5/1/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Cold War Abroad")
2)  Video: "1946-52: Best Years"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 797-804 ("The Cold War at Home")
Focus your reading on:  a) Fair Deal  b) Election of 1948  c) Joseph McCarthy  d) Alger Hiss  e) Interstate Highway System


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Test 4


2)  Homework: Textbook, pages 666-670; 672-673 ("The Business-Government Partnership of the 1920s")
Focus your reading on:  a) Warren G. Harding's administration  b) Calvin Coolidge's political beliefs  c) Dawes Plan

4/30/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Fighting and Winning the War")
2)  Finish WWII and Korea Oral History Presentations

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 784-785; 788-797 ("The Cold War Abroad")
Focus your reading on:  a) Containment  b) Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan  c) NATO  d) Douglas MacArthur and the Korean War  e) "Massive retaliation"


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("An Unsettled Peace, 1919-20")
2)  Woodrow Wilson documents/questions/graded discussion
--Reading time first
--Questions on screen
--Graded Discussion

3)  Homework: Study for Test 4

4/29/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("British Columbia and the Japanese Evacuation")
2)  Oral Histories due
--Begin sharing WWII, and then Korea stories in class

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 767-776 ("Fighting and Winning the War")
Focus your reading on:  a) D-Day  b) Yalta


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("War on the Home Front")
2)  Video: "1914-19: Shell Shock"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 655; 658-662 ("An Unsettled Peace, 1919-20")
Focus your reading on:  a) Wilson's 14 Points  b) Palmer Raids

4/28/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Canada and the Second World War Presentations
--10 pts for document; 2.5 pts for presenting; 2.5 for visual
--Audience takes class notes

2)  Homework: W. Peter Ward reading in Green Reader ("British Columbia and the Japanese Evacuation")
Focus your reading on:  Specific examples of the impact of WWII on Japanese-Canadians

ORAL HISTORY PAPERS DUE TOMORROW!!


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Great War: 1914-18")
2)  World War I Propaganda
--Use books provided, pages 139-158
--Answer 4 questions for each of 4 selections:
(Pick 1 from this group--#s 1; 17-19)
(Pick 1 from this group--#s 2-5; 20)
(Pick 2 from this group--#s 6-16; 21-23)

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 647-655 ("War on the Home Front")
Focus your reading on:  Examples of U.S. civilian involvement in WWI

4/25/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1) 3rd period only: Discuss/hand in yesterday's video notes
2)  Canada and the Second World War
--6 groups: Prep Day in lab
--Present Monday
--At least 1/2 page of typed bullet-point notes
--At least 1 relevant visual

3)  Homework: Last weekend to complete Oral History Project (due Tuesday)


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Progressivism and National Politics")
2)  Test 4 Prep Sheet for next Thursday's test
Possible questions:
a)  What were the most important considerations in the United States' decision to go to war with Spain in 1898?
b)  What were the major goals of the Progressives in the U.S. and to what extent were they achieved by 1920?

3)  Finish "TR" video; discuss/hand in notes

4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 638-647 ("The Great War: 1914-18")
Focus your reading on:  a) Zimmermann Telegram  b) Impact of Russian Revolution on WWI

4/24/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Life on the Home Front")
2)  Video: "1941-45: Homefront"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework: Oral History work time (due next Tuesday)


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Course of Reform")
2)  Video: "TR"
--Take 2-sided notes:  a) TR's progressive ideas/policies  b) Other TR information

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 591-600 ("Progressivism and National Politics")
Focus your reading on:  TR's progressive policies as president: a) Conservation  b) Trust-busting  c) Government regulation of big business/Consumer protection

4/22/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Organizing for Victory")
2)  Hand in New Deal Review Assignments (stapled)
3)  Test 10 (DBQ)-Part 2 (Essay)

4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 762-767 ("Life on the Home Front")
Focus your reading on:  a) Rationing  b) Japanese-American internment


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Onto the World Stage")
2)  Video: "America: 1900"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 574-579; 582-587; 589-591 ("The Course of Reform")
Focus your reading on:  a) Muckrakers  b) Direct primary system  c) Initiative, referendum, and recall  d) Jane Addams' Hull House  e) Triangle Shirtwaist Company