•You
are going to be looking at two conflicts and comparing how they went for
America. They are the Korean War and The Bay of Pigs. You can do solo or with
one partner.
•Divide
a paper in half. On both sides you will be comparing these two events. Answer
the following for each. Korean War 611-615 Bay of Pigs 673-674
1.
When was this? Who was involved? How did America get involved?
2.
How was the idea of containment involved in the conflict?
3.
What happened during the conflict?
4.
What was the result of the conflict?
5.
Would you consider it a success for America? Why?
6.
What went wrong in both of these incidents?
7. In
a small sense the Korean War will lead to the Vietnam War and the Bay of Pigs
will lead to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Do you think America should of stayed
out of either or these, or was it worth trying? Why?
8.
For Korean War-What took place between Macarthur and Truman and why do you
think Truman disagreed with his general?
For Bay of Pigs-Look at page 675-Why do you think we cared so much about
Cuba?
9. Why
do you think both of these incidents are rarely discussed? Korean War is called
The Forgotten War and I am guessing you have never heard of the Bay of Pigs
before today.
10.
Draw one picture showing how these events play a part in America’s role in the
postwar world
Feb 12-Students began looking at the depression through an online google classroom assignment
Feb 13-Students finished the assignment in class. Assignments not finished were for homework.
Feb 14-Students wrote their dbq in class today and turned it in. It will replace our unit 5 quiz
Feb 15-I reviewed the King High Remembers packet that should be given to a parent today. We finished up class by talking about how FDR will respond differently to the Depression when he is elected.
Feb 20- I talked a little about the New Deal and how programs impacted America. After we started through a document reading on the New Deal and how FDR took action to try to fix America
Feb 21-We finished the reading and there was a short assignment.
Feb 22-Students finished looking at the New Deal by looking in the textbook at a lot of the programs. Also they were to review the positive and negative of the new deal and come to their own conclusions on how effective they think it was.
Feb 23-Students finished yesterday's work about the new deal. They turned in their work and got a review guide for the test that will be Tuesday next week
Feb 26-I was out today, students organized their notebook and reviewed for the test in class
Feb 27-Today we finished up Unit 5 taking the Unit 5 test and turning in our notebook
Monday Feb 5-We looked at the Presidents of the 1920's. They were very conservative. While times were good this only helped things to flourish. When they go bad though it will be a different story.
Tuesday Feb 6-We looked briefly at the 19th amendment and how it was passed. Also how technology and inventions, as well as the 19th amendment led to changes among women in the 1920's
Wed Feb 7-We started looking at What caused the Great Depression. There was a packet as well as several readings.
Thursday Feb 8-We got our second What caused the great depression packet. This one included a large part of Herbert Hoover.
Friday Feb 9-We finished looking at the packet from yesterday. I went over Hoover's 5 thoughts and how he thought things would turn around. Students finished class looking at the other ideas of the depression through the perfect storm handout
Jan 29-Welcome to the 2nd semester we started out the semester looking at prohibition and why America both started it and also choose to go away from it
Jan 30- We continued from yesterday by going through the documents. We didn't do a full dbq but we did an example of one by choosing several documents and doing 2 sentences on it
Jan 31-Today I showed the King High Remembers documentary just to give a little insight into what students would be doing later this semester if they can maintain a C grade.
Feb 1-Today we looked at the scopes trial and how it reflected a divide in America between cities and the rural areas of America. STudents also looked in the textbook at this.
Feb-We finished up the week by talking about the Harlem Renaissance. This new wave of African American art became incredible popular. Jazz music especially gained fame throughout america as the song of choice.
Jan 8-Welcome back, in our first day back we talked about how WWI led to the Great Migration and how African American's began leaving the south in large numbers for a better life in the north.
Jan 9-Espionage of Sedition Act-We looked at how this law was passed to limit freedom during WWI
Jan 10-League of Nations both days we looked at how the war ended and how the league of nations was established, as well as how the treaty of versailles left a bitter taste in Germany's mouth. We looked at a glimpse into the future with a speech from Hitler that reflected his anger towards the end of WWI
Jan 11-League of Nations
Jan 12-After WWI a Red Scare hit America. The fear of communism led to America freaking out. The Palmer raids were an example of this with the attorney general deporting many people. We also looked at how the sacco and vanzetti trial showed a little of this fear.
Jan 16-We watched the first part of the Al Capone documentary about the 1920's and organized crime
Jan 17-Students finished the Capone video and answered 2 questions, turning in their work packet from Unit 5 thus far
Jan 18-I was out this day so students could review for the final. Everyone now has study guides if needed
Jan 19-Students took the district Final
Jan 21-Quiet Review for Finals
Jan 22-24th- Finals
12/20-I reviewed the causes before tomorrow's test
12/21-We took the unit 4 quiz/test
12/22-This was an assembly day and a lot of students were out so we didn't do anything specific to history class.
