1) Discuss the Battle of Midway.
2) Discuss island-hopping as a strategy
3) What was the Manhattan Project. Who headed it up.
4) Discuss D-Day. What was it?
5) Why did the U.S. use atomic weapons on Japan? What cities were bombed?
6) Who were the Axis Powers? Who were the Allied Powers?
7) List and explain three causes of the Depression
8) Discuss the 1st New Deal and outline three programs that came out of it
9) Discuss the 2nd New Deal and outline two programs that came out of it
10) Who were FDR's critics and what did they criticize.
11) What were the Fireside Chats?
12) Discuss three reasons the U.S. entered into World War I
13) Discuss three points of Wilson's 14 points.
14) What were some positive outcomes of World War I
15) What were some negative outcomes of World War I
16) Why did the U.S. enter the Spanish-American War (besides the sinking of the Maine)?
17) How did the War make the U.S. an imperial power?
18) Discuss Theodore Roosevelt's importance as President. What did he do?
Essay: 7.3 Global conflicts over resources, territories and
ideologies renewed debates over the nation’s values and its role in the world,
while simultaneously propelling the United States into a dominant international
military, political, cultural, and economic position.
Thursday, 12 May 2016
Wednesday, 11 May 2016
Period 7 - Review
Today - I'm going to put you in groups and have you address the following
1) Six degrees of Separation - 1898 to August 6, 1945. How did we go from an isolated country to an international military presence.
Create an outline for the following:
7.3 Global conflicts over resources, territories and ideologies renewed debates over the nation’s values and its role in the world, while simultaneously propelling the United States into a dominant international military, political, cultural, and economic position.
Monday, 9 May 2016
Some things you should know for the Final
1) Discuss the Battle of Midway.
2) Discuss island-hopping as a strategy
3) What was the Manhattan Project. Who headed it up.
4) Discuss D-Day. What was it?
5) Why did the U.S. use atomic weapons on Japan? What cities were bombed?
6) Who were the Axis Powers? Who were the Allied Powers?
7) List and explain three causes of the Depression
8) Discuss the 1st New Deal and outline three programs that came out of it
9) Discuss the 2nd New Deal and outline two programs that came out of it
10) Who were FDR's critics and what did they criticize.
11) What were the Fireside Chats?
12) Discuss three reasons the U.S. entered into World War I
13) Discuss three points of Wilson's 14 points.
14) What were some positive outcomes of World War I
15) What were some negative outcomes of World War I
16) Why did the U.S. enter the Spanish-American War (besides the sinking of the Maine)?
17) How did the War make the U.S. an imperial power?
18) Discuss Theodore Roosevelt's importance as President. What did he do?
2) Discuss island-hopping as a strategy
3) What was the Manhattan Project. Who headed it up.
4) Discuss D-Day. What was it?
5) Why did the U.S. use atomic weapons on Japan? What cities were bombed?
6) Who were the Axis Powers? Who were the Allied Powers?
7) List and explain three causes of the Depression
8) Discuss the 1st New Deal and outline three programs that came out of it
9) Discuss the 2nd New Deal and outline two programs that came out of it
10) Who were FDR's critics and what did they criticize.
11) What were the Fireside Chats?
12) Discuss three reasons the U.S. entered into World War I
13) Discuss three points of Wilson's 14 points.
14) What were some positive outcomes of World War I
15) What were some negative outcomes of World War I
16) Why did the U.S. enter the Spanish-American War (besides the sinking of the Maine)?
17) How did the War make the U.S. an imperial power?
18) Discuss Theodore Roosevelt's importance as President. What did he do?
Thursday, 5 May 2016
Thursday and Friday
Thursday - Students should spend 15 minutes finishing up their Great Depression projects. Then begin reading chapter 34 on World War II.
Friday - Students should continue to read chapter 34 and answer the study questions below.
