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

Monday, February 10, 2020

Chapter 15/16

Chapter 15/16
1. What were Hoover’s qualifications to be President?
2. What ugly tactics were used by the campaign to win the election of 1928?
3. What is a dividend?
4. What does the SEC do?
5. What does it mean to buy stock on margin?
6. Specifically where is the Stock Exchange located, and what does it do?
7. What was happening to the Stock Market in 1927?
8. What does “Dies Irae” mean?
9. How do historians believe that the crash could have been prevented?
10. Describe, in your own words, how an economic crash happens.
11. Was Hoover’s Presidency a success and why? (50 words)

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

The Paper Menagerie

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Write a outline of the events in the story.

For each of the characters in the story explain what motivates their actions.