History of the Americas

History of the Americas Section - what will be on the test

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1. Independence movements
This section focuses on the various forces that contributed to the rise of the independence movements, the
similar and different paths that the movements followed and the immediate effects of independence in the
region. It explores the political, intellectual and military contributions of their leaders and the sometimes
contradictory views that shaped the emergence of the new nations.
• Independence movements in the Americas: political, economic, social, intellectual and religious
causes; the role of foreign intervention; conflicts and issues leading to war
• Political and intellectual contributions of leaders to the process of independence: Washington, Bolivar
(suitable choices could be Adams, Jefferson, San Martín, O’Higgins)
• United States Declaration of Independence; processes leading to the declaration; influence of ideas;
nature of the declaration; military campaigns and their impact on the outcome (suitable examples
could be Saratoga and Yorktown)
• Independence movements in Latin America: characteristics of the independence processes; reasons for
the similarities and/or differences in two countries in the region; military campaigns and their impact
on the outcome (suitable examples could be Chacabuco, Maipú, Ayacucho, Boyacá and Carabobo)
• United States’ position towards Latin American independence; events and reasons for the emergence
of the Monroe Doctrine
• Impact of independence on the economies and societies of the Americas: economic and social issues;
new perspectives on economic development; impact on different social groups: Native Americans,
African Americans, Creoles

2. Nation-building and challenges
This section focuses on the new challenges and problems that came with independence. It explores the ways
in which, and the reasons why, the countries of the region attempted to build their nations. Independent
and new nations emerged; the colonial empires, with few exceptions, were gone; new world links were
forged yet the colonial legacy remained. Two of the problems that confronted the new nations were how
to challenge it or how to build on it. The task of building new nations opened the doors to novel ways of
political, social and economic thinking and to the redefining of concepts such as nation and state.
• United States: Articles of Confederation; the Constitution of 1787: philosophical underpinnings; major
compromises and changes in the US political system
• Latin America: challenges to the establishment of political systems; conditions for the rise of and
impact of the caudillo rule in two countries (suitable examples could be Rosas, Gomez, Artigas)
• War of 1812: causes and impact on British North America and the United States
• Mexican–American War 1846-8: causes and effects on the region
• Canada: causes and effects of 1837 rebellions; the Durham Report and its implications; challenges to
the Confederation; the British North America Act of 1867: compromises, unresolved issues, regionalism,
effects
• Changes in the conditions of social groups such as Native Americans, mestizos, immigrants in the new
nations

3. United States Civil War: causes, course and effects 1840-77
This section focuses on the United States Civil War between the North and the South (1861-5), which is
often perceived as the great watershed in the history of the United States. It transformed the country
forever: slavery disappeared following Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and the Northern success
marked a victory for the proponents of strong central power over the supporters of states’ rights. It marked the beginnings of further westward expansion and transformed United States’ society by accelerating
industrialization and modernization in the North and largely destroying the plantation system in the South.
The war left the country with a new set of problems: how would the South rebuild its society and economy
and what would be the place in that society of 4 million freed African Americans? These changes were
fundamental, leading some historians to see the war (and its results) as a “second American Revolution”.
• Cotton economy and slavery; conditions of enslavement; adaptation and resistance such as the
Underground Railroad
• Origins of the Civil War: political issues, states’ rights, modernization, sectionalism, the nullification
crisis, economic differences between North and South
• Abolitionist debate: ideologies and arguments for and against slavery and their impact
• Reasons for, and effects of, westward expansion and the sectional debates; the crisis of the 1850s;
the Kansas–Nebraska problem; the Ostend Manifesto; the Lincoln–Douglas debates; the impact
of the election of Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation; Jefferson Davis and the
Confederacy
• Union versus Confederate: strengths and weaknesses; economic resources; significance of leaders
during the US Civil War (suitable examples could be Grant and Lee, Sherman and Thomas Jonathan
“Stonewall” Jackson)
• Major battles of the Civil War and their impact on the conflict: Antietam and Gettysburg; the role of
foreign powers
• Reconstruction: economic, social and political successes and failures; economic expansion
• African Americans in the Civil War and in the New South: legal issues; the Black Codes; Jim Crow Laws

4. The development of modern nations 1865-1929
This section, covering the period between the late 19th century and the early 20th century, saw forces
that transformed the countries of the region. These forces are generally seen as part of “modernization”, a
process that involved the progressive transformation of the economic, political and social structures of the
countries of the region.
With respect to the first four bullets, a case study approach should be adopted, using two countries from
the region as examples. The chosen countries should be identified in the introduction to the examination
answers.
• Causes and consequences of railroad construction; industrial growth and economic modernization;
the development of international and inter-American trade; neocolonialism and dependency
• Causes and consequences of immigration; emigration and internal migration, including the impact
upon, and experience of, indigenous peoples
• Development and impact of ideological currents including Progressivism, Manifest Destiny, liberalism,
nationalism, positivism, Social Darwinism, “indigenismo” and nativism
• Social and cultural changes: the arts; the role of women
• Influence of leaders in the transition to the modern era: political and economic aims; assessment of
the successes and failures of Theodore Roosevelt, Wilfrid Laurier and a Latin American leader of the
student’s choice
• Social, economic and legal conditions of African Americans between 1865 and 1929; the Great
Migration and the Harlem Renaissance; the search for civil rights and the ideas, aims and tactics of
Booker T Washington, WEB Dubois and Marcus Garvey

5. Emergence of the Americas in global affairs 1880-1929
This section focuses on modernization in the region, and its impact on foreign policy. It explores the
involvement of the nations in the First World War. Modernization shaped the new nations and its effects
created the basis for a major shift in the foreign policies of the region. By the end of the century, for example,
the United States played a more active role in world affairs, and in the affairs of Latin America in particular,
thus transforming inter-American relations. When the First World War broke out in Europe, several American
countries were involved in the conflict. When the war ended, its impact was felt in the economic, social and
foreign policies of the participating countries.
• United States’ expansionist foreign policies: political, economic, social and ideological reasons
• Spanish–American War: causes and effects (1898)
• United States’ foreign policies: the Big Stick; Dollar Diplomacy; Moral Diplomacy; applications and
impact on the region
• United States and the First World War: from neutrality to involvement; reasons for US entry into the
First World War; Wilson’s peace ideals and the struggle for ratification of the Versailles Treaty in the
United States; significance of the war for the United States’ hemispheric status
• Involvement and participation of either Canada or one Latin American country in the First World War:
reasons for and/or against participation; nature of participation
• Impact of the First World War on two countries of the Americas: economic, political, social, and foreign
policies

7. The Great Depression and the Americas 1929-39
This section focuses on the nature of the Depression as well as the different solutions adopted by
governments in the region and the impact on these societies. The Great Depression produced the most
serious economic collapse in the history of the Americas. It affected every country in the region and brought
about the need to rethink economic and political systems. The alternatives that were offered and the
adaptations that took place marked a watershed in political and economic development in many countries
in the region.
With respect to the last two bullets, a case study approach should be adopted, using one country from
the region as an example. The chosen country should be identified in the introduction to the examination
answers.
• The Great Depression: political and economic causes in the Americas
• Nature and efficacy of solutions in the United States: Hoover; Franklin D Roosevelt and the New Deal;
critics of the New Deal
• Canada: Mackenzie King and RB Bennett
• Latin America’s responses to the Depression: either G Vargas or the Concordancia in Argentina; Import
Substitution Industrialization (ISI) or any relevant case study of a Latin American country
• Impact of the Great Depression on society: African Americans, women, minorities
• The Great Depression and the arts: photography, the movie industry, the radio, literary currents

8. The Second World War and the Americas 1933-45
As the world order deteriorated in the late 1930s, resulting in the outbreak of war in Europe, the countries
of the region reacted in different ways to the challenges presented. This section focuses on the changing
policies of the countries in the region as a result of growing political and diplomatic tensions preceding and
during the Second World War. It also examines the impact of the war upon the Americas.
• Hemispheric reactions to the events in Europe: inter-American diplomacy; cooperation and neutrality;
Franklin D Roosevelt’s Good Neighbour policy, its application and effects
• The diplomatic and/or military role of two countries in the Second World War
• Social impact of the Second World War on: African Americans, Native Americans, women and
minorities; conscription
• Treatment of Japanese Americans and Japanese Canadians
• Reaction to the Holocaust in the Americas
• Impact of technological developments and the beginning of the atomic age
• Economic and diplomatic effects of the Second World War in one country of the Americas

9. Political developments in the Americas after the Second World
War 1945-79
This section focuses on domestic concerns and political developments after 1945. The majority of states
in the Americas experienced social, economic and political changes and challenges. Political responses to
these forces varied from country to country: from the continuation of democracy to multi-class “populist”
alliances to outright conflict, revolution and the establishment of authoritarian regimes in the 1960s and
1970s. Areas of study include: conditions for the rise to power of new leaders; economic and social policies;
treatment of minorities.
Note: Vargas and Cárdenas came to power before 1945 but their rule and influence in their respective
states continued after 1945.
• United States: domestic policies of Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy
• Johnson and “the Great Society”; Nixon’s domestic reforms
• Canada: domestic policies from Diefenbaker to Clark and Trudeau (both were prime ministers in 1979)
• Causes and effects of the Silent (or Quiet) Revolution
• Populist leaders in Latin America: rise to power; characteristics of populist regimes; social, economic
and political policies; the treatment of opposition; successes and failures (suitable examples could be
Perón, Vargas or any relevant Latin American leader)
• The Cuban Revolution: political, social, economic causes; impact on the region
• Rule of Fidel Castro: political, economic, social and cultural policies; treatment of minorities; successes
and failures
• Military regimes in Latin America: rationale for intervention; challenges; policies; successes and
failures

