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**Monday, January 26th**
Welcome to the World at War Seminar. Mr. G's Website. 1. Why the World Wars are such a big deal. [|WWI in 40 Maps--From Vox] Work in groups to explain maps Maps #s 25, 37, 38, 39 and 40 2. What were these wars about? Card, what caused World War I? What caused World War II? Introduce Homework. 1. The article describes how France, due to its Revolution, was on the leading edge of change in 1800. Explain what these changes were. There were a lot of them: 2. The article gives brief descriptions of the following countries: A. Japan B. China C. Turkey/The Ottoman Empire D. Russia E. Britain For each of these countries, give a 2 sentence description the major trends going on in that country (you could describe domestic affairs, foreign relations, or both).
 * Homework = read The World in 1800 by Oliver Bernier and answer the following questions IN WRITING:**

=Wednesday, January 28th= Discuss last night's article. 1. Word association---for these countries in 1800. A. Japan B. China C. Turkey/The Ottoman Empire D. Russia E. Britain F. France

[[file:The World in 1800 By OLIVIER BERNIER John Wiley.docx]] The most powerful countries in the world AD 1 AD 1000 AD 1500 [|AD 2015] AD 2100? Video of empires expanding. Read Qianlong's [|Letter to George I]II and answer the following questions in writing. 1.What are the different assumptions the English and the Chinese have about foreign trade and foreign relations and how are those assumptions reflected in the emperor's letter? 2) Based on Ch'ien Lung's letter, what were the English requests of the Chinese? Be specific. 3. Using the information in the article "The World in 1800," is Ch'ien Lung's confidence of the greatness of China and the weakness of Britain accurate? Explain.  4. Chi'en Lung's letter is quite insulting to the British. What are your 3 favorite insults? List them.
 * Homework =** **1) read Ch'ien-Lung's letter to King George III and type out answers for these questions:**

=Thursday, January 29th= Western visitors to China before Lord McCartney [|Matteo Ricci and the Memory Palace] Want to learn the Memory Palace technique? This site explains how to do it, and, no, you don't have to be a genius. Chinese model of Foreign Relations Find 3 contemporary images from Britain (1793 or earlier) you'd show to Qianlong to try to convince him he's wrong and that **Britain is not just another "Barbarian Tribe."**

Homework = **FOR MONDAY** **Homework =read article on the history of Japan "The Legacy of Japan," pages 34-48, for Friday and be prepared to discuss the following reading questions:**

1. How did its location near China shape Japan's history?

2. In what significant ways was Japan different from China?

3. How hierarchical and stratified was Japanese society?

4. How did Japanese society change from the 1400's to the early 1800's?

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media type="custom" key="26431870" Opium War and Intro to Japan Native or borrowed from China? Homework = **FOR MONDAY** **Homework =read article on the history of Japan "The Legacy of Japan," pages 34-48, for Friday and be prepared to discuss the following reading questions:**
 * Friday, January 30th**

1. How did its location near China shape Japan's history? 2. In what significant ways was Japan different from China? 3. How hierarchical and stratified was Japanese society? 4. How did Japanese society change from the 1400's to the early 1800's?



Chinese Map of the World 1644



Discuss Japan reading. Slideshow on early Japan. Look at primary documents. 1. What effect did the arrival of Matthew Perry and the black ships have on the Shogun? 2. What were the provisions of the 1858 treaty with the US? Compare this treaty to the treaty of Nanking that ended the Opium War. 3. How and why was the Shogun overthrown? 4. What changes did the Meiji reformers make to Japan? Be very specific. 5. Compare the political changes during the Meiji period to the changes in France during the Revolution. 6. What steps did the reformers take to ensure that in spite of the drastic westernization program Japan retained its distinct identity? 7. Describe Japan's military adventures in the years between 1890-1920. What accounts for their success?
 * Wednesday, February 4th**
 * Homework = read pages 53-68 of the Japan article for Friday Chapter 3 "The Emergence of Modern Japan" and be prepared to discuss the following reading questions: **

Discuss Japan Reading. Look at primary documents.
 * Thursday, February 5th**


 * Homework = read pages 53-68 of the Japan article for Friday Chapter 3 "The Emergence of Modern Japan" and be prepared to discuss the following reading questions: **

1. What effect did the arrival of Matthew Perry and the black ships have on the Shogun?

2. What were the provisions of the 1858 treaty with the US? Compare this treaty to the treaty of Nanking that ended the Opium War.

3. How and why was the Shogun overthrown?

4. What changes did the Meiji reformers make to Japan? Be very specific.

5. Compare the political changes during the Meiji period to the changes in France during the Revolution.

6. What steps did the reformers take to ensure that in spite of the drastic westernization program Japan retained its distinct identity?

7. Describe Japan's military adventures in the years between 1890-1920. What accounts for their success?


 * Friday, February 6th **

Discuss Japan Reading.

Primary documents.

// 1. Describe how the Japanese felt about Sports before the Meiji Period. // // 2. Describe how the Japanese infused baseball with their traditional values. What are those traditional Japanese values? // // 3. Describe the Imbrie incident? How did it intersect with international diplomacy? // // 4 Based on this reading, how good do you think Japanese baseball was before World War II. Why do you think that? // // 5. What did General Nogi think about baseball? Why? // // 6. Explain Tobita's philosophy of baseball. Was it borrowed or native Japanese? // // 7. What were the highlights of the US/Japanese games of the 1930's? // // 8. The author argues that baseball suits the Japanese national character. How so? //
 * Homework for Wednesday = Read pages 27-51 of "You Gotta Have Wa" and answer the following questions: **

Japanese baseball fans. Go over review guide for test. Last Samurai. And primary docs. // 1. Describe how the Japanese felt about Sports before the Meiji Period. // // 2. Describe how the Japanese infused baseball with their traditional values. What are those traditional Japanese values? // // 3. Describe the Imbrie incident? How did it intersect with international diplomacy? // // 4 Based on this reading, how good do you think Japanese baseball was before World War II. Why do you think that? // // 5. What did General Nogi think about baseball? Why? // // 6. Explain Tobita's philosophy of baseball. Was it borrowed or native Japanese? // // 7. What were the highlights of the US/Japanese games of the 1930's? // // 8. The author argues that baseball suits the Japanese national character. How so? //
 * Monday, February 9th**
 * Homework for Wednesday = Read pages 27-51 of "You Gotta Have Wa" and answer the following questions: **

Discuss baseball article Documents Last Samurai
 * Wednesday, February 11th**
 * Homework = study for test. [[file:Review Guide Test on Japan 2015.docx]]**

Test. No Homework!
 * Thursday, February 12th**

Last Samurai Enjoy Break!
 * Friday, February 13th**

Monday, February 23rd
About your tests What is WWI about? Rising and falling powers. Nationalism vs. Imperialism. Alliances. WWI mini-chapters.
 * Rank their strengths and weaknesses. **
 * Current events. **
 * Homework = read the WWI packet (sections 1-8) and rank the countries from strongest to weakest. Also try to identify the following: 1) The proximate---or surface--reasons Europe almost went to war in the decade between 1905-1914. 2) The deep, underlying reasons Europe almost went to war in the decade between 1905-1914. **

Discuss rest of WWI packet. Why did World War I happen? Nationalism. Imperialism. Alliances. Times Machine--Did anyone see this coming?
 * Wednesday, February 25**
 * Homework = Read pages 3-17 of "A World Undone," and be prepared to discuss the following questions: **
 * 1. Why had Franz Ferdinand and Sophie come to Sarajevo and why was this a bad idea and particularly bad timing? **
 * 2. Why was Sophie ill-treated in the Hapsburg court? **
 * 3. Who were the assassins? Were they skilled or lucky? **
 * 4. What was the immediate reaction of other European monarchs to the murder. **
 * 5. Read the section on the Serbs. Why does the author say no one should have been surprised that Serbia was involved in a troubling, volatile situation? **
 * 6. How much blame, if any, should the government of Serbia be given for the assassination? **
 * Thursday, February 26**

Discuss "A World Undone" and introduce documents.
Last night's reading questions. Draft the countries. The Alliances. In the first few days after the assassination, did anyone see a world war coming. [|Search in newspaper archives here.]
 * Homework = Read "A World Undone" pages 18-31 an be prepared to discuss the following questions: **
 * 1. The author says Conrad and Berchtold were polar opposites as personalities. How so? **


 * 2. In spite of being polar opposites as personalities, both Conrad and Berchtold were eager to smash Serbia. Why? **
 * 3. Why did the Austrians see the Balkans region as such a problem? **
 * 4. Why were the Hungarians reluctant to expand the Hapsburg Empire's holdings in the Balkans? This question is hard so here's a hint. The answer's on 30. **

Discuss documents 1-6, begin reading documents 7-13. 1. Summarize German policy toward the crisis in the Balkans in the days after assassination. Did they act as though it were a crisis? What did they think Austria should do? 2. Describe the debate within Austria-Hungary on how to proceed after the assassination. 3. What was the goal of A-H in constructing the ultimatum? 4. Which demands in the ultimatum were likely to be unacceptable to Serbia? 5.How did other governments react to the ultimatum?
 * Friday, February 27**
 * Homework = read 32-44 of "A World Undone" and be prepared to discuss the following questions: **

Read and discuss documents.
 * Monday, March 2**
 * Homework = read **** "A World Undone" 45- 58 and as you read annotate for which countries are at fault. **

**Wednesday, March 4th**
Discuss documents and guilt-o-meter from last night's reading.
 * Homework = read **** "A World Undone" 58-71 and as you read annotate for which countries are at fault. **

