

• What made nationalism a difficult thing to celebrate in Latin American countries?

Assignment 3               pages 314 – 317                                                        The Boxer Rebellion

• What was the main goal of the Boxers and why?

• How did the Boxer Rebellion lead to the further weakening of China?

Assignment 4               pages 336-338                                                                         Sun Yat-sen 

• Why is Sun Yat-sen known as the “father of the Chinese nation?”  How did he finally move China beyond the old order?

• How did the British actually give the Indian nationalists the tools they needed to unite?

• How was the nationalist movement of the late 19th century different from the rebels of the Sepoy rebellion?

Making Connection

Assignment 1-2

Assignment 3-6

Outside Resources

 “Women’s Right to Vote” by Susan B. Anthony

“Ain’t I a Woman?” by Sojourner Truth

“The Emancipation of Women” by Maria Eugenia Echenique

“Head Scarf is More Than a Symbol for Muslim Women” by Asma Movin-Uddin

“Nazrah: A Woman’s Perspective” documentary

“Bias for Boys Leads to Sale of Baby Girls in China” by Elisabeth Rosenthal

Diego Rivera and “Frida”  documentary/film

“Francisco Madero: The Plan of San Luis Potosi”

“Righteous Fists: The Boxer Rebellion” by Bernard Weisberger

“The Three Principles of the People” by Sun Yat-sen

“Address to the Indian National Congress” by Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Test Format

10 Multiple Choice (2 Points Each)

DBQ Short Answer (40 Points)

1 out of 2 Short Answers (40 Points)