World History (Period 6) Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. Kevin Kim
- Term
- Spring 2014
- Department
- Social Studies
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Warm Ups due on the above date
1. What do you think happens to Europe, Japan, and the rest of the world after WWII? What are the next steps?
2. Why do you think some countries get divided? (For example: North and South Korea)
3. Warm Up - Make a prediction: During the Cold War what do you think the United States would do if the Soviet Union put nuclear weapons in Mexico? Why?
4. Warm Up – What country do you think is going to “win” the Cold War? Why?
5. Warm Up – How does the Cold War still affect our world today? What are some of the outcomes of the Cold War?
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UNIT 9 TEST on the above date
Attached:
1. Study guide
2. Short essay questions
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FLT: I will be able to examine the decline in Cold War tensions and the fall of the Soviet Union.
Attached:
1. Fall of the Soviet Union powerpoint
2. The Cold War Thaws textbook notes
3. Cold War Review concept match
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FLT: I will be able to evaluate the Cold War in Latin America including the Third World and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Attached:
1. Cold War in Latin America powerpoint
2. Cuban Missile Crisis - annotate and questions
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FLT: I will be able to analyze the wars of the Cold War in China, Korea, and Vietnam.
Attached:
1. Cold War Spreads to Asia powerpoint
2. Wars of the Cold War map notes handout
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FLT: I will be able to investigate the beginning of the Cold War policies
Attached:
1. Cold War powerpoint
2. Cold War handout notes
3. "Fill in the Story" - Cold War
HW:
1. Complete the "Fill in the Story" handout. Due at the beginning of class on the above date.
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Attached:
- Unit 8 Test study guide
- short essay questions
Test Corrections due next week
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FLT: I will be able to analyze the Holocaust and the devastating effects of WWII using the "Hate Pyramid."
Attached:
1. Holocaust textbook notes
2. Holocaust powerpoint
3. Holocaust & Hate Pyramid notes handout
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Due Friday:
1) Warm Ups (see below)
2) Timeline quiz retake
Coming up:
1) Unit 8 test (WWII) next week
WARM UPS:
1. (4/7) Let’s Review! Put these events in the order that they happened leading up to WWII: The Munich Conference, Germany invades Czechoslovakia, Non-aggression Pact, Hitler Defies the Treaty of Versailles, Axis Powers form, Germany invades Poland
2. (4/9) What are the two main themes underlying all of the causes of WWII (A.G.G.R.E.S.S.I.O.N.)?
3. 4/17) What do you think the world would be like today if Hitler had won the war?
4. (4/21) What do you do when someone threatens and attacks your family/home?
5. (4/24) How do you think the Allies finally won the war? Why did the mighty empires of Germany and Japan fall?
6. (4/28) Is it wrong to kill masses of civilians during war? What if it were to end the war?
7. (5/1) What does an American look like?
8. (5/12) How does something as devastating as the Holocaust happen? How does it begin?
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FLT: I will be able to analyze the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII
Attached:
1) Japanese Internment ppt
2) Notes handout and Journal Entry
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FLT: I will be able to explain how the Allies were victorious in the Pacific at the end of WWII.
Attached:
1) Allies are victorious (pacific) ppt
2) End of WWII timeline
3) Socratic Seminar prep
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FLT: I will be able to explain the major battles and turning points in the Pacific Theatre during WWII (Pearl Harbor).
Attached:
1. Major Battles & Turning Points pt.2 ppt
2. 4square notes handout
3. WWII timeline handout
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FLT: I will be able to explain how the Allies were victorious in Europe at the end of WWII
Attached:
1. Allies are victorious ppt
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FLT: I will be able to explain the major battles and turning points in the European theatre during WWII.
Attached:
1) Hitler's Lightning War textbook notes handout
2) Major Battles & Turning Points pt1 powerpoint
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FLT: I will be able to identify the leaders of the Axis and Allied Powers during WWII.
Attached:
1) Leaders of WWII powerpoint
2) WWII Leaders biographies
3) WWII Leaders chart handout
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FLT: I will be able to determine the causes of World War II (A.G.G.R.E.S.S.I.O.N.)
Attached you will find:
1) Causes of WWII powerpoint
1) Causes of WWII powerpoint
2) Causes of WWII handout notes and Matching practice
Homework:
1) Complete Paragraph Response #1
2) Turn in any missing assignments (3rd quarter progress reports coming out next week)
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Unit 7 Test on the date above.
Attached:
1) Study Guide
2) Short essays study guide
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FLT: I will be able to evaluate the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Europe.
