Thursday, February 28, 2013

AP Registration Deadline Approaching!

Time is running out!  Be aware that AP Registration will close on March 6th.  If you register after this deadline a late fee of $50 will be applied.  Please visit the Buffalo Grove High School homepage and click on the "AP Registration" Icon at the following location....
bghs.d214.org


Tips for Tomorrow's DBQ Exercise.....


Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Essay Re-writes

Just a reminder that essay re-writes may be submitted (written or electronically) by Monday, February 25th for recovery credit.  If you submit electronically, please make sure to give me your original score sheet in class.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Chapter 27 GSPRITE Review


Geography
Japan=few natural resources
Russia=abundant natural resources

Social
Alexander II-what did he do for Russia?
What rights were extended to newly freed serfs?
Kulaks
Samurai class in Japan
Women in Japan

Political
Japan vs. Russian Govt
The Decembrist Revolt (uprising)
Bolshevik
Russo-Japan War
Duma
Organization of Japanese Govt at start of time period
Matthew Perry

Religious
Shintoism making a comeback in Japan

Intellectual/Technology
French Revolution-How did affect Russia?
Lenin’s different idea on Marxism=no middle class phase
Dutch studies groups

Economy
How much of Russia Economy was foreign owned by 1900?
How successful was Russia’s program of industrialization?
Japan relies on export economy
zaibatsus

Chapter 27 Power-point


Wednesday, February 13, 2013

GSPRITE Notes Chapter 26


Social
Women and status in the Ottoman Empire under the Tanzimat Reforms

Political
Weaknesses of the Ottoman Empire
What countries were threatening the Ottoman Empire?
First Region to break away from Ottoman control?
What European power became the crutch to prop up the empire?
Reforms made by Ottoman leaders (results)
            -Selim III
            -Mahmud II
What role did the French play in Egyptian history?
Muhammad Ali
Khedives
Reforms/attempted reforms of the Manchu?
Dynastic decline of the Ming?
Taiping Rebellion
What year was the last emperor of China deposed?

Religious
Mamluks-who were they?   What country?
Muhammad Achmad- Mahdi

Intellectual/ Technology
Suez Canal

Economics
Opium trade in China and Results of Opium Wars

Chapter 26 Notes


Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Chapter 25 GSPRITE Review

*Note: I will not be at school on Friday, February 8th.  I will be conducting morning and afternoon review sessions on Wednesday, February 6th only prior to the test.



Geography
-What countries made up Gran Columbia?
-Cuba breaks away from the United States

Social
Toussaint L’Overture- From what class…how was the revolution viewed?
Father Miguel de Hidalgo
Womens’ rights after revolution- little change

Political
-Able to establish independence from Europe during the age of imperialism
-What political ideals were valued by those in Latin America (private property, reform, democratic ideals, etc)
Factors that lead to revolution in Latin America
Simon Bolivar
Jose de San Martin
Pedro I
How is the Brazilian Independence different from the rest of Latin America
Caudillos
First European country to recognized Latin American independence
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Positivism
Benito Juarez- La Reforma
Diaz government in Mexico- Claimed to be liberal government

Religious
Roman Catholic religion is dominate in Latin America

Intellectual/ Technology
French and American Revolutions
Monroe Doctrine
Manifest Destiny
Romanticism

Economic
Brazil=Coffee

Chapter 25 Power-point