10. The Cold War and the Americas 1945-1981
This section focuses on the development and impact of the Cold War on the region. Most of the second
half of the 20th century was dominated by the global conflict of the Cold War. Within the Americas, some
countries were closely allied to the United States and some took sides reluctantly. Many remained neutral
or sought to avoid involvement in Cold War struggles. A few, influenced by the Cuban Revolution, instituted
socialist governments. No nation, however, escaped the pressures of the Cold War, which had a significant
impact on the domestic and foreign policies of the countries of the region.
• Truman: containment and its implications for the Americas; the rise of McCarthyism and its effects on
domestic and foreign policies of the United States; the Cold War and its impact on society and culture
• Korean War and the United States and the Americas: reasons for participation; military developments;
diplomatic and political outcomes
• Eisenhower and Dulles: New Look and its application; characteristics and reasons for the policy;
repercussions for the region
• United States’ involvement in Vietnam: the reasons for, and nature of, the involvement at different
stages; domestic effects and the end of the war
• United States’ foreign policies from Kennedy to Carter: the characteristics of, and reasons for, policies;
implications for the region: Kennedy’s Alliance for Progress; Nixon’s covert operations and Chile;
Carter’s quest for human rights and the Panama Canal Treaty
• Cold War in either Canada or one Latin American country: reasons for foreign and domestic policies
and their implementation

11. Civil rights and social movements in the Americas
This section focuses on the origins, nature, challenges and achievements of civil rights movements after 1945.
Movements represented the attempts to achieve equality for groups that were not recognized or accepted
as full members of society. The groups challenged established authority and entrenched attitudes.
• Native Americans and civil rights: Latin America, the United States and Canada
• African Americans and the Civil Rights Movement: origins, tactics and organizations; the US Supreme
court and legal challenges to segregation in education; ending of the segregation in the South
(1955-65)
• Role of Dr Martin Luther King in the Civil Rights Movement; the rise of radical African American activism
(1965-8): Black Panthers; Black Muslims; Black Power and Malcolm X
• Role of governments in civil rights movements in the Americas
• Youth culture and protests of the 1960s and 1970s: characteristics and manifestation of a
counterculture
• Feminist movements in the Americas

12. Into the 21st century—from the 1980s to 2000
This section focuses on changing trends in foreign and domestic policies in the Americas during the
transition to the 21st century. The latter decades of the 20th century also witnessed significant political,
social, cultural, economic and technological changes in the region.
With respect to the last four bullets points, a case study approach should be adopted, using one country of
the region. The chosen country should be identified in the introduction to the examination answers.
• The United States, from bipolar to unilateral power: domestic and foreign policies of presidents such
as Reagan, Bush, Clinton; challenges; effects on the United States; impact upon the hemisphere
• Restoration of democracy in Latin America: political, social and economic challenges (suitable
examples could be Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay)
• Globalization and its effects: social, political and economic
• Revolution in technology: social, political and economic impact such as the role of the media and the
Internet
• Popular culture: new manifestations and trends in literature, films, music and entertainment
• New concerns: threats to the environment; health

HOTA Assignments 4/14-5/12

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1991-2000
Due Wednesday 4/14:
Read pgs. 265-280 in yellow companion book and answer #2 on pg. 280.

Due Thursday 4/15:
Read pgs. 281-298 in yellow companion book, copy the chart on pg. 298 and fill it out completely.

Due Friday 4/16:
Read pgs. 533-553 in black Goff textbook (skip anything referencing events after 2000).

Due Monday 4/19:
Review course syllabus for exam info. Paper 1 set up explained. Paper 1 sample handed out.

Due Tuesday 4/20: Go over Paper 1 (2005 Paper 2 handed out).

Due Wednesday 4/21: Go over 2005 Paper 2, Hand out 2007 Paper 2.
RETURN CWP, Textbook, and Companion book

Due Thursday 4/22:
Due today: 2007 Paper 2 - only pick questions from Topics 1, 3, 5 (these topics have not changed). Outline answers for two questions in two separate sections of the 2007 Paper 2 exam. We will go over answers in class. Hand out 2008 Paper 2.

Due Friday 4/23:
2008 Paper 2. Go over answers in class. Hand out 2009 Paper 2.

Due Monday 4/26:
Due today: 2009 Paper 2 – only pick questions from Topics 1, 3, 5 (these topics have not changed) Outline answers for two questions in two separate sections of the 2009 Paper 2. Go over answers in class. 2006 Paper 3 handed out.

Due Tuesday 4/27:
2006 Paper 3 – go over in class. Hand out 2007 Paper 3.

Due Wednesday 4/28:
Due: an outline for one question from the 2007 Paper 3. Go over 2007 Paper 3 in class. Hand out 2008 Paper 3.

Thursday 4/29:
Go over 2008 Paper 3. Hand out 2009 Paper 3.

Friday 4/30:
Due: an outline of one question from the 2009 Paper 3. Go over 2009 Paper 3 in class.

Monday 5/3:
Review entire exam.

Friday 5/7:
Any final questions?

Tuesday 5/11:
Paper 1 & 2 – Afternoon IB History exam.

Wednesday 5/12:
Paper 3 – Morning IB History exam. SLI/Senior Internships begin.

Tuesday, March 29 Test Topics

2010-03-28T13:18:00.002-04:00

Ways/extent - foreign policy of Reagan (1981-1989) affect the Cold War?

What extent - economic problems - Communist bloc bring the end - Cold War?

Analyze - nature of the Cold War. Explain why, in spite of serious crises, no third world war?

Why - Soviet control over East European satellite states successful - 1945-1968, and not 1988-1991?

Analyze - factors - led - end of the Cold War.

Define guerrilla warfare, and discuss significance in Vietnam and either Korea or Cuba.

Assignments 3/11-5/7

2010-03-15T10:09:00.002-04:00

Due Thursday 3/11
Collapse of Détente. Read textbook pg. 424-426. Euromissile Crisis (1979). Read pgs. 194-198 in CWP & answer #1-6 on pg. 198.

Due Monday 3/15
Invasion of Afghanistan & Carter Doctrine (1979-80). Read textbook pgs. 390-391. Read pgs. 198-204 in CWP & answer #1, 2, 5-10 on pg. 202 & #4 on pg. 204.

Due Tuesday 3/16
Reagan’s Anti-Soviet Rhetoric (1981-83) & Arms Control Proposal (1981). Read pgs. 204-209 in CWP & answer #1-6 on pg. 206 & #1-4 on pg. 209 AND Impact of Cold War on Non-Aligned Countries – information given in class.

Due Wednesday 3/17
Vietnam. Read pgs. 444-449 in textbook. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964) & Lin Biao (1965). Read pgs. 135-139 of CWP & answer #1-5 on pg. 136.

Due Thursday 3/18
Johnson & the Vietnam War (1965-68). Read pgs. 139-142 in CWP & answer #1, 2, 4, 6-8 on pg. 142.

Due Friday 3/19
Video on Vietnam & US withdraw from Vietnam (1973). Read pgs. 166-169 in CWP & answer #1-8 on pg. 169.

Due Monday 3/22
Poland in the 1980s & Andropov’s Peace Offensive (1982). Read pgs. 422-424 in textbook and pgs 213-214 in CWP & answer #1, 2, 4, 6.

Due Tuesday 3/23
Reagan’s Star Wars Speech (1983), Nuclear Freeze Resolution (1983), KAL 007 Incident (1983) & Soviet Boycott of 1984 Olympics. Read pgs. 214-221 in CWP & be prepared to answer questions on all four topics in class (Socratic method class – be warned!!!).

Due Wednesday 3/24
Poland & the end of the Cold War, Gorbachev & the Geneva Summit (1985). Read pgs. 222-226 in CWP & answer #1-6 on pg. 226.

Due Thursday 3/25
Reykjavik Summit (1986) & Reagan’s Berlin Speech (1987). Read pgs. 226-231 in CWP & answer #1-7 on pg. 229 & #3-5 on pg. 231.

Due Friday 3/26
Gorbachev’s New Thinking on International Relations; the INF Treaty (1987). Read pgs. 232-238 in CWP & answer #1, 2, 5-7 on pg. 234 & #1, 3, 5, 6 on pg. 237-238.

Due Monday 3/29
Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan (1988-89) & Berlin Wall. Read pgs. 238-240 & 244-245 in CWP and answer #1, 4-6 on pg. 140 & #2, 4-6 on pg. 245.

Due Tuesday 3/30
NATO’s London Declaration on the End of the Cold War (1990) Read pgs. 245-250 in CWP & answer #1-6 on pg. 248 & #1, 4-6 on pg. 250.

Due Wednesday 3/31
The CFE Treaty (1990) & START Treaty (1991). Read pgs. 250-256 in CWP & answer #1-5 on pg. 253 & #1, 3, 5 on pg. 256.

Due Monday 4/12
Attempted Coup in USSR & Gorbachev’s Resignation (1991). Read pgs. 256-263 & be prepared to answer questions about these readings in class.

Tuesday 4/13
TEST on Vietnam & Cold War from end of Détente to the end of the Cold War.

HOTA Assignments 12/15-1/22

2009-12-21T18:50:00.002-05:00

Due Tuesday, 12/15 - Japan ’45-‘52
Read pgs. 344-349 and be prepared to discuss in class.

Due Wednesday, 12/16
Answer questions #1-10 in the Japan ’45-’52 handout.

Due Thursday, 12/17
Early Cold War
Read pgs. 451-457 in Companion (yellow) book; pgs. 304-309 in Goff (black) book;

Due Friday, 12/18
Read pgs. 5-7 in Cold War Packet (CWP) and answer questions #1-7 on pg. 7.

Due Monday, 12/21
Read pgs. 7-12 in the CWP and answer questions #5-7 on pg. 10 and #2-5 on pg. 12.

Due Tuesday, 12/22
Read pgs. 309-314 and pgs. 13-20 in the CWP and answer questions #1-8 on pgs. 19/20.

Due Wednesday, 12/23
Read pg. 457-461 in Companion (yellow) book

Due Monday, 1/4
Read pgs. 24-28 in the CWP and answer questions #1-6 pgs. 26 and #1-5 pg. 28.

Due Tuesday, 1/5
Read pgs. 28-39 in the CWP and answer questions #1-7 on pg. 37. Questions about the Cominform will be asked/discussed in class.

Due Wednesday, 1/6
Read pgs. 39-44 in the CWP and answer questions #1-5 on pg. 42. Questions about the Treat of Brussels will be asked in class.

