World History B (Period Per. 4) Assignments
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Test Review
Today in History: CNN becomes the first 24 hour cable news network. - (1980)
Quote: "There is no one way to be creative." - Ray Bradbury (Science Fiction Author)
Objective: Prepare for finals.
1) Review final exam schedule.
2) Be Present for final on day assigned - only chance to take final
3) Bring your book and notes
4) Film:
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World History - Endgame
Today in History: British navy sinks KMS Bismarck after seven day chase. - (1941)
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.
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Communism Unwinds Around the World
Today in History: George Floyd is killed, launching the Black Lives Matter movement. - (2020)
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.
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End of the Cold War part I
Today in History: Charles Lindbergh lands in Paris, France, ending his solo trans-Atlantic flight. - (1927)
Quote: "The construction of an airplane is simple compared to the evolutionary achievement of a bird." - Charles Lindbergh (pilot)
Objective: Understand why the Soviet Union declined.
1) Read and discuss p. 529-533 of text. Take notes.
2) Video - Crash Course European History #46 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aStaPgdvIdI
3) Work on Schoology
4) Homework - Read p. 533-536.
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The War in Southeast Asia
Today in History: Soviets ratify a treaty banning use of nuclear weapons in space. - (1967)
Quote: "The nexus of terrorism and nuclear weapons is the world's most ominous threat." - Valerie Plame - (writer, retired CIA officer)
Objective: Explain how the U.S. became involved in the Vietnam War.
1) Review reading p. 524-528. Examine Key Terms p. 524.
2) Video - Gulf of Tonkin Incident https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crALHjTiXbk
3) Work on Schoology assignments.
4) Reading p. 528-535. (Primary Source) Tear Down this Wall Speech
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Communism in East Asia
Today in History: Mary, Queen of Scots, is defeated at Langside. - (1568)
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.
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The West during the Cold War
Today in History: British Prime Minister Spensor Perceval is assassinated - (1809)
Quote: "If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way." - Napoleon Hill (author)
Objective: Analyze the post war U.S. economy
1) Review and discuss questions p. 511-518
2) Key Terms p. 511 & 502.
3) Crash Course #40 Decolonization
4) Read text p. 519-523. Take notes and write questions
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A New Global Conflict - The Cold War
Today in History: RMS Lusitania is torpedoed an sunk by KMS U-20 - (1915)
Quote: "Even death is not to be feared by one who lived wisely." - Buddha
Objective: Analyze the post-war U.S. Economy
1) Continue review of p. 502-510. Take notes.
2) Finish reading p. 511-510. Write down questions you have for discussion.
3) Review and study Key Terms p. 511.
4) Schoology Work - Key Terms Matching assignment Chapter 8.1.
5) Finish missing Schoology work - Cut off day 31 May 2021.
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Beginning of the Cold War
Today in History: The Battle of the Coral Sea ends - (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.
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A New Global Conflict
Today in History: U.S. Army liberates Dachau concentration camp. - (1945)
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.
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Review of World War II
Today in History: Magellan killed in the Philippines. - (1521)
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)
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The End of the War
Today in History: The first Earth Day is celebrated. - (1970)
Quote: "Ive 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.
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The Turning Point
Today in History: Edgar Allan Poe publishes the world's first detective story. - (1845)
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.
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The Holocaust
Today in History: Charlie Chaplin is born. - (1889)
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.
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Propaganda: Its Characteristics and Use
Today in History: President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated. - (1865)
Quote: "If you fell down yesterday, stand up today." - H. G. Wells (science fiction author, historian, futurist)
Objective: Understand the purposes and uses of propaganda.
1) Propaganda - Video.
2) Examples and Discussion - Use of music, posters, film, speeches and media.
3) Continue work on Schoology assignments. - Work due by 26 April for 15 week grades.
4) Homework: Read text p. 468-475. Take notes
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Axis Powers Advance
Today in History: President Roosevelt signs emergency relief act. - (1935)
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
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World War II Begins
Today in History: The United States enters World War I - (1917)
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.
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The World between the Wars.
Today in History: Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in New York. - (1911)
Quote: "Knowing is not enough; you must apply. Willing is not enough: you must do." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (German poet, novelist and scientist)
Objective: Complete Chapter 6 of Textbook.
1) Work on Chapter 6 Test - Open book p. 390-444 - Use Insets (Pictures, Maps, Charts, Graphs and Cartoons) to answer the questions.
2) Read p. 456-461 of Text. Take notes and study Key Terms p. 456.
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Rise of Hitler
Today in History: The war in Iraq begins. - (2003)
Quote: "He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future." - Adolf Hitler (German politician and dictator)
Objective: Analyze Hitler's rise to power.