Attached you will find:
1) Hitler/Nazism powerpoint
2) Hitler/Nazism handout notes
Homework:
1) Warm Ups due (6 total) at the end of the week
2) Complete and turn in any missing work from the unit
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Warm Ups - Unit 7
1. What is a totalitarian? What kinds of qualities or characteristics do you think a totalitarian needs to have in order to stay in power?
2. What do you already know about the Russian Revolution? Why did the people of Russia revolt?
3. Stalin was able to bring Russia to a very powerful industrialized nation, yet it came at a great human cost. In your opinion, was Stalin a hero or a villain?
4. What would you do if your parents lost their jobs and your family lost your home and life savings?
5. Mussolini once said he would lead Italy “back to her ways of ancient greatness.” What do you think this means?
6. Complete the sentence with as many examples as you’d like: If I were a totalitarian dictator, I would…
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FLT: I will be able to evaluate the rise of Mussolini and fascism in Europe
Attached you will find:
1) Rise of Mussolini and Fascism powerpoint
Homework:
1) Complete paragraph response #3
2) Complete and turn in any missing assignments
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FLT: I will be able to analyze the worldwide Great Depression
Attached you will find:
1) Great Depression powerpoint
2) A Global Depression textbook notes
Homework:
1) Complete textbook notes
2) Turn in any missing work, including the comic strip project
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FLT: I will be able to summarize and illustrate the Russian Revolution and the rise of Stalin
Attached you will find:
1) Russian Revolution & Stalin powerpoint
2) Handout notes
3) Causes and Consequences of the Russian Revolution worksheet
4) Russian Revolution Comic Strip project
Homework:
1) Russian Revolution comic strip project due on the date above
- email me with any questions
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FLT: I will be able to analyze the totalitarian state of the Soviet Union under Stalin's rule - Stalinist Russia
Attached you will find:
1) Stalinist Russia ppt
2) Textbook notes - p.395-400
3) Stalinist Russia worksheet
Homework:
1) Textbook notes
2) Stalinist Russia worksheet
3) Paragraph Response
4) Comic Strip project final
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FLT: I will be able to identify the various traits and techniques of totalitarian regimes in postwar Europe
Attached you will find:
1) Totalitarian Techniques powerpoint (with Hitler's first speech)
2) Handout notes
3) Totalitarian placards (ID Practice)
4) Totalitarian Regimes worksheet
Homework:
1) Complete the Totalitarian Regimes worksheet
2) Test Corrections (due Friday)
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1. Finish Test Corrections
- Write the question
- Write the full correct answer
- Write/Explain why you think you got it wrong.
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FLT: I will be able to describe the influence of WWI on literature, art, and intellectual life in the West.
Attached:
- An Age of Uncertainty powerpoint
- Handout for textbook notes (due date above)
DUE NEXT WEEK:
- Warm Ups (6 total)
- Study for Unit 6 TEST next week
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WARM UPS 6
1. What do you think it takes for a war to be called a “World” War? (i.e. how many countries? years? casualties? etc.)
2. How do you end and resolve such a complex fight such as WWI? If you were the leader of one of the countries involved, what would have been your next steps?
3. What is genocide? How does genocide begin? Can genocide be hidden and kept secret?
4. Have you ever seen or been aware of an injustice but did not try to stop it? Why did you respond the way that you did?
5. (Do not write): Imagine you are among the last survivors in a zombie apocalypse. Everyone you know and love is gone. It is difficult to find even the most basic necessities such as food and water, and you are constantly living in fear.
(Write): In this zombie apocalypse scenario, what are you going to do now?
6. How do you think art, music, and literature changed during postwar disillusionment? (Think about what people were feeling at the time).
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FLT: I will be able to describe the postwar disillusionment in Europe resulting in a void that would later be filled by totalitarians.
Attached: Postwar Disillusionment powerpoint
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FLT: I will be able to discuss multiple perspectives of a central question using my knowledge of the effects of WWI such as the Treaty of Versailles and the Armenian Genocide.
Central question: Should the U.S. get involved with foreign affairs?
Attached:
- Effects of WWI Socratic Seminar powerpoint
- Unit 6 Review Quiz
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FLT: I will be able to analyze the Treaty of Versailles and the end of WWI, including Wilson's 14 points and the League of Nations.
Attached you will find:
- Treaty of Versailles ppt
- Treaty of Versailles handout notes
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FLT: I will be able to discuss human rights violations and genocide during WWI (Ottoman Empire vs. Armenians).
Grandma's Tattoos (Armenian Genocide video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwj4e_f_1DI
Attached:
- Armenian Massacre article
- "Grandma's Tattoos" video notes
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FLT: I will be able to investigate the nature of total war and how it affected the world at large
Attached:
- Effects of WWI - Total War ppt
- T.O.T.A.L. War notes/handout