Monday, March 23, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. How did the Cold War affect politics in Latin America?
    2. Why was the Cold War never “hot” between the superpowers?

  2. Discuss Advances in Technology and Exchange

  3. Begin work on Unit 9 Homework (Homework--Due the day of the unit test)

Friday, March 20, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What was the August Coup and what were its effects?

  2. Unit 8 Test

  3. Begin work on Unit 9: Chapter 9.1 Homework (Homework--Due Thursday, March 26th)

  4. Begin work on Unit 9: Chapter 9.2 Homework (Homework--Due Thursday, March 26th)

  5. Begin work on Unit 9: Chapter 9.3 Homework (Homework--Due Thursday, March 26th)

Thursday, March 19, 2026

  1. Units 7/8 Document-Based Question Essay Test

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

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What were the goals and tactics of the Irish Republican Army?
    2. Why did both the Soviet Union and the United States want détente?

  2. Finish Discussing the End of the Cold War

  3. Crash Course: Cold War Video

  4. Unit 8: Chapters 8.7/8.8/8.9 Quiz

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

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What happened in Hungary in 1956?
    2. What happened in the United States in 1968?

  2. Finish Discussing Global Resistance to Established Power Structures

  3. World101: Can Terrorism Be Defined? Video

  4. Discuss the End of the Cold War

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

Monday, March 16, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. How has the Indian/Pakistani conflict escalated since independence?
    2. What is a “metropole” and what are examples?

  2. Crash Course: Decolonization Video

  3. The Complicated History of Conflict Between Israel and Palestinians Video

  4. Discuss Global Resistance to Established Power Structures

Friday, March 13, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Why was the United Nations’ partition plan for Palestine never implemented?
    2. What were the causes and effects of the Camp David Accords?

  2. Finish Discussing Newly Independent States

  3. Unit 8: Chapters 8.4/8.5/8.6 Quiz

Thursday, March 12, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What brought Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to absolute power in 1953?
    2. What led to the Iranian Revolution of 1979?

  2. Finish Discussing Discuss Decolonization After 1900

  3. Why was India Split into Two Countries? Video

  4. Discuss Newly Independent States

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

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Why did Mao's Great Leap Forward fail?
    2. What were the results of Mao's Cultural Revolution?

  2. Finish Discussing the Spread of Communism After 1900

  3. Crash Course: Iran's Revolutions Video

  4. Discuss Decolonization After 1900

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Why did the United States become involved in Vietnam?
    2. What were the causes and effects of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

  2. How Nuclear Warfare Inspired Godzilla Video

  3. Discuss the Spread of Communism After 1900

Monday, March 9, 2026

  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

Friday, March 6, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. How did the World War II conferences help lead to the Cold War?
    2. What was containment and how/where was it first applied?

  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)

  6. Begin work on Unit 8: Chapter 8.7 Homework (Homework--Due Wednesday, March 18th)

  7. Begin work on Unit 8: Chapter 8.8 Homework (Homework--Due Wednesday, March 18th)

  8. Begin work on Unit 8: Chapter 8.9 Homework (Homework--Due Wednesday, March 18th)

Thursday, March 5, 2026

  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. Finish Discussing Setting the Stage for the Cold War and Decolonization

  3. Prophets and Lessons Soviet Cartoon

  4. Discuss the Cold War

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

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. After the Holocaust, the world said “never again.” Why do you think genocides have continued to happen?

  2. Night and Fog Video

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

  4. Begin work on Unit 8: Chapter 8.4 Homework (Homework--Due Friday, March 13th)

  5. Begin work on Unit 8: Chapter 8.5 Homework (Homework--Due Friday, March 13th)

  6. Begin work on Unit 8: Chapter 8.6 Homework (Homework--Due Friday, March 13th)

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

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

  2. Unit 7 Long Essay Question Test

  3. Begin work on Unit 8: Chapter 8.1 Homework (Homework--Due Monday, March 9th)

  4. Begin work on Unit 8: Chapter 8.2 Homework (Homework--Due Monday, March 9th)

  5. Begin work on Unit 8: Chapter 8.3 Homework (Homework--Due Monday, March 9th)

Monday, March 2, 2026

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

  2. Review Units 3/4 LEQ Essay Test

  3. Unit 7 Test

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