CP1 and CP 2 Homework due Friday/Monday 9/7

Homework for the week (Brown book)  27(1) + 27(2)

Read 27(1)  The Stage is Set (676-681)
Look at the map on 677.  Why was WWI a world war?
Identify pacifism, militarism, and entente
Answer the Skills assessment questions 1+2 on page 679.
When if ever would it be justified for the US to fight North Korea?  Can a preemptive strike ever be viewed as a defensive war?
Look at the map on page 680:  Identify 5 Allies and 4 Central Powers
Read the Biography of Kaisar Wilhem II (681)  Who did he blame for the war? Who did he say would not have allowed it? 
 Answer questions 3,4,5 on page 681

Read 27(2)  The Guns of August (682-684)
Identify:  Ultimatum, mobilize, neutrality
Read A New Balkan Power keg (682)  identify what religions and ethnic groups and nationalities live in the Balkan Peninsula
Look at Who Killed the Peace of Europe;  What countries are pointing fingers? What country is not?
Look at the picture on page 684.  Why did the soldiers write "next stop, Paris" on the train?
Answer questions  1, 3, 4, 5, 6, on page 68  


Due next week 27(3) A New Kind of Conflict (685-689)
Identify or illustrate:  stalemate, no man's land, zeppelin, U-boat, convoy
Read about the Christmas truce on page 685.  What happened?  Why would officers on both sides     
     oppose this Christmas 1914 truce?
Read Caring for the wounded (686). Why are the French soldiers hanging?  Why are they proud?
Look at the map on 687.  Answer question #3.
Look at WWI technology (688).  List the three new weapons of WWI.  Which of these weapons had 
    the greatest impact on stalemate in the Western Front. Explain why. 
Read about the Battle of Gallipoli (689)  Where and when was it fought?  Why do you think it was
     significant?
Answer questions 3-7 on page 689 in complete sentences

Honors homework due Friday 9/7

Homework for the week (Yellow and Red book)
26(1) The Great War Begins (816-821). 
Identify  five of the terms, people and places. 
Draw the three images on page 815 and explain their significance. 
What was the spark of WWI (picture 816).  
Answer question 2+3 on map skills page 817.  
Why are the people picture on 818 so happy? 
Read the biography of Kaisar Wilhelm II (819) who were his two cousins and his grandmother 
Read the reasons of entering the war (820), what two powers were most responsible for starting the war? Explain your answer. 
How did people show their war enthusiasm (picture 821)? 
Answer the five checkpoint questions in complete sentences or 3 bullet facts for each question.

Separate hw grade.

Read Erich Maria Remarque: All Quiet on the Western Front (828)
Answer Thinking Critically questions #1+2  

26(2)A New Kind of War (822-827) 

Identify five of the terms, people and places. 

Read a soldier on the Western Front (822) what does the soldier hear that makes him happy? Read Map Skills on page 823, answer questions 2+3. 

Read the infographic (824-5), illustrate three of the changes to warfare in the Great War. Read Map Skills on page 826, who fought against the Ottoman Empire in Egypt and on the Saudi peninsula? 

Who is pictured on page 827? 
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences/or 3 bullet facts for each question 

Freshman World History Overview

Freshman World History will cover

World History from the fall of Rome (476 CE) to today. World History topics include:
The Low Middle Ages aka the Dark Ages
Vikings
Feudalism/Manorialism
William the Conqueror
The Crusades
The growth of towns in the High Middle Ages
Romanesque vs Gothic Architecture
The Renaissance
The Age of Exploration
The Scientific Revolution
The  Enlightenment
American and French Revolutions
The Industrial Revolution and reactions to it
Nationalism
New Imperialism/Colonialism
WWI
Communism, Fascism, Socialism, Capitalism
Democracy  vs. Totalitarianism 
Interwar period (the 20 year truce)
WWII
The beginning of the end of colonialism and Gandhi's Civil Disobedience
The Cold War
The World today  

The Honor's Class will have to complete a project for history day;
the topic this year

World History Grading Policy 2019-2020

Grading policy:

   Homework:   15%

   Classwork:    25%

  Tests and Quizzes:  60%

Bring a good attitude, a three ring binder, and something to write with to class every day. 

Outside extra credit reading can add up to 5% each quarter to your final average.

Nonfiction and historical fiction will be worth more points. 

The book must be discussed with me and a short writing assignment must be completed before points are added to your grade.   The book and discussion must be completed before the last week of the term to get credit for that term. 

Book Theme:  Power, Conflict/Compromise, Change, and Connection/Relevance to today.

Extra help day:  I will be available for help every day.  Just let me know you are coming.

Thursday's I will be in room  65 for the  homework club.  I encourage all students to make use of the extra help and the Tuesday/Thursday late busses

World History First Week of School 2018-19

For classroom discussion:
Does the First Amendment to the Constitution protect the right of freedom of speech?   Is the right to kneel down during the National Anthem to protest perceived civil rights disparities in America protected by the first amendment?  Are your rights to protest the same at school and work the same as the right to protest as a citizen on the street?  
Why is there controversy between President Trump and some players in the NFL and NBA?  What do you think?