Today in History: Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is founded - (1964)

 

Quote: "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." - Sun Tzu (philosopher, writer, military analyst)

 

Objective: Define and understand the purpose of History.

 

1) Continue work on Schoology assignments.  Work is due on Monday, May 31st.

2) Study for Final exam next week. - Test is Open Book and Extra Credit.  

Today in History: Czar Nicholas II is crowned - (1896)

 

Quote: "Don't let yesterday use up too much of today." - Will Rogers (aka The Cherokee Kid) - (cowboy, vaudevillian, humorist, comedian, writer)

 

Objective: Identify the reforms of Mikael Gorbachev. 

 

1) Review and discuss p. 533-534.  Copy Charts on p. 539.

2) Work on Schoology Assignments - Due by 31 May.

3) Work on Chapter 8 Test - (Open Book)

4) Final Exams start next week. -  Extra Credit and Open Book.  Must do test on assigned day.  Only one try.

Today in History: Lewis and Clark depart on their expedition to explore the Northwest Territory of Louisiana. - (1804)

 

Quote: "A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin." - H. L. Mencken (author, satirist)

 

Objective: Describe China's role in the Cold War.

 

1) Review p. 519-523.  Take notes.

2) Video: Crash Course U.S. History #38 - The Cold War in Asia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IcmLkuhG0 

3) Schoology Assignment - Key Terms p. 511 and 519.

4) Homework: Read p. 524-528.

Today in History: The Battle of the Coral Sea is fought - (1942)

 

Quote: The time is always right to do what is right." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Minister, Civil Rights Leader)

 

Objective: Identify continuing Cold War conflicts in Germany and Eastern Europe.

 

1) Review and discuss reading p. 502-510.

2) Review Key Terms p. 502.

3) Video - The Cold War Conflicts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsDrYh2Af5Y

4) Reading p. 511-518 of Text.  Take notes.

Today in History: Japanese Emperor Akihito abdicates in favor of his son, Emperor Naruhito - (2019)

 

Quote: "The only things worth learning are the things you learn after you know it all." - Harry S. Truman (Artillery Officer, Shirt Salesman, 33rd U.S. President)

 

Objective: Compare the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Union) in the Cold War.

 

1) Chapter 7 Test - Open Book - 30 minutes.

2) Video - Khan Academy: Origins of the Cold War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlFjNf4f0mE 

3) Homework/Asynchronous Work: Read text p. 502-510.  Take notes.

Today in History: Mussolini is executed by partisans - (1945)

 

Quote: "We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us." - Virginia Satir (author and psychotherapist)

 

Objective - Understand the reasons for thge defeat of the Axis powers.

 

1) Review Key Terms p. 482.

2) Read and discuss p. 492-493 of text.

3) Video - Crash Course World War II

4) Chapter 7 test on Thursday/Friday

5) Work on Schoology assignments.  Study for Test p.  456-492 (Test is open book)

Today in History: John Paul Jones raids Whitehaven, England. - (1778)

 

Quote: "I've become death, the destroyer of worlds." -  Dr. Alan Oppenheimer (American Physicist, Father of the Atomic Bomb) 

 

Objective: Explain how the dropping of the atomic bombs ended the war.

 

1) Review and discuss reading p. 482-490.  Take notes.

2) Video - World War II Timeline: Pacific War.

3) Review Key Terms p. 482 of text.

4) Work on Schoology assignments.  Grades due next week.  Catch up by Sunday, April 25th.

Today in History: The city of Rome is founded - 753 B.C.E.

 

Quote: "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." - Aesop - The Lion and the Mouse - (Greek storyteller)

 

Objective: Explain how the Allies began to push back the Axis powers in Europe and the Pacific.

 

1) Review and discuss reading p. 476-481.  Take notes.

2) Videos - Midway, El Alamein and Stalingrad

3) Review Key Terms p. 476

4) Homework: Read p. 482-487.

5) Work on Schoology assignments.  Deadline for 15 week grade is April 26th.

Today in History: The RMS Titanic sinks - (1912)

 

Quote: "Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people." - Charlie Chaplin (actor, comedian, producer, director, writer, composer, humanist)

 

Objective: Identify the roots of the Nazi persecution of the Jews.

 

1) Review reading p. 468-475 and discuss.

2) Video - Crash Course: The Holocaust.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQeDvnapdlg 

3) Work on Assessments in Schoology.  Deadline for 15 week grade is April 26th.

4) Homework: Read p. 476-481.  Take Notes.

Today in History: Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox. - (1865)

 

Quote: "Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man." - Gen. George S. Patton (American military commander, World War II)

 

Objective: Explain how Japanese imperialism and how Pearl Harbor brought the U.S. into World War II.

 

1) Review reading p. 462-467.  Take notes.

2) Battle of Britain video clip.

3) Roll of Air Power in World War II. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUeKeN9bXSE 

4) Work on Schoology assignments.

5) Roosevelt Speech - Video Clip

Today in History: Lewis and Clark depart Fort Madison on their western expedition. - (1805)

 

Quote: "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." - Winston Churchill (British Prime Minister)

 

Objective: Describe how the western democracies responded to aggression.

