Unit 3: Starter #4 Political Cartoon P. 283
Copy the Questions!
1. Where is this “steamroller” headed?
2. What natural resource was at the heart of the Teapot Dome scandal?
3. What does the cartoon artist think might happen to the Republican administration as a result of the scandal?
Finish & Discuss Assignment: Chapter 10, Due The Simpsons- Homer vs. The 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
Unit 3: Starter #3 ‘Red Scare’ Cartoon P. 272
Copy the Questions!
1. Who is sneaking under the American flag?
2. What does the torch in his hand represent?
3. What does the knife in his hand represent?
Discuss Chapter 9
Chapter 10 Assignment (Whole Chapter)
Work on it for the rest of class. We’ll finish it on 12/19 (2nd 3rd & 4th), 12/20 (6th) because of buyout Friday (12/15)
Unit 3: Starter #2 Timeline P. 268-269
Starters- Copy the Questions!
1. When did the Bolsheviks win their civil war and take full control of Russia?
2. According to the timeline, what key event happened in 1922?
Special Presentation from Counseling Department Video and Video Guide: Story of US – BOOM Link to "Story of Us- BOOM" Discuss Chapter 9… NEXT TIME
Unit 3: Starter #1 Timeline P. 268-269
New Starters/New Paper- Copy the Questions!
What happened (on a world-wide scale) in 1918-1919?
When did Palmer launch his “anti-radical” raids?
Unit 2: Starter #7 Map P. 258
DO NOT NEED TO COPY THESE QUESTIONS
1.Name the new nations created in Central and Eastern Europe.
2. Name the new nations (protectorates, actually) created in the Middle East.
Video and Guide: The Century, America’s Time- Shell Shocked (The US in WWI)
Unit 2: Starter #6 History Close Up P. 234-235
Copy the Questions!
1. How were tanks used on the battlefield?
2. How were planes used in World War I?
3. What was “No-Man’s Land”?
Unit 2: Starter #5 Map P. 231
1. Which nations were in the Triple Entente? (They would become known as “The Allies”)
2. Which nations were in the Triple Alliance? (They would become known as “The Central Powers”)
Due to State Football, we will discuss Ch 8.1&2 NEXT TIME
Work on Ch 7 Quiz and/or Ch 8.1&2 if needed
Video: TheWar of the World (Part I)
Excellent background information on the outbreak of The Great War (WWI): early 20th Century militarism, nationalism, ethnic rivalries, regional hegemonies, smaller wars and conflicts, etc.
Historian Niall Ferguson (host and author) contends that WWI, WWII and the Cold War were all basically connected as a modern "Hundred Years War" (1890s-1990s) like that of the Middle Ages -an ongoing series of conflicts with the same essential causes- though played out on a "World Stage" rather than just across the English Channel.
Up to 10 points extra credit for taking 10 Facts Notes (information new to you!)
Unit 2: Starter #4 Timeline P. 228-229
Copy the Questions!
1. When was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
2. When did the US declare war on Germany?
3. When did the Bolsheviks (Lenin’s Communist Party) take over Russia?
Unit 2: Starter #3 History & Geography P. 218-219. Copy the Questions!
What made this part of Panama a good location for a canal?
What obstacles made the canal’s construction difficult?
Unit 1 Test Corrections ~ Required
Crash Course US Imperialism
Century of Warfare: America Becomes A World Power ~ 10 Facts Notes!
(Century of Warfare does NOT need to be made up if missed)
Unit 2: Starter #2- Political Cartoon on P. 214
Copy the Questions!
Who are depicted as the “parents” of this “family”?
What do the “children” at the table represent?
Why do you think the artist used a Thanksgiving theme for the dinner setting?
Unit 2: Starter #1- “Document #1” on P. 194
New Starters ~ New Paper
Copy the Questions!
1. How did the “Muckrakers” get their unique name?
2. What book by Upton Sinclair prompted an investigation into the meatpacking industry?
3. Who is depicted in the cartoon?
4. What unpleasant task/situation is he dealing with?
Roll
No Starter/Starters Due
You should have 9 Starters- 9 X 5 points each = 45/45
Pass back papers
Unit 1 Test (Ch 5 & 6)
Test will be on 2nd quarter grade/corrections allowed
Begin watching: Far and Away
No assignment, just watch
Unit 1: Starter #9- Map P. 190
Who won the election?
Which party came in second place in both electoral and popular votes?
What percentage* of the popular vote did the winner receive?