Due Thursday, 1/7
Read pgs. 312-314 in Goff (black) book. Questions in class – bring CWP

Due Friday, 1/8
Read pgs. 349-354 in Goff. Questions in class – bring CWP

Due Monday, 1/11
HOTA IA draft – hard copy in class and upload to turnitin.com. Class ID # 3030374, password: principled
Korean War
Read pgs. 462-464 in Companion (yellow) book and 361-368 in Goff (black) book

Due Tuesday, 1/12
Read pgs. 65-73 in the CWP and answer questions #1-6 pg. 69 and #1-8 on pg. 73

Due Thursday, 1/14
Read pgs. 467-468 in Companion book; pgs. 81-89 in the CWP and answer questions #1-6 pg. 84 and #1-6 pg. 86. Questions about Stalin’s crimes will be asked/discussed in class.

Due Friday, 1/15
Read pgs. 316-317 in Goff; pgs. 468-469 in Companion book and pgs. 90-94 in the CWP and answer questions #1-6 on pg. 94.

Due Tuesday, 1/19
U2 Affair
Read pgs. 319-320 in Goff and pgs. 105-110 of the CWP and answer questions #1-6 on pg. 110.

Due Wednesday, 1/20
Berlin Crisis
Read pgs. 320-321 in Goff; pgs. 472-473 in Companion book; and pgs. 116-119; 127-128 in the CWP and answer questions #1-3, 5, 7-8 on pg. 119 and 3, 5, 6 on pg. 128.

Thursday, 1/21
Early Cold War Test

Friday, 1/22
Preview of the rest of the Cold War

Internal Assessment Dates

2009-11-05T14:20:00.001-05:00

11/23: Topic declaration for HOTA IA due

1/11: Final draft of HOTA IA due

1/22: HOTA IA returned to students (latest date)

2/17: Final HOTA IA due

HOTA Assignments 11/9-12/8

2009-11-05T14:19:00.000-05:00

All readings are out of the Goff book (black book)

Due Monday 11/9
Chapter Twelve
Read pgs. 174-177 and answer the following questions in your notes:
1. Outline each of the topics on pages 174-175.
2. Outline the reasons for the Great Depression.

Due Tuesday 11/10
Read pgs. 177-179 and answer the following questions in your notes:
1. Describe the First New Deal (be sure to give specifics).
2. Was the First New Deal successful? Why or why not?
3. What happened with the Wagner Act?
4. What was the Second New Deal and what did it entail?
5. Describe FDR’s Court Packing Plan.
6. What were the twin engines in Mexico?
7. Briefly outline the course of the Mexican Revolution and its legacies.

Due Thursday 11/12
Read pgs. 182-189 and answer the following questions in your notes:
8. Describe the Good Neighbor Policy.
9. What problems existed in Brazil?
10. Describe Vargas’ actions in Brazil.
11. What did Alessandri do in Chili?
12. Compare Canada’s development after WWI with the U.S.’s.
13. What was Canada’s role at the beginning of WWII?

Due Friday 11/13
Chapter Thirteen
Read pgs. 190-198 and outline those pages in your notes.

Due Monday 11/16
Chapter Thirteen
Read pgs. 198-202 and answer the following questions in your notes:
1. How did democracy grow in Japan in the 1920s?
2. What weaknesses existed in Japanese Democracy? Why?
3. How did the Great Depression impact Japan?

Due Tuesday 11/17
Chapter Sixteen
Read pgs. 228-234 and answer the following questions in your notes:
1. What steps were taken toward dictatorship in Germany? (Probably easiest to outline.)
2. Describe the Nazi ideology.
3. How did Hitler isolate and degrade the Jews?
4. List the main reasons for Hitler’s success.
5. What was Mussolini’s “corporate state?”
6. List and briefly describe the other authoritarian governments taking over other places in Europe.

Due Wednesday 11/18
Chapter Sixteen
Read pgs. 234-238 and answer the following questions in your notes:
7. Outline Stalinism in the Soviet Union from ’33-’39. OVER →
8. What was the Great Terror?
9. Make a chart comparing and contrasting Nazism and Stalinism.
10. How did European democracies change (be specific as to country & changes)?

Due Thursday 11/19
Chapter Seventeen
Read pgs. 241-245 and answer the following questions in your notes:
1. Describe Japan’s incursions into the rest of China.
2. How did China react?
3. What happened in China during the war?
4. Why was this a war of attrition?
5. What did the KMT and CCP do during WWII?
6. What steps did the US take to confront Japan?

Due Friday 11/20
Chapter Seventeen
Read pgs. 246-253 and be prepared to discuss in class.

Due Monday 11/23
Chapter Eighteen
Read pgs. 255-262 and be prepared to discuss in class.

Tuesday 11/24 & Wednesday 11/24
Video on the Holocaust/primary sources on Holocaust

Due Monday 11/30
Chapter Eighteen
Read pgs. 262-267 and answer the following questions in your notes:
1. How did the US relate to Europe in 1940 and 1941?
2. Describe the confrontation(s) between the US and Japan.
3. Why did Japan attack the US?
4. List and briefly describe the Japanese conquests in the Pacific (’41-’42).
5. What was the Grand Alliance and why was it created?
6. What arrangements did the agree on?
7. Why did they fight over strategic priorities?

Due Tuesday 12/1
Chapter Eighteen
Read pgs. 267-271 and be prepared to discuss in class.

Due Wednesday 12/2
Chapter Eighteen
Read pgs. 271-275 and be prepared to discuss in class.

Thursday 12/3 & Friday 12/4
Videos and primary sources on D-Day and the atomic bombing of Japan.

Monday 12/7
Review for test

Tuesday 12/8
World War II test in class.

HOTA Assignments 10/13-11/06

2009-10-07T19:45:00.001-04:00

Due Tuesday 10/13
Read pgs. 13-25 in the yellow companion book and be prepared to discuss in class.

Due Wednesday 10/14
Read pgs. 15-25 (not the Source Analysis section) in peace packet and be prepared to discuss in class. Take notes on the reading.

Due Thursday 10/15
Assignment to be given and turned in during class.

Due Friday 10/16
Assignment to be given and turned in during class.

Due Monday 10/19
Read pgs. 26-35 in peace packet and pgs. 25-28 in yellow companion book, outline the readings in your notes, and be prepared to discuss in class.

Due Tuesday 10/20
Assignment to be given and turned in during class.

Wednesday 10/21
Half day – no class.

Due Thursday 10/22
Read pgs. 35-41 in peace packet and pgs. 29-37 in yellow companion book, outline the readings in your notes, and be prepared to discuss in class.

Due Friday 10/23
Read pgs. 46-61 in peace packet and answer each of the key issue questions & be ready to possibly turn in for a grade. Read pgs. 60-62 in the yellow companion book and be prepared to discuss in class.

Due Monday 10/ 26
Read pgs. 67-78 in peace packet, and pgs. 39, 62-65 in the yellow companion book, outline the readings in your notes, and be prepared to discuss in class.

Dues Tuesday 10/27
Read pgs. 78-90 in peace packet, answer each of the key issue questions, and be prepared to discuss in class & possibly turn in for a grade.

Due Wednesday 10/28
Read pgs. 52-59 in yellow companion book and be prepared to discuss in class.

Due Thursday 10/29
Read pgs. 66-74 in yellow companion book and be prepared to discuss in class.

Friday 10/30
Halloween/Magazine Assembly

Due Monday 11/2
Read pgs. 95-111 in peace packet. Answer key issue questions in packet & be ready to possibly turn in for a grade.

Due Wednesday 11/4
Read pgs. 111-116 in peace packet and be ready to answer questions in class.

Thursday 11/5
Review

Friday 11/6
1919-1935 Test

HOTA Assignments 9/23-10/8

2009-09-22T11:34:00.003-04:00

Due Wednesday, 9/23
Chapter Three

On Tuesday you were assigned a country to read about in Chapter 3. Make sure you have read it.

Great Britain: pg. 32-35
France: pg. 35-37
Germany: pg. 37-38
Russia: pg. 38-40

Due Thursday, 9/24
Wednesday’s work will be continued. Be prepared.

Due Friday, 9/25
Chapter Seven
Read pgs 96-103 in the Goff book and pgs. 204-214 in the yellow book and be prepared to discuss.

Due Monday, 9/28
Continuation from Friday.

Due Tuesday, 9/29
Have answers for the activity on pg. 215 in the yellow book ready to turn in to me.
Chapter Eight
Read pgs. 105-111 and be ready to discuss in class.

Due Wednesday, 9/30
Read pgs. 111-118 and answer the following questions:
1. Outline, briefly, the war at sea.
2. How did the people back at home support the war effort?
3. What was the decisive point of the war?
4. How did the restarting of unrestricted sub warfare impact Britain?
5. What happened to Tsar Nicholas & Russia?
6. How did the war end?
7. What were the human and economic costs of the war?

Due Thursday, 10/1: Be prepared to discuss World War I

Due Friday, 10/2-Tuesday, 10/6: Primary sources on World War I in class

Thursday, 10/8
Finish primary sources, review for test

Friday, 10/9
Test on World War I

HOTA Assignments 9/14-9/22

2009-09-11T10:42:00.002-04:00

Due Monday, 9/14
Chapter Five
Read pgs. 55-59 and answer the following questions:

1.Compare the Populist, Labor & Progressive struggles in the Americas in the 1900s.
2.What were the racial & ethnic divisions at the time?

Due Tuesday, 9/15
Read pgs. 59-62

3.Why did the US turn towards imperialism?
4.What were the general characteristics of Latin America at the end of the 1800s?
5.What was the liberal revolution?

Due Wednesday, 9/16
Chapter 6
Read pgs. 91-93 (& you may have to use additional resources) to answer the following questions:

1.Outline how the USA obtained Hawaii (I want more than what’s in the book). Suggestion: http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/about/annexation.htm
2.Outline the pro and anti-imperialists’ positions regarding the Philippines.
3.What did the USA do in the Philippines from 1899-1907?

