Europe: Modern History

Sims Fayola International Academy-Denver: "Engaging The World One Young Man At A Time"

Assessment and Activities:
- A: Using Key Terms Match the terms in Part I with their definitions in Part II
o I:
1. Productivity _____
2. Union _____
3. Imperialism _____
4. Genocide _____
5. Textiles _____
6. Cottage Industry _____
7. Strike _____
8. Holocaust _____
9. Human Resources _____
o II:
A. Group that bargains for better working conditions
B. Woven cloth
C. Mass murder of a people because of their race, religion, ethnicity, politics, or culture
D. Work carried out in homes rather than in formal factories
E. Countries claim colonies for their resources and markets
F. How much work can be done in a certain length of time
G. The greatest genocide of the 20
th
century, killing over 12 million people in Europe,
including 6 million Jews
H. When workers refuse to work until their demands are met
I. A steady supply of people needed to run the machines in the factories
- B: Reviewing the Main Ideas:
o Section I: The Modern Era Emerges:
History: Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
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History: What made textile mills more productive during the Industrial Revolution?
A. When machines replaced people working in factories throughout Europe
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B. The burning of gravel and soil to power the machinery
C. Steam replacing waterpower to run the machinery
D. WASPS (Women Air-Force Service Pilots) shipping items by airplanes in the
early 1800s
History: Using Imperialism, European countries claimed colonies on what two
continents in the late 1800s?__________________________________________________
History: How did the Industrial Revolution change working and living conditions?
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Economics: Why did European countries find it necessary to have colonies?
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History: What is another name for World War I: ____________________________
History: World War I lasted from:
A. 1850 1854
B. 1900 1910
C. 1914 1918
Evaluating Information: Why/How did the new military equipment introduced
during World War I change how wars were fought?
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History: What was the name of the Treaty that ended World War I?
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History: What were some of the problems that led to World War II?
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During World War II, Hitler and the Nazis carried out the systematic killing of more
than 12 million people, including 6 million Jews. What was this process known as?
A) Imperialism
B) Communism
C) Holocaust
D) Textiles
History: Who were the WASPS and how did they assist the U.S.A. during WWII?
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History/Geography: Match each country with its flag and its leader:

USA Winston Churchill


USSR Adolf Hitler


Germany Benito Mussolini


Italy Joseph Stalin


Great Britain Franklin D. Roosevelt


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19. Using an online search, look up amphibious warfare to define the type of
invasion conducted by Allied forces on D-Day:
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20. Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
A. African American pilots who flew bombers
B. African American pilots who flew supply missions
C. African American pilots who flew fighter planes to support bombers
D. African American sailors who commanded ships and submarines
- C: Graphic Organizer
o 21. Organizing Information: Using the diagram below, organize the countries which
fought one other in Europe during World War II (5 countries covered in class)
AXIS POWERS ALLIES








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Sims Fayola International Academy-Denver: "Engaging The World One Young Man At A Time"
- D. Map Practice:
o 22. Map Analysis Activity: Study the following map of Germany in 1945 (at the end of
World War II), then answer the question that follows:

In 1945, which country controlled the land surrounding Berlin, Germanys capital?
A. The United Kingdom
B. The Soviet Union
C. The United States
D. France