The district has decided to provide every student with an extra credit opportunity.
Extra Credit Activity: Students are to create a Political cartoon on a subject of their choice. We have studied political cartoons often, and reviewed numerous cartoons is every era we have studied. DOWNLOAD ACTIVITY - Instructions and Rubric - Examples and Review Important information about the Extra Credit opportunity: 1) SCS is offering an extra credit opportunity that impacts quarter 3 numeric grades. 2) This extra credit opportunity is optional for all students. If you chose to not participate your grade will not be lowered. 3) Students can earn a minimum of 3 points and a maximum of 5 extra credit points towards their quarter 3 final grade. 4) Students will turn in assignments between May 4th-May11th. No work will be accepted after 11:59PM on May 11th. 5) Students will turn in their activity by emailing it to [email protected], Please put your name and the class period you take world history in the subject box.
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One of the big developments of the post industrial world is the ever increasing globalization. The world becomes more and more connected and interdependent on other areas. For example, this is why factories shutting down in China impacted us here is the USA. Due to globalization we are impacted by what happens around the globe more than ever in history. Here are are few activities to help you better understand globalization: NOTE -THIS IS VOLUNTARY AND IS NOT THE EXTRA CREDIT ACTIVITY THAT I WILL SHARE WITH YOU SOON. Activity 1 - NPR Makes a T-Shirt This activity is a web quest. Just click on the link and follow the instructions. Follow this link, and consider these questions. https://apps.npr.org/tshirt/#/title Activity 2 - Globalization Crash Course Consider these questions as you watch these videos from John Green.
Reminder: all activities are optional and will not be graded.
Bonus Lesson: During the Cold War the U.S. greatly feared being destroyed by a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union. As a result, the government produced instructional videos to help people learn how to respond in the event of an attack. This video shows us several things: 1) people were extremely fearful of a nuclear attack, so much so, that it impacted every day society, 2) most people had no idea what a nuclear attack would actually be like, 3) We should use turtles to teach lessons far more often. Enjoy, and here are some questions to consider. Throughout WWII the U.S. and the Soviet Union were allies. They were not, however, good friends. Their alliance was often strained and distrustful as both sides feared what the other may do. The only reason they were allies was their common enemy: Hitler and the Nazis. At the end of WWII, the Nazis were gone and the US/Soviet Union alliance fell apart. This was the start of the Cold War. A rivalry between the Democracy of the U.S., and the Totalitarian Communism of the Soviet Union. This rivalry would last until 1990, and would nearly lead to terrible wars. The Cold War never turned "hot" (meaning there was never actual fighting), but it was clear that the U.S. and the Soviet Union were enemies. Essentially the Soviet Union wanted to spread communism, and the U.S. wanted to spread democracy. Those goals were conflicting which led to the problems. We will take some time to look at the Cold War over the next several weeks.
Here is a PPT presentation with much information that will be helpful as we read about some of the major issues during this time. Look over this PPT to better understand how the Cold War began and why it was such a big deal. Reminder: all activities are voluntary. Nothing is required, and nothing will be graded. This is simply an opportunity for you to continue learning. Activity 1 - Iron Curtain/Truman Doctrine primary sources Winston Churchill, the leader of Great Britain, was the first to call the Soviets out for their plan to spread Communism. He greatly distrusted the Soviets, and he wanted to convince the rest of the world that the Soviets were the enemy of Freedom. While visiting America, he gave a speech that becomes known as the "Iron Curtain" speech. Look over his speech and consider the questions at the bottom. Near the same time, the U.S. president gives a speech to congress and the American people and lays down U.S. foreign policy towards the Soviets. This U.S. policy becomes known as the Truman Doctrine. Take a look at his speech and determine what the Truman Doctrine was, and consider how that may have impacted World History during this time. Activity 2 - Cold War Major events Read over these events to better understand some of the major events of the Cold War era I hope that everyone is healthy and managing well during this difficult time. I apologize this is being posted so late. Just before we left for spring break we finished up studying WWII. One aspect of WWII we did not focus on was the Holocaust. As you know from our studies of WWII, the Holocaust is a term given to the Nazi/Hitler attempt to rid the world of persons they considered "undesirables." These undesirables includes Jews, Slavs, Poles, Homosexuals, and many other groups of people. The Nazis believed in a radical racial philosophy which led to one of the greatest tragedies in the history of the world. Roughly 14 million people were killed in what Hitler labeled the "Final Solution" to the problem of having these undesirable people in the world.
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After WWII the United Nations is formed to replace the failed league of Nations. The United Nations (U.N.) aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations. It was evident to all involved that the Holocaust was wrong. The people leading the death camps, however, had done nothing Illegal. How could the Nazis be put in prison/punished for actions which they were commanded to do? To help solve this problem, the U.N. passes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document declares that human being have certain rights they are entitled too regardless of what country they are born into. Look at the document and consider the questions at the end of the text. Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
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