Make teams. Discuss documents and guilt-o-meter from last night's readings. Assignment Sheet and [|Groups]
 * Thursday, March 5th **
 * Homework = read **** "A World Undone" 71-81 and as you read annotate for which countries are at fault. **

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Read documents. Work in teams. Guiltometer [|Here's an incredibly detailed timeline for the July Crisis] [|And here are the Willy-Nicky Telegrams.]
 * Friday, March 6th **
 * Homework = read **** "A World Undone" 81-92 and as you read annotate for which countries are at fault. Also note that this section includes an AWESOME description of just how nutty the Ottoman ruling family was. **

Guiltometer. Work in teams. Use documents and timeline.
 * Monday, March 9th**
 * Homework = read **** "A World Undone" 92-101 and as you read annotate for which countries are at fault. Also read over this **[|timeline for the July Crisis]

Work in teams. Use documents and timelines. [|10 Interpretations of who started WWI] [|Blame France]
 * Wednesday, March 11th**
 * Homework = work on your speeches and questions.**
 * [|Blame to go around]**
 * [|Blame Russia]**
 * [|Blame Russia? Long but good article.]**

[|Serbia---Austria Blame WWI.] Work on July Crisis Hearing
 * [|Britain Should Have Stayed Out of the War.]**
 * Thursday, March 12th**
 * Homework = spend 40 minutes working on your hearing.**
 * Tasks that remain:**
 * Read relevant documents---perhaps especially #2**
 * Read massive timeline.**
 * Write 10 prosecutorial questions that make other countries look bad.**
 * Write your self-defense speech.**
 * Write your speech attacking the country you were assigned to attack.**

Work on July Crisis Hearing
 * Friday, March 13th**
 * Homework = Prepare for July Crisis.**

[|July Crisis Assignment Sheet.]

Work on July Crisis Hearing. Homework = Be ready for July Crisis Hearing. The order will be as follows: 1) We will begin with Attack speeches. 2) Then we will have a question period. Your team needs 10 questions total, and they should be spread around amongst the various teams. 3) Then (on Thursday) we will have the Defense speeches.
 * Monday March 16th**
 * Homework = Be ready to deliver your Attacking statements and questions.**

Attacking speeches and questions.
 * Wednesday, March 18th**
 * Homework = Fine tune your Defense speech.**

Question rounds. Watch Video of World War I week by week.
 * Thursday, March 19th**
 * Homework = prepare your final speech.**

Final speeches.
 * Friday, March 20th**
 * No Homework**

media type="youtube" key="i7UvEaozUm8" width="560" height="315" Surprise? Introduce World War I week by week.
 * Monday, March 23rd**
 * Homework =Speed skim for EXACTLY 40 MINUTES** **"A World Undone" pages 125-176.**

[|Here's an article on][|how to skim.]

[|WWI in 40 Maps--From Vox] 1915 Maps 9-13 Go over the assignment sheet. Divide into groups.
 * Wednesday, March 25th**
 * Homework =Speed skim for EXACTLY 35 MINUTES** **"A World Undone" pages 177-237.**

Ms. Lesak visits to teach us how to research our weeks for the World War I Week by Week project. Watch PBS Video on World War I 1914-1915
 * Thursday, March 26th**
 * Homework =Speed skim for EXACTLY 35 MINUTES** **"A World Undone" pages 238-290****.**

Discuss WWI 1914-1915 Research time.
 * Friday, March 27th**
 * Homework = read 291-300 AND 305-313. This is SUPER IMPORTANT. This reading covers part of what went on during the week you are assigned. It mostly covers the 2nd Battle of Ypres and the Battle of Gallipoli, which are the two biggest battles of this time period. Read carefully.**

I will be out of the building. There will be a sub. Your task for this period is to research your movie. Specifically, here are your tasks: 1) Work to understand the big developments of your week which include: . the battles that took place the diplomatic and home front issues, taking place off the battlefield? Use these timelines to help you get a handle on what's going on. The [|Wikipedia Timeline] will give you a good overview [|and this timeline is AWESOME! It allows you to go day by day.]
 * Monday, March 30th**

Even better, Andrew G found [|this amazing hour by hour account of 2nd Ypres] 2) Write your script! Remember the components of the script are:

1) A very short teaser, that gives a hint of the week’s themes.

2) Music and Titles

3) A recap what occurred the previous week.

4) The major stories on all fronts, on and off the battlefield.

5) A conclusion that recaps the week and sets up the developments that will occur the following week.

The [|Wikipedia Timeline] will give you a good overview [|and this timeline is AWESOME! It allows you to go day by day.] Even better, Andrew G found [|this amazing hour by hour account of 2nd Ypres] 1) Work to understand the big developments of your week which include: . the battles that took place the diplomatic and home front issues, taking place off the battlefield? Use these timelines to help you get a handle on what's going on. The [|Wikipedia Timeline] will give you a good overview [|and this timeline is AWESOME! It allows you to go day by day.]
 * Wednesday, April 1,**
 * Why was WWI so deadly? PPT.**

Even better, Andrew G found [|this amazing hour by hour account of 2nd Ypres] 2) Write your script! Remember the components of the script are: 1) A very short teaser, that gives a hint of the week’s themes. 2) Music and Titles 3) A recap what occurred the previous week. 4) The major stories on all fronts, on and off the battlefield. 5) A conclusion that recaps the week and sets up the developments that will occur the following week.
 * Homework = Work for 35 minutes on your script. You will share a draft of your script with Mr. G by the end of class Friday.**

2) Write your script! Remember the components of the script are: 1) A very short teaser, that gives a hint of the week’s themes. 2) Music and Titles 3) A recap what occurred the previous week. 4) The major stories on all fronts, on and off the battlefield. 5) A conclusion that recaps the week and sets up the developments that will occur the following week.
 * Thursday, April 2nd**
 * Homework = Work for 35 minutes on your script. You will share a draft of your script with Mr. G by the end of class Friday.**

Write your script! Remember the components of the script are: 1) A very short teaser, that gives a hint of the week’s themes. 2) Music and Titles 3) A recap what occurred the previous week. 4) The major stories on all fronts, on and off the battlefield. 5) A conclusion that recaps the week and sets up the developments that will occur the following week. No homework.
 * Friday, April 3rd**
 * You will share a draft of your script with Mr. G by the end of class Friday.**

Work on film. You should be finished with your script by tomorrow. 3) Once you have a handle on the events you will cover and your script is drafted, you need to collect the visual building blocks of your movie. This means newspaper headlines Pictures Footage---Use Quicktime screen recording. Or Clip Converter, and Maps Use the sources that Ms. Lesak found for us. I've put a couple below. @http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Google News British News Archive , and you already know about Times Machine . Times Machine library@fwparker.org Password fwparker
 * Wednesday, April 15th**
 * Homework = 40 minutes on your film. You should be finished with your script by tomorrow and start accumulating your visuals to match the script.**

Begin recording your narration. 3) Once you have a handle on the events you will cover and your script is drafted, you need to collect the visual building blocks of your movie. This means newspaper headlines Pictures Footage and Maps Use the sources that Ms. Lesak found for us. I've put a couple below. @http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Google News British News Archive , and you already know about Times Machine . <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Times Machine library@fwparker.org <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Password fwparker
 * Thursday, April 16th**
 * Homework = 40 minutes on your film. You should be finished with your script by tomorrow and start accumulating your visuals to match the script.**

Begin recording your narration. 3) Once you have a handle on the events you will cover and your script is drafted, you need to collect the visual building blocks of your movie. This means newspaper headlines Pictures Footage and Maps Use the sources that Ms. Lesak found for us. I've put a couple below. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">@http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Google News <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">British News Archive <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">and you already know about <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Times Machine <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Times Machine library@fwparker.org <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Password fwparker
 * Friday, April 17th**
 * Homework = 1 hour on your film. You should be finished with your script by tomorrow and start accumulating your visuals to match the script.**

Here's a[| really good article about the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide] committed by the Turks, who still won't admit it. It began April 24th ,1915, one hundred years ago next week.

Record your narration. Work on your visuals.
 * Monday, April 20th**
 * Homework = 1 hr. of work on your film between now and Wednesday.**

Record your narration and work on your visuals.
 * Wednesday, April 22nd**
 * Homework = 35 minutes on your movie.**

Record your narration and work on your visuals.
 * Thursday, April 23rd**
 * Homework = 35 minutes on your movie.**

Premiere films that are done.
 * Friday, April 24th**
 * Homework = no homework unless you did not finish.**

How the USA got into the war. 14 points. Look them up. Homework = read ** A World Undone" from the first full paragraph on 617 to 621 and from 701-704 and be prepared for a quiz. Here are some reading questions to annotate for that might help you prepare. ** 1. The Brest-Litovsk treaty ended the German/Russian war. What were Ludendorff's goals for this treaty? 2. What were the main ideas of Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points? How did the other parties of the war react to this speech?  3. The author calls this "one of the most punitive peace treaties in history." Which provisions of the treaty were especially harsh?  these ?s are for 701-704  4. What was the message of Wilson's 3rd note. Compare this to the 14 Points.  5. What were the terms of the armistice?  6. Mangin was unhappy with the armistice. Why?
 * Monday, April 27th**


 * Friday, May 1**

I'm going to be out of town. You'll have a sub. You will read part II of Duiker and Spielvogel (pages 684-696) in class and annotate for these questions:

Your homework is to finish this reading for Monday.


 * 1) What are the characteristics of totalitarian states?
 * 2) To what degree were these characteristics (of totalitarian states) present in Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Stalinist Russia? To what extent, if any, was Japan a totalitarian state?
 * 3) What were the underlying causes of World War II?
 * 4) What specific steps taken by Nazi Germany and Japan led to war?


