Thursday, February 7-Friday, February 8, 2013

Today, we looked at the legacy of World War I.  We looked at the impact of the war on population, of urban areas, on technology, and on the economy.  We predicted how those impacts would influence the world.  We also looked at what caused Russia to withdraw from the war.

Tonight,
Begin reading Animal Farm.  Introduction, Chapters 1 and 2.

Take notes on each of the chapters.

Tuesday, February 5-Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Today, we took a look at the various methods that were used to create peace after World War I.  We discussed Woodrow Wilson, the Fourteen Points, and the League of Nations.

Tonight,
Complete pg. 383, 2-4
Handouts:  All Quiet on the Western Front

Modified Assignment
Complete pg. 383, 1 and 2

Friday, February 1-Monday, February 4, 2013

Today, we focused on the way that the war was fought around the world.  We completed a map that showed which nations participated and it what ways.

Tonight:  Complete pg. 377, 2-4

Modified Assignment:
Read:  Fighting Rages Beyond Europe (Pg. 373)
Questions:  Identify two locations outside of Europe that fought in the war or were affected by the war.

Read:  The United States Enters the War (Pg. 374)
Questions:  Identify two reasons why the United States got involved in World War I.

Read:  Governments Wage Total War (Pg. 375)
Questions:  What does it mean that World War I was a total war?  Why did governments start rationing?

Wednesday, January 30-Thursday, January 31, 2013

Today, we discussed the Alliance System that was set up in Europe before WWI began and how that created a chain reaction in Europe that propelled Europe towards a war.  We also discussed the way that the war was fought and how the traditional methods/standards of war were not successful, creating a stalemate that prolonged the war.

Tonight:
1.  Complete pg. 371, #2-4.
2.  Focus on one technological advancement.
Create a chart in which you highlight the four major technological advancements (found on pages 370-371) and explain how each advancement changed the face of war and the world.


Modified Assignment:
1. Complete pg. 371, #2 and 3.
2. Create a chart in which you highlight one of the four major technological advancements (found on pages 370-371) and explain how that advancement changed the face of war and the world.

Monday, January 28-Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Today, we talked about the world right before the Great War.  We brainstormed some ways that peace was maintained throughout the world.  We discussed the various ways that "set the world for war".

Tonight:
Work on Pg. 371, complete #1-4
Vocabulary-World War I

Modified Assignment:
Work on Pg. 371, complete #1 and2
Vocabulary-World War I

Tuesday, January 22-Friday, January 25, 2012

Today we took our final exam.
Our homework: Due Monday/Tuesday next week is as follows:

• Terms and Names from Chapter 13

Grades will be updated as each classes final exams are graded.

Thursday, January 17-Friday, January 18, 2013

Today you got a study guide for the Final Exam.  Please turn in your completed study guide for 10 points extra credit points on the day of your final exam.  Below is a copy of the study guide.  Please print out for your convenience.

1. Who did the Hebrews believe the prophets were?
2. During the middle ages, what was the focus of the Church's teachings?
3. What did John Locke believe was the duty of government?
4. Where did the Renaissance begin?
5. Who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?
6. What was the central theme of John Calvin's teachings?
7. Where did the Mughal Empire originate?
8. In England's Glorious Revolution, what was the result?
9. What is abolutism? What types of government encouraged absolutism?
10. What came first, the Scientific Revolution or the Enlightenment?
11. What movement inspired the American Revolution?
12. Who was Hobbes' social contract between?
13. What was the general thought about women, according to the philosophes?
14. What was the percentage of population in the First through Third Estates, in pre Revolution France?
15. Why did King Louis XIV call a meeting between the Estates-General?
16. Why did the National Assembly gain and eventually love support?
17. Who imposed and controlled the Reign of Terror?
18. In Revolution France which sector of society embraced the Enlightenment ideals?
19. Who led the Haitian Revolution of Hispaniola?
20. Who is known as the Libertador?
21. In which country did Miguel Hidalgo try to gain independence from Spain?
22. Which president, elected by the people, declared himself emperor?
23. What was the purpose of the realism movement? What was it a response to?
24. Which economic system is in most direct opposition to the laissez-faire policy?
25. In 1839, the British cities of Manchester and Liverpool were connected by what?
26. What were Robert Owen, Charles Fourier, and Horace Mann?
27. What was the earliest form of energy?
28. What were Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, and Adam Smith?
29. Who were the Luddites?
30. What did Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels believe society was dominated by?
31. What is Marx's final phase of history?
32. Who could vote in 1832 Britain?
33. What reforms occurred in Great Britain by 1900?
34. Which country was led by the Third Republic for 60 years?
35. Which was the first country to grant women the right to vote?
36. What was Captain Alfred Dreyfus accused of in the Dreyfus Affair?
37. Where did the largest number of Irish people emigrate during the Great Famine?
38. Which European and African groups are closely tied to South African history?
39. Which country successfully resisted European colonization?
40. Which country allowed limited self-rule in its colonies?
41. Which European country controlled the following Pacific nations? Indochina, Singapore, Indonesia?
42. What was the main cause of inadequate food supplies in Africa during European colonization?
43. What eventually made India valuable to Britain?
44. What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary?
45. Who proposed the Open Door Policy? Which country was it directed towards?
46. What did Latin American countries spend most of the income they received from exports on?
47. Which rebellion's slogan was “Death to the foreign devils”?
48. In the Mexican Revolution, who Mexico trying to gain independence from?
49. The Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassin was a supporter of what?
50. What was the first nation to declare war on another in World War I?
    
    Here is the link to the powerpoint we reviewed in class:
    
    Final Review