U.S. History II
This Day in History: May 17th On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling, which declared that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal. 1940: The Nazis occupied Brussels, Belgium, during World War II.
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Holocaust Survivors, Veterans Gather at DC Museum
TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY Profiles and Perspectives: Student Assessment You will get 5 points for completing both assessments, but you must show me your completed screen to receive credit. |
World War II
 | - How did the aftermath of World War I contribute to political problems in Europe?
- How did problems facing Europe in postwar years lead to the rise of totalitarian leaders?
- What events exemplify the growing use of military force by totalitarian regimes in the 1930s?
- What alarming actions did Adolf Hitler take in the mid-1930s?
- What is appeasement and it is an effective policy?
- How did Germany's actions in 1939 trigger the start of WWII?
- Identify actions that Hitler took after the German army invaded Poland? What happened next?
- Identify the Allied and Axis powers in addition to the leaders of each country?
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WWII Test: Tuesday, May 21st
In-Class Review: Monday, May 20th
Informative Component
Due: Wednesday, May 22nd
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| May 15th and May 16th - How did the Allied powers fight the Battle of the Atlantic?
- What did the American forces accomplish in North Africa and Italy?
- What were the events associated with the D-Day invasion and why was it significant?
Announcements: - Research Day: Friday, May 17th
- WWII Test: Tuesday, May 21st
- Informative Component Due: Wednesday, May 22nd
Have a wonderful time at the Junior Prom, take lots of pictures : )
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| M 5/6 | - Introduce US II Alternate Assessment (Final Project)
- Provide a brief overview of the assignment, which is worth 10% of your grade.
- Go over possible topic--you are not limited to the topics on the list they are only meant to serve as a guide--if there is something else you want to research, please just see me.
- Pick Topics - Wednesday, May 8th - come to class prepared with your top five list.
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| T 5/7 | - Go over questions related to Pearl Harbor
- Primary Source: A Veteran Reminisces, John Garcia
- Article: The World: Early Warnings; What Did He Know, and When?
- Sasinschool Activity: Japanese Internment
- HW: Primary source analysis and come to class with your topics selected.
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| W 5/8 | - Select your topic for your final project
- Go over informative component of the final project
- The informative component is the most important part of your project--you will be responsible for organizing information, extracting main ideas, and identifying major themes associated with your topic. You must complete valid research; if you put your all into the informative component, everything else will be easy.
- Guided Outline: Internment Camps and Seabrook Farms
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| F 5/10 | Research Day (Library) Work on the informative component of your project--it is the most important part of your project. Make sure that you are doing valid research!!! Use the library databases. HW: The United States Mobilizing for War (Reading) and Questions Due: Monday, May 13th - the assignment will be collected and graded!!! |
| M 4/29 | - Closed Notebook Quiz: Tuesday, April 30th - Date Changed, You're Welcome :)
- Guided Outline (Notes): American Policy
- Study for the closed notebook quiz!!!
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Europe Erupts in War
DUE: Wednesday, April 24th
Thursday, April 25th
| M 4/15 | Introduction to World War II - Guided Outline (Notes): The Rise of Dictators
- Reading: The Treaty of Versailles
- HW: Reading and Questions, The Rise of Dictators, Due: Tuesday, April 16th
- Please make sure that you have a hardcopy of your questions, they will be collected.
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| T 4/16 | - Finish notes, The Rise of Dictators
- Brief discussion about democracy
- Collect HW questions, The Rise of Dictators
- HW: Reading and Questions, Revolt in a Beer Hall, Due: Thursday, April 18th
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| W 4/17 | - Notes: Country Backgrounds
- World War II Map
- HW: Reading and Questions, Revolt in a Beer Hall
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| R 4/18 | - Reading: Anger and Humiliation
- Notes: Hitler's Rise to Power
- Map Questions
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| F 4/19 | - Finish notes, Hitler's Rise to Power
- Political Cartoon Analysis: Tough Customer Drunk With Power
- Guided Outline (Notes): Appeasement Policy
- Political Cartoon Analysis (HW): Appeasement
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FDR AND THE NEW DEAL
| - What were the key events of the presidential election of 1932?
