How to do a DBQ

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How to do a DBQ

• Nationalism

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What a DBQ is
DBQ stands for Document Based Question. This
means that the question you will ultimately
answer at the end in essay form is based upon the
documents youre being given to work with. A DBQ
is just like a regular essay, except that youve
been given some materials to help support your
answer.
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What a DBQ is not

• DBQ is not simply a list of documents.
• DBQ is not the answers to the scaffolding
  questions
• DBQ is not BBQ misspelled.

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Getting Started
First, lets look at the DBQ weve been assigned.
Just look at the first page and nothing else.
STOP LOOKING AT THE DOCUMENTS!!!!! I said the
first page and nothing else.
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The first page
A basic description of what you will be asked to
do.
Part III DOCUMENT-BASED QUESTION This question is
based on the accompanying documents (17). The
question is designed to test your ability to work
with historical documents. Some of these
documents have been edited for the purposes of
this question. As you analyze the documents, take
into account the source of each document and
any point of view that may be presented in the
document. Historical Context Nationalism is a
powerful force that can have positive and
negative effects on nations and regions. Task
Using information from the documents and your
knowledge of global history, answer the questions
that follow each document in Part A. Your answers
to the questions will help you write the Part B
essay in which you will be asked to Define the
term nationalism Discuss how nationalism has
had positive and/or negative effects on
specific nations and/or regions Evaluate
whether nationalism in general has had a more
positive or a more negative impact on the people
of the world
The historical context. Here to give you a
little background on the topic, NOT TO BE COPIED
DOWN AS YOUR INTRO!!!
The questions you need to answer
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The first step
Historical Context Nationalism is a powerful
force that can have positive and negative effects
on nations and regions. Task Using information
from the documents and your knowledge of global
history, answer the questions that follow each
document in Part A. Your answers to the questions
will help you write the Part B essay in which you
will be asked to Define the term nationalism
Discuss how nationalism has had positive and/or
negative effects on specific nations and/or
regions Evaluate whether nationalism in general
has had a more positive or a more negative impact
on the people of the world
Once youve read the instructions and the
historical context, start here.
What questions will you need to answer in order
to successfully write this essay?
Click here if the first question is What is
nationalism?
Click here if the first question is Was
nationalism a positive force?
Click here if the first question is something
else
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Not this time Keemosabi. The answer was on the
board.
Click here to go back to the previous slide.
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Not a bad guess, well use a question similar to
that one later on. Click here to go back to the
previous slide and try again.
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Nice Job!
Click here to put the question onto your outline
and continue.
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Your Outline
Click here when youre ready to move on
Question Answer Document/Outside Info
What is nationalism?
What Where When How Why
Intro
Body 1
Body 2
Conc.
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The next step
Task Using information from the documents and
your knowledge of global history, answer the
questions that follow each document in Part A.
Your answers to the questions will help you write
the Part B essay in which you will be asked to
Define the term nationalism Discuss how
nationalism has had positive and/or negative
effects on specific nations and/or regions
Evaluate whether nationalism in general has had a
more positive or a more negative impact on the
people of the world
What questions will you need to answer next in
order to successfully write this essay?
Click here if the next question is How was
nationalism positive?
Click here if the next question is How was
nationalism negative?
Click here if the next question is How was
nationalism positive (or negative) for a specific
place?
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Slow down skippy, look at the task more
carefully.
Click here to go back to the previous slide.
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Not bad, youre close. Go back to the previous
slide and read the task more carefully.
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Somebody call 911 cause youre on fire!
Remember when its time to write the essay youll
need to select positive or negative and youll
need to select a specific nation or region.
Click here to put the question onto your outline
and continue.
