If you were absent from class today, you missed CW3. Please read the cartoon and answer the questions in the spaces provided. Deadline: This assignment will not be accepted after Monday, March 19. [Note: This was not assigned to Period 7 students]. ![]()
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As of 3/13, I will no longer accept emailed work as a way of showing me that work printed subsequently was in fact completed on time. Too many students are doing this now, and what was once an exceptional circumstance has become too common.
This means that:
To summarize, all work is now due, in physical form, on the due date, during your class period - no exceptions. Period 7 students: tomorrow, Tuesday 3/13 come straight from lunch to Lab Room 244. We will be participating in a Google Augmented Reality activity. Should be fun! If you see this, please spread the word to your classmates so we can all be there on time.
Read pp. 931-935 & 940-947. Answer all questions on loose leaf. Due Friday, 3/16 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find two words in the reading that you don't know. Look up each word in the dictionary. For each, write out the word, the definition, and a sentence that uses the word. Choose regular words, not key terms that are boldfaced in the text. 2) Why did General Yamamoto decide to attack Pearl Harbor? Was the attack successful? Explain. 3) Describe the extent of Japan's territorial gains by mid-1942. 4) What was the 'island hopping' strategy? Was it successful by February 1943? Defend your answer with facts from the reading. 5) Describe the battles in Europe and North Africa that helped turn the tide of the war in favor of the Allies beginning in late 1942. 6) How did World War II affect life on the Allied home fronts? How did government propaganda impact Japanese Americans? 7) Construct a timeline entitled 'Victory in Europe'. Include dates for the following events: a) D-Day; b) France Liberated; c) Allies Cross the Rhine; d) Soviets Surround Berlin; and e) Victory in Europe Day. 8) Why were the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa significant victories for the Allies? 9) Opinion: Did President Truman make the correct decision in using the atomic bomb? Why or why not? Respond in a paragraph of at least five sentences. HONORS: 2 PARAGRAPHS ![]()
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Read pp. 925-930. Answer all questions on loose leaf. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MONDAY 3/12. 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find two words in the reading that you don't know. Look up each word in the dictionary. For each, write out the word, the definition, and a sentence that uses the word. Choose regular words, not key terms that are boldfaced in the text. 2) What action by Germany directly led Britain and France to declare war? Describe Germany's military strategy in this attack. 3) What were Stalin's goals in Europe at the start of WWII? What steps did he take toward his goals in 1939 and 1940? 4) Why were the early months of the war referred to as a "phony war"? How did things change in April 1940? 5) Which five countries did Hitler defeat between April & June 1940? How was Germany's geographic location an advantage? 6) What was Hitler's plan to defeat Britain? How did Britain respond? What was the outcome of the Battle of Britain? 7) Between 1940-1942, which side seemed to be winning in North Africa? Which side was winning in the Balkans? 8) What difficulties did Germany face in the attack on the Soviet Union? Why is this an example of "history repeating itself"? 9) Describe at least two ways that the United States begin to break their policy of neutrality between 1939 and 1941. 10) Creative Response: Pretend you are a news reporter for RKA TV covering World War II in Europe in late 1941. Write a one-paragraph script for your news report, summarizing the events of the war in Europe so far. ![]()
Remember to get your notes in order for next Tuesday’s Notes Check. I will check Notes 5.1-5.8 & 6.1-6.3. See Notes Check guidelines below. ![]()
Students: If you were absent on Friday 3/2 you missed an important document-based quiz. Please see me at lunch or after school by Wednesday 3/7 to make up your quiz! - Mr. S
Read pp. 910-914. Answer all questions on loose leaf paper. Due Tuesday, 3/6. Questions: 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find two words in the reading that you don't know. Look up each word in the dictionary. For each, write out the word, the definition, and a sentence that uses the word. Choose regular words, not social studies key terms that are boldfaced in the text. 2) What is Fascism? How was it similar to communism? How was it different? 3) What problems did Italy face after World War I? If you were an Italian citizen at the time, would you have found Benito Mussolini to be an attractive leader? Explain. 4) Why did Adolf Hitler go to prison in 1923? What ideas did he write about in his book Mein Kampf? 5) Explain how Hitler rose from being the leader a of a little-known party to becoming the Chancellor of Germany. 6) Make a three column chart entitled 'Germany Under Adolf Hitler'. Label the columns Political, Economic, and Social. Take notes into the chart. 7) How were the policies of Mussolini and Hitler similar? How were they different? Explain. 8) What other countries became dictatorships during this time period? Why did these countries fall to dictators while countries like Britain and France remained democracies? Explain 9) Creative Response: Pretend you are a teenager living in Fascist Italy or Germany. How would your life be different than it is today? Write a one-paragraph diary entry (at least 5 sentences) that describes a typical day for you living under one of these governments. HONORS: 2 PARAGRAPHS! ![]()
10th Graders - Join your history teachers from the past, present, & future and compete for prizes in the RKA Social Studies Trivia Extravaganza next Tuesday, March 6 at 2:45 pm in the Auditorium! ![]()
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