Thursday, February 28, 2008

Early Cold War Test - Monday, March 3, 2008

You will choose one of these questions. Feel free to study/google/write out or outline your answers. HOWEVER, you will only have a pen and a blank sheet or two of paper on Monday.

1. Assess the part played by differing ideologies in the origin of the Cold War.

2. In what ways, and with what results, was Germany the key focus of the early stages of the Cold War?

3. Analyze the responsibility of the USA and the USSR for the outbreak and development of the Cold War, up to 1949.

4. Compare and contrast the economic policies and military alliances of the USSR and USA after 1947.

5. Examine the part played by economic issues in the development of the Cold War.

6. “An unnatural alliance that was bound to fall apart after the defeat of the common enemy.” To what extent does this statement explain the origin of the Cold War?

Monday, February 25, 2008

Assignments 2/26-2/29

Tuesday 2/26: Cold War Packet #3: pg. 39 #1-6 & pg. 42 #1-5
Thursday 2/28: CW Packet #3: pg. 44 #1-5; pg. 46 #1-5 and pg. 49 #1-6
Friday 2/29: CW Packet #3: pg. 52 #1-6; read 53-55 (questions need not be answered); pg. 57 # 1-4 and pg. 60 #1-6.

By the end of this week, we will be right on track with last year's class. Which means we will have more than ample time to review for the IB HOTA exam.

Monday, February 04, 2008

Internal Assessment Suggested Word Count

A: 100-150 words
B: 500-600 words
C: 250-400 words
D: 500-650 words
E: 150-200 words
Total Count: 1500-2000 words

Assignments 2/4-2/25

Monday, February 4: Final Rough Draft of Internal Assessment due in class.
Tuesday, February 5: #1-7 pg. 7 - Cold War Packet #1
Wednesday, February 6: #1-7 pg. 10 - Cold War Packet #1
Friday, February 8: #1-5 pg. 12 - Cold War Packet #1
Monday, February 11: Hand out Cold War Packet #2
Wednesday, February 13: #1-5 pg 14 - CW Packet #2
Thursday, February 14: #1-8 pg. 19/20 - CW Packet #2
Wednesday, February 20: #1-7 pg. 23 & #1-6 pg. 25 - CW Packet #2
Friday, February 22: #1-5 pg. 28 - CW Packet #2
Monday, February 25: #1-7 pg. 37 - CW Packet #2 INTERNAL ASSESSMENT FINAL COPY DUE!!!