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Your Outline
Click here when youre ready to move on
Question Answer Document/Outside Info
What is nationalism?
What Where When How Why
Intro
How was nationalism positive (or negative) for a
specific region?
Body 1
Body 2
Conc.
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The next next step
Task Using information from the documents and
your knowledge of global history, answer the
questions that follow each document in Part A.
Your answers to the questions will help you write
the Part B essay in which you will be asked to
Define the term nationalism Discuss how
nationalism has had positive and/or negative
effects on specific nations and/or regions
Evaluate whether nationalism in general has had a
more positive or a more negative impact on the
people of the world
What questions will you need to answer next in
order to successfully write this essay?
Click here if the next question is Was
nationalism more positive or negative for the
world?
Click here if the next question is How was
nationalism negative?
Click here if the next question is How was
nationalism positive (or negative) for a specific
place?
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Congratulations!
Well done, you correctly identified that little
letter S at the end of the words nationS or
regionS. Its obvious that you know the meaning
of that letter S and that when it appears at
the end of a word youll need to give more than
one example.
Click here to put the question onto your outline
and continue.
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Go back to the previous slide and read the task
more carefully.
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Take it easy junior, dont rush to the conclusion
so quickly, this essay needs some body.
Click here to go back to the previous slide.
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Your Outline
Click here when youre ready to move on
Question Answer Document/Outside Info
What is nationalism?
What Where When How Why
Intro
How was nationalism positive (or negative) for a
specific region?
Body 1
How was nationalism positive (or negative) for a
specific region?
Body 2
Conc.
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The final first step
Task Using information from the documents and
your knowledge of global history, answer the
questions that follow each document in Part A.
Your answers to the questions will help you write
the Part B essay in which you will be asked to
Define the term nationalism Discuss how
nationalism has had positive and/or negative
effects on specific nations and/or regions
Evaluate whether nationalism in general has had a
more positive or a more negative impact on the
people of the world
What questions will you need to answer next in
order to successfully write this essay?
Click here if the next question is Was
nationalism more positive or negative for the
people of the world?
Click here if the next question is Was
nationalism negative or positive?
Click here if the next question is Who was Otto
Von Bismarck?
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Check out the big brain on Brad!
Well done! You have successfully phrased your
conclusion question.
Click here to put the question onto your outline
and continue.
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Youre close, go back to the previous slide and
read the task more carefully.
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I am notorious, but I am not ze answer zis time!
Mwahahahah I am ze evil genius the notorious
O.V.B.
Click here to go back to the previous slide.
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Your Outline
Click here when youre ready to move on
Question Answer Document/Outside Info
What is nationalism?
What Where When How Why
Intro
How was nationalism positive (or negative) for a
specific region?
Body 1
How was nationalism positive (or negative) for a
specific region?
Body 2
Was nationalism a positive or negative force for
the people of the world?
Conc.
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Your outline is done
Click here if you need to go back to copy
anything down.
Otherwise it is now time to move on. The next
step is to take a minute and try to answer the
questions on your own without even looking at the
documents. STOP THAT! I SAID DO NOT LOOK AT THE
DOCUMENTS. Go on to the next slide and follow
the directions.
Click here when youre done.
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Time to brainstorm
Brainstorming is taking a second to organize what
you know about a topic before moving on. This
essay wants you to focus on nationalism and its
positive and negative effects. Take a minute and
make a chart like the one below and fill it in as
much as you can in four minutes. MAKE SURE YOU
LABEL THE LIST, something like Brainstorming
list would be fine.
Elements of nationalism
Positive effects of nationalism
Negative effects of nationalism
Once youve completed your chart click here to
move on.
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Brainstorm Chart
Hopefully you got a few things for each column.
In case you didnt Ill give you a couple now for
starters.
Elements of nationalism
Positive effects of nationalism
Negative effects of nationalism