 * Homework = finish the Duiker and Spielvogel reading and annotate for these questions:**


 * 1) ** What are the characteristics of totalitarian states? **
 * 2) ** To what degree were these characteristics (of totalitarian states) present in Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Stalinist Russia? To what extent, if any, was Japan a totalitarian state? **
 * 3) ** What were the underlying causes of World War II? **
 * 4) ** What specific steps taken by Nazi Germany and Japan led to war? **


 * Monday, May 4th**


 * Versailles Treaty: main provisions.**


 * Fair or unfair?**


 * Wise or foolish?**

Go over the reading questions from the last two readings.

Primary documents.

What is fascism?


 * Homework = Using the events from the 2 readings by Duiker and Vogelman, make a timeline of the 5 most important events of the 20s and 30s that caused WWII. Be prepared to defend your choice in class on Wednesday.**


 * Wednesday, May 6th**

What is fascism? Primary docs.

5 most important events that caused WWII--work with a partner.

Munich problem solving.


 * Homework = study for Monday test on causes of WWII. The test will the two readings by Duiker and Vogelman and you should prepare by spending 35 minutes filling out he review guide below.**


 * Thursday, May 7th**

Fascism.

Jessica's Movie

5 events that triggered WWII.

Munich.


 * Homework = study for Monday test on causes of WWII. The test will the two readings by Duiker and Vogelman and you should prepare by spending 35 minutes filling out the review guide AND coming up with questions about things you don't understand.**


 * Friday, May 8th**

Munich.

Movie.

Test Review.

Cartoons.


 * Homework = study for Monday test on causes of WWII.**

[|Study Guide for WWII Test]


 * Monday, May 11th**

Test.

James' film.

Cartoon and Munich.


 * No homework.**

Quiz? Introduce World at War Reading. Go over 14 points an provisions of the Versailles Treaty.
 * Wednesday, April 29th**
 * Homework = Read Duiker and Spielvogel 643-650 and annotate for the following questions:**
 * There will be a test on this material next week.**
 * 1. What did the "Big 3" (Wilson, Lloyd George, and Clemenceau) disagree about at t****he Versailles Conference? Be specific. Who won these disputes?**
 * 2. In what ways was the Treaty of Versailles punitive? How does it compare to Brest-Litovsk? What became of the losers of the war: A-H, The Ottoman Empire, and Germany?**
 * 3. Read the section on the 1920s on page 646 carefully. Based on this section, does another war seem likely?**
 * 4. How did the Great Depression make war more likely? Be specific.**
 * 5. Which countries seemed most affected by the Depression.**
 * 6. What were the major events of the 1920s in the Soviet Union?**

World War II Text part I

Duiker and Spiel Part II WWII Tex t



[|WII cartoons chart.]
 * [|Putin defends Nazi-Soviet Pact.]**
 * [|Assignment Sheet for Research Paper.]**
 * Homework = write out 5 research paper topics in complete sentences. Share them with Mr. G as a document.**



[|WWII cartoons chart.] Work on cartoons.
 * Thursday, May 14th**
 * Topics clinic.**
 * Homework = Make a Google Doc that you will take notes on and write your research paper on. Share this Google Doc with Mr. G now and make him an editor.**
 * Do 35 minutes of reading about your topic and take notes on what you learn in your Google Doc.**

How to find a research paper topic.
 * Wednesday, May 13th**
 * Film?**

[|WWII cartoons chart.]
 * [|Putin defends Nazi-Soviet Pact.]**
 * [|Assignment Sheet for Research Paper.]**
 * Homework = write out 5 research paper topics in complete sentences. Share them with Mr. G as a document.**



[|WWII cartoons chart.] Work on cartoons.
 * Thursday, May 14th**
 * Topics clinic.**
 * Homework = Make a Google Doc that you will take notes on and write your research paper on. Share this Google Doc with Mr. G now and make him an editor.**
 * Do 35 minutes of reading about your topic and take notes on what you learn in your Google Doc.**

How to use JSTOR. [|__JSTOR__] Login: fwplibrary Password: fwplibrary [|WWII cartoons chart.]
 * Friday, May 15th**
 * 2 of your sources must come from JSTOR.**
 * Homework = Read and take notes for 45 minutes on your topic.**

[|WWII cartoons chart.] Work on cartoons.
 * Monday, May 18th**
 * Movie?**
 * Homework = Read and take notes for 30** **minutes on your topic.**

https://sites.google.com/a/fwparker.org/historywriting/research-to-writing Work on cartoons. Present cartoons.
 * Wednesday, May 20th**
 * Research to writing.**
 * Homework = Read and take notes for 30** **minutes on your topic. For next time, you must should have** **5-6 GOOD sources for your topic. Use JSTOR for 2 or more. Have this sources neatly written in your Google Doc that you've shared with me.**

New Movie! Thesis Screencast Cartoons
 * Thursday, May 21st**
 * Homework = Read and take notes for 30 minutes on your topic. For next time, write a draft of your thesis. If you get stuck, that's fine, but be ready to explain where and how you are stuck.**

New movie. Cartoons. How to write and intro screencast.
 * Friday, May 22nd**
 * Homework = Read and write for an 2 hours between now and Wednesday. Come next Wednesday with a draft of your intro. Don't worry if it's perfect. It won't be. But come with a draft.**

**Monday, January 26th**
Welcome to the World at War Seminar. Mr. G's Website. The most powerful countries in the world AD 1 AD 1000 AD 1500 [|AD 2014] AD 2100?

Why the World Wars Were Important. Current Events and the Connection to the World Wars

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1. Word association---for these countries in 1800. A. Japan B. China C. Turkey/The Ottoman Empire D. Russia E. Britain F. France 2. Card, what caused World War I? What caused World War II? 1. The article describes how France, due to its Revolution, was on the leading edge of change in 1800. Explain what these changes were. There were a lot of them: 2. The article gives brief descriptions of the following countries: A. Japan B. China C. Turkey/The Ottoman Empire D. Russia E. Britain For each of these countries, give a 2 sentence description the major trends going on in that country (you could describe domestic affairs, foreign relations, or both). [[file:The World in 1800 By OLIVIER BERNIER John Wiley.docx]]
 * Homework = read The World in 1800 by Oliver Bernier and answer the following questions IN WRITING:**

**Friday, January 31st**
Discuss the world in 1800. Introduce Qianlong's letter to George III. Western visitors to China before Lord McCartney [|Matteo Ricci and the Memory Palace] Want to learn the Memory Palace technique? This site explains how to do it, and, no, you don't have to be a genius. Chinese model of Foreign Relations Want to learn how to do memory tricks like Matteo Ricci? Watch this TED talk. media type="custom" key="22039450" 1.What are the different assumptions the English and the Chinese have about foreign trade and foreign relations and how are those assumptions reflected in the emperor's letter? 2) Based on Ch'ien Lung's letter, what were the English requests of the Chinese? 3. Using the information in the article "The World in 1800," is Ch'ien Lung's confidence of the greatness of China and the weakness of Britain accurate? Explain.  4. Chi'en Lung's letter is quite insulting to the British. What are your 3 favorite insults? List them.
 * Homework is 2 parts.**
 * 1) read Ch'ien-Lung's letter to King George III and annotate for these questions:**

1. What colonies were controlled by the British Empire? 2 . Where is tea from (not China) and how is it made?
 * Part 2 is to read** "Empires of Tea" ** and answer the following questions. **
 * 3 Why is tea so healthy?
 * 4. What replaced tea as a popular drink in China when the Mongols conquered China?
 * 5. Describe the place of tea in Japanese culture. What is unusual about it?
 * 6. Name some key inventions that began in China.
 * 7. Early European reactions to tea were extreme and sometimes silly. What consequences did its boosters and critics claim resulted from drinking tea?
 * 8. Who introduced tea to England?
 * 9. Describe the power and reach of the British East India Company.
 * 10. Who drank tea in England?

**Tuesday, February 4**
Tour of Empires throughout history. Tour the world in 1800. 2. Using the information in the article we read Monday, "The World in 1800," is Ch'ien Lung's confidence of the greatness of China and the weakness of Britain accurate? Explain. Discuss Chi'ien Lung's letter. Opium War Scouting Report. Chinese Map of the World. Why were the Chinese so dead wrong on their power? The Manchus and the Qing Dynasty. Homework = Read Tea Power and be prepared to answer the following questions


 * 1) 1. What innovation w as Richard Arkwright responsible for and why was it SO important?
 * 2) What industry was the first to industrialize?
 * 3) How did tea help spur the Industrial Revolution?
 * 4) Aside from its addiction to Tea, why was Britain (England) so well placed to be the first industrial nation?
 * 5) What role did tea and tea policy play in the American Revolutionary War?
 * 6) Describe how the tea policy (as it stood in the 1770’s) is a perfect illustration of the strengths and limitations of mercantilism.
 * 7) How did the revised tea policy starting in 1784 illustrate the influence of Adam Smith, author of Wealth of Nations?
 * 8) What problem did the British East India Company have in its Chinese tea trade and how did it solve this problem?
 * 9) Where did opium come from?
 * 10) Describe how the British got opium into China.
 * 11) Describe the efforts of Commissioner Lin to stop the opium trade. Did he succeed?
 * 12) Why did Britain win the Opium War so easily? What were the war’s results?
 * 13) Describe the traditional Chinese method of growing and producing tea.
 * 14) Describe how the British used industrial methods to grow tea in India (Assam).
 * 15) What happened to the Chinese export trade of tea?