Due Thursday, 9/17
Chapters 5 & 6
Read pgs. 62-64 & pg. 92 and answer the following questions:

1.Describe Cuba’s struggle for independence.
2.Why did the US get involved in the Spanish (Cuban) American War?
3.What were the results of the war?

Due Friday, 9/18
Read pgs. 64-66 & the summary on pg. 68 and answer the following questions:

4.Describe how TR obtained the rights to the Panama Canal.
5.What was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine and why was it necessary?
6.What areas in Latin America did the US intervene in after declaring the Corollary?
7.What were the major impacts of US Imperialism?

Due Monday, 9/21
Read pg. 66 and 91-94 and answer the following questions:

8.How did Taft approach relations with Latin America?
9.What did the USA do to “make up” for its behavior from 1899-1907.
10.How did Wilson approach relations with Latin America? (Handout)

Review and tutorial on how to prepare for a HOTA test/rubric of how it is graded handed out.

Tuesday, 9/22

Test on Imperialism

Info for 2009-10

2009-09-03T21:42:00.002-04:00

Specific information on material studied in the 2010 IB History Guide (click on the link to the guide for detailed information):

Route 2 is the route chosen at City Honors for the IB HOTA classes.

One Prescribed Subject must be taught. We teach:

Prescribed Subject #1: Peacemaking, peacekeeping - international relations 1918-36

Two topics are to be studied in 20th Century Topics. We teach part or all of:

Causes, practices and effects of wars

Origins and development of authoritarian and single-party states

The Cold War

Three sections of the Americas HL Option are required to be taught in HOTA. Many were covered in the first year of HOTA (AP American History & Government). Year two goes in depth into part or all of the following sections:

Emergence of the Americas in Global Affairs (1880-1929) [taught concurrently with Prescribed Option #1 & Causes, Practices, and Effects of Wars]

The Second World War and the Americas (1933-1945) [taught concurrently with topics: Causes, Practices, and Effects of Wars; Origins and developments of authoritarian and single-party states]

Political Developments in the Americas after the Second World War (1945-1979) [taught concurrently with origins and developments of authoritarian and single-party states]

The Cold War and the Americas (1945-1981) [taught concurrently with The Cold War topic and origins and developments of authoritarian and single-party states]

Into the 21st Century (1981-2000) [taught concurrently with The Cold War topic]

Assignments through the HOTA exam

2009-04-20T17:01:00.001-04:00

HOTA Assignments 3/30-5/1

1991-1995
Due Monday 3/30
Read pgs. 533-541 in textbook (skip anything referencing events after 1995).

Due Tuesday 3/31
Read pgs. 541-550 in textbook (skip anything referencing events after 1995).

Due Wednesday 4/1
Read pgs. 550-553 (skip anything referencing events after 1995).

Due Thursday 4/2
Review course syllabus – course content needed for exam.

Due Friday 4/3
Content questions from course; How to answer a Paper 1 question.

Spring Break – complete Paper 1 of 2005 & 2006 IB History Exams

Exam Prep
Monday 4/20
Turn in 2005 & 2006 Paper 1 answers for a major grade. Go over answers to Paper 1 of 2005 & 2006 exams. Paper 1 of 2007 & 2008 will be handed out. RETURN CWP & TEXTBOOKS

Due Tuesday 4/21
Paper 1 – 2007 exam.

Due Wednesday 4/22
Paper 1 – 2008 exam. Paper 2 of 2006 & 2007 handed out.

Due Thursday 4/23
Outline answers for two questions in two separate sections of Paper 2 (either year). Go over answers in class.

Friday 4/24
Continue going over how to answer Paper 2 questions. Hand out 2008 Paper 2 Exams.

Due Monday 4/27
Turn in an outline for two questions from Paper 2 – 2008 IB Exam.

Tuesday 4/28
Finish Paper 2 and intro Paper 3. Hand out Paper 3 from 2005 & 2006.

Wednesday 4/29
Turn in an outline of one question from Paper 3 from 2005 or 2006. Go over 2005 & 2006 in class. Hand out 2007 &2008.

Thursday 4/30
Go over 2007 & 2008 Paper 3 questions.

Friday 5/1
Finish Paper 3. Answer any last questions.

Tuesday 5/5
Paper 1 & 2 – Afternoon IB exam

Wednesday 5/6
Paper 3 – Morning IB exam

HOTA Assignments 2/12-3/24

2009-02-16T10:34:00.001-05:00

DÉTENTE
Due Thursday 2/12
Background of Détente, Détente timeline. Read textbook pgs. 410-12, 414-415 & 417-421.

Due Friday 2/13
Sino-American Détente.

Due Wednesday 2/18
Berlin Accords (1971) & Nixon’s China Visit (1972). Read pgs. 156-159 in CWP. Answer #1-6 on pg. 157 and #1, 4-7 on pg. 159.

Due Thursday 2/19
ABM Treaty & SALT I (1972) & reasons for USSR/USA Détente. Read pgs. 160-165 in CWP and answer #1, 3-6 on pg. 165.

Due Friday 2/20
Vladivostok Summit (1974) & the Jackson-Vanik Amendment. Read pgs. 170-174 in CWP and answer #1-6 on pg. 172 & #2-4 on pg. 174.

Due Monday 2/23
High Point of Détente – Helsinki Final Act (1975). Read pgs. 174-178 in CWP & answer #1-7 on pg. 178.

Due Tuesday 2/24
Carter on Human Rights & Egyptian/Israeli Peace (1977-79). Read pgs. 178-185 in CWP & answer #1-13 on pg. 185. (Questions on Human Rights Doc will be asked in class).

Due Wednesday 2/25
Normalization of U.S.-Chinese Relations (1978-79). Read pgs. 185-190 in CWP and answer #1-8 on pg. 190/191.

Due Thursday 2/26
SALT II Agreement (1979). Read pgs. 191-193 – answers to #1-6 will be discussed in class. We will also discuss German/USSR Relations.

Friday 2/27
TEST on Détente

END of DÉTENTE, VIETNAM & END OF COLD WAR

Due Monday 3/2
Collapse of Détente. Read textbook pg. 424-426. Euromissile Crisis (1979). Read pgs. 194-198 in CWP & answer #1-6 on pg. 198.

Due Tuesday 3/3
Invasion of Afghanistan & Carter Doctrine (1979-80). Read textbook pgs. 390-391. Read pgs. 198-204 in CWP & answer #1, 2, 5-10 on pg. 202 & #4 on pg. 204.

Due Wednesday 3/4
Reagan’s Anti-Soviet Rhetoric (1981-83) & Arms Control Proposal (1981). Read pgs. 204-209 in CWP & answer #1-6 on pg. 206 & #1-4 on pg. 209.

Due Thursday 3/5
Impact of Cold War on Non-Aligned Countries – information given in class.

Due Friday 3/6
Vietnam. Read pgs. 444-449 in textbook. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964) & Lin Biao (1965). Read pgs. 135-139 of CWP & answer #1-5 on pg. 136.

Due Monday 3/9
Johnson & the Vietnam War (1965-68). Read pgs. 139-142 in CWP & answer #1, 2, 4, 6-8 on pg. 142.

Due Tuesday 3/10
Video on Vietnam & US withdraw from Vietnam (1973). Read pgs. 166-169 in CWP & answer #1-8 on pg. 169.

Due Wednesday 3/11
Poland in the 1980s & Andropov’s Peace Offensive (1982). Read pgs. 422-424 in textbook and pgs 213-214 in CWP & answer #1, 2, 4, 6.

Due Thursday 3/12
Reagan’s Star Wars Speech (1983), Nuclear Freeze Resolution (1983), KAL 007 Incident (1983) & Soviet Boycott of 1984 Olympics. Read pgs. 214-221 in CWP & be prepared to answer questions on all four topics in class (Socratic method class – be warned!!!).

Due Friday 3/13
Poland & the end of the Cold War, Gorbachev & the Geneva Summit (1985). Read pgs. 222-226 in CWP & answer #1-6 on pg. 226.

Due Monday 3/16
Reykjavik Summit (1986) & Reagan’s Berlin Speech (1987). Read pgs. 226-231 in CWP & answer #1-7 on pg. 229 & #3-5 on pg. 231.

Due Tuesday 3/17
Gorbachev’s New Thinking on International Relations; the INF Treaty (1987). Read pgs. 232-238 in CWP & answer #1, 2, 5-7 on pg. 234 & #1, 3, 5, 6 on pg. 237-238.

Due Wednesday 3/18
Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan (1988-89) & Berlin Wall. Read pgs. 238-240 & 244-245 in CWP and answer #1, 4-6 on pg. 140 & #2, 4-6 on pg. 245.

Due Thursday 3/19
NATO’s London Declaration on the End of the Cold War (1990) Read pgs. 245-250 in CWP & answer #1-6 on pg. 248 & #1, 4-6 on pg. 250.

Due Friday 3/20
The CFE Treaty (1990) & START Treaty (1991). Read pgs. 250-256 in CWP & answer #1-5 on pg. 253 & #1, 3, 5 on pg. 256.

Due Monday 3/23
Attempted Coup in USSR & Gorbachev’s Resignation (1991). Read pgs. 256-263 & be prepared to answer questions about these readings in class.

Tuesday 3/24
TEST on Vietnam & Cold War from end of Détente to the end of the Cold War.

Update: Assignments due 1/25-2/11

2009-01-23T12:06:00.001-05:00

Due Monday 1/26
U2 Affair/Berlin Crisis
Read pgs. 319-320 in textbook and pgs 105-110 in CWP and answer questions 1-6 on pg. 110.

Due Monday 2/2
Read pgs. 116-119 and 127-128 in CWP and answer questions 1-6 on pg. 119 and 3, 5, 6 on pg. 128.

Due Thursday 2/5
Sino-Soviet Split & Nuclear Non Proliferation
Read pgs. 414-417 in textbook and pgs. 130-134 and 142-144 in CWP and
answer #1-5 on pg. 144.

Due Monday 2/9
USSR in Czechoslovakia & the Brezhnev Doctrine
Read pgs. 144-149 in CWP and answer #2-4, 6, 8 on pg. 147 and #3-6 on pg. 149.

