4th Period World History 2019-2020-4th Assignments

As we end our time together as student and teacher, I'd like you to take a moment to reflect on what you learned this year, the things you are proud of about your journey, the things you wish you'd done differently, and any burning questions that remain unanswered. It's been a pleasure working with you for the past school year and I wish you all the best of luck in the future. Hopefully we'll see each other on campus next year!

In this week's activities, you will be learning about how the Cold War intensified in the early 1960s under Nikita Khrushchev before finally beginning to "thaw out" in the 1980s.

Questions to consider:
How did the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. continue to challenge each other in the 1960s?
How did Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev help ease restrictions in the U.S.S.R. and in Eastern Europe?
How did the communist nations of Eastern Europe gain their independence from the U.S.S.R.?
How did the U.S.S.R. ultimately come to an end?

Your goal this week is to learn about how the battle between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. expanded, as both countries - and their ideologies - struggled to gain influence in Asia and around the world, and how some living under Soviet rule in Europe began to fight back against communism.

Follow the same model as last week, defining key terms and gathering evidence to support your summative claim for each assignment.

The main questions to consider this week are:
How did the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. attempt to gain influence and control in Asia (and elsewhere)?
Was America justified (that is, was it right) in trying to prevent the spread of communism around the world? Why or why not?
Why was America less successful in containing communism in Asia than it had been in Europe?
What are some common features of life in communist societies? What effects did the Cold War (the competition between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.) have on people around the world?
How did people resist communism?

Your goal this week is to learn about how tensions grew between the United States and the U.S.S.R. (Soviet Union) after WWII.

The main questions to consider this week are:
What caused their relationship to deteriorate so? Which country do believe has more responsibility for this?
What were each country's goals for post-war Europe?
How did each country go about achieving its goals?
Which country was more successful in achieving its goals?
How did the two countries compete?

This week we are concluding our unit on the Holocaust. We will be studying its effects as well as the various forms of resistance and efforts for justice that occurred during and after this human tragedy. Your task this week is to learn about the end of the Holocaust, the acts of resistance practiced by Jews and non-Jews, the trials of the Nazis who were responsible, and the efforts social scientists have taken to try to understand why and how people could commit such crimes.

Mon. 5/4 you will use the reading "Stages of the Holocaust (5-4)," Tue. 5/5 - Wed. 5/6 will use the reading "Jewish Resistance," Thu. 5/7 your assignment is in the answer document, and on Fri. 5/8 will use the final reading, "Nuremberg Trials and Human Behavior."

Monday 5/4 - Read and Respond to Questions about Liberation of the Camps
Tuesday 5/5 - Read and Respond to Questions about Jewish Resistance to the Holocaust
Wednesday 5/6 - Read and Respond to Questions about Non-Jewish Resistance to the Holocaust
Thursday 5/7 - Read and Respond to Questions about the Nuremberg Trials (Questions 1-8; included in Response Doc.)
Friday 5/8 - Read and Respond to Questions about the Nuremberg Trials and Human Behavior

Optional Extension Activity: View the videos from the USHMM on the Liberation of the Jews and the Nuremberg Trials

This week we are continuing our unit on the Holocaust. We will be studying its causes and effects as well as the various forms of resistance and efforts for justice that occurred during and after this human tragedy. Your task this week is to learn about how the Holocaust expanded beyond Germany's borders to engulf the Jewish population of Europe. Mon. 4/27 - Fri. 5/1 you will use the reading "Stages of the Holocaust (4-27 - 5-1)"

Monday 4/27 - Read and Respond to Questions about Seeking Refuge/Resistance After Kristallnacht
Tuesday 4/28 - Read and Respond to Questions about Jewish Ghettoes
Wednesday 4/29 - Read and Respond to Questions about Concentration and Labor Camps
Thursday 4/30 - Read and Respond to Questions about the Einsatzgruppen and the Final Solution
Friday 5/1 - Read and Respond to Questions about Resistance to the Final Solution

Optional Extension Activity: View the USHMM video on efforts made to rescue Jews from the Holocaust

Please note - I will accept late work (last week's Holocaust work) so don't think that you are stuck with a zero for that assignment if you did not turn it in on its original due date).

This week we are beginning a new unit on the Holocaust. We will be studying its causes and effects as well as the various forms of resistance and efforts for justice that occurred during and after this human tragedy. Your task this week is to learn about the early stages of the Holocaust – actions the Nazis took within Germany. We will be using the reading "Stages of the Holocaust - 4/22-4/24;" you will type your responses in the Google Form. At the end of the week, after you have completed the three assignments for this week, submit your form. I will not attempt to assess any assignments that are not submitted/turned in.

If you have questions, please reach out to me via Remind (@5fac) or schedule a Zoom meeting with me. Otherwise, our scheduled Zoom meetings are this Thursday (12:00-12:30 pm for 1st/4th, 12:30-1:00 pm for 2nd/5th)

You should pace yourself as follows:
Wednesday 4/22 - Read and Respond to Questions about the Boycott of Jewish Businesses
Thursday 4/23 - Read and Respond to Questions about the Nuremberg Laws
Friday 4/24 - Read and Respond to Questions about the Kristallnacht

Optional: I've included a link to a 13 minute video from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial and Museum that explains the history of antisemitism in Europe that led to the Holocaust.

Directions: Using the information about these WWII leaders from the page below the organizer, complete the graphic organizer below, identifying each leader’s role, how they were involved in the war, and how their decisions/actions affected the war. Then, respond to the processing questions in complete sentences.

Directions: Using the information about these WWII leaders from the page below the organizer, complete the graphic organizer below, identifying each leader’s role, how they were involved in the war, and how their decisions/actions affected the war. Then, respond to the processing questions in complete sentences.

Referring to the charts and reading on the page following your response sheet, respond to the questions in complete sentences.

Write a five paragraph essay about the effect technology had on people/society during the Industrial Revolution, Imperialism and World War I. Evaluate whether it was more helpful or harmful.