SWBAT explain the causes for the end of the Cold War

SWBAT explain the causes for the end of the Cold War

1. Watch "George HW Bush and the end of the Cold War" Crash Course
2. Read Module 15 lesson 5 and Module 17 Lesson 3
3. Complete "Key Terms" on page 594 and 677
4. Complete "Reading Checks"
5. Complete Lesson Assessments on pages 599 and 684

HW: Have a safe and relaxing summer. See you in the Fall!

SWBAT explain how the Cold War affected the "Third World" (Latin America, the Middle East, Africa)

SWBAT explain how the Cold War affected the "Third World" (Latin America, the Middle East, Africa)

1. Watch The Cold War recap
2. Watch the "Cuban Missile Crisis"
3. Watch "The Iranian Revolution" Jon Green Crash Course 
4. Watch the "Cold War in Latin America" segment of the CNN documentary
5. Read Module 15 Lesson 3 and Lesson 4 
6. Complete "Key Terms and People' (pages 578 and 586)
7. Complete Lesson Assessments on pages 585 and 593

SWBAT explain the origins of China and Communism and the Cold War in Asia (Korea and Vietnam)

SWBAT explain the origins of China and Communism and the Cold War in Asia (Korea and Vietnam)

1. Watch the following "Crash Courses" (in World and US History): "The Cold War," "Communists, Nationalists, and China's Revolutions," and "The Cold War in Asia"
2. Take notes summarizing each 
3. Read Module 15 lessons 2 and 3. 
4. Identify the key terms and people (pages 572 and 578)
5. Study the graph on page 573 (Chinese Political Opponents, 1945) and answer the two "Interpret charts" questions
6. Answer the "Reading Check" questions on pages 573, 574, 577, 580, 581, 584
7. Complete the "Lesson Assessments" on page 577 and 585

 

SWBAT explain the origins and nature of the Cold War

SWBAT explain the origins and nature of the Cold War

1. Go over homework 
2. The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb worksheet: Debating the options and whether the US was justified in dropping the A-bomb 
3. Watch The Manhattan Project and Atomic Bomb test and  Hiroshima and Nagasaki
4. Start Homework 

HW:
Read Module 15
Identify the key terms and people on page 562
Complete the "Reading Checks" on pages 563, 564, 566, 567,568, and 569
"The Space Race" page 570 and answer questions
Complete "Lesson 1 Assessment" on page 571

SWBAT identify the key turning points bringing about the end of WWII and the aftermath of the war

SWBAT identify the key turning points bringing about the end of WWII and the aftermath of the war

1. Discuss: Key turning points and the aftermath of the war  (Wartime propaganda and challenges, the role of Walt Disney and the Good Neighbor Policy, Key battles in the Pacific, D-Day,  V-E Day, the decision to drop the Atomic Bomb, Japan surrenders, etc.)
2. Go over point point The Final Stages of WWII and its aftermath 
3. Take notes with note-taking guide
4. On your own, download and watch the following short video clips: The Bataan Death March, Kamikaze Pilots, Walt Disney's Donald Duck Der Fuehrer's Face, Disney helps with Good Neighbor Policy: Donal goes to Brazil, makes a new friend, falls in love, and dances the Samba  
5. Start homework 

Homework:
Read Module 14 lesson 4 and 5
Identify the key terms on pages 542 and 552
Complete the reading check questions (pages 545, 546,548, 551, 554, and 556)
Complete the "Lesson Assessment questions" on pages 551 and 557

SWBAT understand the origins and nature of the Holocaust

SWBAT understand the origins and nature of the Holocaust

1. Finish going over the power point
2. Go over homework 
3. Read "Targeting the Sinti and the Roma" (answer questions and do the S.I.T.) 
4. Complete "Overview of the Anti-Judaism and Antisemitism" and share answers 
5. Start tonight's homework (Facing History readings about the Holocaust - answer questions and do the S.I.T.) 

HW: Anti Judaism Before the Enlightenment and from Religious Prejudice to Antisemitism, and Isolating Homosexuals 

Answer the questions and do the "S.I.T." annotations for each 

SWBAT understand the origins and the nature of the Holocaust

SWBAT understand the origins and the nature of the Holocaust

1. Go over homework 
2. Discuss the roots of anti-semitism in Christian Europe and in the Roman Empire (the Jewish Revolt, the Medieval blood libel, Pope Innoent III, King Luther's antisemitism, etc.)
3. Go over the Holocaust power point (The Final Solution) - take notes of what stood out and write down any questions you have
4. Understanding the Nazi Party Platform (True/False worksheet) 
5. Primary Source packet - answer questions and then fill in a time line with events from an "event bank"
6. Watch short documentary on the Holocaust (The Path to Nazi Genocide) from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and write a brief summary, highlighting what stood out to you (S.I.T.) 

HW:  Finish the "Primary Source Packet" activities, Watch the Documentary (The Path to Nazi Genocide) and watch Schindler's List or one of the movies I recommended for the Holocaust