Due Tuesday 2/10
USSR-China Border Conflict
Read pgs. 150-152 in CWP and answer #1-5 on pg. 152.

Due Wednesday 2/11
Détente
Read pgs. 153-157 in CWP and answer #3-6 on pg. 155 and 1-6 on pg. 157.

President Obama's Inauguration Speech

2009-01-20T16:11:00.002-05:00

My fellow citizens:

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.

So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.

That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that America’s decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met.

On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.

We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.

For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.

For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.

Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.

This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.

For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology’s wonders to raise health care’s quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.

Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.

What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public’s dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.

Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.

As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience’s sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.

Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.

For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.

To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society’s ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.

To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world’s resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment - a moment that will define a generation - it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.

For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter’s courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent’s willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.

Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.

This is the price and the promise of citizenship.

This is the source of our confidence - the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.

This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed - why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.

So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America’s birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:

“Let it be told to the future world…that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive…that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it].“

America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children’s children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God’s grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.

HOTA Assignments 1/8-1/26

2008-12-31T11:03:00.002-05:00

Due Thursday 1/8
Cuba
Read pgs. 332-338 in textbook and be prepared to answer questions in class.

Due Friday 1/9
Read pgs. 338-340 and 321-323 in textbook; read pgs. 110-112 in CWP and be prepared to answer questions in class.

Due Monday 1/12
Read pgs. 119-126 in CWP and answer questions 1-7 on pg. 124. Kennedy’s Peace Speech will be discussed in class.

Due Tuesday 1/13
Cuba Summary. Argentina Handout #1 will be given out.

Due Wednesday 1/14
Argentina
Read pgs. 90-99 in Argentina #1 and be prepared to discuss in class.

Due Thursday 1/15
Read pgs. 99-111 and outline in your notes (checked for a grade):
Argentina Handout #2 will be given out.

Due Friday 1/16
Read pgs. 133-142 in Argentina #2 and be prepared to discuss in class.

Due Tuesday 1/20
Read pgs. 143-150 in Argentina #2 and be prepared to discuss in class.

Due Wednesday 1/21
Read pgs. 151-154 and 162-168 in Argentina #2 and be prepared to discuss in class.

Thursday 1/22
Cuba/Argentina Test

Due Friday 1/23
U2 Affair/Berlin Crisis
Read pgs. 319-320 in textbook and pgs 105-110 in CWP and answer questions 1-6 on pg. 110.

Due Monday 1/26
Read pgs. 116-119 and 127-128 in CWP and answer questions 1-6 on pg. 119 and 3, 5, 6 on pg. 128.

HOTA Assignments 12/1/08-1/7/09

2008-11-30T12:54:00.000-05:00

Due Monday 12/1
Japan ’45-‘52
Chapter 22
Read pgs. 344-349 and be prepared to discuss in class.

Due Tuesday 12/2
Answer questions #1-10 in the Japan ’45-’52 handout.

Due Wednesday 12/3
Early Cold War
Read pgs. 5-7 in Cold War Packet (CWP) and answer questions #1-7 on pg. 7.

Due Thursday 12/4
Read pgs. 7-12 in the CWP and answer questions #5-7 on pg. 10 and #2-5 on pg. 12.

Due Friday 12/5
Chapter 19
Read chapter 19 and outline pgs. 294-299.

Due Monday 12/8
UN
Read UN Handout and answer questions #1-3 on pg. 169 of the handout.

Due Tuesday 12/9
Chapter 20
Read pgs. 304-314 and pgs. 13-20 in the CWP and answer questions #1-8 on pgs. 19/20.

Due Thursday 12/11
Early Cold War
Read pgs. 24-28 in the CWP and answer questions #1-6 pgs. 26 and #1-5 pg. 28.

Due Friday 12/12
Chapter Eighteen
Read pgs. 28-39 in the CWP and answer questions #1-7 on pg. 37. Questions about the Cominform will be asked/discussed in class.

Due Monday 12/15
Read pgs. 39-44 in the CWP and answer questions #1-5 on pg. 42. Questions about the Treat of Brussels will be asked in class.

Due Tuesday 12/16
Read pgs. 44-52 in the CWP and answer questions #3-5 on pg. 46; #1-6 on pg. 49; and questions about the NATO alliance will be asked/discussed in class.

Due Wednesday 12/17
Communist China
Chapter 22
Read pgs. 349-354 and pgs. 52-60 in the CWP. Answer questions #1-6 pg. 55 & #1-4 pg. 57. Questions about the USSR/China alliance will be asked/discussed in class.

Due Thursday 12/18
Korean War
Chapter 22
Read pg. 361-368 and pgs. 65-71 in the CWP. Answer questions #1-6 pg. 69.

Due Friday 12/19
Read pgs. 71-73 in the CWP and answer questions #1-8 on pg. 73.

Due Monday 1/5
Chapter 20
Read pgs. 314-319.

Due Tuesday 1/6
Read pgs. 81-89 in the CWP and answer questions #1-6 pg. 84 and #1-6 pg. 86. Questions about Stalin’s crimes will be asked/discussed in class.

Due Wednesday 1/7
Read pgs. 90-94 in the CWP and answer questions #1-6 on pg. 94.

HOTA Assignments 10/27-11/26

2008-10-23T21:53:00.001-04:00

Due Monday 10/27
Chapter Twelve
Read pgs. 177-182 and answer the following questions in your notes:
1. Describe the First New Deal (be sure to give specifics).
2. Was the First New Deal successful? Why or why not?
3. What happened with the Wagner Act?
4. What was the Second New Deal and what did it entail?
5. Describe FDR’s Court Packing Plan.
6. What were the twin engines in Mexico?
7. Briefly outline the course of the Mexican Revolution and its legacies.

Due Tuesday 10/28
Chapter Twelve
Read pgs. 182-189 and answer the following questions in your notes:
8. Describe the Good Neighbor Policy.
9. What problems existed in Brazil?
10. Describe Vargas’ actions in Brazil.
11. What did Alessandri do in Chili?
12. Compare Canada’s development after WWI with the U.S.’s.
13. What was Canada’s role at the beginning of WWII?

Due Wednesday 10/29
Chapter Thirteen
Read pgs. 190-198 and outline those pages in your notes.

Due Thursday 10/30
Chapter Thirteen
Read pgs. 198-202 and answer the following questions in your notes:
1. What demands did Japan make at the Paris Peace Conference & what did they get?
2. How did democracy grow in Japan in the 1920s?
3. What weaknesses existed in Japanese Democracy? Why?
4. How did the Great Depression impact Japan?

Due Friday 10/31
Chapter Ten
Read pgs. 139-152 and be prepared to discuss in class.

Due Monday 11/3
Chapter Sixteen
Read pgs. 228-234 and answer the following questions in your notes:
1. What steps were taken toward dictatorship in Germany (probably easiest to outline)?
2. Describe the Nazi ideology.
3. How did Hitler isolate and degrade the Jews?
4. List the main reasons for Hitler’s success.
5. What was Mussolini’s “corporate state?”
6. List and briefly describe the other authoritarian governments taking over other places in Europe.

Due Wednesday 11/5
Chapter Sixteen
Read pgs. 234-238 and answer the following questions in your notes:
1. Outline Stalinism in the Soviet Union from ’33-’39. OVER →
2. What was the Great Terror?
3. Make a chart comparing and contrasting Nazism and Stalinism.
4. How did European democracies change (be specific as to country & changes)?

Due Thursday 11/6
Chapter Seventeen
Read pgs. 241-245 and answer the following questions in your notes:
1. How did Japan take over Manchuria?
2. Why did the government react the way it did?
3. Describe Japan’s incursions into the rest of China.
4. How did China react?
5. What happened in China during the war?
6. Why was this a war of attrition?
7. What did the KMT and CCP do during WWII?
8. What steps did the US take to confront Japan?

Due Friday 11/7
Chapter Seventeen
Read pgs. 246-253 and be prepared to discuss in class.

Due Monday 11/10
Chapter Eighteen
Read pgs. 255-262 and be prepared to discuss in class.

Wednesday 11/12 & Thursday 11/13
Video on the Holocaust/primary sources on Holocaust

Due Friday 11/14
Chapter Eighteen
Read pgs. 262-267 and answer the following questions in your notes:
1. How did the US relate to Europe in 1940 and 1941?
2. Describe the confrontation(s) between the US and Japan.
3. Why did Japan attack the US?
4. List and briefly describe the Japanese conquests in the Pacific (’41-’42).
5. What was the Grand Alliance and why was it created?
6. What arrangements did the agree on?
7. Why did they fight over strategic priorities?

Due Monday 11/17
Chapter Eighteen
Read pgs. 267-271 and be prepared to discuss in class.

Due Tuesday 11/18
Chapter Eighteen
Read pgs. 271-275 and be prepared to discuss in class.

Wednesday 11/19-Tuesday 11/25
Videos and primary sources on D-Day and the atomic bombing of Japan.

Tuesday 11/25
Review for test

Wednesday 11/26
World War II test in class.

HOTA Assignments 10/10-10/24

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Friday 10/10, Tuesday 10/14
Primary sources continue in class.

Due Wednesday 10/15
Chapter Eleven
Read pgs. 154-160 and answer the following questions in your notes:
1. Who was at the Paris Peace Conference and who was not?
2. List all of the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles (this should be pretty long).
3. How did imperialism impact the Paris Peace Conference?
4. What happened with minorities in various countries? What specifically happened in Yugoslavia?

Due Thursday 10/16
Read pgs. 160-166 (through Eastern Europe) and answer the following questions in your notes:
5. Describe one of the greatest problems European governments faced after the war?
6. What was the problem with inflation?
7. What changes occurred in relation to class distinction and the general power of the masses?
8. How were women impacted by the end of the war?
9. What is Dadaism? How did literature evolve after the war?
10. Where did monarchies collapse?
11. Explain why Mussolini was able to rise to power.
12. What problems were the Weimar Republic facing?
13. Describe Hitler and the Nazis rise to power.
14. What trends were occurring in Eastern Europe?

