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Trimester 2 -- 2015/16
February 29, 2016 -- The Great Depression
1929 Wall Street Market Crash -- Video (10:05)
The Great Depression Intro. -- Video (3:37) and Article
Dust Storms Strike America -- Video (3:00)
Black Blizzard -- History Channel Video (3:00)
Migrant Mother Photo -- History Channel Video (4:00)
FDR's First Fireside Chat -- History Channel Video (2:00)
The New Deal -- History Channel Video (3:00)
FDR's New Deal -- History Channel Video (2:00)
FDR and the Tennessee Valley Authority -- History Channel Video (2:00)
FDR Creates the Social Security System -- History Channel Video (2:00)
FDR: A Voice of Hope -- History Channel Video (5:00)
January 26, 2016 -- World War 1 Project
Activity #1:America Enters the War Notes

Trimester 2 -- 2015/16
January 26, 2016 -- World War 1 Project
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Activity #1: AmericaActivity #1:America Enters the
Read section in textbook and take notes using a handout guide.
Activity #2: All#2:All Quiet On
Watch Discovery School Video about “All Quiet on the Western Front
Complete worksheet.
Complete worksheet using what you learned from the photos. {WWI Photos Questions.docx}
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Activity #6: Wilson#6:Wilson Struggles for
Read section in textbook and answer questions on a handout.
January 20, 2016 -- World War 1

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Trimester 2 -- 2015/16
2016 -- World War 1 Project
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Activity #1: America Enters the War Notes
Read section in textbook and take notes using a handout guide.
Activity #2: All Quiet On the Western Front Video
Watch Discovery School Video about “All Quiet on the Western Front
Complete worksheet.
{All Quiet on the Western Front Questions.docx}
Optional websites to use:
All Quiet on the Western Front — Reading In a Nut Shell — shmoop.com
Paul Baumer Character Analysis — shmoop.com
Activity #3: Weapons of WWI Crossword Puzzle
Complete a crossword puzzle. There are three handouts needed: crossword, the clue sentences, and the reading packet about WWI weapons (the answers are there).
Activity #4: In Flanders Fields Poem
Read the packet that includes the poem and information about the author & poem.
Complete the worksheet using the packet.
{WWI Poem Questions.docx}
Optional website to use: Prose & Poetry: The Making of the Poem (First World War.com)
Activity #5: WWI Photos
Look at different photos taken during WWI of the battlefield, soldiers and other related things.
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Activity #6: Wilson Struggles for Peace Questions
Read section in textbook and answer questions on a handout.
January 20, 2016 -- World War 1
Start of the War

Welcome to American History Class. This site will be used to explore history, to access resources, and to develop online learning skills.
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January 20, 2016 -- World War 1

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Trimester 2 -- 2015
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January 20, 2016 -- World War 1
Start of the War

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Trimester 2 -- 2015
January 20, 2016 -- World War 1
Start of the War
Frightful First World War -- Video (2:38)
Why did WWI start? -- Video (2:20)
Fighting the War
World of Trenches - Role of Non-White Colonial Soldiers - WW1 Uncut - BBC (6:31)
Surviving the U-Boats - WWI Uncut: Dan Snow BBC -- Video (8:41)
Why Trenches? WWI Uncut: Dan Snow BBC -- Video (7:49)
Escaping the Trenches. WWI Uncut: Dan Snow BBC -- Video (7:45)
United States Joins the War
Crash Course American History #30: America in World War I -- Video (13:39)
The U.S. in World War I - History Channel Video (4:00)
End of the War & Peace Treaty
The Treaty of Versailles in 1918 and its Consequences -- YouTube slideshow (8:34)
Treaty of Versailles Ends World War I -- History Channel Video (2:00)
Did WWI Lead to WWII? - History Channel Video (3:00)
Misc.
World War 1 (In One Take) -- History Bomb Video (6:11)
December 9, 2015 -- Muckrakers
View of Industrial America -- Video YouTube (7:14)

Great Books The Jungle -- Video (25:00)
Jacob Riis Clip -- YouTube (9:44)
Boss Tweed & Thomas Nast -- YouTube (9:17)
Progressive Era Presidents
Why Study History?
What is History For?

A Dream Deferred -- Video YouTube (start at 13:45 - 16:46) -- Covers a little bit about Ida B. Wells & More (21:47-24:00) & More (27:11)
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle -- School Tube Video (5:54)
Great Books The Jungle -- Video (25:00)
Jacob Riis Clip -- YouTube (9:44)
Why Study History?

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Trimester 2 -- 2015
December 9, 2015 -- Muckrakers
View of Industrial America -- Video YouTube (7:14)
A Dream Deferred -- Video YouTube (start at 13:45 - 16:46) -- Covers a little bit about Ida B. Wells & More (21:47-24:00) & More (27:11)
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle -- School Tube Video (5:54)
Jacob Riis Clip -- YouTube (9:44)
Why Study History?
What is History For?

Welcome to American History Class. This site will be used to explore history, to access resources, and to develop online learning skills.
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Trimester 12 -- 2015
Why Study History?
What is History For?
Why We Need Geography
November 16, 2015 -- The Great Depression
1929 Wall Street Market Crash -- Video (10:05)