Unit 5: Imperialism and the First World War (1870-1918)

This unit covers a lot of different subjects, so we will study them separately. 

1) Let´s start with the International Relationships in the period (1870-1914), in addition of the II Industrial Revolution. You can support our classes and information in our book with THIS PRESENTATION 

2) You will understand much better many aspects of the II Industrial Revolution by watching this VIDEO. It is a fragment from the film "Modern times" (1936), by Charles Chaplin. 

3) Presentation in Power Point about IMPERIALISM 

4) Video about European imperialism in Africa (4 minutes)

5) Video: human zoos in Europe

Battle British "red jackets" vs Zulus in South Africa: Scene of the film "Zulu" (1964) 

5) Battle French colonial troops vs Berber bedouins: film "March or die"

6) Power Point about World War I

7) The Trench War: scene from the film "Gallipolli" 

8) The aims of Modernism

9) Modernism in architecture

10) Impresionism and Post-Impresionism

11) Avantgarde movements in the XXth century

Mandatory reading: SOLMSSEN, A.R.G. "A princess in Berlin"

As a compulsory activity for our course, you have to read a book in English related with the subject, and to present some activities (the teacher will indicate which ones, in the class) BEFORE THE DEADLINE OF MAY, 30th. 

You can read the book (full text) in this LINK 

The book it is a brilliant novel about the Republic of Weimar in Germany (1919-33), and the rise of the National-Socialist party in those dramatic historical moments.