Modern World History

Welcome to week five of the third quarter.

 

Monday, February 19, 2007

Presidents Day.

Interesting information the history of holiday.

No School

 

Homework:

none

 

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Last day of nationalism unit.

Wrap up notes on Europe, Africa, China, and India.

 

Notes and group discussions on interaction between the United States and Latin America. Download notes and questions.

 

Homework:

Reading:

 

346 - 347 (726 - 727)

"The Panama Canal Connects the Oceans"

 

Questions:

 

1. Why did countries want a canal through Central America?

 

2. What did the U.S. do in order to build the canal.

 

3. Do some research and find out when the U.S. turned the canal over to Panama. Does this surprise you? Why or why not?

 

 

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Assessment on Nationalism: five paragraphs in-class.

Download essay questions.

 

Homework:

Reading:

 

363 - 366 (743 - 746)

 

Questions:

 

1. What are the three main forces at work that the textbook says helped "propel Europe into War." Give a breif explanation of how each one affected specific countries.

 

2. How did the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente come to be?

 

3. Do you think that the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was an act of terrorism? Why or why not? In your answer explain what you are using as your definition of terrorism?

 

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Introduce Big Question for the rest of the year

Introduce World War One.

Download Big Question and WWI Questions.

 

Pop Quiz on assasination of Arch Duke Ferdinand. Download Word .doc of quiz

 

Discuss and define the M.A.I.N. causes of WWI.

Write thesis statement on most significant cause(s) of WWI.

Download Instructions for Thesis Quesion

 

Homework:

Make a list of as many technologies as possible that first started to be used in WWI

 

Friday, February 23, 2007

Discuss WWI technologies.

Watch movie clip to see technologies in action.

Examine multiple choice, multiple answer question.

 

Homework:

none, but if you want to play a fun WWI game that deals with technology check this out. Try the one on trench warfare.