Mr. Parkin: Day 25

U.S. History I - Periods 2, 5, and 6:
Essential Question:

-What can we infer about the values and beliefs of settlers?
-How did the French and Indian War help inspired a sense of unity and shared identity among the colonist?
-Did Great Britain lose more than it gained from its victory in the French-Indian War?
-Were the colonist justified in resisting British policies after the French-Indian War?

Themes: Settlements on the East Coast and Southwest, Colonial life and struggles, Mercantilism, Colony-building, economic relationships

1. Test today on Colonial America from 1607 (Settlement of Jamestown) to The French and Indian War (1763 - Treaty of Paris/Problems with Britain).

2. French and Indian War Resources:
French and Indian War Slideshow
Summary of the War
US Government Perspective
George Washington and the F&I War
Great Article from The Smithsonian on Ben Franklin and his role in war
Smallpox as a biological weapon in the French-Indian War
Primary Sources from the war
West Virginia's Primary Source Collection from the war
PBS "The War that Made America"

Homework:
1. Read and examine pages 88-89 ("Victory Brings New Problems") and then pages 96 "The Stirrings of Rebellion" to 99 (the whole page). As you read/interpret/understand the scope of these causes of the American Revolution, please compete a 2-Column Note for an introduction to the Major Reasons The American Revolution begins.
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U.S. HISTORY II - Period 1:

Essential Questions:
-Was American expansion overseas justified?
-Did the press cause the Spanish-American War?
-Was the acquisition of the Panama Canal Zone and act of justifiable imperialism?
-Does the need for self-defense give the US the right to interfere in the affairs of Latin America? (Think about the Roosevelt Corollary, "Dollar Diplomacy," and "Watchful Waiting")

Themes: Historical thinking methods, evaluating sources, Thinking like an historian, PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social), The Beginning of the Progressive Era

1. Quiz on American Imperialism and Spanish-American War.

2. Did anyone have trouble on the Hawaii and Spanish-American War Packet?

3. White Man's Burden today? You were asked to re-create the poem with a NEW TITLED and create ONE new line.

4. Monthly Review's article titled "'Kipling's "White Man's Burden," and the U.S. Imperialism"
A. Is this article credible?
B. How does the author's relate Rudyard Kipling's "White Man's Burden" and 21st Century U.S.
Imperialism?
C. Do you think America is currently guilty of imperialism?

5. Spanish-American War Resources:
Causes of the War
Library of Congress - General information on the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War Slideshow
PBS Special on All Events surrounding America's Quest for Imperialism
A Price for Freedom in the Spanish-American War
Images of the Spanish-American War and Primary Sources
Headlines from the Spanish-American War
Cartoons from the Spanish-American War
Political Cartoon from the Spanish-American War

Homework:
1. Due TOMORROW - Please read Chapter 18 - Section 3 - Acquiring New Lands - pages 558-564 and create an effective TOP-DOWN WEB that illustrates the Major Points/So what factor of this era, and the details/development of the acquired new lands.
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International Studies - Period 7
Essential Questions:
1. Does the world need the United Nations? Why or why not?
2. Should we enforce the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in countries not our own? If so, how? If not, why?
3. Is the world safer today with the United Nations than it was in 1945?
4. Is the United Nations an effective peace-keeping organization?
5. What should be done to improve the effectiveness of the United Nations?

Themes: Humanitarianism, World Peace, War vs. Peace, Sustainable Change, Non-Government Organizations

1. We will watch Hotel Rwanda. Please relate it to our Genocide discussion yesterday and Peacekeeping responsibilities from our study of the United Nations.
Pyramid of Hate: