Spring 2012 Progress reports 2/8 Intersession 2/27-3/2 Mid-semester 3/16* Progress reports 4/24 End semester 5 /31
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United States History
Spring 2012 Progress reports 2/8 Intersession 2/27-3/2 Mid-semester 3/16* Progress reports 4/24 End semester 5 /31 |
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NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED ... unless you have been ill or have talked with me first. |
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UNIT FOUR: The New Era of the Twenties; 1920 - 1929
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| Week 1 January 2 Wednesday (Soecial Schedule) Thursday | ||
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In
class: The 1920s (Reference: Chapter 11:
Getting On With Business |
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Palmer Raids clips |
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Reading like a Historian continues: The Palmer Raids For Friday: Ch 11 Section one - #2, #3, #4 of the Assessment, page 345 Quiz on Section one on Friday. Be prepared to duscuss: 1. p. 340 - What was the Red Scare? What caused it? 2. p. 341 - How were the Red scare and striking unions connected (in the minds of the public)? 3. p. 341 - 343 Explain the Great Migration. 4. p. 344 -345 What were the advances made by women's rights after 1910? Marcus Garvey.. |
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WEDNESDAY: Chapter 11, Sections 3&4 Quiz on Reading Film: Up South |
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Tues: Chapter 12: A Prospering Society Sections 1 and 2; quiz on sections onTuesday THRUSDAY: Section 3: CULTURE CLASH! ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK: Due FRIDAY in class: Read Section 3. Respond to the following questions in writing and bring to class: 1. The textbook makes the claim that "the Ku Klux Klan's popularity decline[d]" (p403). What evidence is in the textbook to support this claim? 2. By the mid-twenties, the Klan had expanded its circle of hatred to include others in addition to African Americans. Describe this expanded circle; why were different groups targeted geographically? 3. What reasons might there have been for the Klan to be so popular in places like Indiana? (you may want to look at a map of the US to see if there are clues about "why Indiana?") 4. The KKK still exists today. What are its stated goals? Who can become a member? http://www.kukluxklan.bz/ (you may not have access to this site from MHS.) 5. Explain the National Origins Act - its purpose and the results. 6. Why was Prohibition (the 18th Amendment) enacted? Why did it fail? What conclusions can you draw from this episode in US History? Assignment due (next) Tuesday by 8AM: From the film that you saw in class and/or chapters 11 and 12 (including Section 3), make a list of three topics you would most like to explore for your research paper. (Be sure to read Section 3 of Ch 12 before you make your final cut!) |
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EXAM : Unit IV Test on Chapters
11&12 (Wednesday)
Start Unit V: Economic Crisis and the New Deal FRIDAY: Chapter 13:The Great Depression, Sections 1 & 2 ( - expect a reading quiz) |
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