1. People who share common language, religion and
   history
2. Common geography
3. Unites people

1. Brings countries together like Germany and Italy
2. Helped keep the Jews united as a people
   throughout the centuries

1. Can lead to racism (Holocaust, Arab-Israeli
   conflict)
2. Can start wars (Franco-Prussian War, World War I)
3. Can break up countries (Austria-Hungary)

Add my items to your list and click here to move
on.
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Now you can look at the documents
(Well its about time this is a DBQ after all)
But before you do, one simple rule. Read
everything. The text introducing the document,
the document itself and that little line
underneath the document that tells you who wrote
the document and when. Read it all!
Click here to move on to document 1
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Document 1
. . . Therefore, if we so ardently desire the
emancipation unification of Italy if
we declare that in the face of this great
question all the petty questions that divide us
must be silenced it is not only that we may see
our country glorious and powerful but that above
all we may elevate her in intelligence and moral
development up to the plane of the most civilized
nations. . . . Camillo di Cavour, 1846
Question 1 1 According to Camillo di Cavour,
what would be one positive result of Italian
unification? 1
Click here if the answer is all the petty
questions would be silenced
Click here if the answer is Italy's intelligence
and moral development would be equal to that of
the most civilized nations.
Click here if the answer is that Italians would
have their own country.
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Not bad, but answering a scaffolding question is
more than just picking out a piece of the
document to copy. Think about a possible answer
to the question and then look for that answer in
the document. Click here to go back to the
previous slide and read the task more carefully.
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That is true, but look for something in the
document that will give Italians a reason to want
to unify.
Click here to go back to the previous slide.
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Seldom wrong and right again!
Well done, you understood that Cavour was saying
that a unified Italy would take its rightful
place amongst the great nations of the world.
Now decide, is this document refers to a positive
effect of nationalism, an element of nationalism
or a negative effect of nationalism? Make your
decision and click below.
Click here once youve assessed what type of
document this is.
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If you said positive effect of nationalism
Yourrrrrrrrrrrrre rrrrrrrrrright!
Cavour is speaking about the good things that
will happen to Italy so take a second and label
the document with the following note.
Positive effect of nationalism
Click here once youve labeled the document to
move on.
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Document 2
2A) According to Map A, how did nationalism
affect the German states? 2B) According to Map B,
how did nationalism affect the AustroHungarian
Empire?
Click here if the answers are By unifying
Austria and destroying Germany.
Click here if the answers are By unifying
Germany and destroying Austria.
Click here if the answer is Germany was lucky
while Austria Hungary was cold.
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Not bad, but I think you may have flipped around
the answer. Click here to go back to the
previous slide and read the task more carefully.
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Go back and take another look. Read the
questions more carefully.
Click here to go back to the previous slide.
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I dont know how you do it!
Well done, you correctly analyzed the two
pictures.
Now decide, if these documents illustrate a
positive effect of nationalism, an element of
nationalism or a negative effect of nationalism?
Make your decision and click below.
Click here once youve assessed what type of a
document this is.
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If you said both positive and negative effects of
nationalism
Yourrrrrrrrrrrrre rrrrrrrrrright!
The maps show opposite results of nationalism.
In Germany nationalism was clearly positive,
while the Austro-Hungarian Emperor would probably
think nationalism destroyed his Empire.
Document 2A Positive effect of nationalism Documen
t 2B Negative effect of nationalism
Click here once youve labeled the document to
move on.
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Document 3
3A) How does passage A express Israeli
nationalism? 3B) How does passage B express
Palestinian nationalism?
Click here if you think both passages express
nationalism by referring to the history of the
specific peoples.
Click here if you think both passages express
nationalism by referring to the common language
of the specific peoples.
Click here if you think both passages refer to
the specific peoples controlling the land.
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Go back and take another look. Read the
questions more carefully.
Click here to go back to the previous slide.
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You must be the King of the World!
Well done, you correctly analyzed the two
readings.
Now decide, if these documents illustrate a
positive effect of nationalism, an element of
nationalism or a negative effect of nationalism?
Make your decision and click below.
Click here once youve assessed what type of a
document this is.
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Not bad, but I think you need to reread the
documents more carefully. Click here to go back
to the previous slide and read the task more
carefully.
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If you said elements of nationalism
Yourrrrrrrrrrrrre rrrrrrrrrright!
The two national anthems both express the desire
for self-determination by the Jewish and
Palestinian people based on their common land and
history.
Document 3A Element of nationalism Document 3B
Element of nationalism
Click here once youve labeled the document to
move on.
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Document 4
4) Identify one expression of Chinese nationalism
in this passage.
Click here if you think the document expresses
Chinese nationalism by advocating (urging) the
killing of Christian converts.
Click here if you think the document expresses
Chinese nationalism by rejoicing in the common
language of the Chinese people.
Click here if you think the document expresses
Chinese nationalism by celebrating the common
cultural heritage of the Chinese.
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Not bad, but I think you need to read the
document more carefully. Click here to go back
to the previous slide and read the task more
carefully.
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Not bad, but I think you need to read the
document more carefully. The author does not
mention the common language of the Chinese.
Click here to go back to the previous slide and
read the task more carefully.