1) Review reading p. 439-444. Take Notes.
2) Video - Hitler and the Nazis Come to Power. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtZnPoYbRyA
3) Review Key Terms.
4) Continue work on Schoology assignments. - 10 week grade due tomorrow.
5) Chapter 6 Test next week. - Open Book.
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Rise of Joseph Stalin
Today in History: The British army evacuates Boston. - (1776)
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)
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Rise of Fascism
Today in History: Fukushima nuclear disaster. - (2011)
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.
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The West between the Wars
Today in History: Bolshevik party renamed the Communist party - (1918)
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.
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The West after World War I
Today in History: Joseph Stalin dies - (1953)
Quote: "False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil." - Socrates (ancient Greek philosopher)
Objective: Describe how the global depression began to spread.
1) Video - The West between the Wars (part i)
2) Review Key Terms p. 416
3) Continue work on reading p. 416-426
4) Continue Schoology work.
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China and Japan
Today in History: The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk is signed. - (1918)
Quote: "Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it." - Lewis Carroll (author - Alice in Wonderland)
Objective: Describe the rise of extreme nationalism and militarism in Japan.
1) Review reading p. 409-415.
2) Work on Schoology activities.
3) Review key terms p. 409
4) Read p. 416-426 as homework. Take notes.
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India Seeks Self-Rule
Today in History: First African-American congressman sworn in. - (1870)
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.
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Nationalism in Africa and the Middle East
Today in History: U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima - (1945)
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
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Mexican Revolution of 1910
Today in History: U.S. Marines invade Iwo Jima - (1945)
Quote: "Man, in all his poverty, has but one effective weapon; Laughter. Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand. - Mark Twain (author, humorist)
Objective: Identify the causes and effects of the Mexican revolution of 1910
1) Review and discuss reading p. 390-395
2) Video - Mexican Revolution
3) Review Key Terms p. 390
4) Continue work on Chapter 5 test and Reading assessment from last week
5) Read p. 396-402
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Revolution and Nationalism in Latin America
Today in History: Thomas Jefferson becomes 3rd U.S. President - (1801)
Quote: "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." - Milton Berle (actor, comedian)
Objective: Identify causes and effects of the Mexican Revolution.
1) Chapter 5 test - Open book (total of three tries)
2) Read p. 390-395 as Homework. Work on Key Terms p. 390.
3) Video Friday Mexican Revolution - Review reading.
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Russian Revolution
Today in History: Abraham Lincoln is born. - (1809)
Quote: "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela (South African political leader.)
Objective: Summarize the outcome of the civil war in Russia.
1) Discuss reading p. 373-378. Review main ideas.
2) Video Russian Civil War.
3) Work on Reading assessment (Russian Revolution) - Work in Schoology
4) Test next week - Open Book - Chapter 5 p. 350-378
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Russian Revolution
Today in History: World chess champion loses to a computer - (1996)
Quote: "What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is the the soul." - Joseph Addison (English essayist)
Objective: Describe the goals of Lenin and the Bolsheviks during the October revolution.
1) Russian Revolution Video
2) Discussion - How did the revolution occur and progress
3) Reading p. 373-378. Take notes.
4) Review key terms p. 373
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World War I Ends
Today in History: George Washington is unanimously elected president. - (1789)
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.
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World War I Ends
Today in History: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed. - (1848)
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.
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Fighting the Great War
Today in History: Edgar Alan Poe's poem, The Raven, is published. - (1845)
Quote: "Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power." - Lao Tzu (Chinese poet and philosopher)
Objective: Explain how World War I was a global conflict.
1) Discuss reading p. 356-361. Students go to breakout rooms and each group will come up with one question to ask about the reading.
2) Review and discuss questions.
3) Work on Assessment p. 361. Answer questions with complete sentences and enter in schoology. (10 points)
4) Finish all schoology work.
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Fighting the Great War
Today in History: Auschwitz is liberated. - (1945)
Quote: "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forward." - Soren Kierkegaard (Danish Philosopher)
Objective: Explain how World War I was a global conflict.
1) Review Key Terms p. 356
2) Discuss what war was like on the Western Front p. 356-361.
3) Read text p. 356-361. Take notes.
4) Video - Trench Warfare. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P92guhd7d-8
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Origins of World War I
Today in History: President Carter pardons Vietnam draft dodgers. - (1977)
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.
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Origins of World War I
Today in History: First "Air Raid" on Britain. - (1915)
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.)
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Assault on the Capitol
Today in History: U.S. ratifies the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War. - (1784)
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/
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Current Events - Capitol Riot
Today in History: Leaders of the Allied Powers meet in Paris to end World War I. - (1919)
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?