Rank the Seven Ancient Wonders

Throughout history men and women have designed and built impressive architecture. It is your job to sit in judgment of these so called "Seven Ancient Wonders of the Ancient World" and decide which one deserves the title as number one.

Go to the link below, read up on and examine these seven ancient world wonders to decide which one you think should be number one. Write a 100 word essay in which you defend your choice for number one.

Make sure you address the following:
1. Who built the wonder?
2. Where was it built?
3. When was it built
4. How was it built (if known)
5. Why was it built

Back up your decision with examples from the reading.

Link to Ancient World Wonders

Russia's General Winter

Use the links and your knowledge of global history to answer the questions below.

• What major obstacles did both Napoleon and Hitler encounter in their failed invasions of Russia?
  

• Imagine that you are a general who has just been commanded to invade Russia. From what you know of these two unsuccessful invasions what kind of strategy would you use and what would you do to prepare your army for the attack?
  

Napoleon's Attack on Russia

Hitler's Attack on Russia

How did Hitler Rise to Power?

What factors led the collapse of the German Weimar Republic to Hitler and the Nazi's in the 1930's? Elaborate on the following in your answer:
1. The Treaty of Versailles
2. German Democratic Tradition
3. The Wall Street Crash

Evaluation Question:

1. Which of the conditions above do you believe most convinced the German people to abandon democracy for Hitler's dictatorship? Explain.

Sythesis Question:

1. What emothions did both Hitler and Mussolini stir in their followers

Follow this link for information: Rise of the Nazi's

Gandhi and MLK

Theme: Civil Rights Leaders

Gandhi and Martin Luther King worked within their countries to create civil rights for oppressed groups in their society.

Task:

1. What simular methods of protest were used by both Gandhi and MLK?


2. Do you believe these methods are effective? Explain your answer and use specific examples.

Martin Luther King

Gandhi

A New Kind of War

In what ways was World War I different from previous wars we have studied?

Assassinations Across Time

Assassination: Definition - The targeting and killing of a person of a high profile position. The difference between assassination and any other killing is that the assassin has an ideological or political motivation

Assassination is a common theme in global history and throughout our study we have looked at several of these and will continue to study a great deal more. For the purpose of this question we want to take a look at the circumstances that surround all assassinations.

Example: Abraham Lincoln

• Nationality - United States


• Position - President of the United States
  

Name and describe the assassin - John Wilkes Booth - A Southern/Confederate flamboyant actor.

Social, political and or economic sitution surrounding the event in that country -

• What was happening before the assassination (Cause) - The North had recently defeated the Confederate South in the Civil War.
• What happened after the assassination (Effect) - Andrew Johnson took over as president and abandoned many of Lincolns plans for reconstruction. The rights of former African slaves were not taken seriously and former Confederates were treated with leniency.

Choose one of the following assassinations: Choose the link and then do the same thing done above for Abraham Lincoln.

Julius Caesar

Archduke Ferdinand

Benazir Bhutto