Thursday, March 5, 2020

Chapter 19/20

Chapter 19/20
  1. According to Franklin Roosevelt, who is an American Immigrant?
  2. In what year did FDR’s family arrive in America?
  3. What lesson did FDR take from Thomas Jefferson?
  4. What lesson did FDR take from Alexander Hamilton?
  5. How did FDR’s parents expect him to behave despite the fact they they were wealthy?
  6. What job did FDR’s mother expect him to get and why?
  7. What did FDR write to colleges to encourage them to do?
  8. What two universities did FDR attend?
  9. What job did FDR have during the Presidency of Woodrow Wilson?
  10. What disease struck FDR and prevented him from walking?
  11. Who did FDR marry?
  12. What about FDR do you think led him to become someone many many consider to be a great President?

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Is Hoover to blame for the Great Depression

STEP 1: Complete the following assignment
  • Have students write 100 words explaining why Herbert Hoover IS responsible for the Great Depression
  • They have students write 100 words explaining why Herbert Hoover IS NOT responsible for the Great Depression.

STEP 2: Complete the following worksheet

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APUSH Homework

  • Part 1: Research and determine what you think the three biggest turning points in WWII are. These could be economic turning points, military turning points, social turning points, etc. Write down what the turning point is and then a short paragraph argument explaining your reasoning.
  • Part 2: Write a couple paragraph response explaining the (meaningful!) similarities and differences between WWI and WWII, or the War of 1812