Due Friday 10/17
Read pgs. 166-171 and answer the following questions in your notes:
15. What was going on with the Irish in Great Britain after the “Great War?”
16. What problems existed in France?
17. What actions did France take to insure its security?
18. What were the Locarno treaties?
19. Why was international stability illusory?

Monday 10/20
Test on World War I. Items to study for the test will be provided in Friday’s class.

Due Tuesday 10/21
Chapter Nine
Read pgs. 122-130 and answer the following questions in your notes:
1. List the deadly weapons that “progress” created.
2. How did consumer goods impact daily life (list examples of some of the goods)?
3. How did radio and film change society?
4. What was the downside of the mass media?
5. How did inflation become a problem (describe)?
6. Why was there high unemployment and how did it impact society?
7. What was the immediate cause of the Great Depression?
8. How did the Depression impact Germany?
9. Politically, what did the Depression allow to happen (dictators, Marxist goals)?

Due Wednesday 10/22 (Period 3) – Thursday 10/23 (Period 4)
Read pgs. 131-137 and answer the following questions in your notes:
10. Describe the rise of anti-colonialism/decline of imperialism.
11. What were the goals of the League of Nations? How successful was it?
12. Extreme nationalism led to military buildups again. Where was this occurring?
13. How did secularism impact society?
14. Describe the changes in music.
15. What were the Roaring Twenties like (should be a long list/outline/paragraph)?
16. What was Gandhi doing in India?
17. How did western influences effect China?

Due Friday 10/24
Chapter 12
Read pgs. 173-177 and be prepared to discuss in class.

HOTA Assignments 9/29-10/9

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Due Monday, 9/29
Chapter Three
On Friday you were assigned a country to read about in Chapter 3. Make sure you have read it.
Great Britain: pg. 32-35
France: pg. 35-37
Germany: pg. 37-38
Russia: pg. 38-40

Due Tuesday, 9/30
Monday’s work will be continued. Be prepared.

Due Wednesday, 10/1
Chapter Seven
Read pgs 96-103 and be prepared to discuss. You will answer questions in class on the reading. Answers will be checked on Thursday.

Due Thursday, 10/2
Chapter Eight
Read pgs. 105-111 and answer the follow questions:
1. What was the Schlieffen Plan?
2. How did the Allies counter the success of the Schlieffen Plan?
3. Describe the battlefronts of the war in 1915 & 1916.
4. List Japan’s actions in Asia at this time.
5. What was happening on the Arabian Peninsula?
6. List the unusual locations of troops around the world at this time.
7. Why was WWI a total war?
8. Briefly describe the war on land and troop conditions.
9. List the new weapons that were invented.

Due Friday, 10/3
Read pgs. 111-118 and answer the following questions:
10. Outline, briefly, the war at sea.
11. How did the people back at home support the war effort?
12. What was the decisive point of the war?
13. How did the restarting of unrestricted sub warfare impact Britain?
14. What happened to Tsar Nicholas & Russia?
15. How did the war end?
16. What were the human and economic costs of the war?

Due Monday, 10/6
Be prepared to discuss World War I

Due Tuesday 10/7-Thursday 10/9
Primary sources on World War I in class

HOTA Assignments 9/18-9/26

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Due Thursday, 9/18:
Chapter Six
Homework is to read pgs 70-75
*There will be questions to answer in class based on this assignment. They will be collected by the sub for a grade.

Due Friday, 9/19:
Homework is to read pgs. 75-82
*There will be questions to answer in class based on this assignment. They will be collected by the sub for a grade.

Due Monday, 9/22:
No homework. We will go over the answers to the class questions from pages 70-82.

Due Tuesday, 9/23:
Read pgs. 82-88 and answer the following questions:
1. How did Hinduism & Islam influence India’s society?
2. List all the ways Great Britain intervened/changed India.
3. What role did nationalism play after 1900 in India?
4. What reforms/changes did Indians gain on their way to independence?
5. Describe what was going on in the Persian and Ottoman Empires in 1900.
6. What was the “great game” and how did it relate to the Ottoman and Persian Empires?
7. What did Great Britain do to “protect” India from Russia? Why did it feel the need to do this?
8. Describe the “death throws” of the Ottoman Empire.

Due Wednesday, 9/24:
Read pgs. 88-91 and answer the following questions:
9. Briefly highlight the development of Australasia around 1900.
10. How did France gain French Indochina?
11. How did the Vietnamese react to France’s control starting in 1905?
12. How did the Dutch rule the East Indies?
13. How did they react starting in 1910?

Due Thursday, 9/25:
Read pgs. 91-94 and answer the following questions:
14. Outline how the USA obtained Hawaii.
15. What did the USA get as a result of the Spanish-American war?
16. Outline the pro and anti-imperialists’ positions regarding the Philippines.
17. What did the USA do in the Philippines from 1899-1907?
18. What did the USA do to “make up” for it’s behavior from 1899-1907.

We will also briefly review in class for the test. Test questions will be distributed after review.

For Friday, 9/26:
Test on Imperialism. Questions will be handed out Thursday after review.

HOTA Assignments 9/8-9/17

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Due Monday, 9/8:
Chapter One
Read pgs 1-4 and answer the following questions:
1. Describe the promises of the early 20th Century.
2. Describe the problems of the early 20th Century.
3. Who was Emma Goldman & how did she fit in to this time period?

Due Tuesday, 9/9
Read pgs. 4-6 and answer the following questions:
4. What was the Boxer Rebellion & how did it reflect the time?
5. Who was Nietzsche & how did his ideas influence the early 20th Century.

Due Wednesday, 9/10
Chapter Two
Study the time chart on pgs. 8-9; read pgs. 10-15 and answer the following questions:
1. Describe the major developments in science & technology in the early 20th Century.
2. What were the major economic trends?

Due Thursday, 9/11
Read pgs. 15-21 and answer the following questions:
3. What were the major social and political trends of this time period?

Due Friday, 9/12
Read pgs. 21-30 and answer the following questions:
4. What was going on in international relations?
5. List the major cultural trends of the time.

Due Monday, 9/15
Chapter Five
Read pgs. 55-62 and answer the following questions:
1. Compare the Populist, Labor & Progressive struggles in the Americas in the early 20th Century.
2. What were the racial & ethnic divisions at the time?
3. Why did the US turn towards imperialism?
4. Describe Latin America during this time period.
5. What was the liberal revolution?

Due Tuesday, 9/16
Read pgs. 62-68 and answer the following questions:
6. Describe the aftermath of the Spanish (Cuban) American War.
7. What was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine & how did TR use it?
8. What were the major impacts of US Imperialism?
9. Briefly outline the major events in Canada at the turn of the century.

Due Wednesday, 9/17
Chapter Four
Read pgs. 42-54 and be prepared to discuss in class on Wednesday.

Return textbooks & pay for IB Stoles

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Remember to return "The Earth and its Peoples" to me ASAP. The school will not give out diplomas to students who owe money or books.

Over 1/2 of you haven't paid for your IB Stoles yet. Please do so ASAP!

Early 1990s timeline link

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Here's a link to a decent timeline of the early 1990s. It wouldn't hurt to click on 1990 through 1995 just so you have some more historical context for the upcoming exams.

Recent Assignments

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Korea Questions - due 4/8
Argentina Otl - due 4/10
Sino-Soviet Relations - due 4/11
Detente - due 4/14
SALT questions (optional) - due 4/15
Reykjavik Summit questions (pg. 229) & Reagan's "Tear Down Wall" speech questions (pg. 231) - due Monday, 4/21
Opening of Berlin Wall questions (pg. 245), NATO Declaration questions (pg. 247) & German Unification questions (pg. 250).

Review Schedule

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Thursday, 4/24 & Friday, 4/25: Paper 1
Monday, 4/28; Tuesday, 4/29 & part of Wednesday, 4/30: Paper 2
part of Wednesday, 4/30; Thursday, 5/1 & Friday, 5/2: Paper 3

Friday, 5/2: Unofficial last day of class.

Assignments due 3/31-4/4

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The Argentina handouts (which were given out on Friday, March 14 in class) will be due in class on Thursday, April 3 for a QUIZ grade. You should read the entire two packets (it will help you with both single party states and multiparty states for Paper 2 of the final).

You are to outline page 90 (The Fall of the Concordancia) through page 111 (The Regime Crumbles) in the first packet and page 162 (The Peronist Revival) through page 173 (Reforms and Scandals). The outlines do NOT have to be in complete sentences. You can bullet point out information and only outline the major points.

On Monday, March 31 we will start Japan '45-'52, then we'll go back to Argentina on Thursday, April 3, then back to Japan on Friday, April 4.

It's awkward, but otherwise this would be due the day you get back from break....

Have a fantastic St. Patrick's Day and spring break!

Cold War Outline

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The Cold War Outline is due in class on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. It is worth a quiz grade.

General Outline for remainder of the year

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Subject to change. Homework and other necessary details will be posted later.

March 6: Berlin Wall/Cuban Missile Crisis
March 7 & 11: Outline of textbook - end of Ch. 20 - Cold War (NATO, SEATO, Warsaw Pact, Hungarian Rebellion....)
March 12-14: Argentina, Cuba, Canada
March 31 & 4: Japan '45-'52
April 3: Argentina
April 7: Korea
April 8-9: Vietnam
April 10-14: Detente and Sino Soviet Relations
April 15 & 16: SALT/START
April 17, 18, 21, 22: End of Cold War
April 23: United Nations
April 24-May 2: Review

Assignments 3/4 - 3/5

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Due in class on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 are questions 1-8 pg. 119 Cold War Packet #4
Due in class on Thursday, March 6, 2008 are questions 1-7 pg. 124 Cold War Packet #4

Early Cold War Test - Monday, March 3, 2008

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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?

Assignments 2/26-2/29

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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.

Internal Assessment Suggested Word Count

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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

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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!!!

Conclusion due date - CHANGE

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The conclusion section of your papers will not be turned in separately. You will turn in the conclusion with the final, rough draft of your paper on Monday, February 4, 2008.