 

1) Review and discuss reading p. 456-461.  Review Key terms p. 456.

2) Video - Causes of World War II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pxfDu98VcQ 

3) Answer questions 1-5 p. 461 in Schoology.  Use complete sentences.

4) Homework: Read text p. 462-467.  Take notes.

 

 

Today in History: Robert Goddard builds first liquid-fueled rocket. - (1926)

 

Quote: "Death is the solution to all problems.  No man - no problem." - Joseph Stalin (Communist Dictator of the Soviet Union.)

 

Objective: Explain how Joseph Stalin built a command economy in the U.S.S.R. (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

 

1) Video - The Rise of Josef Stalin. - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+rise+of+joseph+stalin

2) Review Key Terms p. 431.

3) Work on Schoology assignments.

4) Homework: Read p. 439-444 (The Rise of Nazi Germany)

Today in History: Gandhi begins his "salt march." - (1930)

 

Quote: "All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary." - Sally Ride (astronaut)

 

Objective: Describe the rise of Mussolini.

 

1) Review reading p. 427-430

2) Key Terms p. 427

3) Read text p. 431-438.  Take notes.

4) Work on Schoology assignments - 10-week grade is due.

Today in History: First telephone call (and first 911 call) - 1876

 

Quote: "You must do the things you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt (Author, Ambassador, Diplomat and First Lady of the United States)

 

Objective:  Analyze how Western society and culture changed after World War I.

 

1) Video - Economic Depression and Dictators

2) Review Key Terms p. 416 of text

3) Work on Schoology assignments - Grades due NEXT WEEK!!!

4) Homework: Read text p. 427-430.  Take notes.

Today in History: President Wilson learns of the Zimmerman Telegram. - (1917)

 

Quote: "I intend to live forever, or die trying." - Groucho Marx (Comedian - Oldest of the Marx Brothers comedy team)

 

Objective: Evaluate the ideas of Mohandas Gandhi.

 

1) Video - The Incredible Turk

2) Review reading p. 403-406 and Key Terms p. 403.

3) Continue working on Schoology assignments

4) Read text p. 409-415.  Take notes.

Today in History: Siege at the Alamo begins - (1836)  

 

Quote: "Ideas shape the course of history." - John Maynard Keynes (economist)

 

Objective: Describe the rise of nationalism is Africa

 

1) Discuss reading p. 396-402

2) Review Key terms p. 396

3) Work on reading and Key Terms Assessment in Schoology

4) Read text p. 403-406.  Take notes

Today in History: Germany declares a "War Zone" around the British Isles. - (1915)

 

Quote: "Don't watch the clock; do what it does.  Keep going." - Sam Levenson - (American writer, humorist, journalist, and talk show host.)

 

Objective: Explain how the U.S. entry into the war led to an allied victory.

 

1) Continue discussion - End of the War.

2) Wilson's Fourteen Points p. 366.

3) Continue work on schoology.  Grades due next week.

4) Read Primary Source p. 371-372.

Today in History: The day the music died. - (1959)

 

Quote: "The secret of getting ahead is getting started." - Mark Twain (American author and humorist)

 

Objective: Explain how the U.S. entry into the war led to an allied victory.

 

1) Key Terms exercise

2) Discuss how World War I ended.

3) The Fourteen Points

4) Homework: Reading p. 362-370.  Take notes.

Today in History: British colonists arrive in New Zealand. - (1840)

 

Quote: "The stories from World War I are worse than anything I have ever read." - Kerry Greenwood (Australian author)

 

Objective: Trace how the alliance system drew nations into the war.

 

1) Continue p. 350-355 discussion.  Look at Von Schlieffen Plan

2) Finish questions from Assault on the Capitol exercise.

3) Work on Reading Review assignment in Schoology.

Today in History: Iran hostage crisis ends. - (1981)

 

Quote: "As a soldier, I survived World War I when most of my comrades did not." - Lester B. Pearson (Former Prime Minister of Canada)

 

Objective: Trace how the alliance system drew nations into the war.

 

1) Discuss key terms p. 350 - Write definitions for future use.

2) Discussion - How did World War I get started.

3) Causes - Process to Events.

4) Homework - Read p. 350-355.  Take notes. (Use same paper as key terms.)

Today in History: Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is born. - (1929)

 

Quote: "The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it." - Chief Joseph

 

Objective: Review events of the last week.

 

1) Discussion questions from Tuesday and Wednesday.

2) PBS Classroom - Presentation of resource materials.

3) Assignment - Answer the five questions in Schoology using information from the PBS Resource - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/daily-videos/classroom-resource-insurrection-at-the-u-s-capitol/

Today in History: Soviets boycott U.N. meetings - (1950)

 

Quote: "Those who would tear down our democratic systems and institutions based on the lies of a petulant child are not only fools, they are idiots and traitors." - Anon

 

Objective: Understand the events of January 6th, 2021.

 

1) Review news footage of Capitol Riot.

2) Discuss Events - A) Do Waterfall Chat. - Write a one sentence opinion.

                                B) Teach back Exercise - Evaluate the lesson.

                                          1) What am I learning today?

                                          2) Why am I learning it?

                                          3) How will I know I have learned this?