Monday 12/18-I was out but students looked at causes for America joining WWI, we will review these on wed.
Tuesday 12/19-Still out but students looked at some involvement on the home front and how people joined the war effort back home in the US.
11/6-We started looking at Immigration in America and why people came. Also where they were coming from and what life was like when they were here.
11/7-We read the poem on the Statue of Liberty and how it reflects the influx on people coming to America at the end of the 1800's. Also students looked at the problems the cities had.
11/8-We started looking at political machines and how they gave both positive and negative things to the cities. Most cities were controlled by leaders who were a part of Political Machines
11/9-We finished political machines and how graft impacted things.
11/13-Today we looked at two Civil Rights leaders, WEB Dubois and Booker T Washington. They had differing views on how to tackle equality but both desired long term improvement for African Americans.
11/14-We looked at the Chinese Exclusion Act and why America forced a people group out. It was the first limit to a group of people on immigration in America
11/15-Today we looked at the Temperance movement in America that will eventually result in Prohibition. America struggled with alcohol and several organizations tried to take it on.
11/16-Students finished the Temperance movement work from yesterday
11/17-We had a quiz on unit 3 on Industrialization and Immigration
11/27-We started looking at Muckrakers and how they were trying to help America. Upton Sinclair and John Spargo were the first 2 muckrakers we looked at. Sinclair influenced the meat and food industry and spargo was about child labor
11/28-We continued on with two more muckrakers in Ida Tarbell(monopolies) and Ida Wells-Barnett(lynchings)
11/29-We finished muckrakers with riis who tried to improve living conditions, students then looked at how all the muckrakers helped things improve.
11/30-We started looking at the populist party and how a political party formed to aide farmer's who were struggling in America. Struggling thanks to the railroads and overproduction they sought help in politics. It showed how a group can fight for their rights in a democracy
12/1-We finished looking at the Populist party
12/4-We looked at one of the worst tragedies in American business with the Triangle Shirtwaist fire. Students watched a clip and I briefly discussed how the tragedy impacted America.
12/5-We finished our section on the Progressives by looking at the Results of the Progressives in the book.
12/6-Students did the district essay
12/7-Students looked at the start of the Spanish American War. I talked about the precursor for the War which was that Spain had a colony in Cuba and that they were having problems with the Cubans. Cuba had revolted and Spain was brutal. It all led to the American boat the Maine blowing up. Nobody knew how or why it blew up but it was enough for War. Students began a Google Classroom assignment on the Chromebooks.
12/8-Students finished their google classroom assignment from yesterday.
12/11-We recapped the end of the Spanish American War and then I discussed how that led to the Philippine American War. The Philippines thought they would be gaining their independence but instead we just purchased them at the end of the war. They rebelled and it led to a new war. We looked at the start of that war with a reading. We also looked at the poem The White Man's Burden and how it reflected America's new job as Imperialists.
12/12-We finished reading about the Philippine American War and looked at a couple of first hand accounts. Students finished by looking at different political cartoons from the time period and how America had different views on the war. Cartoons
12/13-Today we finished looking at the cartoons from yesterday. I went over them and what they were trying to show. First and Second Period also had a short writing assignment on if they shot America did the right thing.
12/14-We finished looking at Imperialism, particularly the Panama Canal. Students finished class by looking at Panama canal, Hawaii, Alaska and America's role in China. (there was a small assignment)
12/15-We began to talk about WWI and what led to America's involvement in the Great War. America chose to stay out of the war for most of it because of our diversity. We had many people from the countries fighting in the war. The second part of class we watched a part of the Century Video Shell Shock on the war in America as an into.
US History-
10/23-Finished discussing sharecropping and the end of the Reconstruction and it's amendments
10/24-Unit 2 Test
10/25-Finished Unit 2 Test and written district assessment
10/26-We began Unit 2-The Gilded Age. Students did a handout about why it reflects this time. We finished by watching part of The Men who Build America(there was a video guide to accompany it)
10/27-We continued on looking at the Industrial Age by looking at how Andrew Carnegie and other businessmen were captains of industry or robber barons. There were examples of how they did good and bad things. We finished by watching a little more of the video from yesterday
10/30-We looked in class at how Carnegie was able to create so much wealth. vertical integration and horizonatal integration helped make Monopolies and there businesses huge
10/31-We finished our video and had a writing assginment on Rockefeller
11/1-Parent Teacher Conferences
11/2-It was a short day. We talked about the other side of Carnegie's wealth by looking at the Homestead strike and reading how workers tried to stand up to Carnegie.