Macartney vs. Chi'ien Lung--Live! Mateo Ricci Chinese and British views of foreign relations. 3 images to prove the British are not just another "Barbarian Tribe." The Sochi Olympics should be, um, interesting.
 * Thursday, February 6th**
 * Homework = Study for quiz on** **"Tea Power" and "Empires of Tea."** **If you have mastery over the reading questions you should do well on the quiz.**

Quiz on Tea. 3 images to show Ch'ien Lung he's wrong. Opium War Scouting Report. Overview of China's bad century. Intro to Japan.
 * Friday, February 7th**

**Homework =read article on the history of Japan "The Legacy of Japan," pages 34-48, for Friday and be prepared to discuss the following reading questions:**
1. How did its location near China shape Japan's history? 2. In what significant ways was Japan different from China? 3. How hierarchical and stratified was Japanese society? 4. How did Japanese society change from the 1400's to the early 1800's?

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**Monday, February 10**
**3 Images to prove that Britain is not just another "Barbarian Tribe."** Japan--Borrowed from China-Native. Slideshow- of Japan. 1. What effect did the arrival of Matthew Perry and the black ships have on the Shogun? 2. What were the provisions of the 1858 treaty with the US? Compare this treaty to the treaty of Nanking that ended the Opium War. 3. How and why was the Shogun overthrown? 4. What changes did the Meiji reformers make to Japan? Be very specific. 5. Compare the political changes during the Meiji period to the changes in France during the Revolution. 6. What steps did the reformers take to ensure that in spite of the drastic westernization program Japan retained its distinct identity? 7. Describe Japan's military adventures in the years between 1890-1920. What accounts for their success?
 * Homework = read pages 53-68 of the Japan article. Chapter 3 "The Emergence of Modern Japan" and be prepared to discuss the following reading questions: **

// 1. Describe how the Japanese felt about Sports before the Meiji Period. // // 2. Describe how the Japanese infused baseball with their traditional values. What are those traditional Japanese values? // // 3. Describe the Imbrie incident? How did it intersect with international diplomacy? // // 4 Based on this reading, how good do you think Japanese baseball was before World War II. Why do you think that? // // 5. What did General Nogi think about baseball? Why? // // 6. Explain Tobita's philosophy of baseball. Was it borrowed or native Japanese? // // 7. What were the highlights of the US/Japanese games of the 1930's? // // 8. The author argues that baseball suits the Japanese national character. How so? //
 * Tuesday, February 11**
 * I'm at a conference. You'll watch the opening of Last Samurai.**
 * Homework = Read pages 27-51 of "You Gotta Have Wa" and answer the following questions: **

Discuss Emergence of Modern Japan. And "You Gotta Have Wa." Watch some of Last Samurai. Test on "Emergence of Modern Japan" and on "You Gotta Have Wa." Last Samurai.
 * Thursday, February 13 **
 * Homework = study for Test on "Emergence of Modern Japan" and on "You Gotta Have Wa."**
 * Friday, February 14 **
 * No homework. Enjoy break!**

Go over test. [|Introduce our slideshow project on Japan.] Explore the various topics. Homework = spend 40 minutes exploring the different topics and come with a list of the 3 that you're most interested in.
 * Monday, February 24**

Make groups for our slideshows. Develop a guiding question and begin researching your topic. Homework = over the next two nights spend 60 minutes working on your slideshows.
 * Tuesday, February 25**

Finish work on your slideshow. We will present tomorrow. Homework = practice your slideshow. Remember, you have to master your material.
 * Thursday, February 27**

Slideshows! No homework if you've already presented your slideshow. If you're presenting Monday, homework is to prepare.
 * Friday, February 28**

Finish slideshows. Homework = ** read the rest of the packet on Japan, pages 69-78 and be prepared to answer the following questions: ** 1. How did Japan change during the Taisho era? 2. How did the Great Depression affect Japan? 3. Explain why Japan became so aggressive militarily in the 1930's. 4. Describe the US response to Japan's foreign policy in the 1930's.  5. Why did Japan feel it had to attack the US? 6. Why did the US defeat Japan in WWII?
 * Monday, March 3**


 * Tuesday, March 4 **
 * Finish presentations. **

Introduce documents. Discuss last night's reading.
 * Homework = finish document packet. **

Discuss documents. Nanking Massacre 8:30 Continue with documents and discuss Inventing Japan. Rape of Nanking. Document and video 8:30 Discuss Inventing Japan and "You Gotta Have Wa!" Go over DBQ rubric. Homework = Review "Emergence of Modern Japan" packet and documents. In particular, pay attention to what Japan is borrowing and what is native. You'll want to know this stuff cold for Monday.
 * Thursday, March 6**
 * Work in groups to identify and list Japanese values traditions. **
 * [|Banzai!]3:20---You Gotta Have Wa! **
 * [|War in the Pacific]Tarawa--opening and 2:40 **

Discuss documents. Last Samurai.
 * Friday, March 7**
 * Homework = prepare for in-class Document Based Question.** Review "Emergence of Modern Japan" packet and documents. You'll want to know this stuff cold for Monday

In-class essay. No Homework
 * Monday, March 10**

WWI mini-chapters.
 * Tuesday, March 11**
 * Rank their strengths and weaknesses. **
 * Current events. **
 * Homework = read the WWI packet (sections 1-8) and rank the countries from strongest to weakest. Also try to identify the following: 1) The proximate---or surface--reasons Europe almost went to war in the decade between 1905-1914. 2) The deep, underlying reasons Europe almost went to war in the decade between 1905-1914. **

Discuss rest of WWI packet. Why did World War I happen? Nationalism. Imperialism. Alliances.
 * Thursday, March 13**
 * Homework = Read pages 3-17 of "A World Undone," and be prepared to discuss the following questions: **
 * 1. Why had Franz Ferdinand and Sophie come to Sarajevo and why was this a bad idea and particularly bad timing? **
 * 2. Why was Sophie ill-treated in the Hapsburg court? **
 * 3. Who were the assassins? Were they skilled or lucky? **
 * 4. What was the immediate reaction of other European monarchs to the murder. **
 * 5. Read the section on the Serbs. Why does the author say no one should have been surprised that Serbia was involved in a troubling, volatile situation? **
 * 6. How much blame, if any, should the government of Serbia be given for the assassination? **

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 * Friday, March 14**

Discuss "A World Undone" and introduce documents.
The Alliances. Begin reading documents.
 * Homework = Read "A World Undone" pages 18-31 an be prepared to discuss the following questions: **
 * 1. The author says Conrad and Berchtold were polar opposites as personalities. How so? **
 * 2. In spite of being polar opposites as personalities, both Conrad and Berchtold were eager to smash Serbia. Why? **
 * 3. Why did the Austrians see the Balkans region as such a problem? **
 * 4. Why were the Hungarians reluctant to expand the Hapsburg Empire's holdings in the Balkans? This question is hard so here's a hint. The answer's on 30. **

Discuss documents 1-6, begin reading documents 7-13. 1. Summarize German policy toward the crisis in the Balkans in the days after assassination. Did they act as though it were a crisis? What did they think Austria should do? 2. Describe the debate within Austria-Hungary on how to proceed after the assassination. 3. What was the goal of A-H in constructing the ultimatum? 4. Which demands in the ultimatum were likely to be unacceptable to Serbia? 5.How did other governments react to the ultimatum?
 * Monday, March 17**
 * Homework = read 32-44 of "A World Undone" and be prepared to discuss the following questions: **

Tuesday, March 18 Read and discuss documents.
 * Homework = read **** "A World Undone" 45- 58 and as you read annotate for which countries are at fault. **

**Thursday, March 20th**
Discuss documents and guilt-o-meter from last night's reading.
 * Homework = read **** "A World Undone" 58-71 and as you read annotate for which countries are at fault. **

Make teams. Discuss documents and guilt-o-meter from last night's readings. [|Groups]
 * Friday, March 21st **
 * Homework = read **** "A World Undone" 71-81 and as you read annotate for which countries are at fault. **

Read documents. Work in teams. [|Here's an incredibly detailed timeline for the July Crisis]
 * Monday, March 24th**

[|And here are the Willy-Nicky Telegrams.]
 * Homework = read **** "A World Undone" 81-92 and as you read annotate for which countries are at fault. Also note that this section includes an AWESOME description of just how nutty the Ottoman ruling family was. **

Read documents. Work in teams.
 * Tuesday, March 25th **
 * Homework = skim **** "A World Undone" 92-101 and as you read annotate for which countries are at fault. And work on your part in the Commission. **

Thursday, March 27th
Work in teams. Make sure you read those documents. And begin preparing your speeches. 1) be 6.5-7.5 minutes long. Time it. 2) Defend your country using specific dates, examples and quotations. 3) Attack other countries using specific dates, examples and quotations. Here's a good example of detail: In fact, Austria-Hungary’s Council of Ministers was established on July 7th, were the “ultimatum” was discussed. This council did not recognize the advisability and necessity of keeping Germany informed. Their emphasis was on secrecy, surprise, and deceit. In point of fact, in the weeks that followed, we were not advised of the councils decision to dismember Serbia by taking it by force. We, like all of the other great powers, were falsely and repeatedly assured that Austria had no territorial aspirations where Serbia was concerned. (Meyer p.40)
 * Homework = work on your opening speeches. Your speech should: **

And here's another: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prior to the formal declaration of war, the Berlin chief of staff, __General Helmuth von Moltke__, " acting under a dictate of self-preservation" demanded <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> that Brussel’s allow free passage for Berlin’s troops. Brussel’s neutrality had been guaranteed by all concerned parties as early as 1839, and refused permission. Berlin then attacked Brussels, using it as a thoroughfare to reach Paris on August 3. If Berlin had upheld the agreement to not attack Brussels and Paris, then the Great War probably wouldn't have existed and would have just another Balkan war.

