War Propoganda/Recuitment Assignment

Create your own WWI recruitment poster. You may use the last few slides of this presentation for examples.

WWI Notes

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APUSH DBQ

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Chapter 1 + 2

Chapter 1 + 2

1. How many men died during WWI?
2. How many men were drafted in the US during WWI?
3. Why wasn’t Germany worried about the US entering the war?
4. How would nations determine their fate under Wilson’s 14 Points?
5. List 5 things that the 14 Points called for.
6. What was the name of the treaty that ended the war?
7. Who must agree to treaties in America?
8. Why did many Americans oppose the creation of the League of Nations?
9. What did Wilson think would happen if the League was not created
10. What were the Espionage Act and Sedition Act meant to do?

WWI Map

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Woodrow Wilson Biography Assignment

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Early WWI Political Cartoons Assignment

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APUSH Unit 3 Notecards

Archduke Franz Ferdinand Biography Assignment

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Preface to WWI Assignment

Preface

1. Which President created Mother’s Day?

2. Gavrilo Princip wanted to free what nation?

3. What group did Gavrilo join?

4. Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of what nation?

5. How did the Black Hand first try to kill Ferdinand?

6. How did the Black Hand eventually kill Ferdinand?

7. What did George Washington want America not to do?

8. What ship was sunk by U-Boats killing over a thousand people?

9. Who was the President of the US during WWI?

10. What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

When should a nation go to war? Assignment

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APUSH Unit 2 Quizlet

APUSH Essays

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Hawaii Notes

Hawaii Notes

Political Cartoons Assignment

Create your own political cartoons!

Requirements for political cartoons.
1. It must be neat and readable.
2. It must be a political cartoon.
3. It must be on something we have covered this year.
4. It may not be a copy of another political cartoon.

APUSH ESSAYS

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Gilded Age Assignment

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Business and Immigration in the Early 20th Century Notes

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The Jungle Assignment Part 2

This will be completed and stapled to the back of part one.

Come up with a list of 7 problems you identified while reading The Jungle chapter 14, then come up with a plan of how to fix or address those problems.

The Jungle Chapter 14

Read “The Jungle” chapter 14 and do the following:

1. Write a 1 paragraph summary of what you read in the chapter.
2. Write a 1 paragraph personal response.

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Immigrant Quote Assignment

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Ellis Island Tour

Interactive Information

Virtual Tour

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APUSH Unit 2 Note-Cards

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Ellis Island Assignment

ELLIS ISLAND ASSIGNMENT

State Locations + States and Capitals

State Locations Quiz - Oct 20th
Capitals Quiz - Oct 27th

How the Other Half Lives Assignment

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APUSH Unit 1 Test Study Guide

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Practice Essay

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APUSH Note-Cards

APUSH NOTECARDS

John Muir Assignment

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Early 20th Century Political Cartoons Assignment

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Panama Canal Video Alternate Assignment

For those that were absent for all or part of the Panama Canal Video, please make a list of 20 facts about the building of the Panama Canal and answer the following questions.

1. Who was the President who began construction on the Canal.
2. What nation attempted to build the canal before the US and failed.
3. What disease plagued the canal most, how was it spread, and how was it eliminated.
4. How did the canal function?

Theodore Roosevelt Biography Assignment

Read the biography below and fill out the provided worksheet.

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Yellow Journalism Assignment

Fill out the yellow journalism worksheet below making every day headlines sensational or exaggerated.

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Assignment Part 2

Use the yellow journalism headlines from your worksheet to create your own yellow journalism newspaper.

Creative Writing Drive

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Spanish American War Notes

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7th/8th - Syllabus

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WWII Questions on Final

Who was the leader of Italy during WWII?

Who was the leader of Germany during WWII?

Who was the leader of Japan during WWII?

Who was the leader of Great Britain during WWII?

 Who was the leader of Russia/U.S.S.R. during WWII?

 The US Joined WWII following the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan in what year?

Which of the following was NOT a member of the Axis Powers?

Adolf Hitler was born in what nation?

Fascism is a political system headed by a _____________ in which the government controls business and labor and opposition is not permitted.

Which of the following groups was not targeted with extermination by Hitler in events such as the Holocaust?

Who was the President of the US at the beginning of WWII?

Blitzkrieg means “ ___________ war”.

 Who was the President of the US at the end of WWII?

During WWII the United States confined this group/race of people to camps in the interior of the country without their consent.

What event led Britain and France to enter WWII?

Who was defeated first?

In what year did WWII end?

7th/8th Final Study Guide (In Progress)

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Xavier Summer Writing Workshop

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Japanese Internment Assignment

Assignment: Read the provided story about a Japanese American family during WWII and their experiences. You will then create a timeline of their experiences that includes at least 15 events. The final portion of the assignment is a 150 word paragraph making an argument as to why, from the Japanese American perspective, the internment policy was unjust.

