Friday, March 30, 2012

The Odyssey Book 4

1.) Summary of important events, in Sparta Menalaus and Helen celebrate the marriages, they greet Telemachus then learn he is obviously the son of Odysseus, they talk how Odysseus entered the city dressed as a beggar, they share various stories and the suitors learn that Telemachus will soon be home, where they plan to ambush him.
2.) List of Important Characters: Penelope, Telamachus, Athena, Odysseus, Nestor, Menalaies/Aggamenon, Achile's son, Helen,
3.) List of themes that appear in these chapters: Loyalty - Penelope waits an exceedingly long period of time for her significant other to return. Suffering: the group sharing stories of Odysseus and how amazing he was.

World War I Questions

1) What ideas or ideologies lead to World War I beginning? 
Nationalism, imperialism, the idea of people looking for independence based on culture.

2) Outline the specific events in 1914 that led to a World War.
June 28 - Franz Ferdinand assassinated
July 28 - Asutria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
July 30 - Russia mobilizes armed forces
August 1 - Germany declares war on Russia
August 3 - Germany declares war on France
August 4 - Germany invades Belgium
August 6 - Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia
August 12 - France and Britain declare war on Austria- Hungary


3) What advancements in technology help create massive causalities?
Mustard gas, gatling gun, new developed weapons.


4) How did the forming of alliances increase the likelihood of war?
They aimed to create a balance of power, hoping to prevent any one country from dominating another, however an attack on one nation was all that was needed to trigger a war involving many countries. The Balkans incident is what set this off.


5) List the Allies and the Central Powers during the war.
USA, Great Britain, France, and Russia were the Allied forces, and the Central Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire.

6) Explain how world in Europe brought an economic boom for the United States.
Britain cut off trade with the Germans to America, which in turn lead to more economic prospering with Great Britain, soaring America's economy.

7) Briefly discuss the importance of the following battles: Marne, Verdun, Somme, Gallipoli, Argonne Forest:
Marne: September 5-12 1914
Verdun: in Northeastern France, began in February and ended in December, the German made small gains until they were lost by the French's counterattack. One of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war, 750,000 French and German soldiers were slain.
Somme: Britain and France launched their own attack in Northern France in July, the Allies gained only about 7 miles in the offensive. 
Gallipoli
Argonne

8) Who was the U.S. General in Command during the war?
John J. Pershing


9) Write three questions of your own based on information that you found interesting in these sections.
Why did Vladimir Lenin remove the Russians from war duting WWI?
What country invented the submarine and used it as an effective weapon against their enemies?
When did America enter the war? April 6, 1917
ALSO PAGE 692 questions 5-17.

Monday, March 12, 2012

U.S. History

What improvements in railway transportation were brought about by new technology?

Air Brakes
Refrigerated Cars
Janney Car Couplers
Pullman Sleeping Car
Electromagnetic Brakes


What were four of Thomas Edison's inventions?
Electric Lightbulb
Phonograph
Motion Picture Projector
Telephone Transmitter
Storage Battery

What inventions improved communications in the late 1800s?
Telegraph
Telephone


What manufacturing methods did Henry Ford use to make his new automobile affordable?
The assembly line


What is vertical integration?
Acquiring companies that provided the equipment and services needed

What action did Congress take to control trusts and monopolies in response to pressure from the American people?
Sherman Antitrust Act poop

What is collective bargaining?
Unions represent workers poop in bargaining with management

How did the Haymarket Riot of 1886 affect public opinion about the labor movement?
Many people associated the labor movement with terrorism and disorder

Describe the contributions of African American inventors in the late 1800s.
Lewis Howard Latimer developed an improved filament for the light bulb.
Granville Woods patented the electric incubator, electromagnetic brake, and an automatic circuit breaker.
Elijah McCoy invented a mechanism for oiling machinery
Jan E. Matzeliger developed a shoe-making machine

How did horizontal integration differ from vertical integration?
Horizontal combines competing firms into one corporation.
Vertical acquired companies that provided the needed equipment and services.

Why did the workers think that forming organized labor unions would help them get what they wanted from employers?
Help!
Strength in numbers?

Describe two ways in which the growing railroad network helped American industry.
Industrial westward expansion (such as the flour mill)
People (such as farmers) moving west (trains made it easier for people to move from rural areas to the cities)


USE THE MAP ON PAGE 577

What forms of transportation moved goods into and out of this region?
Trains
Ships

What industry grew in the timbered regions of Wisconsin and Michigan?
Sawmills

Identify the major iron/steel manufacturing centers shown on the map.
South Bend
Detroit
Cleveland
Youngstown
Buffalo
Pittsburgh


USE MAP ON PAGE 560.

If you traveled from Florida to California, what time zones would you cross?
Eastern
Central
Mountain
Pacific

If it is 6 AM in Maine, what time is it in Hawaii?
1 AM

If it is 3 PM in Texas, what time is it in Alaska?
12 PM