Friday

 Today we need to finish the reading packet. Whatever we don't finish in class I need to read at home. Make sure you have the answers to the following questions written down.

 Today we will be looking at Don't Know Much About History and reading about the 1920s and the Great Depression.

Things to know by the end of the week:

1) Who were Sacco & Vanzetti?

2) What was the Harlem Renaissance and why was it important?

3) Discuss prohibition. What was it? Was it successful? What did it cause?

4) What was the Red Scare of the 1920s and how did it come about?

5) What was the Teapot Dome?

6) Why was Charles Lindbergh considered a hero? Do you agree or disagree?

7) Who or what was the "Bonus Army"?

8) How did Herbert Hoover fail?

9) What was the New Deal and the Hundred Days? Define the WPA?

10) Discuss FDR's court packing scheme? Why did it fail? Do you agree with FDR?

11) Who was Amelia Earhardt?

12) Define Land-Lease program and list the Fascists countries and leaders at end of the 30s? 

1. Who did Roosevelt defeat to win the Presidency in 1932? 

2. What were FDR's radio broadcasts called? 

3. Name two programs that sought to get Americans back to work? What did these programs do? 

4. What was the first minimum wage set at? 

5. Do you believe The New Deal really helped or increased the severity of The Great Depression? Why or why not?

Thursday

 

 

 Today we will be looking at Don't Know Much About History and reading about the 1920s and the Great Depression.

Things to know by the end of the week:

1) Who were Sacco & Vanzetti?

2) What was the Harlem Renaissance and why was it important?

3) Discuss prohibition. What was it? Was it successful? What did it cause?

4) What was the Red Scare of the 1920s and how did it come about?

5) What was the Teapot Dome?

6) Why was Charles Lindbergh considered a hero? Do you agree or disagree?

7) Who or what was the "Bonus Army"?

8) How did Herbert Hoover fail?

9) What was the New Deal and the Hundred Days? Define the WPA?

10) Discuss FDR's court packing scheme? Why did it fail? Do you agree with FDR?

11) Who was Amelia Earhardt?

12) Define Land-Lease program and list the Fascists countries and leaders at end of the 30s? 

  1. What was the unemployment rate in America by 1933? 

2. What were two factors that contributed to causing the Great Depression? 

3. What did small communities of homeless shacks and shelters become known as? 

4. What did Roosevelt's radio broadcast become known as? 

5. Why do you think the Great Depression was so severe and do you think the government's reaction was appropriate? Why or why not?

 

Wednesday

 

 Today we will be looking at Don't Know Much About History and reading about the 1920s and the Great Depression.

Things to know by the end of the week:

1) Who were Sacco & Vanzetti?

2) What was the Harlem Renaissance and why was it important?

3) Discuss prohibition. What was it? Was it successful? What did it cause?

4) What was the Red Scare of the 1920s and how did it come about?

5) What was the Teapot Dome?

6) Why was Charles Lindbergh considered a hero? Do you agree or disagree?

7) Who or what was the "Bonus Army"?

8) How did Herbert Hoover fail?

9) What was the New Deal and the Hundred Days? Define the WPA?

10) Discuss FDR's court packing scheme? Why did it fail? Do you agree with FDR?

11) Who was Amelia Earhardt?

12) Define Land-Lease program and list the Fascists countries and leaders at end of the 30s?

1. What is a stock? 

2. What is a measurement of how well the Stock Market is doing? 

3. TRUE OR FALSE: Virtually every social class in America was putting money in the Stock Market during the 1920s. 

4. Over the course of four days the Stock Market lost what percentage of its value? 

5. Why do you think unemployment rose so drastically after the Stock Market Crash?

Tuesday

 

 Today we will be looking at Don't Know Much About History and reading about the 1920s and the Great Depression.

Things to know by the end of the week:

1) Who were Sacco & Vanzetti?

2) What was the Harlem Renaissance and why was it important?

3) Discuss prohibition. What was it? Was it successful? What did it cause?

4) What was the Red Scare of the 1920s and how did it come about?

5) What was the Teapot Dome?

6) Why was Charles Lindbergh considered a hero? Do you agree or disagree?

7) Who or what was the "Bonus Army"?

8) How did Herbert Hoover fail?