Work in teams. 1) be 6.5-7.5 minutes long. Time it. 2) Defend your country using specific dates, examples and quotations. 3) Attack other countries using specific dates, examples and quotations.
 * Friday, March 28th**
 * Homework = work on your opening speeches. Your speech should: **

MEET in the Harris Center

Monday, March 31
Speeches to start off our World War I Truth and Reconciliation Hearing. These speeches should be about 8 minutes long. Please note that we will meet in the Harris Center.
 * Homework = be ready for questions tomorrow. **

MEET in the Harris Center Simulation on WWI. Cross examination. No homework.
 * Tuesday, April 1st**

Trial Verdict and recap WWI the fighting. Watch Scenes from All Quiet on the Western Front and from the Great War.
 * Thursday, April 3rd**
 * Homework = Read this super **[| interesting article. It's super relevant to what we've been doing.]

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 * Friday, April 4th**
 * No Homework. Enjoy your break!**

Discuss the fall of the Romanovs and the Bolshevik Revolution. The US entry into the war. Mistake? What went wrong? Did anything go wrong? Begin reading "A World Undone" ** A World Undone" from the first full paragraph on 617 to 621 and from 701-704 anddiscuss the following questions: ** 1. The Brest-Litovsk treaty ended the German/Russian war. What were Ludendorff's goals for this treaty? 2. What were the main ideas of Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points? How did the other parties of the war react to this speech?  3. The author calls this "one of the most punitive peace treaties in history." Which provisions of the treaty were especially harsh?  these ?s are for 701-704  4. What was the message of Wilson's 3rd note. Compare this to the 14 Points.  5. What were the terms of the armistice?  6. Mangin was unhappy with the armistice. Why?
 * Monday, April 14 **
 * No homework due tomorrow because of Passover. However, if you want to get a jump on the homework for Thursday, here it is:**
 * Homework for Thursday = Read //Why the Allies Won,// by Richard Overy, chapter 1 and WRITE OUT ANSWERS for the following questions: **
 * 1. Near the beginning Overy offers perhaps the standard answers to the question in his title (Why did the Allies win?). This answer is that the Allies outnumbered and outproduced the Axis. **
 * But then Overy spends the next several pages explaining why this answer is wrong or at best insufficient. Why is this answer unconvincing and imprecise? **
 * 2. On pages 7-9 Overy explains the causes of the war from a really wide-angle point of view. What are those causes? **
 * 3. Overy explains that by the 1930s, several states were eager to overturn the established order of world affairs. Who were these states, and what were their grievances?**
 * 4. Overy says that without Hitler a second massive global war would be "unthinkable." Why? Who was Hitler? What were the key events in his life?**
 * 5. What were the key events and international incidents of the 1930s that led to the outbreak of WWII? Which 2 were most important? **
 * 6. The early years of the war were disastrous for the Allies. What were the two worst low points in your opinion? **
 * 7. By 1939, Overy says, "those states bent on preserving" the existing world order had only "uninviting" options. What were those options? **
 * 8. In the final pages of the chapter (17-24) Overy offers a preview of what is coming later in this book. This preview is essentially his answer, in brief, to Why the Allies Won. Summarize his answer as best you can. Please write this answer out.**

Discuss Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Versailles. Research in class. Groups.
 * Tuesday, April 15 **
 * Homework = Read //Why the Allies Won,// by Richard Overy, chapter 1 and WRITE OUT ANSWERS for the following questions: **
 * 1. Near the beginning Overy offers perhaps the standard answers to the question in his title (Why did the Allies win?). This answer is that the Allies outnumbered and outproduced the Axis. **
 * But then Overy spends the next several pages explaining why this answer is wrong or at best insufficient. Why is this answer unconvincing and imprecise? **
 * 2. On pages 7-9 Overy explains the causes of the war from a really wide-angle point of view. What are those causes? **
 * 3. Overy explains that by the 1930s, several states were eager to overturn the established order of world affairs. Who were these states, and what were their grievances?**
 * 4. Overy says that without Hitler a second massive global war would be "unthinkable." Why? Who was Hitler? What were the key events in his life?**
 * 5. What were the key events and international incidents of the 1930s that led to the outbreak of WWII? Which 2 were most important? **
 * 6. The early years of the war were disastrous for the Allies. What were the two worst low points in your opinion? **
 * 7. By 1939, Overy says, "those states bent on preserving" the existing world order had only "uninviting" options. What were those options? **
 * 8. In the final pages of the chapter (17-24) Overy offers a preview of what is coming later in this book. This preview is essentially his answer, in brief, to Why the Allies Won. Summarize his answer as best you can. Please write this answer out.**

Groups
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What is Fascism? The Onion. Who was Hitler Discuss Why the Allies Won, reading from last night. [|Video of Hitler] HItler's Speech. Introduce Munich Problem Solving. Munich problem solving.
 * Thursday, April 17 **
 * Make groups for our movies.**
 * Preview the changes.**
 * Homework = for Tuesday, read your chapter from Why the Allies Won, and crush it. I mean really, truly crush it. Annotate the heck out of it, and come knowing the delta cold.**

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_versailles.htm [|Read this page about the Treaty of Versailles] and be ready to discuss these questions: Was it fair? Was it wise? What is Fascism? Who was Hitler?
 * Friday, April 18**

Munich Problem Solving. Timeline of Fascist Aggression. [|Movie Assignment Sheet] Grade Sample Movie How to capture video. Questions. Fog of War
 * Monday, April 19th**
 * Homework = for Tuesday, read your chapter from "Why the Allies Won," and crush it. I mean really, truly crush it. Annotate the heck out of it, and come knowing the delta cold.**
 * Tuesday, April 22nd**

2) What event signifies the turning point in the contest between the Allies and the Axis in your theater/domain? Explain.
 * HW = For our next class, Thursday, come ready to share cleanly written answers to these questions"**
 * 1)** How and why did the Allies catch up with and surpass the Axis Powers in the domain or theater of war you are studying? Break this down into two parts: 1) How and why did the Allies improve? 2) How and why did the Axis improve less quickly than the Allies, stagnate, or decline?

Cartoons of war! Explainify. HW = **For Monday, write your script for your film. You'll turn it in by sharing it with me as a Google Doc. You will have to do this at home, but you'll have some class time next week to work on your video editing at home. Follow the guidelines on the assignment sheet.**
 * Thursday, April 24**

Appeasement cartoons. Work on script. I recommend dividing up duties for your draft. Remember you have to explain 2 separate phenomena: 1) How and why did the Allies improve? 2) How and why did the Axis improve less quickly than the Allies, stagnate, or decline? I recommend, at least on your first draft of your script, dividing these up. Then you can edit each other next week. HW = **For Monday, write your script for your film. You'll turn it in by sharing it with me as a Google Doc. You will have to do this at home, but you'll have some class time next week to work on your video editing at home. Follow the guidelines on the assignment sheet.**
 * Friday, April 25**

Fog of War Time to work on movie. Combine, consolidate, time, edit and polish your script. And then it's time to make a list of video and stills you'll want to use. The massive[| World at War series]has just about everything you'd every want. Joe found this link to the [|World at War series], which allows you to download it. And there's an entire series, [|Victory at Sea], just for you nautically minded folks. You may want to use the Quicktime method of video capture for these.
 * Monday, April 28**
 * Homework = do 40 minutes of homework tonight. Here are some tasks: 1) make a complete list of stills and videos you'll need to "illustrate" your script. 2) And then begin finding these videos and stills. Keep track of where you find them. Remember you'll want to edit on a single computer. So figure out how you'll share these videos and stills. Airdrop? Flash drive? Google Drive? Emailing links?**

Work on editing your film. Test on WWII Work on your film.
 * Tuesday, April 29**
 * Homework = read** ** “Aggressors on the March” and “Hitler’s Lightning War.” **
 * We will have a test on Monday on these two sections. Here's a review guide.**
 * Monday, May 5**
 * It's due Tuesday, May 13th**
 * Homework =40 minutes of work on your movie. I suggest breaking it down like this. have one person record your script as a Garage Band track or if don't have a Mac you might use Vocaroo and then export it or email it.. The other person should be finalizing the clips and cutting them down and putting them in order using iMovie.**
 * Or you could find clips and stills and collect them and bring them in ready to transfer to the editors computer.**

Work on your film.
 * Tuesday, May 6**
 * Homework =[| Read through this fascinating photo-essay on women in WWII.]**
 * Annotate for these questions:**
 * 1. What contributions did women make to the war effort? Note this by country.**
 * Be sure to use photo numbers in your notes so that we can discuss together.**
 * 2. Based on these photos and captions? In which countries did women seem to perform the biggest roles, or the roles that would, traditionally, be considered least feminine? Be sure to use photo numbers in your notes so that we can discuss together.**

Work on your film.
 * Thursday, May 8**
 * It's due Tuesday, May 13th**
 * Homework = Work on your film.**
 * Done with your film early? Well, [|here's our last project, a research paper on women or children during the World Wars.] Feel free to start researching now if you like, or you can wait until we finish the documentary film, when it will be formally assigned.**

Work on your film.
 * Friday, May 9**
 * It's due Tuesday, May 13th.**

Work on movie.
 * Monday, May 12**
 * Homework = finish movie**

Film Festival! And do your self-evaluation for your movie. [|Click here for a self-evaluation on your movie.]
 * Tuesday, May 13**
 * Homework = pick your topic and question for your research paper. Write these out and be ready to turn them in.**