11/3-We looked at the homestead strike and compared two different versions of the same strike on History Channel. Students finished class by looking at another strike, this one the Pullman strike and compared how two newspapers covered the event. We also had one slide of notes on social darwinism
The History Channel Clip we had a quickwrite on:
Government
10/23-We looked at part of the executive branch
10/24-We looked at part of the executive branch
10/25-We looked at part of the executive branch
10/26-We looked at part of the executive branch
10/27-We looked at part of the executive branch
10/30-We looked at part of the executive branch
10/31-We looked at part of the executive branch
11/1- Parent Teacher Conferences
11/2- Short day, we started looking at Presidents through History. We looked at what qualities good presidents have had and maybe what faults as well
11/3-We had a quickwrite and a brief note on the spoils or patronage system. We finished with 2 other presidents
US History
10/19-We finished up looking at the Civil War today. We also looked at the Gettysburg address and how the war changed the tide of the war, and the speech changed the purpose of the war. This war was now being fought for more than just reunited the nation. Now there was a moral compas to the war
10/20-Students had a quickwrite on how things would change now that around 4 million slaves would be free. We looked at the start of the Reconstruction and how America would recover after the war. We also started to look at the Reconstruction amendments. 13-15. The test is coming up this tuesday!!!
Government
10/19-About 20 minutes was spent on notebooks. After that we started unit 3 the executive branch. Students each were given a role of the President and had to find an example from history where he reflected that attribute.
10/20-Students presented their roles from yesterday. Each group gave 2 examples after defining the definition
US History
Monday 10/16-We created a timeline of all the big events and reviewed the Google Classroom assignment. It should be turned in already. We also added a couple of new events by looking at Dred Scott and the decision of the Supreme Court as well as Lincoln's a house divided speech.
Tuesday 10/17-We looked at the individual John Brown and how he angered the south and the north liked him. We finished by looking at how Abraham Lincoln's election was the final straw for the south who felt they weren't being represented. They decided to break free from the North
Wednesday 10/18-We discussed the start of the Civil War. Over the last day all 3 periods had the following quickwrite: Of
the causes of the Civil War, which one do y0u think was the defining moment in
America’s march toward war? Why? Please give a detailed description of why you
think that was more important than others. I talked a little about the start of the war and then students looked in the book on how the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, as well as what the motives were. Page 171 is the start. Answer the following
Answer
the following questions in regards to the reading
1. Why
did the South not get help from Britain like they expected?
2. What
did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
3. How
did Lincoln justify freeing the slaves if he felt the government didn’t have
the power to end it? (and please don’t tell me because he felt slavery was bad
or something made up)
4. It
says, “Emancipation was not just a moral issue, it became a weapon of
war.”-What does it mean by this? How could it help win battles?
5. Was
this done more to help win the war, or more because of Lincoln’s sympathy
towards slaves?
Government
10/16-We finished up talking about the Legislative Branch. We looked at how debates and filibusters happen to try to prevent a bill from going through. We lastly looked at what the President's role is in the process.
10/17-Students attempted to pass a class bill. It is waiting to be approved or vetoed by the President. Students also had the period to review for the test tomorrow.
10/18-We took our Unit 2 Test today!
US History
Oct 2-Unit 2 is a New Nation to Two Nations. We began by looking at the Whiskey Rebellion and how America had grown from Shay's rebellion. We had a reading on this. We are looking initially at the issues America as a new Nation had to wrestle with
Oct 3-alien and sedition was one of the first big tests for America as a new nation. We had a reading on it and classrwork attached to yesterday but America passed a law that arguably violated people's right to free speach. Virginia and Kentucky decided they didn't want to follow it.
Oct 4-We looked at two more issues/action of America. Marbury vs Madison established Judicial Review in America. The work that was done in the notebook and turned in was 5 questions on page 118-119 in the book. America also doubled their land with the Louisiana Purchase, even though some people were not a big fan of the deal(also a reading)
Oct 5-We took notes today as well as finished the Marbury vs Madison assingment. Also students had notes and a quickwrite on the Monroe Doctrine and the War of 1812
Oct 6-Students were looking at how the Trail of Tears showed what can happen if the executive branch doesn't listen to or follow the judicial branch. It is also the tragic story of the Native Americans being forced off their land
Oct 9-We looked today at Manifest Destiny. We had a quickwrite as well on it. We watched a video clip about groups moving west. It starts on 16:30. Also students had a journal entry on people who moved to California, Texas and Utah. You can ask me for the Slide
Oct 10-Today we finished the issues America as a new nation went through by looking at the Mexican American War and how America increased in size. Students finished yesterday's assignment and we finished class by looking at how the Cotton Gin increased the desire for more slaves in the South. We are now focusing on what will lead to the Civil War
Oct 11-Sub day-Students looked at what caused the Civil War and had a quickwrite: What compromises happened leading to the Civil War and what were each of them about. Missouri Compromise, Tariffs, 1850. Then they looked at the Nullification Crisis a little more in depth. The main idea is that slavery was not the only reason for the Civil War
Oct 12-Students worked on a google classroom assignment on what caused the Civil War. If you log in to google classroom you will see it. Open the google doc that has your answers and then follow each link. If you haven't gotten into the classroom yet ask me for the link.