9) What was the New Deal and the Hundred Days? Define the WPA?

10) Discuss FDR's court packing scheme? Why did it fail? Do you agree with FDR?

11) Who was Amelia Earhardt?

12) Define Land-Lease program and list the Fascists countries and leaders at end of the 30s?

1. What revolution had taken place in Russia in 1917? 

2. What did the Sedition Act outlaw? 

3. What were Attorney General Alexander Palmer's raids known as? 

4. What were Sacco and Vanzetti charged with? What was their sentence? 

5. Do you believe the Red Scare of the 1920s was warranted or justified? Why or why not?

 

Monday

 Today we will be looking at Don't Know Much About History and reading about the 1920s and the Great Depression.

Things to know by the end of the week:

1) Who were Sacco & Vanzetti?

2) What was the Harlem Renaissance and why was it important?

3) Discuss prohibition. What was it? Was it successful? What did it cause?

4) What was the Red Scare of the 1920s and how did it come about?

5) What was the Teapot Dome?

6) Why was Charles Lindbergh considered a hero? Do you agree or disagree?

7) Who or what was the "Bonus Army"?

8) How did Herbert Hoover fail?

9) What was the New Deal and the Hundred Days? Define the WPA?

10) Discuss FDR's court packing scheme? Why did it fail? Do you agree with FDR?

11) Who was Amelia Earhardt?

12) Define Land-Lease program and list the Fascists countries and leaders at end of the 30s?

1. Why were many African Americans moving out of the rural South to Northern cities? 

2. What form of poetry was Langston Hughes known for? 

3. What instrument did African American Jazz bands add to their bands? 

4. Who is considered to be the father of African American Art? 

5. Why do you believe the Harlem Renaissance had such a strong influence on American Culture? 

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1. What revolution had taken place in Russia in 1917? 

2. What did the Sedition Act outlaw? 

3. What were Attorney General Alexander Palmer's raids known as? 

4. What were Sacco and Vanzetti charged with? What was their sentence? 

5. Do you believe the Red Scare of the 1920s was warranted or justified? Why or why not?

Thursday

 Today we will do some review and look at the 1920s.

1. Flapper was a British slang term for what? 

2. How were Flapper dresses different from dresses of earlier generations? 

3. What author wrote stories that featured Flappers? 

4. What brought the Flapper trend to an end?

5. Why do you think people were opposed to women following the Flapper movement?

  1. What is mass media? 

2. How many radio stations were in the U.S. in 1922 compared to 1930? 

3. On average how many films were produced each year in the United States during the 1920s? 

4. What was the first film released in theaters with sound? 

5. Why do think radio and movies became so popular during the 1920s?

Wednesday

Today we are going to finish chapter 30 and give you a few minutes to work on study questions. 

Chapter 30

1) What was the Zimmerman note?
2) What finally pushed the United States into World War I?
3) What were Wilson's Fourteen Points?
4) How did WWI impact civil liberties?
5) What was the Food Administration?  Its leader?
6) How did the US pay for WWI?
7) How did the US raise troops to fight in WWI?
8) How did US fighters impact the war?
9) What was Wilson's major goal during the peace talks?
10) How did Wilson's Fourteen Points fall apart at Versailles?
11) Why did the Versailles Treaty ultimately fail?
12) What was the importance of the election of 1920?

1. What is consumerism? 

2. What was happening to the price of goods during the 1920s compared to workers' wages? 

3. What system did Henry Ford introduce in his factories? 

4. What did Americans begin to use in order to get products now? 

5. Do you believe the use of credit is wise? Why or why not?
 

Tuesday

 Today we are going to continue with chapter 30, but first I will give you a few minutes to send me your chapter 29 questions. I have Evelyn's.

Chapter 30

1) What was the Zimmerman note?
2) What finally pushed the United States into World War I?
3) What were Wilson's Fourteen Points?
4) How did WWI impact civil liberties?
5) What was the Food Administration?  Its leader?
6) How did the US pay for WWI?
7) How did the US raise troops to fight in WWI?
8) How did US fighters impact the war?
9) What was Wilson's major goal during the peace talks?
10) How did Wilson's Fourteen Points fall apart at Versailles?
11) Why did the Versailles Treaty ultimately fail?
12) What was the importance of the election of 1920?