- What was the nature of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's relationship?
- What initial actions did Roosevelt take to stabilize the economy?
- How did the New Deal run into trouble in Roosevelt's first term?
- What were the key programs of the Second Hundred Days?
- How did New Deal programs help to revive organized labor?
- How did public roles of women and African Americans change during the New Deal?
- What was the impact of the New Deal on the nation in the 1930s?
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| M 4/1 | TEST: FDR & THE NEW DEAL Tuesday, April 2nd - In-Class Review: Mix Tape Review
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W 4/3 R 4/4 | - NJ in the 1930s
- There will be an open notebook quiz before Friday, this will be your last grade of the 3rd marking period. Please make sure that you are prepared and have all of your notes.
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| M 3/25 | - Go over FDR's fireside chat on the bank crisis and take notes; define fireside chat, emergency banking act, Glass Steagall Act, FDIC
- Go over reading and questions, Roosevelt Takes Action
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| T 3/26 | - Go over reading and questions, Roosevelt Takes Action
- Notes: The New Deal
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| W 3/27 | - Notes on the New Deal
- Open Notebook Quiz: FDR & The New Deal
- HW: The New Deal in Decline, Due: Thursday, March 29th
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| R 3/29 | Notes: Court Packing Scheme and Second New Deal Test: FDR & The New Deal Tuesday, April 2nd |
| M 3/18 | Introduction to FDR and the New Deal |
| T 3/19 | - Go over classwork questions, The First 100 Days (assigned Friday, 3/15)
- Finish notes - FDR & The New Deal (Introduction)
- Political Cartoon Analysis: FDR - Priming the Pump
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R 3/21 F 3/22 | FDR - Fireside Chat Reading and Questions Due: Monday, March 25th If you do not have the questions completed for Monday, you will receive a zero, with no opportunity to make up the work. The questions will be collected, please make sure that you have a hardcopy for Monday. |
The Great Depression
| - What is the Great Depression?
- Can another Great Depression happen today?
- What is the difference between a recession and a depression?
- Identify and explain the causes of the Great Depression.
- How did the stock market crash?
- Identify and explain hardships that people experienced during the Great Depression.
- How were people living in urban areas effected versus people living in rural areas?
- What is the Dust Bowl?
- How did Hoover respond to the Great Depression?
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UNIT TEST: Thursday, March 14th
Check out Brain Pop to review!
| M 3/11 | - What is the dust bowl? Why did it happen? Who was effected?
- What was Hoover's response to the Great Depression? Explain.
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| T 3/12 | - What was Hoover's response to the Great Depression? Explain.
- Video Clip: President Herbert Hoover
- Handout: Hoover (Policies and Perspectives)
- Was Hoover qualified to be president?
- Define volunteerism and rugged individualism.
- Identify weaknesses of President Hoover and explain.
- How did Hoover feel about direct relief and why?
- PowerPoint: Hoover as President
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| W 3/13 | Review for the Great Depression Test Test: Thursday, March 14th Check out the Brain Pop to review the Great Depression!!! |
| F 3/15 | Introduction: FDR & The New Deal - Reading: Election of 1932
- The First 100 Days
The questions are due Monday, March 18th. If the questions are not complete for Monday, you will receive a zero with no opportunity to make up the work. Please use class time effectively! Enjoy the weekend...Happy Saint Patrick's Day : )
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| M 2/25 | - Video Clip: Video Economics Anyone
- Definitions: Human Toll Key Terms
- Video Clip: Tent City - 2009
- HW: Reading and Questions, The Human Toll, DUE: Tuesday, February 26th
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| R 2/28 | - Movie: Hard Times, Movie Viewing Guide
- Take notes during the movie. The movie is about thirty minutes long. After the movie, please partner up with the person next to you and compare notes.
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| F 2/29 | Reading and Questions The questions are due Monday, March 4th. If the questions are not complete you will receive a zero with no opportunity to make up the work. |
| W 2/20 | - Finish Presentations
- Open Notebook Quiz: The Roaring Twenties
- Introduction to the Great Depression
- What do you know about the Great Depression? (list items)
- What does it mean to be in a depression?