Government
Oct 2-We played the game from last friday but this time we looked at it from a Civil Rights aspect. At times lines in districts have been drawn to try to eliminate certain people groups from having fair representation in Congress. Champions were given extra credit.
Oct 3-After reviewing the game we looked at the difference between the two houses. We had a quickwrite on why the senate is so much more prestigious than the house and students looked in the book at comparing them
Oct 4-We looked at the ways congress members vote. They can be partisan, Trustee's or Delegates. In reality they are the 4th option politico's which are a combination of all 3. After notes students took up certain issues while playing the role of a Republican or Democrat from California or Texas. For each of the issues would they be partisan, a Trustee or a Delegate.
Oct 5-We looked in class at the difference between strict and loose construction and how Congress can use implied powers to go beyond what was possibly first intended. We looked at 3 course cases that all used the commerce clause and how a strict or loose interpretation was used. Wickard vs Filburn and Lighthouses were loose, but Gun-Free School Zones Act was strict.
Oct 6-Students had a quickwrite on taxation and how America taxes. The last part of class was a book assignment on Congress role on financial things. (taxing, commerce, borrowing)
Oct 9-We started class by looking at friday's work on taxation and Congress role in that, as well as defecit spending. The second part of class students looked at other jobs of Congress like impeachments, and amendments.
Oct 10-We took some notes on committees in Congress, and looked at some examples of them. We also briefly reviewed impeachment and had a quick write on the question of Donald Trump being impeached
Oct 11-Students had a sub and were looking at the process for creating a bill in America, students were supposed to come up with a visual that showed the process.(This didn't get finished because of Jostens coming in and short day)
Oct 12-I talked a little about how a vote passes in the House and Senate but most of the time was spent finishing yesterday's work on a bill becoming a law
Today was a short day in class because of homecoming
US-Students put together and turned in their first notebook from Unit 1
Government-Students looked at redistricting by playing a game. In the House states are divided into districts depending on the number of representatives each state has. At times districts can be divided strategicially in what is known as gerrymandering
Sorry I was very sick and have been in and out of school. Thus this fell behind. Please follow up with me for any missing assignments. This is just a quick run down of what was done.
US
9/19-Today we looked at Shay's rebellion and how it led to the Articles of Confederation slowly crumbling. The people realized for safety sake it may be in their best interest to consider a new form of government for America that could be a little stronger. We also took quiz on Unit 1
9/20-In class students began looking at the Constitutional issues America was wrestling with. These issues included representation in Congress and slavery. Each student was a state and had to represent the state at the Convention
9/21-Students had a sub, they finished their state Constitution work and finished class by describing how the Constitution and it's 7 articles are set up.
9/22-In class we reviewed the work from yesterday with the sub. The main focus on the class is the New Jersey and Virginia Plan and how the arguments at the Constitutional convention leads America to having 2 houses in Congress. One for population and one for equality.
9/25-Students had a sub. They had an assignment on Federalist and Anti-Federalists and the Bill of Rights
9/26-Today we reviewed from the sub day. (Period 2 played catch up). We reviewed mainly the anti-federalists as well as separation of powers and Montesquieu and how our government is set up.
9/27-In class we went over the Bill of Rights and why it was put in place. It was the one thing the anti-federalist got as essentially a thank you for ratifying the new Constitution. The Bill of Rights is really just the first 10 changes or amendments to the Constitution.
Coming up-There is our first test on Unit 1 tomorrow!!!
Government
9/19-Students presented court cases from amendments 1-5 and we went over them in class. We talked about how court cases are often time decided by just one or 2 judges who can swing a decision on a case.
9/20-Students presented from amendment 6-10 and we discussed them in class.
9/21-Sub day-Students looked at other ways the Constitution can be changed besides just amendments. There are multiple methods including Presedential Action and tradition.
9/22-Today we took our first unit test on an Intro to Government
9/25-Students looked at the powers of government. What roles the states have and which the government has. Also how the government has expressed, implied and inherent roles
9/26-We reviewed a little of yesterday with our 4th quickwrite on expressed implied and inherent roles. Students spent the last 1/2 of class putting together their first notebook that was due either today or tomorrow.
9/27-We took notes in class on states and how they interact with the federal government. Also how they can become a state. This was from section 4.2
