World War II

Ok, Back to the blog and sorry about the absence! We finished writing our practice DBQ and we're moving on to the Second World War. On Monday we began by dissecting the different dictatorships that arose in Europe in the 1920's and 1930. We also look at the aggression that the Empire of Japan displayed in China and southeast Asia.

Today we are looking at one of the worst attacks in American History. The surprise attach on Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands on December 7th 1941. after reviewing the events and problems the U.S. had with Japan we starting watching the film Pearl Harbor from the start of the attack. We will continue this tomorrow.

Homework: Complete Worksheet Ch.24 Sect 1 Quiz

FDR and the New Deal

Today in class we are looking at the new presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Elected by a huge majority, FDR promised "relief, reform and recovery" to the American people. Using Stick Figure Theater we are looking at FDR's first term.

Project Day #2

Some Places to Start:
America in the 1930's
Timeline of the 1930's
American Culture Timeline
Science and Inventions Timeline
Years of Dog Breeds Recognized by the AKC
Fads of the 1930's
Games Invented in the 1930s
Lots of Things from the 1930s
Many facts and dates in the 1930's!!!
America in the 30's

Mini Project Day #1

Today's Goal: Begin researching events in the 1930's to include in your timeline project. You may also decide on a specific theme of events (Sports, Music, Science, etc) and look for events in these categories.

Search Tips:

You may want to use combinations of these words

1930's
30's
Timeline
Great Depression
America, American,U.S., American History
(include your theme) Yankees, Movies, Inventions. etc

Ideas for Themes
Science and Technology
Favorite Sports Teams
Movies and Music
Inventions
World Events
Art and Literature

Some Places to Start:
America in the 1930's
Timeline of the 1930's
American Culture Timeline
Science and Inventions Timeline

We Will be in the Lab again tomorrow for more research....

Quiz Tomorrow....

Tomorrow quiz will cover the following topics:
1)Economic problems at the start of the 1920's (Review Sect 1 Outline, txt 736)
2)The Red Scare and Limiting Immigration (Sect 1 Outline, text 739)
3)Flappers, fad and culture (Review notes from Tuesday, Text 742)
4)Prohibition in the United States 1920-1933 (Review Text 741-2)

Most of the questions should be easy if you have been paying attention in class, but i recommend reviewing the worksheets, notes and pages in the text

Flappers, Fad and Jazz

Today we looked at 1920's culture. Flappers were discussed again the both their appearance and attitude were compared with women in the previous generations. Jazz music was also examined to see the differences in tha style of music and why young people liked it so much!

Return to Normalcy

Today we looked at the influenza outbreak of 1918 as well as American right after WW1ended. The Influenza Pandemic killed well over 25 million people worldwide including close to a million in the U.S.
We also looked at life in the U.S after WW1 which included a small recession, fears of Communism and racial tensions in the U.S. The Presidency of Warren G. Harding was examined including the many scandals that surrounded his presidency and untimely death in 1923.

Homework: Finish Reading in Text 736-740

Web Link: Influenza 1918 (Great Program!!!)