Wednesday 3/30 & Thursday 3/31

Unit 6: Starter #5 P. 494-495 Timeline
Please copy the questions!
1.When did the US test the first hydrogen bomb?
2.What did the US Congress approve in June of 1956?
3.What was the name of the first artificial satellite? (Successfully launched by the USSR)

Video: The 1950s & Video Study Guide

Discuss Chapter 16

Chapter 16 Quiz

Wednesday 3/23 & Tuesday 3/29

Unit 6: Starter #4 P. 478-9 The Spread of Communism
Please copy the questions!
1.What does the red territory on the map represent?
2. Look at the chart at the right. Why do you think the Communist takeover of mainland China worried the United States?

New Assignment- Chapter 16 (Whole Chapter)

If everyone finishes before the end of class… Clips from The Atomic Café!

Monday 3/21 & Tuesday 3/22

Unit 6: Starter #3 P. 474 American Civil Liberty
Please copy the questions!
1.About how many African-American men served in the US military during WWII?
2.When did President Truman end racial segregation in the military?
3.Why would this be seen as a major victory for Civil Rights?

Finish Ch 15 Section 3 & 4 Assignment

Pass Back Papers

Discuss Chapter 15

Chapter 15 Quiz

Thursday 3/17 & Friday 3/18

Unit 6: Starter #2 P 466 The Iron Curtain in Europe
Please copy the questions!
1.Who described the new division between Europe’s Communist and non-Communist countries as an “Iron Curtain”?
2.Why do you think he called it that?
3.What country and leader dominated Communist Eastern Europe?

Collect Chapter 15 Section 1 & 2 (Lecture next time)

Video & Study Guide: CNN Cold War- Berlin
(Video Study Guide is due at the end of class)

New Assignment: Chapter 15 Section 3 & 4 Due Next Time

3rd Quarter Grade Cut-off for late work & make up work is Wed 3/23 @ 3 PM!!

Tuesday 3/15 & Wednesday 3/16

Unit 6 Pre-test (7th Period Only)
Unit 6: Starter #1 Timeline P. 462-463
New Starter- New Paper! Please copy the questions!
1.When was the United Nations founded?
2.When did the Chinese Communists take over that country?
3.When did fighting end in Korea?

New Assignment Chapter 15 Section 1 & 2

Origins of the Cold War:

Crash Course US History- The Cold War 

3rd Quarter Grade Cut-off for late work & make up work is Wed 3/23 @ 3 PM!!

Friday 3/11 & Monday 3/14

No Starter ~ You’re Welcome

Video: World War II- 1941-1945
20 Facts Notes for EXTRA CREDIT!

(If you missed last class, make up the Unit 5 Test during the Video)

Unit 6 Pre-test (2nd & 3rd Period)

3rd Quarter Grade Cut-off for late work & make up work is Wednesday 3/23 at 3 PM!!

Wednesday 3/9 & Thursday 3/10

Crash Course- World WWII as a War for Resources

Time to finish Ch 13 & 14 Quiz (3rd Period)
Pass Back Papers
Review Game
Unit 5 Test

Movie: Red Tails (2nd & 3rd), WWII in HD (7th)

No Assignment

Monday 3/7 & Tuesday 3/8

Crash Course: World War II, Part IIDiscuss Chapter 14 Section 3, 4 & 5 + Review Questions
Pass Back All Papers
Chapter 13 & 14 Quiz
WWII clips (if time allows)
Unit 5 Test Next Time

Thursday 3/3 & Friday 3/4

Unit 5: Starter #10 Island Hopping P. 456-457
Please copy the questions!
1.Why were aircraft carriers important in this part of the war?
2.Why was the strategy called “Island Hopping”?
3.Name the bomber with a 5,000 mile range, essential for raids (and the eventual atomic bombing) on the Japanese mainland.

Discuss Chapter 14 Section 1 & 2 Assignment
New Assignment Chapter 14 Section 3, 4 & 5

Unit 5 Test ~ Wednesday 3/9, Thursday 3/10