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Go back and take another look. Read the document
more carefully. The author does not mention much
about the common heritage of the Chinese.
Click here to go back to the previous slide.
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Are these questions too easy for you?
This was a tricky one. By advocating the killing
of Christian converts the author is appealing to
the common religion and ancestry of the Chinese
nation.
Now decide if these documents illustrate a
positive effect of nationalism, an element of
nationalism or a negative effect of nationalism?
Make your decision and click below.
Click here once youve assessed what type of a
document this is.
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If you said elements of nationalism
Yourrrrrrrrrrrrre rrrrrrrrrright!
Even though you could say the killing of people
over religion is a negative expression of
nationalism (and youd be correct in saying that)
the author is using religion (an element of
nationalism) to create national unity. You can
use this document to illustrate either point,
however, it is intended to discuss the elements
of nationalism.
Document 4 Element of nationalism or Negative
effect of nationalism
Click here once youve labeled the document to
move on.
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Document 5
5) Based on the document, identify one criticism
Gandhi expressed about British rule.
Click here if you think Gandhi is saying that the
British are taking the resources of India
Click here if you think Gandhi is saying that
Britain has made a virtual slave out of India.
Click here if you think Gandhi is saying that he
is grateful for British rule.
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Not bad, but I think you need to reread the
document more carefully. Your selection is
correct, but Gandhi does not mention resources in
the document.
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You must have satellite T.V. up on that igloo of
yours!
Gandhi is listing many complaints against the
British, making India into a virtual slave is
just one. Gandhi also says British rule is
making India poor, the best government jobs go
only to the British and that the British are
disrespectful of the Indians amongst other things.
Now decide if this document illustrates a
positive effect of nationalism, an element of
nationalism or a negative effect of nationalism?
Make your decision and click below.
Click here once youve assessed what type of a
document this is.
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Go back and take another look. Read the document
and the question more carefully.
Click here to go back to the previous slide.
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If you said negative effect of nationalism
Yourrrrrrrrrrrrre rrrrrrrrrright!
Gandhi is an Indian living in India under British
rule he truly sees the dark underside of
imperialism and what it is like to live under the
rule of another nation.
Document 5 Negative effect of nationalism
Click here once youve labeled the document to
move on.
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Document 6
6) According to these maps, how did nationalism
affect the continent of Africa between 1952 and
1975?
Click here if you think nationalism affected the
map of Africa because many nations changed their
national anthems between 1952 and 1975.
Click here if you think nationalism affected the
map of Africa by the removal of all of the
European languages
Click here if you think nationalism affected the
map of Africa by the removal of the European
powers and the independence of many new African
nations.
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Be careful. Try to avoid answer using words like
always and never. Also there is no
information on the map specifically about
languages. Try again.
Click here to go back to the previous slide.
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Not bad, it is true that many of the new (hint
keyword new) African nations changed their
national anthems, that information is not
available on the map. Reread the choices and
make a selection based upon the document.
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Who cares about the rain, youre walking on
sunshine!
The end of European imperialism meant
independence for all the former colonies in
Africa. This map shows Africa prior to
de-colonization and its immediate results.
Now decide if this document illustrates a
positive effect of nationalism, an element of
nationalism or a negative effect of nationalism?
Make your decision and click below.
Click here once youve assessed what type of a
document this is.
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If you said positive effect of nationalism
Yourrrrrrrrrrrrre rrrrrrrrrright!
The end of imperialism and the birth of all these
new nations in Africa is a good thing. Remember
one of the goals of nationalism is
self-determination.
Document 6 Positive effect of nationalism
Click here once youve labeled the document to
move on.
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Document 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Based on this document, identify two examples of
nationalistic conflict. Based on this document,
identify one cause of these nationalistic
conflicts.
Click here if you think the conflicts are listed
in lines 3-5 and the causes are listed in lines 8
and 9.
Click here if you think the conflicts are listed
in lines 1-3 and the causes are listed in lines 6
and 7.
Click here if you think the conflicts are listed
in lines 8-10 and the causes are listed in lines
2 3.
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Be careful. Reread the document more carefully
this time. Try again.
Click here to go back to the previous slide.
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You have shown an uncanny ability to deductively
reason and demonstrated an uncommon perspicacity,
in other words youre mad smart yo!
Now decide if this document illustrates a
positive effect of nationalism, an element of
nationalism or a negative effect of nationalism?
Make your decision and click below.
Click here once youve assessed what type of a
document this is.
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If you said negative effect of nationalism
Yourrrrrrrrrrrrre rrrrrrrrrright!
Nationalism has created ethnic conflicts through
out the world. Document seven lists only a
handful of the ethnic conflicts and it only
scratches the surface of the causes of those
conflicts.
Document 7 Negative effect of nationalism
Click here once youve labeled the document to
move on.
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Youre done with the Docs.
Before you say good-bye to the document package,
lets just make sure youve done everything you
were supposed to do
Noted each document as a positive effect, a
negative effect or element of nationalism. Answer
ed all of the scaffolding questions.
This is no time for a picnic, weve still got
work to do!
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Were almost ready to write
Now take out the outside information
brainstorming list we made before. It should
look something like this.
Elements of nationalism
Positive effects of nationalism
Negative effects of nationalism