 1. What did the 18th Amendment establish? 

2. What did the 19th Amendment establish? 

3. What percentage of Americans had electricity in their homes by the end of the 1920s? 

4. What new forms of music grew out of the Harlem Renaissance? 

5. How do you think consumerism or the availability of so many items to buy contributed to the eventual economic collapse at the end of the 1920s?

Monday

 Today we are going to look at Chapter 30.

Chapter 30

1) What was the Zimmerman note?
2) What finally pushed the United States into World War I?
3) What were Wilson's Fourteen Points?
4) How did WWI impact civil liberties?
5) What was the Food Administration?  Its leader?
6) How did the US pay for WWI?
7) How did the US raise troops to fight in WWI?
8) How did US fighters impact the war?
9) What was Wilson's major goal during the peace talks?
10) How did Wilson's Fourteen Points fall apart at Versailles?
11) Why did the Versailles Treaty ultimately fail?
12) What was the importance of the election of 1920?

1. The Women's Suffrage Movement took its roots at what meeting of women seeking equal rights? 

2. What amendment caused the Women's Suffrage movement to split? 

3. President Woodrow Wilson was convinced of the need for women to get the right to vote after seeing women's contributions during what war? 

4. The entire passage of the 19th Amendment fell to the vote of what state representative from Tennessee? 

5. Why do you believe it took so long for women to receive the right to vote in America?

Friday

 Today we are going to look at Wilson's 14 Points and SOAPSTone it.

1. What was the temperance movement? 

2. Who were "Wets" and "Dries"? 

3. Why was it nearly impossible for law enforcement to enforce prohibition? 

4. What amendment repealed the 18th Amendment? 

5. Why do you believe prohibition was a failure? What was the most important cause of its failure in your opinion?

Thursday

 

During the next two weeks we are going to look at chapters 29 and 30, WWI and the Progressive Era.

Chapter 29

1) Explain Wilson's rise in politics.
2) Who were the three candidates in 1912?
3) Why did Wilson win the election of 1912?
4) What was the 16th Amendment?
5) What was "Moral Diplomacy"?
6) Why did the US get involved in Mexico in the 1910s?
7) What was America's stance as World War I began?
8) How did the US become financially involved in the affairs of WWI?
9) What happened to the Lusitania?
10) What was the Arabic Pledge?  Sussex Pledge?
11) Who were the candidates and what were the results of the election of 1916?

Chapter 30

1) What was the Zimmerman note?
2) What finally pushed the United States into World War I?
3) What were Wilson's Fourteen Points?
4) How did WWI impact civil liberties?
5) What was the Food Administration?  Its leader?
6) How did the US pay for WWI?
7) How did the US raise troops to fight in WWI?
8) How did US fighters impact the war?
9) What was Wilson's major goal during the peace talks?
10) How did Wilson's Fourteen Points fall apart at Versailles?
11) Why did the Versailles Treaty ultimately fail?
12) What was the importance of the election of 1920?

 1. What allied power experienced the worse losses of the war? 

2. TRUE OR FALSE: The Central Powers attended the peace conference to discuss the terms of a treaty. 

3. What was the assembly of nations called that was established at the peace conference? 

4. Why did the United States refuse to ratify or approve the Treaty of Versailles? 

5. Do you believe the terms of the Treaty of Versailles were fair to the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary)? Why or why not?

Wednesday

 We have a meeting in the library today at the beginning of class with the entire JH-HS about academic honesty, and then we will finish presentations and continue with chapter 29.

During the next two weeks we are going to look at chapters 29 and 30, WWI and the Progressive Era.

Chapter 29

1) Explain Wilson's rise in politics.
2) Who were the three candidates in 1912?
3) Why did Wilson win the election of 1912?
4) What was the 16th Amendment?
5) What was "Moral Diplomacy"?
6) Why did the US get involved in Mexico in the 1910s?
7) What was America's stance as World War I began?
8) How did the US become financially involved in the affairs of WWI?
9) What happened to the Lusitania?
10) What was the Arabic Pledge?  Sussex Pledge?
11) Who were the candidates and what were the results of the election of 1916?