(*You don’t need to do the math, just read the box at the bottom)
Rough Rider to Rushmore- Teddy Roosevelt
Video & Notes- take your 10 notes on the handout
Discuss Chapter 6 Section 3 & 4 Assignment, Due
Unit 1 (Chapter 5 & 6) Test Next Time
Unit 1: Starter #8- Political Cartoon P. 189
Who is the man wearing the robe in the cartoon?
Who is on his shoulder, wearing a crown?
What do you think is meant by the robe and crown depicted in the cartoon?
Chapter 6 Section 3 & 4 Assignment
Teddy Roosevelt Assignment & Video Guide
(Video notes will be next time- do the article part and KEEP the worksheet)
Unit 1: Starter #7- “Bully Pulpit” P. 185
1. What is Teddy Roosevelt (TR) doing to big business in the cartoon?
2. Read the “Skills Focus” Section. What does the word ‘mollycoddle’ mean?
Video and Guide: The Men Who Built America Episode 1
Unit 1: Starter #6- Timeline P. 178-179
Who wrote about women’s rights in 1776?
Where did women first gain the right to vote in America?
When was the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed by congress?
Unit 1: Starter #5- History Close Up P. 173
1. How many people died in the fire?
2. Why was the fire department unable to fight the fire?
3. Why was it difficult for workers to escape the burning building?
Unit 1: Starter #4- History Close Up P. 158
1. Why were steel beams important in the early “skyscrapers”?
2. Why was it possible to install larger windows in these new buildings?
3. What new invention allowed people to reach the upper floors with ease?
Unit 1: Starter #3- Political Cartoon P. 157
1. What do the shadow figures look like?
2. Does the artist seem to be for or against immigrants?
3. In what way are the four men standing on the dock hypocritical?
Discuss Chapter 5 Section 2 & 3, Chapter Assignment Due
Unit 1: Starter #1- Map P. 150
New starter, new paper, copy the questions
1. How many time zones was the continental United States divided into?
2. What region had the most railroads?
3. Why do you think this might have been so?
Review Unit Starters Due
You should have NINE!
45/45 Points Possible
Make sure your FIRST AND LAST NAME is on it!
Use the staplers if you used multiple sheets of paper
Review Unit : Starter #8- Timeline P. 114-115
COPY DOWN THE QUESTIONS!!!
1. When did the Kansas-Nebraska Act become law?
2. When did the US Civil War begin?
3. What TWO important historical events took place in April of 1865?
Review Unit: Starter #7- Timeline P. 96-97
1. When did Eli Whitney patent the Cotton Gin?
2. How did Eli Whitney revolutionize firearms manufacturing?
3. What did Samuel Morse do in 1844?
Review Unit: Starter #6- Timeline P. 90-91
COPY DOWN THE QUESTIONS!!!
1. When did the US acquire Florida from Spain?
2. When did Andrew Jackson sign the Indian Removal Act?
3. When did the US declare war on Mexico?
Review Unit, Starter #4- chart P. 35
1. What were the strengths of the Continental Army?
2. What were the strengths of the British Army?
3. Opinion: Why do YOU think the colonists won?
Review Unit: Starter #3 - Look at the timeline on P. 28-29
1. When and where did the Revolutionary War begin?
2. When and where was the Constitutional Convention?
3. When did the US buy the Louisiana Purchase from France?
Review Unit: Starter #2 Map P. 22
COPY DOWN THE QUESTIONS!!!
Name the Southern Colonies.
Name the Middle Colonies.
Name the Northern Colonies.
Video & Guide: America, Story of US- Rebels
Time to finish Ch 1 Sec 2 & 3 assignment (15-20 min)
Discuss Chapter 1 Section 2 & 3 Assignment (last 10 minutes of class)
Review Unit: Starter #1 Map P. 14
COPY DOWN THE QUESTIONS!!!
1. Name the two explorers who worked for England during the Age of Exploration.
2. Who is the earliest explorer listed on the map? 3. Which country launched the most expeditions? (Include Columbus in this!)
Collect Disclosures- Due Next Class!
Discuss Chapter 1 Section 1 Assignment
Pre-Test (for next Unit)
Chapter 1 Section 2 & 3 Assignment- Due Next Class!
Unit 8: Starter #4 Primary Source P.703
Read the excerpt from the speech…
1. What was the occasion of Reagan’s speech?
2. According to President Reagan, what proved that the Normandy invasion was justified?
3. According to Reagan, what are the things worth “dying for”?
Starters Due- You should have FOUR
Crash Course: Reagan & the 1980s, HW Bush & the Fall of Communism, Clinton & the 1990s
Unit 8: Starter #3 Timeline P.692-693
1. Who was the first female Supreme Court justice?
2. When did Gorbachev come to power in the Soviet Union?
3. What important event took place in November 1989?
Crash Course: 1970s Ford and Carter
Chapter 22 Assignment & Open-Book Quiz
Grade cut-off for all assignments, late-work, make-up work & extra credit passes is… Wednesday MAY 24th @ 3 PM
Unit 8: Starter #2 WatergateTimeline P. 676-677
1.When did the Watergate break-in happen?
