Mr. Ditzenberger-U.S. History
Lesson: Vietnam and Review
Time: Week 19, May 26th-30th
Unit: Vietnam and Review
Objectives:
1. Students will evaluate the reasons for America’s involvement in the Vietnam War.
2. Students will describe the strategies U.S. forces used in the Vietnam War.
3. Students will explain why some Americans opposed the war, and describe how the government responded.
4. Students will evaluate the war’s long-term effects on the American people.
Monday
1. Background to Conflict and the War Escalates.
2. Homework: Chapter 33, Section 3-A Turning Point, Possible quiz.
Tuesday
1. The War Ends.
2. Homework-live life looking forward with your eyes in the rearview mirror.
Wednesday
1. Review
Thursday
1. Review
Friday
1. No class.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Final Review
purpose of the Homestead's Act; reasons for westward migration; problems of farming in the West (plains); two main "fuels" of the industrial age; "men of steel"; immigration discrimination during the Gilded Age; significant Robber Barons; the effects of barbed wire; innovations related to skyscrapers; Gilded Age strikes; Sherman Antitrust Act; social gospel movement; meaning of the term "Gilded Age"; populist movement, William Jennings Bryan; progressivism v populism; significance of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire; La Follette; T.R.'s business policies; reasons for US war with Spain; Hearts' role in the S-A War; the ship that blew up in Havana; Asian expansion resulting from S-A War; British naval strategy in WW1; treaty that ended WW1; American support at the outset of WW1; "return to normalcy"; Coolidge's approach to business; the Red Scare; objects of KKK's persecution; immigrants accused of murder ini 20s; prosperity of the 20s; presidents of the 20s; the Harlem Renaissance; flappers; general problems during the 20s; Hoover's approach to the economy; Bonus March; the severity of the Gr Depr; 100 days; movies of the 30s; criminals of the 30s; music of the 30s; New Deal programs; Dust Bowl geography; FDR worst political move; Pearl Harbor; European invasion of the Allied forces; significant battles in the Pacific; secret project associated with Oppenheimer; Battle of the Bulge; Cold War policy; beatnik authors; urban areas during the 50s; reason why Kennedy beat Nixon; hippie culture; Nixon and Vietnam
Matching-Set A
capitalism
free enterprise
communism
social Darwinism
corporation
trust
monopoly
vertical integration
horizontal integration
Set B
a. Central Intelligence Agency j. National Defense Administration
b. containment k. Nuremberg
c. Explorer I l. Mao Zedong
d. General MacArthur m. Sputnik
e. Ralph Bunche n. United Nations
f. Alger Hiss o. zaibatsu
g. Hollywood Ten p. President Truman
h. George C. Marshall q. Zionism
i. Joseph McCarthy
a. Robert Moses g. Civil Rights Act of 1964
b. Medgar Evers h. Black Panther Party
c. Martin Luther King Jr. i. Voting Rights Act
d. James Chaney j. James Meredith
e. Malcolm X k. Elijah Muhammad
f. Ralph Abernathy l. l. Freedom Riders
T/F-five T/F on the 1920s
1. Using the four massacres/incidents that we learned about in class, explain how Manifest Destiny led to the destruction of Native American peoples and their way of life.
2. In a paragraph explain how political machines accumulated and maintained political power.
3. Compare and contrast the three progressive presidents. Include their accomplishments, any at least one failure or shortcoming of their administration or political life, and their rank compared to the others (which one is best, second, and the least of the three-be sure to include an explanation with the rank).
4. What were two of the strategies of the women’s suffrage movement and who were at least three of the leaders and their respective roles in the movement’s plight for suffrage? 5. In paragraph form, give three reasons for the Great Depression.
6. What were the three Rs of the Great Depression? Explain why each of the three Rs was important.
7. How did the idea of isolationism affect America in the years leading to World War 2? Include the policies that the U.S. held toward the events in Europe and to a lesser extent in the Pacific region.
8. Name and briefly describe three international crises of Kennedy’s administration.
9. Describe why many Vietnam soldiers became disheartened and disillusioned during and after the war.
10. Who do you think was the most influential president during the period (1865-1975) that was studied this semester and why?
