Using the Past:
While studying American involvement in WWII, the Cold War, and Vietnam, we will consider the general question: Why do we fight?
Intro and Word War II
March 14/15 **Why We Fight Film** watched about 30 minutes of this film, please watch the following segments (start-3:25), (13:56-20:50), (26:45-46:35)
As you watch, use the worksheet to gather different hypothesis about why we fight. On the back, consider what you know about why we fought WWII.why we fight.doc
March 16/19
Patriotism vs. Nationalism
March 20/21
March 22/23
International Responses to the Rise of Hitler (in class activity)
April 2/3
International Responses to the R ise of Hitler (in class activity) Homework: Outline pp 587-588 and Chapter 19.4: American Enters the War
April 4/5
Watch film on Pearl Harbour: Two Hours that Changed the World.
April 11/12 Discuss Internmentinternment.pdf Wartime in the US and fighting in the Pacific America in the War.pptProgression of WWII.ppt HW: Read the article about why we dropped the bomb. Read with pencil in hand and annotate. Record the 5-10 best arguments from your article!
Cold War
April 13th/14th/17th
Cold War Topics Skits COld War Skit.doc
Use this template for your PPT Skit PPT.ppt(2 slides, three is OK if you include a map)
TURN IN: Two pages of hand written notes and a formatted bibliography will be turned in when you do your skit!
When you had in your paper you will staple together the essay itself, the outline, and the self assessment.
May 9th
As your homework for Thursday listen to this clip from a radio program, This American Life: State Secrets Privilage Ira tells the story of the 1953 U.S. Supreme Court case that formed the basis for the controversial state secret privilege—the precedent that allows the United States government to stop lawsuits by claiming that national security secrets might be revealed in court. Ira talks to Barry Siegel, author of the book Claim of Privilege, and Judy Loether, whose father's death was at the center of the landmark Supreme Court case. (14 minutes)
While studying American involvement in WWII, the Cold War, and Vietnam, we will consider the general question: Why do we fight?
Intro and Word War II
March 14/15**Why We Fight Film** watched about 30 minutes of this film, please watch the following segments (start-3:25), (13:56-20:50), (26:45-46:35)
As you watch, use the worksheet to gather different hypothesis about why we fight. On the back, consider what you know about why we fought WWII.why we fight.doc
March 16/19
Patriotism vs. Nationalism
March 20/21
March 22/23
International Responses to the Rise of Hitler (in class activity)
April 2/3
International Responses to the R ise of Hitler (in class activity)
Homework: Outline pp 587-588 and Chapter 19.4: American Enters the War
April 4/5
Watch film on Pearl Harbour: Two Hours that Changed the World.
April 9/10
American Neutrality PPT Overview WWII America Neutral- Revised.ppt
America's Response to the Holocaust
Introduce Japanese Internment (watch video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4YsyT6xSkE)
HW: Complete Japanese Internment Readings and Worksheet.
April 11/12
Discuss Internmentinternment.pdf
Wartime in the US and fighting in the Pacific America in the War.ppt Progression of WWII.ppt
HW: Read the article about why we dropped the bomb. Read with pencil in hand and annotate. Record the 5-10 best arguments from your article!
Cold War
April 13th/14th/17thCold War Topics Skits COld War Skit.doc
Use this template for your PPT Skit PPT.ppt(2 slides, three is OK if you include a map)
TURN IN: Two pages of hand written notes and a formatted bibliography will be turned in when you do your skit!
April 19th-23rd: Cold War Overview: Cold War Summary PP.ppt
1st hour Cold War PPTS: Berlin Blockade, Airlift, Wall.ppt, Suez Crisis.ppt, Sputnik and the Space Race.pptx, Cuban Missile Crisis.ppt, Covert Operation in Iran and Guatemala.ppt, Communist Revolution in China, Taiwan Crisis.ppt
5th Hour Cold War PPTs: Brianna M. & Garrett K. Berlin Crisis.ppt. CovertOperationsinIranandGuatemala.pdf, eMILY.ppt, Hannah & Elliot, 5th Hour.pptx, KOREAN WAR.ppt
6th Hour Cold War PPTS: SS10PPT(Cuba).ppt, sputnik PPT.ppt, Mane.ppt, Fighting Communism Covertly.pptx, ChineseRevolution.pptx, Berlin_Crisis_6thHR.ppt, suez crisis power point.ppt
WWI and Cold War Essay DUE in Class May 1st(1st Block) or 2nd (5th and 6th blocks)
Review the essay assignment: Cold War Essays.docDownload the necsseary documents to accompany the question you choose:
Documents for Question #1 Bomb Essay Docs.pdf
Documents for Question #2 Cuban Missile Crisis ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS.doc
Documents for Question #3 Truman Speech.pdf
Before you turn in your paper, print and complete the Self Assessment Checklist- CW.doc
When you had in your paper you will staple together the essay itself, the outline, and the self assessment.
May 9th
As your homework for Thursday listen to this clip from a radio program, This American Life:State Secrets Privilage Ira tells the story of the 1953 U.S. Supreme Court case that formed the basis for the controversial state secret privilege—the precedent that allows the United States government to stop lawsuits by claiming that national security secrets might be revealed in court. Ira talks to Barry Siegel, author of the book Claim of Privilege, and Judy Loether, whose father's death was at the center of the landmark Supreme Court case. (14 minutes)