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Topic checks. Share your plan. Watch another student movie. Discuss the photo essay on women. Go over the checklist for your paper.
 * Thursday, May 15**
 * Homework = for Monday, find 5-6 GOOD sources for your topic. Use Proquest for 2 or more.**
 * [|Read through this fascinating photo-essay on women in WWII.]**

Watch another student movie. Homework = **for Monday, find 5-6 GOOD sources for your topic. Use Proquest for 2 or more.**
 * Friday, May 16**
 * Sample essay. Discuss.**

[|Movie Assignment Sheet]

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Sample Essay. Movie. WWII Cartoons.
 * Monday, May 19**
 * Homework = work on your essay. You should be reading, taking notes, and formulating your thesis.**

Bring a computer. You will have the entire period to work on your research paper. I will be out of school today and you'll have a sub. At the end of the period, you must email me and 1) summarize what you accomplished during this period and 2) give a general status update on how far you've gotten in writing your essay. Remember, you should be doing all of your writing in a Google doc, that you've shared with me.
 * Tuesday, May 20**
 * Homework = work on your essay. You should be beginning to write your rough draft.**

Watch one student film. Cartoon share.
 * Thursday, May 22**
 * Homework = work on your essay. You should continue to write your rough draft.**

Watch one student film. Cartoon share.
 * Friday, May 23rd**
 * Homework = work on your essay. You should continue to write your rough draft. You should aim to be 3/4 done with your rough draft by Tuesday.**

Cartoons! Student film. Research paper consult. The Great Escape!
 * Tuesday, May 27th**
 * Homework = work on your essay**

Student film. The Great Escape!
 * Thursday, May 29th**
 * Homework = work on your essay**

The Great Escape!
 * Friday, May 30th**
 * Homework = work on your essay**

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[|Japan and China square off, now, in 2014, on some tiny uninhabited islands. Could this lead to a new World War?] [|China and Korea gang up on Japan, in 2014-]-The echoes of WWII are still ringing.

[|Great article on origins of WWI]

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[|Kissing is on the rise in India.]

In Japan, [|Robots are replacing girlfriends.] Really. According to [|this article], it has to do with Shinto.

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Here's a[| fascinating article]about the new and interesting ways Chinese are trying to find spouses.

And here's a really interesting article abou[|t Obama's decision to assassinate] an American citizen World War I Trial

Versailles

Victor Klemperer?

Churchill Snippets---

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**Monday, January 28th**
Welcome to the World at War Seminar. Mr. G's Website. 1. Word association---for these countries in 1800. A. Japan B. China C. Turkey/The Ottoman Empire D. Russia E. Britain F. France 2. Card, what caused World War I? What caused World War II? 1. The article describes how France, due to its Revolution, was on the leading edge of change in 1800. Explain what these changes were. There were a lot of them: 2. The article gives brief descriptions of the following countries: A. Japan B. China C. Turkey/The Ottoman Empire D. Russia E. Britain For each of these countries, give a 1 sentence description the major trends going on in that country (you could describe domestic affairs, foreign relations, or both). [[file:The World in 1800 By OLIVIER BERNIER John Wiley.docx]] media type="custom" key="22030616"
 * Homework = read The World in 1800 by Oliver Bernier and answer the following questions IN WRITING:**

**Tuesday, January 29th**
Discuss the world in 1800. Introduce Qianlong's letter to George III. Western visitors to China before Lord McCartney

[|Matteo Ricci and the Memory Palace]

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 * Homework = read Ch'ien-Lung's letter to King George III and fill out the chart you received in class.**

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**Thursday, January 31st**
1.What are the different assumptions the English and the Chinese have about foreign trade and foreign relations and how are those assumptions reflected in the emperor's letter? Based on Ch'ien Lung's letter, what were the English requests of the Chinese?

2. Using the information in the article we read Monday, "The World in 1800," is Ch'ien Lung's confidence of the greatness of China and the weakness of Britain accurate? Explain.

Discuss Chi'ien Lung's letter. Opium War Scouting Report. Chinese Map of the World. Why were the Chinese so dead wrong on their power? The Manchus and the Qing Dynasty. Intro to 6 Glasses. Introduce Opium War documents.

Introduce "Empires of Tea." 1. What colonies were controlled by the British Empire? 2 . Where is tea from (not China) and how is it made?0
 * Homework = Read "Empires of Tea" and answer the following questions. **
 * 3 Why is tea so healthy?
 * 4. What replaced tea as a popular drink in China when the Mongols conquered China?
 * 5. Describe the place of tea in Japanese culture. What is unusual about it?
 * 6. Name some key inventions that began in China.
 * 7. Early European reactions to tea were extreme and sometimes silly. What consequences did its boosters and critics claim resulted from drinking tea?
 * 8. Who introduced tea to England?
 * 9. Describe the power and reach of the British East India Company.
 * 10. Who drank tea in England?

Friday, February 1st
I will be at a conference. Read Tea Power and be prepared to answer the following questions
 * 1) 1. What innovation w as Richard Arkwright responsible for and why was it SO important?
 * 2) What industry was the first to industrialize?
 * 3) How did tea help spur the Industrial Revolution?
 * 4) Aside from its addiction to Tea, why was Britain (England) so well placed to be the first industrial nation?
 * 5) What role did tea and tea policy play in the American Revolutionary War?
 * 6) Describe how the tea policy (as it stood in the 1770’s) is a perfect illustration of the strengths and limitations of mercantilism.
 * 7) How did the revised tea policy starting in 1784 illustrate the influence of Adam Smith, author of Wealth of Nations?
 * 8) What problem did the British East India Company have in its Chinese tea trade and how did it solve this problem?
 * 9) Where did opium come from?
 * 10) Describe how the British got opium into China.
 * 11) Describe the efforts of Commissioner Lin to stop the opium trade. Did he succeed?
 * 12) Why did Britain win the Opium War so easily? What were the war’s results?
 * 13) Describe the traditional Chinese method of growing and producing tea.
 * 14) Describe how the British used industrial methods to grow tea in India (Assam).
 * 15) What happened to the Chinese export trade of tea?
 * Homework = Study for a quiz on the two sections of the 6 Glasses book --"Tea Power" and "Empires of Tea."** **If you have mastery over the reading questions you should do well on the quiz.**




 * [[image:http://www.bl.uk/learning/images/mappinghist/china-lg.jpg caption="Image of Chinese world map, 1644"]] ||
 * Image of Chinese world map, 1644 ||

**Monday, February 3rd**
No class because of Community Connections.
 * Homework = be ready for the quiz on the 6 glasses article. If you have mastery over the reading questions you should do well on the quiz.**

Tuesday, February 4th
Quiz on 6 glasses chapters. Discuss 6 glasses. Introduce Inventing Japan. 1. Why were the 1964 Olympics so important to the Japanese people? 2. Buruma (the author) tells the story of the wrestles Kaminga and Geesink in order to draw out what he sees as Japanese national characteristics: "Overconfidence, fanaticism, a shrill sense of national inferiority, and a sometimes obsessive preoccupation with national status." Make a note of these characteristics and look for them as this unit progresses. 3. Explain the roles played by the emperor in and the Shogun in Japan. 4. What are some of the strangest or funniest details of Perry's arrival and reception in Edo harbor. 5. Describe Japan's complicated and strange relationship with the rest of the world, including the odd story of Japanese Christianity, before the arrival of Perry. 6. Explain neo-Confucianism. 7. What was Japan's relationship to China? Did you catch that bit about the Japanese making the Dutch kiss each other? Interesting, huh? I think I can explain this. Ask me.
 * Homework = Read the Prologue AND pages 11-19 of Inventing Japan and be prepared to discuss the following questions: **

For anyone curious about the difference between a nation and a state, [|this article] does a good job of explaining the difference.

Thursday, February 6th
Here's [|video of the Judo match]described in the prologue last night. Introduce slideshow project. A bad slideshow, and a good one. Make groups. Discuss last night's reading. Tea article. Mercantilism vs. Capitalism. Introduce our Japanese/Chinese History Presentation Project [|Click here for some ideas:] [|or here]
 * Homework = spend 40 minutes generating 2 or 3 topics that interest you---remember your topic needs to be from the Tokugawa period of Japanese history (1603-1868) or from Qing Dynasty Chinese history (1644-1911). **

Interested in the [|history of kissing](everything's got a history), then you will find this article fascinating. And [|this article traces the controversy]that's arisen since young people in Japan started kissing. And, this is PG 11, so be warned, but did you know that while most animals don't kiss, Prairie dogs do. media type="youtube" key="QFwlQxiY9eo" height="315" width="420"

Friday, February 8th
Decide on a topic. Research your topic. Tea article. Mercantilism vs. Capitalism.
 * Homework = spend an hour on your slideshow. They will be presented on Thursday February 14th.**

Monday, February 11th
Work on your slideshow.
 * Homework = Work on your slideshow. Remember, when you've finished the slides, you are only about 1/2 done. You must master your material and rehearse your show. They will be presented on Thursday February 14th.**

Tuesday, February 12th
Mercantilism Game!
 * Homework = Work on your slideshow. Remember, when you've finished the slides, you are only about 1/2 done. You must master your material and rehearse your show. They will be presented on Thursday February 14th.**

Thursday, February 14th
Present Slideshows. Excerpts from "Last Samurai."
 * No homework**

Friday, February 15th
Excerpts from "Last Samurai." Present Slideshows.
 * Enjoy break!**

