Tuesday, March 11, 2025

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What were the causes and effects of the Berlin Blockade?
    2. What were NATO and the Warsaw Pact?

  2. Finish Discussing the Effects of the Cold War

  3. Start of the Cold War Video

  4. Unit 8: Chapters 8.1/8.2/8.3 Quiz

  5. Begin work on Unit 8: Chapter 8.7 Homework (Homework--Due Thursday, March 20th)

  6. Begin work on Unit 8: Chapter 8.8 Homework (Homework--Due Thursday, March 20th)

  7. Begin work on Unit 8: Chapter 8.9 Homework (Homework--Due Thursday, March 20th)

Monday, March 10, 2025

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What was containment and how/where was it first applied?
    2. What were the "legs" of the Space Race and who won each?

  2. Finish Discussing the Cold War

  3. Clip from History Rocks: The 1960s Music Video
    Space Race

  4. Discuss the Effects of the Cold War

  5. Finish Work and Study for Tomorrow's Quiz (Homework)

Friday, March 7, 2025

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. How does what China is doing to the Uyghurs meet the definition of genocide?
    2. What has the government of Myanmar been doing to the Rohingya?

  2. Prophets and Lessons Soviet Cartoon

  3. Discuss the Cold War

  4. Begin work on Unit 8 Homework (Homework--Due the day of the unit test)

Thursday, March 6, 2025

  1. Night and Fog Video

  2. Discuss Setting the Stage for the Cold War and Decolonization

  3. Begin work on Unit 8: Chapter 8.4 Homework (Homework--Due Monday, March 17th)

  4. Begin work on Unit 8: Chapter 8.5 Homework (Homework--Due Monday, March 17th)

  5. Begin work on Unit 8: Chapter 8.6 Homework (Homework--Due Monday, March 17th)

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What caused the Rwandan Genocide?

  2. Unit 7 Test

  3. Begin work on Unit 8: Chapter 8.1 Homework (Homework--Due Tuesday, March 11th)

  4. Begin work on Unit 8: Chapter 8.2 Homework (Homework--Due Tuesday, March 11th)

  5. Begin work on Unit 8: Chapter 8.3 Homework (Homework--Due Tuesday, March 11th)

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

  1. Unit 7 Long Essay Question Test

  2. Finish Work and Study for Tomorrow's Test (Homework)

Monday, March 3, 2025

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Prior to the “Final Solution”, what steps did Hitler take to eliminate Europe’s Jewish population?
    2. What actions taken by the Allies during World War II could be considered war atrocities?

  2. Finish Discussing Mass Atrocities

  3. Unit 7: Chapters 7.8/7.9 Quiz

  4. Maximilian Kolbe Article Analysis
    Use the reading to answer the questions (Canvas)

  5. Study for Tomorrow's LEQ Essay Test (Homework)

Friday, February 28, 2025

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What is a genocide?
    2. What led to the Armenian Genocide?

  2. Continue Discussing Mass Atrocities

  3. Finish Work and Study for Monday's Quiz (Homework)

Thursday, February 27, 2025

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Why was Midway the turning point battle in the Pacific?
    2. How and why did the war in the Pacific end?

  2. Discuss Mass Atrocities

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. How was Germany able to defeat France so quickly?
    2. Why was Stalingrad the turning point battle in Europe?

  2. Finish Discussing Conducting World War II

  3. Finish WW2 - OverSimplified (Part 1) Video

  4. WW2 - OverSimplified (Part 2) Video

  5. Unit 7: Chapters 7.6/7.7 Quiz

  6. D-Day and Eisenhower Documents
    Use the documents to answer the questions (Canvas)