Matching-Set A
capitalism
free enterprise
communism
social Darwinism
corporation
trust
monopoly
vertical integration
horizontal integration
Set B
a. Central Intelligence Agency j. National Defense Administration
b. containment k. Nuremberg
c. Explorer I l. Mao Zedong
d. General MacArthur m. Sputnik
e. Ralph Bunche n. United Nations
f. Alger Hiss o. zaibatsu
g. Hollywood Ten p. President Truman
h. George C. Marshall q. Zionism
i. Joseph McCarthy
a. Robert Moses g. Civil Rights Act of 1964
b. Medgar Evers h. Black Panther Party
c. Martin Luther King Jr. i. Voting Rights Act
d. James Chaney j. James Meredith
e. Malcolm X k. Elijah Muhammad
f. Ralph Abernathy l. l. Freedom Riders
T/F-five T/F on the 1920s
1. Using the four massacres/incidents that we learned about in class, explain how Manifest Destiny led to the destruction of Native American peoples and their way of life.
2. In a paragraph explain how political machines accumulated and maintained political power.
3. Compare and contrast the three progressive presidents. Include their accomplishments, any at least one failure or shortcoming of their administration or political life, and their rank compared to the others (which one is best, second, and the least of the three-be sure to include an explanation with the rank).
4. What were two of the strategies of the women’s suffrage movement and who were at least three of the leaders and their respective roles in the movement’s plight for suffrage? 5. In paragraph form, give three reasons for the Great Depression.
6. What were the three Rs of the Great Depression? Explain why each of the three Rs was important.
7. How did the idea of isolationism affect America in the years leading to World War 2? Include the policies that the U.S. held toward the events in Europe and to a lesser extent in the Pacific region.
8. Name and briefly describe three international crises of Kennedy’s administration.
9. Describe why many Vietnam soldiers became disheartened and disillusioned during and after the war.
10. Who do you think was the most influential president during the period (1865-1975) that was studied this semester and why?
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Week 18, Syllabus
Mr. Ditzenberger-U.S. History
Lesson: 60s Time: Week 18, May 19th-23rd Unit: Social Change and Upheaval in the 1960s and the Vietnam War
Objectives:
1. Students will analyze the tactics and success of the Civil Rights Movement.
2. Students will list the contributions of JFK’s administration.
3. Students will explain the causes for the Chicano movement.
4. Students will explain the impact and successes of other movements.
Monday
1. Vesak Day.
Tuesday
1. Chapter 30, Sections 1 and 2-JFK
2. Homework: Read chapter 30, Section 3, Johnson’s Great Society. Complete Questions 2 and 3-a, b, and c.
Wednesday
1. Chapter 31, Section 1.
2. Homework-Read section 2 and 3. Answer #s 2 and 3 (a, b, and c) on page 932 and 3 (a, b, and c) on page 938.
Thursday
1. Chapter 31, Section 4-The Movement Continues
2. Read chapter 32, Section 1. Quiz possible tomorrow.
Friday
1. Chapter 32, Sections 2 and 3-The Chicano Movement and More Groups Mobilize
2. Read Chapter 32, Section 4
Lesson: 60s Time: Week 18, May 19th-23rd Unit: Social Change and Upheaval in the 1960s and the Vietnam War
Objectives:
1. Students will analyze the tactics and success of the Civil Rights Movement.
2. Students will list the contributions of JFK’s administration.
3. Students will explain the causes for the Chicano movement.
4. Students will explain the impact and successes of other movements.
Monday
1. Vesak Day.
Tuesday
1. Chapter 30, Sections 1 and 2-JFK
2. Homework: Read chapter 30, Section 3, Johnson’s Great Society. Complete Questions 2 and 3-a, b, and c.
Wednesday
1. Chapter 31, Section 1.
2. Homework-Read section 2 and 3. Answer #s 2 and 3 (a, b, and c) on page 932 and 3 (a, b, and c) on page 938.
Thursday
1. Chapter 31, Section 4-The Movement Continues
2. Read chapter 32, Section 1. Quiz possible tomorrow.
Friday
1. Chapter 32, Sections 2 and 3-The Chicano Movement and More Groups Mobilize
2. Read Chapter 32, Section 4
Friday, May 16, 2008
Week 17, Syllabus
Mr. Ditzenberger-U.S. History
Lesson: 50s Time: Week 17, May 12th-16th Unit: Cold War
Objectives:
