Tonight's HW Assignment 4/30/2010

Due: 5/4/2010 (Tuesday)

CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE VIDEO. Please remember that you will need your PMP password to get into the site

World War I - The Home Front
1. Explain the roles women had on the homefront during the war.
2. What was a result of women's efforts during the war?
3. Discuss how African-Americans felt about the war and why.
4. Explain what the Great Migration was and why it occurred.
5. Discuss some of the causes for the race riots.
6. Describe the Espionage Act of 1917, the Sedition Act of 1918, and their effects.
7. Describe the final events of the war that finally led to peace.
8. List and explain the plan presented by President Wilson with the Fourteen Point Plan.
9. Explain the purpose of the Treaty of Versailles and its outcomes.
10. Explain the purpose of the League of Nations and its outcomes.

Tonight's HW 4/26/2010

Grade 8'ers:

Here's tonight's assignment. Due date is Thursday, but if you hand it in tomorrow, you will get extra credit.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE VIDEO. Please remember that you will need your PMP password to get into the site.

After completing the video, answer the questions below on looseleaf.

1. List and explain the four underlying causes of World War I.
2. Describe the event that catapulted Europe into World War I.
3. Explain why World War I was also known as the "Modern War" and give examples of technological advances.
4. Discuss why the United States wanted to stay neutral and the reasons why it decided to join.
5. Describe how the checks and balance system kept the war from starting before it did.
6. Explain the roles women and African-Americans had in fighting the war.
7. Describe the efforts made by the War Industries Board to control the economy in preparation for war.
8. List and explain some of the efforts the general public could do to support the government and the United States
while at war.
9. Discuss the process the military used in getting ships made and transported over to Europe safely.
10. Explain the battles the United States fought against Germany and their outcomes.

Tonight's HW - 4/23/10

Hello, G8'ers:

Here's tonight's HW.

Based on the lectures you listened to, the videos you watched, and the documents you examined, answer the following question in a blog post of at least 50 words.

Do you believe that the United States has the right to intervene (get involved) in the affairs of another country? In other words, can the United States send troops into another country? Does the US have the right to be the "international police officer?"

In addition to posting your own response, you must write a brief reaction to someone else's post, indicating whether you agree or disagree with that person's position; please state why you agree or disagree.

Tonight's HW 4/20/2010

Grade 8'ers:

Here's tonight's HW.

CLICK HERE. Read the passage carefully, and answer the questions that follow. You can either write them out on looseleaf, or post them on the blog.

Tonight's HW 4/19

Grade 8'ers:

Here's tonight's HW.

Please click here, and complete the assignment, "Imperialism, and the Spanish American War."

Using the documents, your notes, what you learned from the videos, and lectures, answer the questions that follow the documents.

You may post your answers here, or write them on looseleaf paper.

HW Weekend of 4/17/2010

Hello, Grade 8'ers:

Here's tonight's HW.

1. Please watch the video America in the 20th Century - America Becomes a World Power. Remember, you need to have a PMP password in order to access the video.

2. After you finish the video, please answer the questions below. You may, if you are so inclined to do so, post the answers online.

America Becomes a World Power
1. Discuss how the United States tried to become a world power.
2. Compare and contrast the views of Imperialists and Anti-Imperialists.
3. How could the acquisition of Alaska benefit the United States?
4. Discuss some of the causes of the Spanish-American War.
5. Discuss the obstacles the Unites States had to face in order to gain control of the Caribbean and
Pacific regions.
6. Discuss the United States motivation to become involved in China with the Open Door Policy
and its effects on China.
7. Discuss the significance of Roosevelt's Great White Fleet.
8. Discuss the benefits the Panama Canal brought to the United States.
9. How does the Monroe Doctrine, created in 1823, emerge again in 1905?
10. Compare and contrast the foreign policies of the Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson administration.

Assignments 4/12/2010

Hello, Grade 8'ers:

Here are the assignments for the week.

MONDAY NIGHT: Due Tuesday

1. CLICK HERE for a link to review Foreign Policy. Click on the links, and read the descriptions given. It would be a great idea to print the links, so you can highlight and take notes on them.

Using the internet, and/or other sources, please look up the following terms. Please note that this is not just defining the words. One-Sentence answers will not be accepted. For each term, you must

1. Identify what it is (or was)

2. Its purpose (what was the point of it)

3. Causes and Effects

4. Its importance

1. Louisiana Purchase
2. Monroe Doctrine
3. Manifest Destiny
4. Spanish American War
5. Imperialism
6. Open Door Policy
7. Good Neighbor Policy
8. Organization of American States
9. Nationalism
10. Freedom of the Seas
11. Submarine Warfare
12. Fourteen Points
13. Treaty of Versailles
14. League of Nations
15. Isolationism

Tuesday Night - Due Thursday

Complete Lecture 54 and Lecture 55. Remember, you must complete a PODCAST sheet for each lecture