Assignments 1/2-1/18

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Wednesday, January 2: Answers to questions in Hitler/Churchill Handout
Thursday, January 3: Read handout from book
Monday, January 7: Evaluation of Sources Due
Wednesday, January 9: Reading on African Americans During WWII
Friday, January 11: FINAL, FINAL, FIXED Extended Essays

Friday, January 18: IB Test on World War II

See ibcityhonors.blogspot.com for info. on your Extended Essay

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Next Internal Assessment Section: Evaluation of Sources

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On Monday, January 7, 2008 you will be turning in your Evaluation of Sources. This is the section of the IA that students do poorly on compared to the rest of their IA.

Your job is to give a critical evaluation of two important sources appropriate to the investigation. You must refer to each source's ORIGIN, PURPOSE, VALUE, and LIMITATION. You are to assess the usefulness of the sources, but not describe their content or nature.

Some brief info. on each of these segments: Origin - where did the source come from? Purpose - what was it written for? Value - what was it's value to the historical investigation? Limitation - not just bias! For instance, a photo is just a snapshot in time or refer to the time period it was written in....

Assignments 11/21-12/14

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- Due Wednesday, 11/21: read 800-806 Blue Book
- Due Tuesday, 11/27: read 785-791 Red Book; 813-816 Blue Book
- Due Friday, 11/30: #4-6 pg. 806 and #1-3 pg. 816
- In class Monday, 12/3 through Friday, 12/7: students will be afforded the opportunity to work on their college essays and/or the Analysis Section of the Historical Investigation. There will be negative consequences should a student or students fail to utilize this opportunity.
- Due Monday, December 10: Historical Investigation Analysis; read 807-811 Blue Book
- Due Thursday, December 13: #1-5 pg. 811; read 817-821 Blue Book
- In class on Friday, December 14: Test on Mid 1930s to 1941 (everything leading up to WWII, through the start of the war in Europe and up to the U.S. formally declaring war).

Assignments 11/9-11/21

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Friday, 11/9: After the New Deal quiz, students will be assigned part of a dictator's life. There will be eight groups (two for each dictator). Students will read their biographies after the quiz.

Tuesday, 11/13: Summary of Evidence DUE! Then, students will work together in their group's to outline their assigned part of their dictator. Each group should write out (preferably type) their outline and make enough copies for everyone in the class to follow along during their presentation.

Wednesday, 11/14: Groups 1 & 2 (Mussolini)
Thursday, 11/15: Groups 3 & 4 (Tojo)
Friday, 11/16: Groups 5 & 6 (Hitler)
Monday, 11/19: Groups 7 & 8 (Franco)
Tuesday, 11/20: We will discuss and compare/contrast the four dictators
Wednesday, 11/21: Quiz or test on dictators in class

There will be no homework out of the book through Thanksgiving. Of course, you can use the book to further compliment the outlines given to you in class.

Internal Assessment timeline - CHANGE

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Topic deadline: Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Section A: Plan of Investigation and preliminary bibliography: Monday, October 15, 2007

Section B: Summary of Evidence: Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Section D: Analysis: Monday, December 10, 2007

Section C: Evaluation of Sources: Monday, January 7, 2008

Section E: Conclusion: Monday, January 14, 2008

Final Draft - all sections put in order and revised from first drafts. You will attach first drafts to the final draft: Monday, February 4, 2008

Final Report (finished & good to send in to IB): Monday, February 25, 2008.

Assignments 10/17-11/9

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All assignments and readings are out of the Blue book unless otherwise indicated.

Due Wednesday, October 17: read Ch. 20 (skim and pay attention to important definitions, etc...)
Due Thursday, October 18: read Ch. 21 (same procedure as Ch. 20)
Due Friday, October 19: Quiz on Chs 20/21; read 783-785 Red and 740-744 Blue
Due Monday, October 22: #1-5 pg. 744; read 745-750
Due Tuesday, October 23: #1-4 pg. 750; read 752-755
Due Thursday, October 25: #1-3 pg. 755; read 756-761
Due Monday, October 29: #1-4 pg. 761; Test on Great Depression
Due Tuesday, October 30: read 766-776
Due Thursday, November 1: #1-4 pg. 776; read 777-783
Due Monday, November 5: #1-4 pg. 783; read 785-791
Due Thursday, November 8: #1-4 pg. 791
Friday, November 9: Quiz on New Deal in class

More descriptions for how Essays are graded.

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Examiners use these generic markbands in conjunction with the paper-specific markscheme.

The markbands concentrate on positive achievement, although for lower levels failure to achieve may be included in the description.

Markband

0 (0%) If the answer does not achieve the standard described in markband 1–3, 0 should be
recorded.

1–3 (1-15%) There is very little understanding of the question or accurate knowledge of 20th century world history. Appropriate skills and organizational structure are lacking. The answer is no more than a collection of generalizations or a paragraph or two of facts bearing little relation to the question.

4-5 (16-35%) Little understanding is shown of the question, which is not addressed effectively. Although some historical facts and comments are present they are limited, often inaccurate and of marginal relevance. There is no clear and coherent argument and little evidence of events being placed in their historical context. There is no reference to different approaches to, and interpretations of, historical events and topics. There is also very little evidence of appropriate skills, such as selection and effective use of knowledge, and the structure is basic.

6-7 (36-50%) There is some indication that the question is understood. The question is partially addressed, and there is a limited degree of accurate and relevant knowledge of 20th century world history. Reference to different approaches to, and interpretations of, historical developments, such as causes and effects of historical change, are at best implicit. There is a limited demonstration of skills, focus (including placing events in their historical context) and structure.

8-10 (51-65%) The demands of the question are generally understood. The question may be answered with a relevant, coherent argument that is supported by limited material and/or contains limited reference to different approaches to historical events and/or topics. Alternatively, the answer contains accurate knowledge of 20th century world history but is mainly descriptive or narrative in form, with implicit analysis or explanatory comments, or is made relevant by its conclusion. There has been some attempt to place events in their historical context and to structure an answer chronologically or thematically.

11–13 (66-85%) The demands of the question are understood and addressed, but not all the implications are considered. The answer places events in their historical context and is supported by accurate, relevant and adequate knowledge of 20th century world history. The approach is either thematic and analytical or a soundly focused combination of narrative and analysis. There may be some explicit awareness and explanation of different approaches to, and interpretations of, historical events and topics. Where appropriate there is a sound grasp of historical continuity and change, at least in general terms.

14–16 (86-95%) The demands of the question are effectively and relevantly addressed, usually in a structured framework. Arguments are generally well developed, clear and coherent, with some comparative analysis where appropriate. The answer is clearly supported by the effective use of appropriate factual knowledge of 20th century world history. It also demonstrates a consistent level of analytical ability and/or a critical approach to historical evidence. Where relevant, different approaches to, and interpretations of, historical events and topics are explained and placed in their historical context. An awareness of issues of causation, historical continuity and change is ably demonstrated where appropriate.

17–20 (96-100%) The question is addressed in a clearly structured and focused essay that indicates a high level of awareness of the demands of the question. Arguments are clear, coherent, relevant and well substantiated, with effective comparative analysis where appropriate. The answer demonstrates an in-depth understanding of 20th century world history through the selection and effective use of historical knowledge. Different approaches to, and interpretations of, historical events and topics are explained and placed in their historical context. The causes and effects of historical continuity and change are explained in an international context, and historical explanations are presented. At the upper end of this markband the answer will in addition display at least one of the following features: a highly developed awareness of historiographical issues; a critical examination of a wide range of historical evidence; a high level of conceptual ability; a successful challenge to the assumptions implied in the question.

Tips for Plan of Investigation

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Here's what the IB said about last year's POIs:

Criterion A Plan of the Investigation
Many students scored well in this section. However, although the majority of candidates had given some indication of method, there were many who did not set down the scope of their investigation. In a few cases there was no plan at all. Candidates should be guided to consider the methods they will use to investigate their research question, and to avoid writing over long narrative accounts of the background to their topic.

Assignments 9/26-10/16

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Wednesday, 9/26: Internal Assessment/Historical Investigation Topic DUE!!!

Due Thurs. 9/27: read 644-651 Blue book and 752-755 Red book
Due Fri. 9/28: #1-5 pg. 651 Blue book
Due Mon. 10/1: read 755-760 Red book and 653-656 Blue book
Due Tues. 10/2: #1-3 pg. 656; read 657-663 Blue book and 760-762 Red book
Due Fri. 10/5: #2-4 pg. 663; read 664-668 Blue book
Due Wed. 10/10: read 669-673 Blue book and 762-770 Red book
Due Fri. 10/12: #2-4 pg. 673; read 774-778
Mon. 10/15: Review in class for test
Tues. 10/16: Test on World War I

Internal Assessment timeline

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Topic deadline: Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Section A: Plan of Investigation and preliminary bibliography: Monday, October 15, 2007

Section B: Summary of Evidence: Monday, November 5, 2007

Section D: Analysis: Monday, December 10, 2007

Section C: Evaluation of Sources: Monday, January 7, 2008

Section E: Conclusion: Monday, January 14, 2008

Final Draft - all sections put in order and revised from first drafts. You will attach first drafts to the final draft: Monday, February 4, 2008

Final Report (finished & good to send in to IB): Monday, February 25, 2008.

Missing Extended Essay topics due 9/10

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Assignments 9/12-9/25

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The assignments below are listed by due date. For example, Reading pgs. 726-731 in the World Book (Red Book) and pgs. 584-588 in the American Book (Blue Book) should be done by class on Wednesday, September 12.

Read 726-731 Red/World Book Due Wednesday, 9/12
Read 584-588 Blue/Am. Book

#1-4 pg. 588 Blue Book Due Friday, 9/14
Read 744-749 Red Book &
589-596 Blue Book

#1-4 pg. 596 Blue Book Due Tuesday, 9/18
Read 598-603 Blue Book

#1-3 pg. 603 Blue Book Due Thursday, 9/20
Read 604-607 Blue Book

#2, 5 pg. 607 Blue Book Due Monday, 9/24
Review for Test

Test on Imperialism, etc. in class on Tuesday, 9/25

First Assignment

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Read over the different interpretations of history. Then, you will write a one page single spaced essay (hand written on notebook paper is fine) explaining which interpretation you agree with and why. If you don't completely agree with any of them, then give your view and why you think it is correct.

