Monday 2/26 & Wednesday 2/28

SUB IN CLASS THIS DAY

Movie and Short Answer Questions Assignment: The Atomic Cafe 

Link to movie

A darkly humorous look at the Early Cold War using a compilation of primary sources: documentary, propaganda, government & commercial films from the Mid-1940s to the late 1950s.

Thursday 2/22 & Friday 2/23

SUB IN CLASS THIS DAY

Unit 3 & 4 Test: You may use assignments, notes and your books

Collect Chapter 14 Sections 3, 4 & 5 Assignment

Collect Chapter 13 & 14 Open Book Quizzes

When everyone is done:

Video: WWII in HD, Endgame

Friday 2/16 & Tuesday 2/20

Unit 4: Starter #8  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.

Starters Due: You should have 8 starters. 8 starters X 5 pts each = 40 Points Possible

New Assignment Chapter 14 Section 3, 4 & 5

Pass Back Papers

Chapter 13 & 14 Open Book Quiz

Tuesday 2/13 (B-Day Class 6th Period) & Wednesday 2/14 (A-Day Classes, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Periods)

Roll/Hand out ACT paperwork.

Students will go to the Tech Atrium to fill of paperwork for the upcoming ACT Test.

No assignments, nothing to make up.

Monday 2/12 (A-Day Classes, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Periods) & Thursday 2/15 (B-Day Class 6th Period)

Unit 4: Starter #7  Documents 1 & 2 P. 412
Please copy the questions!
1. 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. Document 2. What is going on in this image?
4. What effect do you think images like this had on workers in war industries?

Video and Guide: The Century, America’s Time, Civilians At War
Link to video

Discuss Chapter 14 Section 1 & 2 Assignment, Due

Thursday 2/8 Friday 2/9

Unit 4: 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?

Crash Course US History~World War II Part 2

New Assignment Chapter 14 Section 1 & 2

WWII in HD: Battle Stations 
Link to episode on YouTube
(Once everyone is done with the assignment)

Tuesday 2/6 & Wednesday 2/7

Unit 4: 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.


Lil Hitler – Robot Chicken

Time to finish Chapter 13 Section 3 & 4

Discuss Chapter 13 Section 3 & 4 Assignment

Video and Guide: Story of US, World War II
Link to video

Friday 2/2 & Monday 2/5

Unit 4: Starter #4  Timeline P. 384-385
Please copy the questions!
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?

Crash Course US History~World War II Part 1

Discuss Chapter 13 Section 1 & 2

New Assignment- Chapter 13 Section 3 & 4

ACT Pre-Administration Session 2/13 (B Day) & 2/14 (A Day