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IB2 HIGHER LEVEL - HOME WORK
NOTE: The homework you HL have together with SL are published on IB2SL. Here is a link:
HIGHER LEVEL ONLY
To Friday 25/9: You should find out as much as possible about Prussia between the years 1800-1815:
  • What were the borders of Prussia 1800?
  • What were the borders of Prussia 1815?
  • What was the dominant kind of economy 1800-1815?
  • What was the political system like 1800-1815?
  • What was the social system like 1800-1815?
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    Bring your answers to class so we can discuss them (but you don't have to give me a written paper...)
    To Friday 2/10 and Friday 9/10: Make sure you answer these questions and send the answers to me no later than the early evening Thursday (latest 20.00):
    1. Identify the German Confederation (Geopgraphy, population, ethnic groups, religion, politics, economy, etc...) - Laura and David
    2. What were the strength and weaknesses of the German Confederation? - Alex
    3. Describe the basic political system of the states within the German Confederation. - Axel
    4. What forces or movements threatened the political system of the German states in the period 1815-1840's? - Alexander Mäkelä
    5. Prince Clemens von Metternich was the dominant individual in German politics during the first half of the 19th century - Who was he? What ideas did he have? etc... - Seth
    6. Explain the struggle between the "old" conservative system of the German states and the German Confederation against the "new" Nationalistic and Liberal ideas. (Daniel + all)
    7. Identify and explain the economic development of Prussia and the German Confederation 1815-1848. - Beatrice
    We will go through these questions during the next lesson!!!
    To Friday 16/10: Read the next Chapter about the "REVOLUTION 1848" in the German Confederation and Prussia. Make sure you know the "CAUSES", "COURSE" and "RESULTS"!
    To Friday 6/11: Read the next Chapter about the situation in the German Confederation and Prussia (+ Austria) between 1849-1866. If you had not studied the previous Chapter about the "REVOLUTION 1848" in the German Confederation and Prussia - do so. You need to know the "CAUSES", "COURSE" and "RESULTS"!
    To Friday 13/11: Make sure you finish your PP (Power Point) presentation about:
    To Friday 20/11: Make sure you finish your PP (Power Point) presentation about:
    To Friday 4/12: Read Chapter 5 (pages 101-137). We will start to cover this period this lesson!
    To Friday 11/12: We will continue with Bismarcks Germany next time. Read Chapter 5 (pages 101-137). Our focus this time will be the 1870's - Bismarcks "liberal period", the "Kulturkampf" and the Economical Crisis in the middle of the 1870's.
    To Friday 8/1: You will make a PP presentation over the following topics;
    1. The German Constitution. The Kaiser, the Chancellor, the Ministers, the Bundesrat and the Reichstag… Present the German Constitution of 1871. Make sure you clearly describe the function of the different “bodies” mentioned above...
    2. The German Political Parties 1871-1890. Present the different German Political parties during this period. What were the different parties main points? Who were in general the supporters of each party? How successful were they during this period?...
    3. Bismarck and the Liberal Parties. Present the relation between Bismarck and the Liberal Parties 1871-1876/1877, the reason why this cooperation ended and in the end what happened to the Liberal Parties after this period…
    4. Bismarck and the Centre Party. Present the relation between Bismarck and the Centre Party, the background, course and result of the “Kulturkampf”, and what happened to the Centre Party after the Kulturkampf…
    5. Bismarck and the Conservative Parties. Present Bismarck’s relation to the Conservative Parties during the period 1871-1890. Notice the differences before and after 1876/1877
    6. Bismarck and the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Present Bismarck’s relation to the German Social Democratic party. Make sure you describe why Bismarck feared the socialists, the anti-socialist Laws, "State Socialism" …
    7. The German Economy 1871-1890. Present the development of the German economy between the years 1871-1890. Divide the years into different periods…
    8. German Foreign Policy 1871-1890. Present the German foreign policy during this period. Make sure you describe the background, the development and the results of the “Alliance System”, go through the German colonization as well as different “incidents” during these years…
    On my website you can find some summaries: German Constitution 1871, German Political Parties, Bismarcks "liberal period", the "Kulturkampf", the Economic development, Bismarck and socialists and Bismarck and Foreign Policy. You find more information in Chapter 5. You can also look in "Lee" and browse the internet. Make sure the presentation is ready when class starts. Either have it on a memory stick or else send it to me two days before class (Wednesday 6/1)!
    To Friday 15/1: No homework. Just prepare your presentations:
    • Political Parties in Germany 1871-1890
    • Bismarck and Socialism
    • Bismarck and Foreign Policy
    Try to also browse through our previous classes. Then you can ask questions about the coming test...
    To Friday 22/1: Prepare for the in-class-essay!!!
    To Friday 29/1: No homework!
    To Friday 12/2: No homework! I will continue to go through Nicholas I and then cover the "Crimean War"...
    To Friday 26/2: No homework!
    To Friday 5/3: Do question 2 and 3 at home. Make an outline of each question - the same way we did in class. Then we will go through them fast at the beginning of the next lesson. You will find the necessary information in Morris (pages 37-41).
    This will also give you enough knowledge of the period of Nicholas I. To be able to answer the foreign policy questions you also need to read Morris pages 42-43, the following link "Nicholas I" and Lee pages 67-74.
    To Friday 12/3: Do question 4, 5 and 6 at home (fairly short outlines - not more than one side of a page long - for each question);
    4. Russia’s foreign policy was quite successful between the years 1812-1854 – do you agree?
    5. What were the main causes of the Crimean War 1854-1856?
    6. What were the main results of the Crimean War – for Russia and for Europe?
    You will find the necessary information in Morris (pages 37-41). This will also give you enough knowledge of the period of Nicholas I. To be able to answer the foreign policy questions you also need to read Morris pages 42-43, the following link "Nicholas I" and Lee pages 67-74.
    To Friday 19/3: Read Morris 42-54. Make sure you can answer the following question in class; "Was Alexander II a liberator?"
    To Friday 26/3: Read Morris 42-54. Make sure you can discuss "Opposition" against Alexander II...
    To Friday 23/4: Read Morris pages 54-57... Make sure you can discuss the differences between the domestic policies of Alexander II and Alexander III - and why they were different.
    To Wednesday 5/5 NOTE - This Wednesday we will have a "Friday schedule": Read Morris pages 57-59...