2.What happened in the 1972 presidential election?
3.When was the “Saturday Night Massacre”?
4.When did the Supreme Court force Nixon to turn over the secret tapes?
Crash Course: 1960s,1970s Rise of Conservatism
Finish Chapter 21 Assignment & Quiz
Discuss Assignment/Quiz 1970s Video if time permits (no assignment on video)
TURN IN BOOKS ASAP ~ FINES after Friday 5/19/17
Grade cut-off for all assignments, late-work, and make-up work is… Wednesday May 24th @ 3 PM. Passes for Extra Credit accepted until Friday May 26th @ 3 PM
Unit 8: Starter #1 Timeline P. 664-665
New Starter: please use a new sheet of paper.
When did the US first land men on the moon?
When did President Nixon make his historic trip to China?
When was President Nixon forced to resign?
Finish Forrest Gump
Begin Chapter 21 Assignment (Whole Chapter) & Quiz
Check in ALL BOOKS!
Grade cut-off for all assignments, late-work, and make-up work is… Wednesday May 24th @ 3 PM. Passes for Extra Credit accepted until Friday May 26th @ 3 PM
Grade cut-off for all assignments, late-work, and make-up work is… Wednesday May 24th @ 3 PM. Passes for Extra Credit accepted until Friday May 26th @ 3 PM
Unit 7: Starter #6 Timeline P. 632-633
1. In what year did the Woodstock Music and Art Festival take place?
2. When was the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) proposed by Congress?
3. When did Saigon (capital of South Vietnam) fall to North Vietnam? (This was the actual end of the Vietnam War)
Unit 7: Starters Due 6 starters X 5 points each = 30/30
Discuss Chapter 20 Assignment & Quiz CNN Cold War: Make Love Not War
(No assignment; we just watched and discussed elements of the episode)
Unit 7: Starter #3 Timeline P. 594-595
Please copy the questions!
1. When did French forces surrender to the Viet Minh?
2. When was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed?
3. When was the Tet Offensive?
Unit 7: Starter #2 P. 570 Chart
Please copy the questions!
List the main parts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
List the main parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
*The Civil Rights Era as told through the experiences of a White House butler. Based on a true story; he served in the Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan presidencies. Late 1950s through the early 1980s.
Unit 7 Pre Test (Pre-test does not need to be made up if missed)
Unit 7: Starter #1 P. 554-555 Timeline
New Starters- New Paper!!! Please copy the questions!
When did the US supreme court rule for the desegregation of the public schools?
When was the “March on Washington” for civil rights?
In what year was an important new civil rights act passed and signed into law? Crash Course US History- The 1950s and Civil Rights
Chapter 18 Assignment ~ Whole Chapter
“I Have a Dream” Speech from the 1963 March on Washington
No Starter:
Intro Quick Notes Activity: What do you know about…
Civil Rights? Vietnam War? 1960s Counter-Culture?
(Notes do not need to be made up if missed)
Unit 6: Starter #7 P.524-525 Timeline
Please copy the questions!
When was John F. Kennedy (JFK) inaugurated?
When was he assassinated?
When did the Soviet Army crush a revolt in Czechoslovakia?
Ultimate Guide to the Presidents: JFK& JBJ
& Video Guide
Finish Chapter 17 Assignment & Quiz
Discuss Quiz and Assignment Answers as needed (Assignment will be collected NEXT TIME, TEST DAY)
Unit 6: Starter #6 P.500-501 Map of Cold War Conflict
Please copy the questions!
1. What Asian country appeared to be a new Cold War hot spot in the 1950s?
2. What part of Europe was under Communist control?
Ultimate Guide to the Presidents: Hail to the Chief (Truman & Eisenhower)
& Video Guide (We will watch/study JFK & LBJ Friday)
Chapter 17 Assignment (Rest of class- you will be given time to finish next class if necessary)
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
(Does not need to be made up if missed)
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?
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?
Ch 15 Section 3 & 4 Assignment Due
Chapter 16 Assignment
3rd Quarter Grade Cut-off for late work & make up work is Tue 3/21 @ 3 PM!!
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?
