Modern World History
Welcome to week eight of the third quarter.
Examine reactions to the Depression in the inter-war period.
Read letter from workers in Manchester, England complaining about the depression and asking for the goverment to do something about it. Read letter.
Draft a pursuasive letter explaining to the workers what course of action you will take and what actions you will not take.
Homework:
Read pages 425-426 (805-806) about reactions to the depression
*** Can you find the one paragraph of super pursuasive writing in the section?
Examine why the World Depression did not affect the Russian economy.
Do experiment on attentive listening verses note taking.
Take short quiz. Download quiz.
Homework:
Finish letter if not done
Explore how WWII was a continuation of WWI
Work individually reading pages 427-435 (807-815) to pick out M.A.I.N causes of WWII.
A - alliances
I - imperialism
N - nationalism
Work in small groups to prepare poster presentations for the class summarizing your findings.
Homework:
none
Explore how WWII was a continuation of WWI
Finish presentations from previous day.
Fill in gaps in notes with lecture. Additional notes on MAIN Causes of WWII.
Homework:
none
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