4/15/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("FDR, the New Deal, and R.B. Bennett's Recovery Plan")
**Political Cartoon Practice
2)  Great Depression Project Presentation (Day 1 of 2)
(15 points--10 for 1.5 pages of info; 5 for 2 visuals)

3)  Homework: D.N. Sprague reading in Green Reader ("Apparent Need for a 'New Deal'") [Pages 198-205 only]
Focus your reading on:  R.B. Bennett's beliefs/actions as Prime Minister during the Depression


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Crisis of American Politics: The 1890s")
2)  DuBois vs. Washington (Day 2 of 2)
--Finish questions
--Graded Discussion

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 525-531; 534 ("Race and Politics in the New South")
Focus your reading on:  a) Washington's views on segregation (Accommodationist; Atlanta Compromise Address) b) DuBois' views that disagreed with Washington  c) Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896)