Crash Course US History The Cold War
Discuss Chapter 15 Section 1 & 2
New Assignment: Chapter 15 Section 3 & 4
(Due Next Mon 3/20 – Sub in class Thurs 3/16)
3rd Quarter Grade Cut-off for late work & make up work is Tue 3/21 @ 3 PM!!
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?
20 Minute Video Clip: CNN Cold War- The Iron Curtain
No assignment; just watch- this is the immediate aftermath of WWII which led to tensions and suspicions leading to the Cold War. We watched 20 minutes in class but the whole episode is excellent.
New Assignment Chapter 15 Section 1 & 2 (Rest of class)
3rd Quarter Grade Cut-off for late work & make up work is Tues 3/21 @ 3 PM!
Unit 5: Starter #9 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.
(4th Period, extra time to finish assignment)
Discuss Chapter 14 Section 3, 4 & 5
Unit 5: Starter #8 History Close-up P. 419
Please copy the questions!
1. Why were airplanes useful as part of the convoy system?
2. Where did the US Navy warships sail in the Allied Convoy System?
3. Where did the merchant cargo ships sail in the Allied Convoy System?
Unit 5: Starter #7 Documents 1 & 2 P. 412
Please copy the questions!
1. Read Document 1. Why does FDR call December 7, 1941 “a date that will live in infamy”?
2 . What does FDR predict will happen in the war against Japan?
3. Study Document 2. What is going on in this image?
4. What kind effect do you think images like this had on workers in war industries?
Unit 5: Starter #6 Political Cartoon P. 402
Please copy the questions!
1. Who are the two figures in the cartoon?
2. What is the point of view of the cartoonist regarding US involvement in WWII?
Unit 5: Starter #5 Map P. 397
Please copy the questions!
1. Why did the Maginot Line prove ineffective?
2. List the six neutral countries depicted on the map. Crash Course: WWII Part I
Chapter 13 Section 3 & 4 Assignment AND Discuss
ACT Pre-Admin Session Wed 2/15 Come to class for ROLL then go to Tech Atrium
Unit 5: Starter #4 Timeline P. 384-385
1. When did Germany invade Poland?
2. Who was elected Prime Minister of the UK in 1940?
3. When did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
Video: World War II, 1931-1941
Take Notes- 25 Facts New to You!
(This is not online, you do not need to make up if missed)
Unit 5: Starter #3 Study the Political Cartoons, captions and explanations on P. 377
1. Why did poorer, downtrodden Americans support FDR?
2. Who were among FDR’s harshest critics?
3. Why did they feel this way about him?
Intro to World War II ~ You might already know a lot!
Small Group Activity & Assignment- “The World is Threatened by Dictators”
Unit 5: Starter #2 Election of 1932 P. 347
Please copy the questions!
1. How many electoral votes did FDR get?
2. How many electoral votes did Hoover get?
3. Why do you think this election was such a landslide for FDR?
Video: The Presidents- Wilson to FDR
& Video Notes
Unit 5: Starter #1 Timeline P. 344-345
NEW STARTER-NEW PAPER
Please copy the questions!
1. When was FDR inaugurated as president?
2. When did the US Congress pass the Social Security Act?
3. When did Germany invade Poland? (This is considered the official start of WWII)
Crash Course: New Deal
Discuss Chapter 12 1 & 2 Assignment
Discuss New Deal Assignment
New Assignment Chapter 12 Section 3 & 4
Unit 4: Starter #6 Timeline P. 318-319
Copy the questions!
1. When did the Stock Market crash in the US.?
2. When did the Dust Bowl hit the Great Plains?
3. When did Adolf Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?
Unit 4: Starter #5 Map P. 303
Copy the questions!
1. List five of the states which received a large increase in African-American population.
2. List the four states that had the greatest decrease in African-American population.
President Trump Inauguration: Oath of Office & Speech
Unit 4: Starter #4 Political Cartoon P. 283
Copy the Questions!
1. Where is this “steamroller” headed?
2. What natural resource was at the heart of the Teapot Dome scandal?
3. What does the cartoon artist think might happen to the Republican administration as a result of the scandal?
Unit 4: Starter #2 Timeline P. 268-269
Starters- Copy the Questions!
1. When did the Bolsheviks win their civil war and take full control of Russia?
2. According to the timeline, what key event happened in 1922?
Discuss Chapter 9 (This will be on 3rd Quarter Grade)
Unit 4: Starter #1 Timeline P. 268-269
New Starters/New Paper- Copy the Questions!
1. What happened (on a world-wide scale) in 1918-1919?
2. When did Palmer launch his “anti-radical” raids?
