Day 120 - Friday

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

-Does state or federal government have a greater impact in our lives?

-How has American's justified Manifest Destiny?

-Why did Americans feel so compelled to expand the country westward?

-How might the country have developed differently if no gold or other precious minerals had been discovered in the West?

-Does war cause national prosperity?

-Is economic, social, or physical coercion an effective method of achieving our national interest in domestic affairs

Themes:  Andrew Jackson Legacy, Manifest Destiny, Jacksonian Democracy,

1. Please use the Westward Expansion President Video Questions to answer questions about Presidents Martin Van Buren to James K. Polk using the video links below. Please post to Google Classroom!

Martin Van Buren Presidency


William Henry Harrison Presidency


John Tyler Presidency


James K. Polk Presidency

2. On Monday, we will look at the issues of who's in and who's out and what primaries have played an important role over the last two weeks. Let's evaluate the results and the upcoming primaries.
-Recent Results
-Super Saturday and recent results - CNN Politics
-Presidential Primary Schedule and results - NY Times
-Super Tuesday or SEC Primary - What you need to know? - An NPR Podcast
-MA Primary and how many delegates are at stake? - MAlive.com
-More Super Tuesday News
-Who's STILL IN and who is now OUT?
-The Polls - RealClearPolitics - Polls - Ughhhh so predictable?!
-Your guide to the 2016 presidential candidates - The Washington Examiner

Homework:
1. If you did not finish the Westward Expansion President Video Questions in class, then please complete all questions about Presidents Martin Van Buren to James K. Polk using the video links above for homework. Please post to Google Classroom!

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U.S. HISTORY II - Period 1:
Essential Questions:
-Why was it important for Americans to remember D-Day?
-How did D-Day change the course of the war, and potentially the course of history?
-In what ways did the U.S. decision to join WWII impact the European Theater or battle?

Themes:  European Theater, D-Day Invasion, Operation Overload, Normandy, Remembering D-Day

1. Today is the last and only day you have left to prepare for your ATOMIC BOMB DEBATE.  You should have already filled out an Atomic Bomb Debate Organizer.  Also, use the Atomic Bomb Debate Format doc that I shared with you to UPDATE ALL documents you will be using for the debate. NO documents will be allowed that are added after Friday.

***The goal is that everyone can EXPLAIN 3 CLAIMS and provide clear EVIDENCE for your ARGUMENT about the atomic bomb. 

Team 1: "Should the U.S.A employ atomic weapons to defeat its enemies in war?" 

Team 2: "How should we remember the dropping of the atomic bombs?"

*Please use the following resource below to organize a constructive debate. 

Photographs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Leo Szilard's Petition to The President (1945)

Leaflet dropped over Japan

U.S. Strategic Bomb Survey (1946)

Surviving the Atomic Bomb (1945)

Primary Sources - A collection of different sources for a Debate on the Dropping the Bombs

Primary Source Documents from the Harry S. Truman Library: On the Decision to Drop the Atomic Bombs

2. Pacific Theater of WWII Resources:
World War II the Pacific Theater
American Propaganda
The Manhattan Project
The First Atomic Blast
The Bombing of Hiroshima
Interactive Map - Island Hopping
War in the Pacific
Major Pacific Battles

3. Questions you should be able to answer on the Pacific Theater:
-When did we really begin Island Hopping in the Pacific?
-Based off the video from yesterday, what style of fighting took place in the Pacific for both the Americans and Japanese?
-What part of the U.S. military was MOST IMPORTANT for fighting the Japanese?
-How many men did we need to win the Pacific Theater?
-Did most of the fighting take place in Japan? Why or why not?

4. Slideshow on The Death of FDR

Homework:
1. Prepare this weekend for your Debate on MONDAY by organizing your Team's Google Document with effective arguments and good research that proves your argument. Also, use the Atomic Bomb Debate Format doc that I shared with you yesterday to let me know what documents you will be using for the debate NO LATER THAN FRIDAY or else you will not be able to use this evidence for the debate on Monday. 

***The goal is that everyone can EXPLAIN 3 CLAIMS and provide clear EVIDENCE for your ARGUMENT about the atomic bomb. 

Team 1: "Should the U.S.A employ atomic weapons to defeat its enemies in war?" 

Team 2: "How should we remember the dropping of the atomic bombs?"
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International Studies - Period 7
Essential Questions:
1. Does NATO have a new role in the order of international relations in Europe and the World in the    21st Century?
2. Was NATO just or unjust in participating and executing their mission in your post-Cold War scenario?
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:  United Nations, Peacekeeping, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Globalization, Alliances, NATO

1. Please review the Globalization Resources below and create a TWO-COLUMN note with at least 5 major themes in the left-hand column and the details/developments to support those themes in the right hand column. This should be an entire page long at minimum! Please post to Google Classroom!
Globalization 101
Issues in Globalization
Global Policy Organization - Many issues and specific areas of globalization of culture, politics, economy, law, and table/charts on Globalization.
World Health Organization and Globalization

2. Globalization Videos: Crash Course - Globalization I



3. Globalization II - Good or Bad?


4. The Myth of Globalization - TED talk by Peter Alfandary

 


Homework:
1. Create a Two-Column Chart Note on Globalization on at least 5 major themes and key takeaways on the left hand side, and notes and details/developments to support your themes/takeaways on the right-hand side based off the links above. Please post to Google Classroom!