Links to Internal Assessment Materials

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Here is a link to PDFs which give examples of Historical Investigations as well as the guidelines for Internal Assessments in History.

Assignment for Monday, April 23

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You will outline the remainder of the Cold War packet that is entitled: The Resurgence of East-West Tension. The outline should start with pg. 5 - the section labeled "Peace and War in the Middle East" and go to the end of the packeet. This outline is due Monday at the beginning of class.

Final, finished, good to send in Internal Assessment is due Friday, March 23!!!

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No new assignments, but a funny video!

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Hope you guys enjoy this video of Lulu the dog. As you'll see, she really should have taken off her shoes!

Assignments 3/7-3/8

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Reading assignment on Cold War from 1953-1962 - needs to be read and outlined for class on Thursday, March 8.

Read 880-888 in Blue Book for Thursday, 3/1

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Assignments

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Due Tuesday, February 27: Cold War Packet #3, pg. 52
Due Wednesday, February 28: C.W. Packet #3, pg. 60 (pg. 55 is not due).

Internal Assessment DUE DATE CHANGES

2007-02-26T09:26:00.000-05:00

I have changed due dates in order to give me time to critique your final rough draft and grade the final copy of your Internal Assessments.

Conclusion - still due Friday, March 2.
Final Rough Draft - due Friday, March 9 (you'll have the Conclusions back in time to integrate necessary changes).
Final, Finished Paper - due Friday, March 23.

Remember to double space your work and have adequate annotations - all using the same style (MLA, ABA, etc.).

Cold War Packet #3

2007-02-24T19:18:00.000-05:00

Due Monday, February 26: All questions up through pg. 49.

Evaluation of Sources - TIPS

2007-02-16T13:43:00.000-05:00

This is a critical evaluation of two important sources which you have used for your project. The purpose is to assess the usefulness of the sources NOT describe the content.

You should "OPVL" each source. That means: Origin (author, date of publication, publisher); Purpose (what is the purpose of the document); Value (how good is the source and how valuable is it to your assessment); and Limitation (bias, etc.). The recommended length is 250-400 words.

It is due Tuesday, February 20!

Assignments 2/12-2/20

2007-02-12T08:45:00.001-05:00

Using Cold War Packet #2:
Due Monday 2/12: #1-5 pg. 14 and #1-8 pgs. 19 & 20
Due Thursday 2/15: #1-7 pg. 23 and #1-6 pg. 26
Due Friday 2/16: #1-5 pg. 28
Due Tuesday 2/20: #1-7 pg. 37

Internal Assessment Word Count Suggestions

2007-02-01T12:53:00.000-05:00

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 2/1-2/9

2007-02-01T12:49:00.000-05:00

Thursday, 2/1: World War II Test (finally - after being postponed several times)
Friday, 2/2: #1-4 on page 7 of Cold War Primary Source Documents Handout #1
Wednesday, 2/7: #5-7 on page 7 Cold War Primary Source Documents Handout #1
Thursday 2/8: #1-7 on page 10 of the Cold War Primary Source Documents Handout #1
Friday 2/9: #1-7 on page 12 Cold War Primary Source Documents Handout #1

Senior Trip Pictures

2007-01-30T21:30:00.000-05:00

Just an FYI to go check out seniorschs.blogspot.com because I've posted a few pictures from the senior trip.

Assignments 1/3-1/19

2007-01-03T11:18:00.000-05:00

All assignments are out of the blue book.

Due Wednesday 1/3: read 824-831
Due Thursday 1/4: #1-4 pg. 831; read 832-840
Due Tuesday 1/9: #1-4 pg. 840; read 841-845
Due Thursday 1/11: #1-3 pg. 845; read 846-853
Due Tuesday 1/16: #1-3 pg. 853; read 855-861; Internal Assessment Analysis is DUE IN CLASS!
In class on Thursday 2/1: Test on World War II

Internal Assessment Due Dates - a reiteration

2006-12-19T12:51:00.000-05:00

Bibliography (minimum of three sources - only one internet source) and your Outline Plan of the Historical Investigation: November 22

Summary of the Evidence: December 15

Analysis: January 16

Evaluation of Sources: February 20 (CHANGED FROM FEBRUARY 16 - there is no school 2/16 or 2/19)

Conclusion: March 2

Final Draft - All parts put together in order (having fixed problems I previously pointed out): March 16

Final Copy - March 28

The Internal Assessments are mailed out to IB on or about April 1.

Assignments 12/11-12/21

2006-12-11T09:02:00.000-05:00

Due Monday 12/11: Read 800-806 Blue Boook
Due Tuesday 12/12: Read 785-791 Red Book; 813-816 Blue Book
Due Thursday 12/14: #4-6 pg. 806 and #1-3 pg. 816; read 807-811 Blue Book
Due Monday 12/18: #1-5 pg. 811; read 817-821 Blue Book
In class on Wednesday 12/20: Test on Mid 1930s to 1941 (everything leading up to WWII, through the start of the war in Europe and up to the U.S. formally declaring war).

Assignments 11/1-11/16

2006-11-01T10:37:00.000-05:00

All of these assignments are out of the blue book.
Wed., 11/1: read 756-761
Thurs., 11/2: #1-4 pg. 761; read 766-776
Wed., 11/8: #1-4 pg. 776; read 777-783
Mon., 11/13: read 785-791
Thurs., 11/16: #1-4 pg. 791; review in class for test
Fri., 11/17: Review for test
Mon., 11/20: New Deal Test

Assignments 10/25-10/31

2006-10-24T11:01:00.000-04:00

Due Wed., 10/25: skim Ch. 20 & 21 in the Blue book as well as 783-85 in the Red book. You should know the main ides of each chapter for class discussion and notes on Wednesday and Thursday.

Due Fri., 10/27: read 780-783 in Red book.

Due Tues., 10/31: read 756-761 in Blue book.

School canceled for week; Senior Breakfast now a Senior Family Dinner.

2006-10-17T13:42:00.000-04:00

Hi guys,

School has just been canceled for the week. We're changing the senior breakfast to a senior family dinner (pizza will be the main course). It will take place at City Honors on Thursday, November 2, 2006 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

For those of you going on the Senior Trip - the payment due dates are still in effect. That means you need to have $300 in cash or a check made payable to Travelogs International as soon as school starts up again.

Please pass this information along to as many seniors as you know.

Thank you,

Mrs. Banas

P.S.: Feel free to leave comments on this blog if you have questions or concerns.

Musings and Internal Assessment Due Dates

2006-10-17T01:16:00.000-04:00

I sit in my parents' home in East Aurora - a refugee of the freak October snowstorm. Our street still has no power. We spent Friday through Sunday nights at our friend's house on Cary St. - where we lived for ten years. Knowing that your parents are always there for you, and that you can wear out your welcome with a friend (especially with two stir-crazy little girls running around), we came out here today. I never thought I'd be moving back in with my parents at my age (lesson - have a good relationship with your parents cause you never know when you'll really need them).

Anyway, having lots of free time has enabled me to come up with due dates for the Historical Investigation. Here they are (and they are not negotiable):

Bibliography (minimum of three sources - only one internet source) and your Outline Plan of the Historical Investigation: November 22

Summary of the Evidence: December 15

Analysis: January 16

Evaluation of Sources: February 16

Conclusion: March 2

Final Draft - All parts put together in order (having fixed problems I previously pointed out): March 16

Final Copy - March 28

The Internal Assessments are mailed out to IB on or about April 1.

Hope you guys have been luckier than me and have had power. If you want to see some pictures of the damage, go to: http://web.mac.com/wbanas/iWeb/Site/Buffalo%20October%20Storm.html

Take care and see you when school is back in session.

- Mrs. Banas

Assignments 9/28-10/13

2006-09-27T18:27:00.000-04:00

Due Thurs. 9/28: read 644-651 Blue book and 752-755 Red book
Due Fri. 9/29: #1-5 pg. 651 Blue book
Due Mon. 10/2: read 755-760 Red book and 653-656 Blue book
Due Tues. 10/3: #1-3 pg. 656; read 657-663 Blue book and 760-762 Red book
Due Fri. 10/6: #2-4 pg. 663; read 664-668 Blue book
Due Tues. 10/10: read 669-673 Blue book and 762-770 Red book
Due Thus. 10/12: #2-4 pg. 673; read 774-778
Fri. 10/13: Review in class for test
Mon. 10/16: Test on World War I

Internal Assessment Topic due in class on Monday, September 25

2006-09-21T10:42:00.000-04:00

Assignments 9/12-9/26

2006-09-12T09:41:00.000-04:00

The assignments below are listed by due date. For example, Reading pgs. 726-731 in the World Book (Red Book) and pgs. 584-588 in the American Book (Blue Book) should be done by class on Wednesday, September 13.

Historiography Notes Due at the end of class on Tuesday, September 12

Read 726-731 Red/World Book Due Wednesday, 9/13
Read 584-588 Blue/Am. Book

#1-4 pg. 588 Blue Book Due Friday, 9/15
Read 744-749 Red Book &
589-596 Blue Book

#1-4 pg. 596 Blue Book Due Tuesday, 9/19
Read 598-603 Blue Book

#1-3 pg. 603 Blue Book Due Thursday, 9/21
Read 604-607 Blue Book

#2, 5 pg. 607 Blue Book Due Monday, 9/25
Review for Test

Test on Imperialism, etc. in class on Tuesday, 9/26

Textbook Distribution

2006-09-08T13:52:00.000-04:00

Students received two books today in class - "America: Pathways to the Present" (a blue book) and "The Earth and its Peoples" (a red and yellow book). Students were told to bring them home and keep them at home until the end of the year. They will not have to bring them back and forth to school as I have class set of both in my room.

First Assignment - Due Friday, September 8

2006-09-02T17:43:00.000-04:00

Your first assignment for the year is to bring back the information sheet you received on the first day school. It should be completely filled out and signed by you and a parent.