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Power, Nationalism and Imperialism to 1900
Time Line of Art History:
In his famous book, "Organism," Abraham Maslow originated the idea of self-actualization within a hierarchial structure of physilogical and psychological needs. Within this structure are what Maslow calls "esteem needs." From the very beginning of time historians have made manifest evidence of man's expression of "esteem needs." Over 30,000 years ago in Chauvet France the discovery of dynamic, vibrant paintings of animals drawn on limestone cave walls stand as a testament to man's need to express his world through art.
Beauty is truth, truth beauty,
That is all ye know on earth and
All ye need to know.
-------- John Keats (1819) "Ode on a Grecian Urn"
Take the time to see the truth, to see the beauty that man has created across time and space. "Click away!"
United States and Canada, 1800-1900 C.E.
Central and North Asia, 1800-1900 C.E.
Historical Maps:
North American States, Colonies and Territories, 1830
East Asia, to the Phillippines, 1903
Readings:
Reconstruction, westward expansion and economic development
Russian Authoritarianism and Empire
Tsars, students revolutionaries and bomb throwers
Power struggles, Confucianism, Shinto and Buddhism
Nationalism and Empire in Europe
Unifications, independence, the Balkans, war, the Paris Commune
British Overseas and in Ireland, 1865 to 1885
Jamaica, the Middle East, Africa, Ireland
Class and Economic Progress among Europeans
Wages, status, economics and prospect for revolution
Scramble for colonies, Kipling, and attempts to explain imperialism
The United States and Empire Overseas
Bird droppings, trade, Hawaii, and war with Spain
Bridging World History: Audio Visual Presentations
What lasting impacts did modern imperialism have on the world? The profound consequences of imperialism are examined in the South African frontier and Brazil, where politics, culture, industrial capitalism, and the environment were shaped and re-shaped.
How did colonialism and eventual de-colonization mutually affect the colonizer and the colonized? From Zanzibar to India, colonial and post-colonial identities are examined through clothing.
PBS Western Tradition: Audio Visual Presentations:
The great powers cooperated to quell internal revolts yet competed to acquire colonies
Public education and mass communications created a new political life and leisure time
Everyday life of the working class was transformed by leisure, prompting the birth of an elite avant-garde movement
Additional Links:
Regents Prep Global History: Imperialism
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