We looked at how WWI became the first total war. How did internal/external factors lead to the collapse of land empires after 1900? Through AP Central we focused on the skill of contextualization, learning: A (assertion), E (evidence), C (commentary explanation). We also discussed how the rule of Czar Nicholas II is weakening and why it ends during WWI.

During World War I, the Armenian Genocide was a campaign of deportation and mass killing conducted against the Armenian subjects of the Ottoman Empire by the Young Turk government. Armenians charge that the campaign was a deliberate attempt to destroy the Armenian people and, thus, an act of genocide. The Turkish government has resisted calls to recognize it as such, contending that, although atrocities took place, there was no official policy of extermination implemented against the Armenian people as a group. Approximately 1.5 million Armenians died during this first major genocide of the 20th century.

WWI (1914-1918) was the first "modern," weaponized war in world history. It resulted from a number of international intentions that had intensified during the late 19th into the early 20th centuries. We used the mnemonic device/acronym: MAIN, for Joshua to understand the causes of WWI: militarism, alliance system, imperialism, nationalism. Joshua focused on the AP skill of explaining a historical concept, development or process. We viewed maps of Europe before and after WWI. Understanding WWI is essential to understanding the Russian Revolution, WWII, revolutions in Asia and events still impacting our world today.

Joshua completed the written portion of his test at the beginning of this period today. We then focused on person he will be presenting for Black History Month: Dr. Henry Gates.

Joshua completed the written portion of a test during this period.

Joshua took a test during our class period today.

Today we talked about changes in China, the Ottoman Empire and Japan during the 19th and early 20th centuries. We reviewed the Taiping Uprising and Boxer Rebellion in China and some of the weakening of the Chines monarchy. We then compared maps of the changing Ottoman Empire. At its height, it extended from the Middle East, across North Africa and into parts of Europe. We looked at how the Ottoman Empire began to contract in the 19th century as well as groups that pushed for reforms and modernization such as the Young Ottomans and the Young Turks. Japan's transition into a powerful, industrialized, imperialistic nation happened during an era known as the Meiji Restoration in the 2nd half of the 19th century. We concluded with a brief review for the test tomorrow.

1800-1900 was a century of crisis for China. We reviewed the Chinese civil war, the Taiping Uprising, the Opium Wars, Spheres of Influence and the restoration of the Qing Dynasty through the early 20th century.

First we reviewed Joshua’s Chapter 10 Test. He scored 94%! All M/C questions were correct, but his essay needed work and that’s where he lost points. We thoroughly reviewed Joshua’s essay and things he must continue to work on to achieve maximum points in class and on the AP exam. Joshua listened, acknowledged and said he understood my feedback on his Chap. 10 essay as well as the FRQ response on the AP Classroom Unit 6 Review. He struggled with the AP Classroom/College Board unit review M/C questions, getting 12 out of 21 correct - this means 57% of those questions were correct.

Today we looked at how internal/external factors led to the collapse of land empires after 1900. This video will focus on the skill of contextualization. We also looked at how internal/external factors led to the collapse of Tsarist Russia and led to the Communist Revolution. This video will focus on the skill of contextualization.