Thursday, February 12, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Why did the United States join World War I?
    2. How were the battles of Verdun and the Somme connected?

  2. Finish Discussing Conducting World War I

  3. Crash Course: World War I Video

  4. Unit 7: Chapters 7.1/7.2/7.3 Quiz

  5. Discuss the Economy in the Interwar Period

  6. Begin work on Unit 7: Chapter 7.8 Homework (Homework--Due Friday, February 27th)

  7. Begin work on Unit 7: Chapter 7.9 Homework (Homework--Due Friday, February 27th)

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. How did trench warfare change the way wars were fought?
    2. What are two of the new technologies of the war and what role did each play?

  2. Continue Discussing Conducting World War I

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

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What were the alliances formed prior to World War I?
    2. What did European nations hope the alliance system would do? What happened instead?

  2. Finish Discussing the Causes of World War I

  3. Discuss Conducting World War I

  4. Begin work on Unit 7: Chapter 7.6 Homework (Homework--Due Tuesday, February 24th)

  5. Begin work on Unit 7: Chapter 7.7 Homework (Homework--Due Tuesday, February 24th)

Monday, February 9, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What caused the March Revolution in Russia?
    2. What caused the November Revolution in Russia?

  2. Finish Discussing Shifting Power

  3. Discuss the Causes of World War I

Friday, February 6, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Which 19th century concept do you think was the most important heading into the 20th: nationalism, imperialism, industrialization? Why?
    2. How do you think the 19th century global migrations might impact the 20th century?

  2. Discuss Shifting Power

  3. Begin work on Unit 7: Chapter 7.4 Homework (Homework--Due Wednesday, February 18th)

  4. Begin work on Unit 7: Chapter 7.5 Homework (Homework--Due Wednesday, February 18th)

Thursday, February 5, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
    2. What was the White Australia Policy?

  2. Unit 6 Test

  3. Begin work on Unit 7: Chapter 7.1 Homework (Homework--Due Thursday, February 12th)

  4. Begin work on Unit 7: Chapter 7.2 Homework (Homework--Due Thursday, February 12th)

  5. Begin work on Unit 7: Chapter 7.3 Homework (Homework--Due Thursday, February 12th)

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

  1. Units 5/6 Document-Based Essay Question Test

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

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. How were the two different waves of Irish immigrants treated in the United States?
    2. What impact did Italian immigrants have on Argentinian culture?

  2. Finish Discussing the Effects of Migration

  3. Unit 6: Chapters 6.7/6.8 Quiz

  4. Finish DBQ Thesis Practice, Part 2
    Copy/paste thesis statements into Pear Deck

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

Monday, February 2, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. How did the British penal colonies in Australia work?
    2. For what reasons did people from China emigrate?

  2. Discuss the Effects of Migration

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

Friday, January 30, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What roles did members of the Colonial Service and technical experts play within the British Empire?
    2. How were many Italian migrants different from those of most other ones from the period?

  2. Crash Course: Imperialism Video

  3. Unit 6: Chapters 6.5/6.6 Quiz

  4. DBQ Thesis Practice, Part 2
    For each of the prompts and documents, create a thesis statement