- What is a welfare state? Provide examples.
- Identify causes of the Great Depression and explain.
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| R 2/21 | - Review questions about the Great Depression
- Graphic Organizer (Chart): Causes of the Great Depression
- BrainPop: Causes of the Great Depression
- HW: Reading and Questions, DUE: Friday, 2/22
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The Roaring Twenties
- How did American life change in the 1920s?
- In what ways did the 1920s reveal a national conflict over basic values?
- Were the "Roaring Twenties" really roaring for everyone?
- What was Prohibition and how did it effect the nation?
- What were some qualities of the new consumer during the 1920s?
- Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. economy in the 1920s?
- Describe the presidencies of Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge.
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Use the Library Databases!!!
ABC-CLIO, American History, Pop Culture Universe, ProQuest Historical Newspapers
| M 2/11 | - LIBRARY DAY
- Please use class time effectively!!!
- Use valid sources to gather your information!!!
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| T 2/12 | - Work on your Roaring Twenties Project
- Use class time effectively!!!
- Annotated Bibliography DUE: Wednesday, February 13th
- MLA FORMAT - Use Easybib to help you out.
- Hardcopy Required!
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| W 2/13 | - Annotated Bibliography Due!
- Hardcopy Required!
- Work on projects and prepare your presentations!
- Presentation start tomorrow!
- Final Products DUE: Tuesday, February 19th
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| R 2/14 | Roaring Twenties Presentations - Period 2: Omid & Drew (5-7 minutes), Erica (4-5 minutes), Amanda & Kenzie (4-6 minutes), Romy (3-5 minutes)
- Period 6: Austin & Jake (4-6 minutes), Ethan & Kenny (5-7minutes), Trumbetti & Fava (4-6 minutes), Taylor (3-5 minutes)
- BrainPop: Harlem Renaissance
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| F 2/15 | Roaring Twenties Presentations - Period 2: Montanti & Jonah (6-8 minutes), Corrine & Melanie (4-6 minutes), Kylie & Sigourney (4-6 minutes), Austin (3-5 minutes), Jacob (3-5 minutes); Josh & Sherman (5-7 minutes)
- Period 6: Magna Leffler (3-5), Ariel & Sammy (4-6 minutes), Jill (3-5 minutes), Dean Emirzian (3-5 minutes), Sara (3-5 minutes), Cara (3-5 minutes), Carolina (3-5 minutes)
- Anyone who did not present should be prepared to present on Tuesday!
FINAL PRODUCTS DUE: Tuesday, February 19th Hardcopy required! |
| M 2/4 | - What does it mean to be a consumer based economy?
- Guided Outline (Notes): Business in the 1920s
- Explain the impact of the automobile.
- The Roaring Twenties Project
- Proposals Due: February 6th
- Be creative!!!
- Think about what you want to do and "really" put some time into creating your proposal--it will make your research and final product a lot easier.
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| T 2/5 | - Guided Outline (Notes): The Twenties Woman
- How were women portrayed/treated prior to the 1920s?
- The Roaring Twenties Project Proposals
- DUE: Wednesday, February 6th
- One copy per group
- Hardcopy required
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| R 1/31 | Introduction to the "Roaring Twenties" |
| F 2/1 | - Guided Outline: Introduction to the 1920s
- Were the "Roaring Twenties" really roaring for everyone?
- How was rural life different from urban life in the 1920s?
- Go over HW, The Consumer Economy and Mass Entertainment
- What does it mean to be a consumer based economy?
- NO HOMEWORK! ENJOY THE SUPERBOWL : )
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Commemorating
September 11th
History Consortium at the Hermitage, New Jersey
Profiles & Perspectives
Student Assessment
Year 3 PRE-TEST
It is a document based question--answer the question to the best of your ability using the documents that they have provided for you. I would recommend answering the question in a word document first and then copying and pasting your response to the appropriate answer box. It is a difficult task, I know, but please do the best that you can.
