Modern World History

Assignment #13 January 8, 2008

World War I and the Russian Revolution

1.  Read:

Tuesday: Read Chapter 27, section 1 (pages 698-703). Answer “Read and Discover” questions, 1,2,3 , and identify the four entities listed on page 698 (due 1/10).

Thursday: Read Chapter 27, sections 2 and 3 (pages 699-713). Answer the “Read to Discover” questions on pages 704 and 713 and identify the items listed on the same pages (due 1/15).

2. Timeline: We have spent the last weeks learning about the splendid 19^th century in the West. We have seen how political, scientific, ethical, and artistic events and people created, pondered, schemed, fought, and moved—and we have observed that all of the great changes of the century were related to each other.

Make a timeline that represents the events, ideas and people of the century. Your timeline should be three feet long and fit to display on the wall. You will be graded on your neatness, thoroughness, and insight. (Due Thursday, January 10).