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Chapter 31

Chapter 31

1. Who were the three allied leaders that the book speaks about, and what countries do they represent?
2. Why did Russia switch sides during the war?
3. What was Stalin’s leadership style?
4. Describe the Battle of Britain.
5. What did Hitler write about in Mein Kampf?
6. What did Hitler need in Russia?
7. Why did the German invasion of Russia go poorly?
8. What types of supplies did FDR send to Stalin?
9. How many Russians died during WWII?
10. From what you have learned so far, how was WWII different than WWI? Make a list of 5 ways they were different.

Chapter 27

Chapter 27

1. Define “anti-semitism”.
2. What was the purpose of the Crusades of ancient times?
3. What is Eugenics?
4. What were some economic reasons why people may have resented Jews?
5. What problems did Hitler blame on Jews?
6. Besides Jews, what other groups of people did Hitler hate and persecute?
7. What are the words carved on the Statue of Liberty?
8. What are refugees?
9. What did the United States do when they had the opportunity to rescue 20,000 young Jews in 1939?
10. What happened to the St. Louis, which tried to reach Cuba/America?

European Countries Quiz List

You must know the names and locations of the following countries for the quiz on Monday!
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Norway
Poland
Portugal
România
Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
The Netherlands
Turkey
Ukraine

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Chapter 26

Chapter 26

1. Why did Germany  give Hitler absolute power?
2. The Treaty of Versailles required what of German military?
3. What are “reparations”?
4. How many German marks bought one dollar in 1923?
5. What did the German people want in a leader?
6. What does “might makes right” mean?
7. What is the “Gospel of Nationalism”?
8. Why did Japan need to expand, and who did they attack first?
9. Who was the fascist leader of Italy?
10. Who was the communist leader of the U.S.S.R., and what does U.S.S.R. stand for?

Hooverville Alternate Assignment

Hooverville Alternate Assignment - Due May 5th

Write a 3 page (750 word) paper on whether or not the New Deal was a success or failure. This essay should be typed and follow MLA formatting. I recommend that you essay start by covering what the goals of the New Deal were, or the Three R’s from your notes, and follow that up with an explanation of how the New Deal tried to address each of those goals. End your essay with a discussion as to whether or not the New Deal was successful at achieving those goals.

Incomplete submissions will be returned to student for revision. While I am not grading on essay structure (this isn’t for English class), the essay should not have too many errors as to make it unreadable.

Great Depression Test Study Guide

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Hooverville Permission Slip

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Great Depression Primary Sources

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Chapter 23, 24, and 25 assignment.

Chapter 23

1. What crippling disease affected Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
2. What are the symptoms of that disease?
3. How did William Phillips describe FDR?

Chapter 24

4. What were the ideas contained in FDR’s “New Deal”?
5. How many states did Roosevelt win in the election of 1932?

Chapter 25

6. What is a Pragmatist?
7. What did former President Calvin Coolidge have to say about the Depression?
8. What was “the Brain Trust”, and why did FDR call them together?
9. List at least three things that the New Deal did.
10. What was the Social Security Act?
11. What was the “Aristocracy of Talent”?

APUSH Homework Unit 5

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APUSH Unit 5 Notes

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Chapter 17

Chapter 17

1. Who is hurt most during an economic depression?
2. How was the Great Depression different from others?
3. What did the census of 1920 show?
4. What advantage did farmers have during the depression when compared to people in the cities?
5. What caused the Dust Bowl?
6. What states were directly affected by the Dust Bowl?
7. How had farmers been irresponsible?
8. Could the dust bowl have been prevented? If so, how?
9. What was a “Hooverville”?
10. How many people were living in Hoovervilles by 1933?
11. In your opinion, what would be the worst part about living through the Depression? (100 words)

Herbert Hoover Mini-Essay

Due Thursday

Write a 250 word mini-essay on whether President Hoover is “to blame” for the Crash of 1929. You MUST take a position and provide at least THREE arguments.

Great Depression Notes

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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?

Great Migration

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Ol Man River

Write a 250 word response to the man singing the 1920's song, Ol Man River.

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

1. What caused President Calvin Coolidge’s son’s death?
2. Why is Coolidge remembered for “not doing much”?
3. Who invented the television in 1927?
4. What were “flappers”?
5. (Do not write this question) Write a 150 word summary of the Scopes Monkey Trial including what it was about, why people disagreed, and what the outcome was.
6. What does the Constitution say about religion?
7. Why did some people oppose the teachers?
8. What was Walt Disney’s first animated film?
9. What was Coolidge’s campaign slogan?

APUSH Note Cards Unit 3

APUSH HOMEWORK SEMESTER 2

Voting, Suffrage, and Prohibition Notes

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

1. What was the animal symbol of the Prohibition Party?
2. Name two religious groups that supported the Prohibition movement?
3. During the Progressive Era, what did people believe about laws?
4. How many states approved the 18th Amendment?
5. In a federal form of government, who shares power?
6. What are “bootleggers”?
7. What are “speakeasies”?
8. What effect did Prohibition have on crime?
9. How successful was Prohibition at stopping people from drinking?
10. What Amendment to the Constitution ended Prohibition?