CHAPTER 34: AMERICA IN WORLD WAR TWO
1. What military strategy did FDR favor? Winning Asia or Europe?
2. What was America's first major challenge when the war began?
3. What was the reaction of most ethnic groups in America to WWII?
4. Why were Japanese-Americans placed in concentration camps in WWII?
5. Which was the most prominent union to go on strike during WWII?
6. Why did most women leave the workforce after WWII?
7. What was the impact of WWII on African-American culture in America?
8. Why did the northward migration of African-Americans occur during WWII?
9. What was FDR's policies towards native Americans during WWII?
10. What happened to the national debt during WWII?
11. What battle turned the tide of Japanese advancement in the Pacific?
12. What was the US strategy for the war in the Pacific?
13. The conquest of which island made air raids over the Japanese mainland possible?
14. What battle in Europe was the end of Nazi advancement?
15. Why did the Allies postpone opening a second front until 1944?
16. What was a criticism of the unconditional surrender policy?
17. What was the importance of the Postdam? Casablanca? Teheran?
18. Who headed the D-Day invasion?
19. What was the main reason why FDR won election in 1944?
20. What was the focus of the 1944 democratic convention?
21. What was the primary reason the United States used the atomic bombs in Japan?
Friday - Students should continue to read chapter 34 and answer the study questions below.
CHAPTER 34: AMERICA IN WORLD WAR TWO
1. What military strategy did FDR favor? Winning Asia or Europe?
2. What was America's first major challenge when the war began?
3. What was the reaction of most ethnic groups in America to WWII?
4. Why were Japanese-Americans placed in concentration camps in WWII?
5. Which was the most prominent union to go on strike during WWII?
6. Why did most women leave the workforce after WWII?
7. What was the impact of WWII on African-American culture in America?
8. Why did the northward migration of African-Americans occur during WWII?
9. What was FDR's policies towards native Americans during WWII?
10. What happened to the national debt during WWII?
11. What battle turned the tide of Japanese advancement in the Pacific?
12. What was the US strategy for the war in the Pacific?
13. The conquest of which island made air raids over the Japanese mainland possible?
14. What battle in Europe was the end of Nazi advancement?
15. Why did the Allies postpone opening a second front until 1944?
16. What was a criticism of the unconditional surrender policy?
17. What was the importance of the Postdam? Casablanca? Teheran?
18. Who headed the D-Day invasion?
19. What was the main reason why FDR won election in 1944?
20. What was the focus of the 1944 democratic convention?
21. What was the primary reason the United States used the atomic bombs in Japan?
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
The Great Depression
So - today we are going to go over the multiple choice answers, and then I'm going to break you up into groups to discuss the following topics. You job is to make an outline to present to the class:
1) The causes of the Depression and Herbert Hoover
2) FDR and the 1st New Deal
3) The 2nd New Deal
4) FDR's critics
5) The end of the Depression
If we have time, I will give you some notes on World War II (or WWII). Tomorrow we will start WWII. Please bring your textbooks.
Thursday, 28 April 2016
Thursday
Today - we are going to finish reading the packet that we started on Monday or Tuesday.
Then, I will give you some time to work on the multiple choice, soaptone, or edpuzzle.
On Monday, we will move on to the Great Depression and then World War II.
Then, I will give you some time to work on the multiple choice, soaptone, or edpuzzle.
On Monday, we will move on to the Great Depression and then World War II.
Tuesday, 26 April 2016
Wilson's 14 Points
So today we are going to read and soaptone Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points.
Then - EDPUZZLE.
For multiple choice questions go HERE
For concepts go HERE
Then - EDPUZZLE.
For multiple choice questions go HERE
For concepts go HERE
For Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points go HERE
SOAP the Document: Making Primary Source Documents
Come Clean!
Source
Who wrote the document?
What is the author’s background/point of view?
Whose point of view, given the topic, is
missing?
Do you consider the source a reliable one on this topic? Why/why not?
Occasion
When was the document written?
What does the date of the document tell you about its content?
What other historical events were going on during this time?
Audience
To whom is the author writing?
What type of document is this (diary entry, personal letter, public speech,
etc.)?
Does the private/public nature of the document inform you about its content
(is the author sharing private thoughts, making a public pronouncement,
etc.)?
Purpose
Why was the document written? What is the purpose of the document?
What is the document saying?
Tone
What is the attitude of the speaker?
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