1. Students will memorize the significant events leading to the end of WW2.
2. Students will discuss the morality of dropping the atomic bomb.
3. Students will list the important events following WW2 and leading to the Cold War.
4. Students will learn about the impact of WW2 in Singapore.
Monday
1. Finish lecture on Chapter 28, Sections 1 and 2.
2. Read Section 3 for tomorrow. Complete 1, 2, and 3 on page 850.
Tuesday
1. Chapter 28, Section 4 and Chapter 29, Section 1.
2. Homework-Read chapter 29, Section 2 for tomorrow. Possible quiz.
Wednesday
1. Quiz over section 2.
2. Chapter 29, Section 3-voices of dissent.
Thursday
1. Chapter 30, Sections 1 and 2-JFK
2. Homework: Read chapter 30, Section 3, Johnson’s Great Society. Complete Questions 2 and 3-a, b, and c.
Friday
1. Chapter 31, Section 1.
2. Homework-Read section 2 and 3. Prepare for possible quiz on Tuesday (no school Monday).
Lesson: 50s Time: Week 17, May 12th-16th Unit: Cold War
Objectives:
1. Students will memorize the significant events leading to the end of WW2.
2. Students will discuss the morality of dropping the atomic bomb.
3. Students will list the important events following WW2 and leading to the Cold War.
4. Students will learn about the impact of WW2 in Singapore.
Monday
1. Finish lecture on Chapter 28, Sections 1 and 2.
2. Read Section 3 for tomorrow. Complete 1, 2, and 3 on page 850.
Tuesday
1. Chapter 28, Section 4 and Chapter 29, Section 1.
2. Homework-Read chapter 29, Section 2 for tomorrow. Possible quiz.
Wednesday
1. Quiz over section 2.
2. Chapter 29, Section 3-voices of dissent.
Thursday
1. Chapter 30, Sections 1 and 2-JFK
2. Homework: Read chapter 30, Section 3, Johnson’s Great Society. Complete Questions 2 and 3-a, b, and c.
Friday
1. Chapter 31, Section 1.
2. Homework-Read section 2 and 3. Prepare for possible quiz on Tuesday (no school Monday).
Week 17, Syllabus
Mr. Ditzenberger-U.S. History
Lesson: 50s Time: Week 17, May 12th-16th Unit: Cold War
Objectives:
1. Students will memorize the significant events leading to the end of WW2.
2. Students will discuss the morality of dropping the atomic bomb.
3. Students will list the important events following WW2 and leading to the Cold War.
4. Students will learn about the impact of WW2 in Singapore.
Monday
1. Finish lecture on Chapter 28, Sections 1 and 2.
2. Read Section 3 for tomorrow. Complete 1, 2, and 3 on page 850.
Tuesday
1. Chapter 28, Section 4 and Chapter 29, Section 1.
2. Homework-Read chapter 29, Section 2 for tomorrow. Possible quiz.
Wednesday
1. Quiz over section 2.
2. Chapter 29, Section 3-voices of dissent.
Thursday
1. Chapter 30, Sections 1 and 2-JFK
2. Homework: Read chapter 30, Section 3, Johnson’s Great Society. Complete Questions 2 and 3-a, b, and c.
Friday
1. Chapter 31, Section 1.
2. Homework-Read section 2 and 3. Prepare for possible quiz on Tuesday (no school Monday).
Lesson: 50s Time: Week 17, May 12th-16th Unit: Cold War
Objectives:
1. Students will memorize the significant events leading to the end of WW2.
2. Students will discuss the morality of dropping the atomic bomb.
3. Students will list the important events following WW2 and leading to the Cold War.
4. Students will learn about the impact of WW2 in Singapore.
Monday
1. Finish lecture on Chapter 28, Sections 1 and 2.
2. Read Section 3 for tomorrow. Complete 1, 2, and 3 on page 850.
Tuesday
1. Chapter 28, Section 4 and Chapter 29, Section 1.
2. Homework-Read chapter 29, Section 2 for tomorrow. Possible quiz.
Wednesday
1. Quiz over section 2.
2. Chapter 29, Section 3-voices of dissent.
Thursday
1. Chapter 30, Sections 1 and 2-JFK
2. Homework: Read chapter 30, Section 3, Johnson’s Great Society. Complete Questions 2 and 3-a, b, and c.
Friday
1. Chapter 31, Section 1.
2. Homework-Read section 2 and 3. Prepare for possible quiz on Tuesday (no school Monday).
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Week 16, Syllabus
Mr. Ditzenberger-U.S. History
Lesson: The War Abroad and at Home Time: Week 16, May 5th-9th Unit: World War 2
Objectives:
1. Students will memorize the significant events leading to the end of WW2.
2. Students will discuss the morality of dropping the atomic bomb.
3. Students will list the important events following WW2 and leading to the Cold War.
4. Students will learn about the impact of WW2 in Singapore.
Monday
1. Victory in Europe
2. Read Chapters 28, Sections 1 and 2. Quiz on Thursday.
Tuesday
1. Socratic Seminar
Wednesday
1. Test-WW2
Thursday
1. Quiz on Chapters 28, Sections 1 and 2.
2. Chapters 28, Sections 3 and 4
3. Homework Read Chapter 29, Sections 1 and 2 for Monday.
Friday
1. Fort Siloso
Lesson: The War Abroad and at Home Time: Week 16, May 5th-9th Unit: World War 2
Objectives:
1. Students will memorize the significant events leading to the end of WW2.
2. Students will discuss the morality of dropping the atomic bomb.
3. Students will list the important events following WW2 and leading to the Cold War.
4. Students will learn about the impact of WW2 in Singapore.
Monday
1. Victory in Europe
2. Read Chapters 28, Sections 1 and 2. Quiz on Thursday.
Tuesday
1. Socratic Seminar
Wednesday
1. Test-WW2
Thursday
1. Quiz on Chapters 28, Sections 1 and 2.
2. Chapters 28, Sections 3 and 4
3. Homework Read Chapter 29, Sections 1 and 2 for Monday.
Friday
1. Fort Siloso
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
WW2 Test Review
M/C-short name of Nat Soc Party, meaning of Fuehrer, country's defeat that led to WW2 in Europe, the extend of Japan's empire, Hitler's non-aggression pact, French port city that led to isolated Br, Battle of Britain, Rommel, Operation Barbarossa, Pearl Harbor-basic facts, Turning point in Nazi/Soviet line, Einstein and Oppenheimer, significance of the B. of the Bulge, focus of the Yalta conference, FDR's successor
Matching-Luftwaffe, Wehrmacht, Rhineland, Appeasement, Isolationism, Empire, Blitzkrieg, Maginot Line, Neutrality Acts, Lend-Lease, Embargo, Kamikaze, Enola Gay, Operation Overlord, Internment Camp, Propaganda, Fascism, Panzer, Nanking, D-Day
Short Answer-arrange European countries in order of their defeat by the Nazis, 2 reasons for Hitler's rise to power, three Axis powers, three most significant Allied countries and their leaders, Hirohito and Tojo, Dec 7, '41, a-bomb cities
Paragraph-choose from the following topics-isolationism, the policy of appeasement, the belief system embodied in fascism
Map-label a blank world map with the following: a) Japan, b) U.S.A., c) Germany, d) Britain, e) France, f) Poland, g) Soviet Union (now Russia), h) China, i) Indo-China (Southeast Asia), j) Philippines, k) Hawaii, l) Midway, m) Iwo Jima, n) Normandy, o) Paris, p) Moscow, q) London, r) Tokyo, s) Nagasaki/Hiroshima t) Suez Canal.
Matching-Luftwaffe, Wehrmacht, Rhineland, Appeasement, Isolationism, Empire, Blitzkrieg, Maginot Line, Neutrality Acts, Lend-Lease, Embargo, Kamikaze, Enola Gay, Operation Overlord, Internment Camp, Propaganda, Fascism, Panzer, Nanking, D-Day
Short Answer-arrange European countries in order of their defeat by the Nazis, 2 reasons for Hitler's rise to power, three Axis powers, three most significant Allied countries and their leaders, Hirohito and Tojo, Dec 7, '41, a-bomb cities
Paragraph-choose from the following topics-isolationism, the policy of appeasement, the belief system embodied in fascism
Map-label a blank world map with the following: a) Japan, b) U.S.A., c) Germany, d) Britain, e) France, f) Poland, g) Soviet Union (now Russia), h) China, i) Indo-China (Southeast Asia), j) Philippines, k) Hawaii, l) Midway, m) Iwo Jima, n) Normandy, o) Paris, p) Moscow, q) London, r) Tokyo, s) Nagasaki/Hiroshima t) Suez Canal.
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