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Agenda 12-11

Agenda 12-11. BW – Define Vocab on notes sheet EQ: What were the major advances of the 19 th century CW – Notes 19 th Advances HW – Louis Pasteur Reading TOTD – Answer EQ in detail QOTD “All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.” Casey Stengel.

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Agenda 12-11

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  1. Agenda 12-11 • BW – Define Vocab on notes sheet • EQ: What were the major advances of the 19th century • CW – Notes 19th Advances • HW – Louis Pasteur Reading • TOTD – Answer EQ in detail • QOTD “All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.” • Casey Stengel

  2. The Dreyfus Affair • Dreyfus affair—spy controversy over Jewish officer in French army • Anti-Semitism—prejudice against Jews, strong in much of Europe • Captain Alfred Dreyfus innocent • Leads to Rise of Zionism

  3. Technology Explosion • Edison-light bulb, phonograph, motion pictures • Eastman-Kodak film, motion picture film • Bell-telephone • Marconi-radio • Ford-assembly-line built automobiles • Wright Brothers-flight

  4. Medicine • Germ Theory- Louis Pasteur discovers bacteria causes disease • Joseph Lister links bacteria to post surgery deaths, surgeons begin sterilizing equipment • Vaccines developed to fight disease

  5. Science • Darwin proposes theory of evolution, still controversial today • Mendel-genetics, traits passed to offspring • Medeleev-creates the Periodic Table of Elements • Curie’s discover radioactivity • Rutherford-atoms have nucleus surrounded by electrons

  6. DARWIN (AGAIN!) • Charles Darwin—English scientist • Theory of evolution challenges “special creation” by God

  7. Darwin’s Theory of Evolution • Theory of evolution—species change slowly through natural selection • Natural selection says competition elevates fittest. Fittest then breed, their offspring share their advantages • Gradually, over generations, species change; new species evolve

  8. NEW Social Sciences • Archaeology, anthropology, & psychology • Scientists want to explain human behavior & development • Freud- conscious & unconscious both influence human behavior • Pavlov- animals (people too) can be trained for automatic response

  9. Mass Culture • More education and $$$ = more art, music, & literature • Labor reforms = more leisure time • Spectator Sports • Music, vaudeville, & movies

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