Week Of March 10th
Modified Schedule: In Class Tuesday, no class Thursday.
Monday Now that the world has been divided economically, it was time to divide militarily. In 1949, NATO was created. Read the original treaty and write a 1 sentence summary for each of the 14 Articles. After writing your 1 sentence summaries, answer the following question in paragraph form. Did the creation of NATO increase or decease Cold War tensions? Explain your answer. E-mail your responses to me by 7:00 am Tuesday. ( A-18) History Social Science Standard(A-19) History Social Science Standard 11.9.2
Tuesday In Class: Post WWII: Today we will be viewing several segments of the show "Our World" and answering these questions. The topics include The Berlin Blockade, The Soviets Get The Bomb, The Birth Of Communist China, The Korean War, Francis Gary Powers and Yuri Gagarin.
Thursday- NO CLASS Today. ONLINE ASSIGNMENT ONLY:
First, read this introduction and then read The Marshall Plan and answer these 8 questions. E-mail your responses to me by 7:00 am Friday. ( A-18) History Social Science Standard
Second, to gain an overview of the 1950's, examine these 10 postage stamps and answer each of the questions. You have a week to do this assignment, e-mail your answers to me by 7:00 am next Thursday (March 20th). (A-20) History Social Science Standard 11.8.8
Friday- Although most people hoped that world peace had been achieved once and for all, events in Korea soon led to a bloody 3 year war. Visit the Korean War interactive map. Using the following 4 sections , Invasion(2), Counterattack(3), Chinese Advance(5), and Armistice(4), create a timeline which summarizes the important events which occurred in Korea. The numbers in parentheses represent the minimum number of entries for each section. E-mail your timeline to me by 9:00 am Monday. (A-14)