Chapter 30

1) What was the Zimmerman note?
2) What finally pushed the United States into World War I?
3) What were Wilson's Fourteen Points?
4) How did WWI impact civil liberties?
5) What was the Food Administration?  Its leader?
6) How did the US pay for WWI?
7) How did the US raise troops to fight in WWI?
8) How did US fighters impact the war?
9) What was Wilson's major goal during the peace talks?
10) How did Wilson's Fourteen Points fall apart at Versailles?
11) Why did the Versailles Treaty ultimately fail?
12) What was the importance of the election of 1920?

 1. What allied power experienced the worse losses of the war? 

2. TRUE OR FALSE: The Central Powers attended the peace conference to discuss the terms of a treaty. 

3. What was the assembly of nations called that was established at the peace conference? 

4. Why did the United States refuse to ratify or approve the Treaty of Versailles? 

5. Do you believe the terms of the Treaty of Versailles were fair to the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary)? Why or why not?

Tuesday

 Today you will present your sections and questions for chapter 27. If you haven't turned these in to me you need to do it at the being of class.

During the next two weeks we are going to look at chapters 29 and 30, WWI and the Progressive Era.

Chapter 29

1) Explain Wilson's rise in politics.
2) Who were the three candidates in 1912?
3) Why did Wilson win the election of 1912?
4) What was the 16th Amendment?
5) What was "Moral Diplomacy"?
6) Why did the US get involved in Mexico in the 1910s?
7) What was America's stance as World War I began?
8) How did the US become financially involved in the affairs of WWI?
9) What happened to the Lusitania?
10) What was the Arabic Pledge?  Sussex Pledge?
11) Who were the candidates and what were the results of the election of 1916?

Chapter 30

1) What was the Zimmerman note?
2) What finally pushed the United States into World War I?
3) What were Wilson's Fourteen Points?
4) How did WWI impact civil liberties?
5) What was the Food Administration?  Its leader?
6) How did the US pay for WWI?
7) How did the US raise troops to fight in WWI?
8) How did US fighters impact the war?
9) What was Wilson's major goal during the peace talks?
10) How did Wilson's Fourteen Points fall apart at Versailles?
11) Why did the Versailles Treaty ultimately fail?
12) What was the importance of the election of 1920?

 

 1. What was the "Galveston Plan"? 

2. What is an initiative? 

3. What did the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do? 

4. What did Theodore Roosevelt push for while governor of New York? 

5. Which political reform of the Progressive Era do you think had the biggest impact and why?

Monday

During the next two weeks we are going to look at chapters 29 and 30, WWI and the Progressive Era.

Chapter 29

1) Explain Wilson's rise in politics.
2) Who were the three candidates in 1912?
3) Why did Wilson win the election of 1912?
4) What was the 16th Amendment?
5) What was "Moral Diplomacy"?
6) Why did the US get involved in Mexico in the 1910s?
7) What was America's stance as World War I began?
8) How did the US become financially involved in the affairs of WWI?
9) What happened to the Lusitania?
10) What was the Arabic Pledge?  Sussex Pledge?
11) Who were the candidates and what were the results of the election of 1916?

Chapter 30

1) What was the Zimmerman note?
2) What finally pushed the United States into World War I?
3) What were Wilson's Fourteen Points?
4) How did WWI impact civil liberties?
5) What was the Food Administration?  Its leader?
6) How did the US pay for WWI?
7) How did the US raise troops to fight in WWI?
8) How did US fighters impact the war?
9) What was Wilson's major goal during the peace talks?
10) How did Wilson's Fourteen Points fall apart at Versailles?
11) Why did the Versailles Treaty ultimately fail?
12) What was the importance of the election of 1920?

 

1. Who was President of the United States during World War I? 

2. What did Germany announce in January of 1917? 

3. What did the Zimmermann Telegram say? 

4. How many Americans volunteered to fight in the war? 

5. Why do think America's entrance into World War I turned the tide of the war in favor of the Allies?

 

Friday

 We are going to discuss WWI today.

1. What is nationalism? 

2. What did many European nations believe was the best way to increase their country's power and influence? 

3. Who was part of the Triple Alliance? 

4. What was the "spark" that set off the war? 

5. Why do you believe eventually the United States felt compelled to enter the war?