Monday, February 25th
Introduce documents on Japan. Explain DBQ process. Begin reading documents and reading //Inventing Japan//. 1. On 19-20 Buruma describes the differences between China and Japan. What were those differences? 2.On page 21, Buruma says that the Bakufu system was already beginning to look threadbare by the time of Perry. Why? Give examples. 3. What was the attitude of Japanese toward Western ideas ("Dutch learning"). 4. The period of 1853-1868 is called Bakumatsu (end of the shogunate). Describe the political events of this period in Japan. 5. Explain the story of the interaction between Katsu and Sakamoto. 6. Describe the constitution that Sakamoto designed. How democratic was it? 7. Explain the causes of the 1868-1869 Civil War. What were the sides? Who won? 8. Come with questions on anything you don't understand.
 * Homework = Read pages 19-32 of Inventing Japan and be prepared to discuss the following questions: **

Tuesday, February 26th
Discuss last night's reading questions. Begin reading documents. 1.Some have compared Japan's mid 19th century transformation to that of America's think of the Civil War and Reconstruction. In what ways is this comparison valid? In what ways is it wrong? 2. Based on the constitution of 1889, how committed to Democratic government did the leaders of Japan seem? 3. What country did Japan's new political class look to for inspiration? Why? 4. What efforts did the Japanese make to Westernize Kabuki? 5. What happened to Buddhism during the Meiji era? 6. Who was Saigo Takamori? Why do Japanese still revere him?
 * Homework = Read pages 35-47 of Inventing Japan and be prepared to discuss the following questions: **

Thursday, February 28th
Discuss last night's reading questions and continue to read the documents. 1. The 1895 war with China showed Japan's emergence as a power and their rejection of many things Asian. Describe how the Japanese portrayed themselves and the Chinese in wood-block prints from the war. 2. What colony did the Japanese win in the Sino-Japan war of 1895? What happened to the unequal treaties? 3. Buruma compares Japan to Germany in its national formation (page 52). What were the similarities? How was the approach of nation building used by Japan under Yamagata Aritomo different from the approach in the US at the same time? 4. In what way was the idea of a national army of conscripts "revolutionary?" 5. In what ways was emperor worship new? 6. What happened in the Russo-Japanese War? 7. Why did Jacob Schiff help the Japanese? 8. How did General Nogi die?
 * Homework = Skip to page 49 of Inventing Japan and read from page 49-62 and be prepared to discuss the following questions:**
 * Now go to this[| website:]**
 * and find one image that best shows how the Japanese used propaganda to make themselves look heroic and demonize the Chinese.**

Friday, March 1
1. Explain how and why the Japanese attacked the Chinese in Manchuria. How would you apportion blame. How much of it was the Chinese's fault? 2. Why did the Japanese prime ministers during this period do so little to stop the war? 3. Buruma says that many of Japan's problems during the 1930's were problems of political weakness, not strength. Explain what he means. 4. What was Professor Minobe's theory about government and what happened to him and his ideas by the mid 1930's? 5. How and why did Japan begin fighting against China in mainland China in 1937?
 * Mercantilism Game!**
 * Homework= Skip ahead to 87 and read pages 87-102 "Ah, Our Manchuria," and be prepared to discuss the following questions.**

**Monday, March 4th**
Russo-Japanese War--best pictures. //1. Describe how the Japanese felt about Sports before the Meiji Period.// //2. Describe how the Japanese infused baseball with their traditional values. What are those traditional Japanese values?// //3. Describe the Imbrie incident? How did it intersect with international diplomacy?// //4 Based on this reading, how good do you think Japanese baseball was before World War II. Why do you think that?// //5. What did General Nogi think about baseball? Why? Do you remember this guy? He was in Inventing Japan. Go on, look him up. It's good review.// //6. Explain Tobita's philosophy of baseball. Was it borrowed or native Japanese?// //7. What were the highlights of the US/Japanese games of the 1930's?// //8. The author argues that baseball suits the Japanese national character. How so?//
 * Timeline of Japanese History**
 * Russo Japanese War Pictures.**
 * Introduce "You Gotta Have Wa"**
 * Homework = Read pages 27-51 of "You Gotta Have Wa" and answer the following questions:**

**Tuesday, March 5th**
Nanking Massacre 8:30 Continue with documents and discuss Inventing Japan. Rape of Nanking. Document and video 8:30 Discuss Inventing Japan and "You Gotta Have Wa!" [|Russo-Japanese War best pictures.] 1. Describe the Nanking massacre. What were the 3 worst parts? 2. Why did Japan fight the Soviet Union? Who won? 3. On page 111 Buruma describes the appeal of the fight against the US and Britain. What was that appeal for Japanese?
 * Japanese baseball fans!**
 * Work in groups to identify and list Japanese values traditions.**
 * [|Banzai!]3:20---You Gotta Have Wa!**
 * [|War in the Pacific]Tarawa--opening and 2:40**
 * Homework = Read pages 102-115 of Inventing Japan and be prepared to discuss the following questions.**

**Thursday, March 7th**
Discuss Document Based Question and watch //Letters from Iwo Jima.//
 * Homework = Finish the documents, review your materials from this unit and come with questions about the essay.**

Friday, March 8th
Discuss Inventing Japan and watch //Letters from Iwo Jima.//
 * Homework = be ready for the Document Based Question Essay.**

**Monday, March 11th**
Write your document based essay in class.
 * No homework. Enjoy!**

**Tuesday, March 12th**
Watch Letters from Iwo Jima. I'll be in meetings, and you'll have a sub. I'll try to swing by and say "Hello."
 * Homework = read first part of WWI packet (sections 1-7) about countries and rank the following countries: Britain, Germany, Russia, France and Austria-Hungary from most powerful to least.**

**Thursday, March 14th**
Sample essay. Discuss the countries from the packet.
 * Rank their strengths and weaknesses.**
 * Current events.**
 * Homework = read second part of WWI packet (sections 8-13) and identify the following: 1) The proximate---or surface--reasons Europe almost went to war in the decade between 1905-1914. 2) The deep, underlying reasons Europe almost went to war in the decade between 1905-1914.**

Friday, March 15th
Go over sections 8-13. Introduce "A World Undone." Why did World War I happen? Nationalism. Imperialism. Alliances.
 * Homework = Read pages 3-17 of "A World Undone," and be prepared to discuss the following questions:**
 * 1. Why had Franz Ferdinand and Sophie come to Sarajevo and why was this a bad idea and particularly bad timing?**
 * 2. Why was Sophie ill-treated in the Hapsburg court?**
 * 3. Who were the assassins? Were they skilled or lucky?**
 * 4. What was the immediate reaction of other European monarchs to the murder.**
 * 5. Read the section on the Serbs. Why does the author say no one should have been surprised that Serbia was involved in a troubling, volatile situation?**
 * 6. How much blame, if any, should the government of Serbia be given for the assassination?**

Monday, March 18th
Discuss "A World Undone" and introduce documents. The Alliances. Begin reading documents.


 * Homework = Read "A World Undone" pages 18-31 an be prepared to discuss the following questions: **
 * 1. The author says Conrad and Berchtold were polar opposites as personalities. How so? **
 * 2. In spite of being polar opposites as personalities, both Conrad and Berchtold were eager to smash Serbia. Why? **
 * 3. Why did the Austrians see the Balkans region as such a problem? **
 * 4. Why were the Hungarians reluctant to expand the Hapsburg Empire's holdings in the Balkans? This question is hard so here's a hint. The answer's on 30. **

Tuesday, March 21st
Discuss documents 1-6, begin reading documents 7-13. 1. Summarize German policy toward the crisis in the Balkans in the days after assassination. Did they act as though it were a crisis? What did they think Austria should do? 2. Describe the debate within Austria-Hungary on how to proceed after the assassination. 3. What was the goal of A-H in constructing the ultimatum? 4. Which demands in the ultimatum were likely to be unacceptable to Serbia? 5.How did other governments react to the ultimatum?
 * Homework = read 32-44 of "A World Undone" and be prepared to discuss the following questions:**

Thursday, March 22nd
Read and discuss documents.
 * Homework = read ****"A World Undone" 45- 58 and as you read annotate for which countries are at fault.**

Friday, March 23rd
Make teams. Discuss documents.
 * Homework = read ****"A World Undone" 58-71 and as you read annotate for which countries are at fault.**

Monday, March 24th
Discuss documents. Work in teams.
 * Homework = read ****"A World Undone" 71-81 and as you read annotate for which countries are at fault.**

Tuesday, March 25th
Read documents. Work in teams.
 * Homework = read ****"A World Undone" 81-92 and as you read annotate for which countries are at fault. Also note that this section includes an AWESOME description of just how nutty the Ottoman ruling family was.**

Big week at the Supreme Court on the issue of gay marriage. Here are some excellent articles about what's being argued at the court and what it might all mean. [|This one traces]the evolution of the gay rights moment from Stonewall to the present day. And [|this article] gives a nice Q and A about the legal proceedings.

Here are the speeches from our trial. I've turned it into one Doc.
[|Here it is.]

[|Here's the timeline for the July Crisis]

[|And here are the Willy-Nicky Telegrams.]