1. People who share common language, religion and
   history
2. Common geography
3. Unites people

1. Brings counties together like Germany and Italy
2. Helped keep the Jews united as a people
   throughout the centuries

1. Can lead to racism (Holocaust, Arab-Israeli
   conflict)
2. Can start wars (Franco-Prussian War, World War I)
3. Can break up countries (Austria-Hungary)

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Update your Brainstorm Chart
1 Take out all those notes you made on the
documents and add them where they belong. (for
example click here)
Elements of nationalism
Positive effects of nationalism
Negative effects of nationalism

1. People who share common language, religion and
   history
2. Common geography
3. Unites people

1. Brings counties together like Germany and Italy
2. Helped keep the Jews united as a people
   throughout the centuries

1. Can lead to racism (Holocaust, Arab-Israeli
   conflict)
2. Can start wars (Franco-Prussian War, World War I)
3. Can break up countries (Austria-Hungary)

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Update your Brainstorm Chart 2
However now we have to cross off our old 3 under
Elements of nationalism unless we can make it
more specific because our new 3 under Positive
effects of nationalism covers it. Take a minute
and update your chart using the information from
the documents.
Elements of nationalism
Positive effects of nationalism
Negative effects of nationalism

1. People who share common language, religion and
   history
2. Common geography
3. Unites people

1. Brings counties together like Germany and Italy
2. Helped keep the Jews united as a people
   throughout the centuries

1. Can lead to racism (Holocaust, Arab-Israeli
   conflict)
2. Can start wars (Franco-Prussian War, World War I)
3. Can break up countries (Austria-Hungary)

• Unification will unite the Italians and make them
  great (DOC 1)

Click here when youre done
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I said update your chart
And I meant it, sure you could just click the
button and move ahead to the next slide, but what
would you really learn? Use this opportunity.
Make your own list, then click ahead and compare
your list to the one that I came up with. Once
youre really sure that youve completed your
brainstorming chart click the link at the bottom
of the page.
When youre ready click here to move on.
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Your new brainstorm list should look like this
Doesnt look like we did too well with the
brainstorming. All were left with is the
definition of nationalism (Elements 1) and the
fact that nationalism has started wars like the
Franco-Prussian War (Negative 2). Hopefully you
put down some other information on your own.
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Were almost there
Brainstorm list
Now decide which sections of your brainstorm list
best help you answer the essay question and take
that information from your brainstorm list and
add it to the corresponding section of your
outline.
Your Outline
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Your Outline
Question Answer Document/Outside Info
Complete your outline based on your brainstorm
list, show it to your teacher and begin writing.
As you write your essay remember to correctly
cite documents and outside information and
introduce each document as you use it. What type
of a document is it (cartoon, reading, speech,
chart etc.), who wrote it, or said it. If you
need further instructions refer to the page on
How to Write a DBQ under My Resources at
www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/sstein
What is nationalism?
What Where When How Why
Intro
How was nationalism positive (or negative) for a
specific region?
Body 1
How was nationalism positive (or negative) for a
specific region?
Body 2
Was nationalism a positive or negative force for
the people of the world?
Conc.
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