HOTA Assignments 9/8-9/17

Due Monday, 9/8:
Chapter One
Read pgs 1-4 and answer the following questions:
1. Describe the promises of the early 20th Century.
2. Describe the problems of the early 20th Century.
3. Who was Emma Goldman & how did she fit in to this time period?

Due Tuesday, 9/9
Read pgs. 4-6 and answer the following questions:
4. What was the Boxer Rebellion & how did it reflect the time?
5. Who was Nietzsche & how did his ideas influence the early 20th Century.

Due Wednesday, 9/10
Chapter Two
Study the time chart on pgs. 8-9; read pgs. 10-15 and answer the following questions:
1. Describe the major developments in science & technology in the early 20th Century.
2. What were the major economic trends?

Due Thursday, 9/11
Read pgs. 15-21 and answer the following questions:
3. What were the major social and political trends of this time period?

Due Friday, 9/12
Read pgs. 21-30 and answer the following questions:
4. What was going on in international relations?
5. List the major cultural trends of the time.

Due Monday, 9/15
Chapter Five
Read pgs. 55-62 and answer the following questions:
1. Compare the Populist, Labor & Progressive struggles in the Americas in the early 20th Century.
2. What were the racial & ethnic divisions at the time?
3. Why did the US turn towards imperialism?
4. Describe Latin America during this time period.
5. What was the liberal revolution?

Due Tuesday, 9/16
Read pgs. 62-68 and answer the following questions:
6. Describe the aftermath of the Spanish (Cuban) American War.
7. What was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine & how did TR use it?
8. What were the major impacts of US Imperialism?
9. Briefly outline the major events in Canada at the turn of the century.

Due Wednesday, 9/17
Chapter Four
Read pgs. 42-54 and be prepared to discuss in class on Wednesday.