Thursday, March 27th
Work in teams. Franz Ferdinand, the assassination. Nationalism Also try to identify the underlying, deep causes of WWI.
 * Homework = skim ****"A World Undone" 92-101 and as you read annotate for which countries are at fault. A**
 * Homework = work on the Commission.**

Friday, March 28th
Work in teams.
 * Homework = be ready for Commission. Note that we will meet in the Harris Center. **

Monday, April 1
Speeches to start off our World War I Truth and Reconciliation Hearing. Please note that we will meet in the Harris Center.
 * Homework = be ready for questions tomorrow. **

Tuesday, April 2
Q and A-- World War I Truth and Reconciliation Hearing.
 * Homework = no homework. **

Thursday, April 4
Trial Verdict and recap Finish Last Samurai. Watch Scenes from All Quiet on the Western Front and from the Great War.
 * Homework = Current Events assignment. **

Friday, April 5
Current Events. Clips from "The Great War." and All Quiet.
 * Homework = no homework. Enjoy your spring break! **

[|Introduce Research paper.] Read sample research paper on Frozen Kitchens. Why does it work? Evidence: statistics/quotations/ paraphrasing/ specific details (proper nouns, dates). Here's a good[| writing guide]to evidence. Explore research paper topics at this [|site.]
 * Tuesday, April 16**



1.The author says that the fall of the Romanov Dynasty was both "a long time coming and shockingly sudden." Explain what he means with details. 2. Describe the behavior of Tsar Nicholas during the final days of the Romanov era. How do you account for his appalling lack of decisiveness? 3. How did the Allies react to the abdication of the Tsar? 4. Meyer describes the German government as politically inept (ineffective). His four prime examples are 1) the transfer of Belgian workers to Germany 2) the creation of a new Polish Kingdom 3) the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare, and 4) the Zimmerman Telegram. Explain how each was inept. 5. In your opinion, which action was the single stupidest? Why?
 * Homework = Read A World Undone pages 506-521 and be prepared to discuss the following questions:**

Discuss the fall of the Romanovs and the entry of the US. More on the research paper and process. Work on topics and questions. 1. The Brest-Litovsk treaty ended the German/Russian war. What were Ludendorff's goals for this treaty? 2. What were the main ideas of Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points? How did the other parties of the war react to this speech? 3. The author calls this "one of the most punitive peace treaties in history." Which provisions of the treaty were especially harsh? these ?s are for 701-704 4. What was the message of Wilson's 3rd note. Compare this to the 14 Points. 5. What were the terms of the armistice? 6. Mangin was unhappy with the armistice. Why?
 * Thursday, April 18**
 * Homework = read "A World Undone" from the first full paragraph on 617 to 621 and from 701-704 and be prepared to discuss the following questions:**

Discuss last night's reading. Work on research topics and questions. Homework = Read **"A World Undone" pages 705 to 715 and be prepared to discuss the following questions:** 1. What were the major provisions of the Versailles Treaty? 2. This treaty has been characterized as foolish and harsh. Is that fair? Why? 3. Which countries were the winners and which the losers in this treaty?
 * Friday, April 19**

Discuss last night's reading. Work on research topics and questions. Homework = Read **"A World Undone" pages 705 to 715 and be prepared to discuss the following questions:** 1. What were the major provisions of the Versailles Treaty? 2. This treaty has been characterized as foolish and harsh. Is that fair? Why? 3. Which countries were the winners and which the losers in this treaty?
 * Friday, April 19**





Go over reading questions. Look for topics and questions. The Onion and topics. Debate the Treaty of Versailles. Paris 1919. Introduce Fascism.
 * Monday, April 22nd**
 * Homework = work on your research paper. You should be doing 45 minutes or so of work per night. Search on the internet, or use "A World Undone," to get background on your topic. Tomorrow come with a list of three possible topics that you might want to investigate. Write them out. **

Paris 1919. Work on topics and questions. Research paper topics and questions.
 * Tuesday, April 23rd**
 * Homework = work on your research paper. You should be doing 45 minutes or so of work per night. For next time, come with the question you'd like to ask and also start assembling sources from Proquest that might help on your paper. **

[|Introduce Research paper.] Read sample research paper on Frozen Kitchens. Why does it work? Evidence: statistics/quotations/ paraphrasing/ specific details (proper nouns, dates). Here's a good[| writing guide]to evidence. Explore research paper topics at this [|site.]

What is fascism? Mussolini's speech. [|Video of Hitler]
 * Thursday, April 25th**


 * Homework = work on your research paper. You should be doing 45 minutes or so of work per night. **
 * For tomorrow come with a list of 2 possible sources. 1 must be from Proquest. **

HItler's Speech. DIscuss sources in your paper. Introduce Munich Problem Solving.
 * Friday, April 26th**
 * Homework = work on your research paper. You should be doing 45 minutes or so of work per night. **
 * The paper is due Monday, May 13**
 * For Monday come with a list of 5 possible sources. 2 must be from Proquest. **

Munich problem solving. [|Chamberlain: Peace in our time] [|HItler after Munich] Timeline of fascist aggression. Munich Problem Solving. WWI Cartoons. [|Here's the assignment sheet for our cartoon project.] And below this are the cartoons in two separate documents.
 * Monday, April 29**

[|Cartoon Chart]
 * Homework = work on your research paper. You should be doing 45 minutes or so of work per night. **
 * The paper is due Monday, May 13**
 * For tomorrow bring 4 pieces of evidence. Remember** ** Evidence = Quotations, Statistics, Anecdotes, Examples, and Descriptions **

Cartoons on WWII.
 * Tuesday, April 30**
 * Homework = work on your research paper. You should be doing 45 minutes or so of work per night. **
 * For next time have 8 pieces of evidence. Remember** ** Evidence = Quotations, Statistics, Anecdotes, Examples, and Descriptions **

This class period will be used to work on your research paper. I'll be in Mexico on Homes for Hope. Bring a device for research and writing.
 * Thursday, May 2**
 * Homework = work on your research paper. You should be doing 45 minutes or so of work per night. **

No class today because of Color War.
 * Friday, May 3**
 * Homework = work on your research paper. You should be doing 45 minutes or so of work per night. **
 * The paper is due Monday, May 13**

Discuss Research Papers. Cartoon Project. Homework = ** work on your research paper. You should be doing 45 minutes or so of work per night. ** Bring a detailed outline?
 * Monday, May 6**
 * The paper is due Monday, May 13 Rough Draft is due on Thursday, May 9**

Cartoon Project. Discuss Essay. Homework = ** work on your research paper. You should be doing 45 minutes or so of work per night. **
 * Tuesday, May 7**
 * The paper is due Monday, May 13. Rough Draft is due on Thursday, May 9**

Read "Aggressors on the March" and answer questions.
 * Thursday, May 9**
 * Rough draft exchange.**
 * [|Use this guide.]**
 * Homework = The paper is due Monday, May 13**

Read "Aggressors on the March" and answer questions. Final questions about the essay.
 * Friday, May 10**
 * Homework = The paper is due Monday, May 13**

Discuss "Aggressors on the March" and "Read Hitler's Lightning War" and answer questions. Stalingrad video.
 * Monday, May 13**
 * Homework = no homework. Enjoy!**

Discuss "Hitler's Lightning War." [|Here's the review guide.]
 * Tuesday, May 14th**
 * Homework = Study for quiz on "Aggressors on the March" and "Hitler's Lightning War."**

Review for quiz. Homework = study for quiz. [|Here's the review guide.]
 * Thursday, May 16th**



Quiz on "Aggressors on the March" and "Hitler's Lightning War." Introduce "Why the Allies Won" Homework = Read "Why the Allies Won" and answer the following questions **in writing**: 1) Overy (the author) says that weighing the material balance of size and weaponry is not a sufficient way to answer the question, why did the Allies win? Why isn't it? 2) On page 4 and 5 Overy explains why the Allies eventually surpassed the Axis in weapons production. What were those factors? 3) Overy also argues on page 6 that the Allies eventually closed the gap with the Axis in fighting ability (soldier vs. soldier). How does he explain this? 4) On pages 7-9 Overy explains the causes of the war from a really wide-angle point of view. What are those causes? 5) Overy says without Hitler, a major world war would have been "unthinkable." Why does he believe this? 6) By 1939, Overy says, "those states bent on preserving" the existing world order had only "uninviting" options. What were those options? 7) By the dawn of 1942, the Axis Powers seemed p [|Debate topics]
 * Friday, May 17th**

1. Discuss why the Allies won. 2. Work period on debates. Homework = Read "Deep War" up through top of page 73 and write 4 reading questions of your own and provide an answer for them.
 * Monday, May 20th,**

Grade quizzes. Work on debates.
 * Tuesday, May 21st**
 * Homework= Read "Deep War" up through top of page 85 and write 4 reading questions of your own and provide an answer for them.**

Note that I've some specifics about the debate, including the rubric and the details of the format on the Debate Google Doc, which you can find here. [|Debate topics] Discuss Stalingrad. Begin Video on Stalingrad.
 * Thursday, May 23rd**
 * Homework = for Tuesday finish "Deep War," the article about Stalingrad and Kursk and write 5 more reading questions and answers to those reading questions.**

Debate prep.
 * Friday, May 24th**
 * Homework = for Tuesday finish "Deep War," the article about Stalingrad and Kursk and write 5 more reading questions and answers to those reading questions.**

no school because of Memorial Day.
 * Monday, May 27th**

Stalingrad Video. Strategic Bombing Snippets. Videos.
 * Tuesday, May 28th**
 * Homework = Work on Debate.** [|Debate topics]

Strategic Bombing Snippets. Videos.
 * Thursday, May 30th**
 * Homework = Work on Debate.** [|Debate topics]

Friday, May 31st Debate Prep
 * Homework = Work on Debate.** [|Debate topics]

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 * Human Smoke: Churchill Snippets and note-taking.**
 * Why the Allies Won.**

League of Nations A-bomb US Isolation Weimar Germany oised on the cusp of total victory. Explain why in detail. 8) Overy says that the war was won in 4 zones. What were those zones and which one does he ultimately say was most important? 9) What does Overy think of Hitler as a war leader?
 * Human Smoke: Churchill Snippets and note-taking.**
 * Why the Allies Won.**
 * Choices**