World History
You can access your textbook at World History McGraw-Hill Textbook link:
http://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/login.do
World History will focus on the world’s history, governments, economies, geography and cultures. We will explore everything from the first humans who were hunter-gathers to the War on Terrorism. This class is designed to give students insight and preparation for college level world history courses and optional enrollment to take the AP World History course and/or examination for college credits. The classes are student-centered and will engage learners in interpersonal and intrapersonal skills. We will do webquests, debates, Socratic circles, role-playing, and PowerPoints, etc. Learners will focus on improving and refining their analytical and critical thinking skills by reading through primary and secondary sources in addition to the textbook to holistically scrutinize world history. As a class, we will examine world history to learn from the past and apply what we learn to our own lives and to create a better future. Finally, the class will focus on affecting and “be[ing] the change in the world you want to see.”-Mohandas Gandhi
These are some amazing websites to investigate the history of our world.
Stanford University Encyclopedia of Philosophers
This website was created by Stanford University to help people research and understand valid information about profound world philosophers. The website is updated regularly and is a great way to get just the facts about renown philosophers.
http://plato.stanford.edu/about.html
Here are links to PDF copies of the notes for current class units.
World History
World History Class Notes
https://sites.google.com/site/mrmetropoulosclassnotes/home/world-history-notes
American Government
The Enlightenment Movement
In this video we examine how the philosophical movement of the Enlightenment and its impact on the American and French Revolution. We will discuss how the Enlightenment Movement led to the study of the sciences and social sciences in school and around the world. How we use data, research and evidence to come to some kind of truth about the world. Also, we look at how we test hypothesis and form theories about the world around us.
John Locke and an examination of the role of government
In this flip video we will analyze how John Locke's theories of natural rights of man, that we are "blank slates", and separation of church and state. We will view John Locke's influences on Thomas Jefferson's writing of the "Declaration of Independence" and on the writing of the United States Constitution.
Thomas Jefferson Rocks out "It's too Late to Apologize" on the Declaration of Independence
Rousseau Social Contract and Liberty
In this video we look at Rousseau's ideas on social contract theory. Also, define the what liberty is and differs from freedom. Finally, we examine some of the debates about when our individual liberties should be restrict by the government for the betterment of society.
Voltaire Enlightenment Freedom of Speech
This video examines Voltaire's view on freedom of speech, deism, and separation of church and state. Also, the video will make connections between Voltaire's philosophical ideas and their influence on America's founding fathers.
Causes of World War II Part I Flip Video
In this video we will talk about what events happened in Germany and Italy that led up to start of World War II. We will examine how the reparations from the Treaty of Versailles and the Great Depression in the United States help Adolf Hitler take power in Germany.
Causes of World War II Part II Flip Video
In this video will we concentrate on how Adolf Hitler's being voted the chancellor of Germany helped him become a fascist dictator. While Hitler clearly outlined his objectives of taking over the world and eliminating all the Jewish people in his book Mein Kampf war was avoid by the French and British with he Treaty of Munich. Also, we gain a understanding of how the invasion of Poland by Germany was the final event before a world war II was started.
The Holocaust
This video will synthesize how the Holocaust start immediately after the Nazis took power in 1933 and end with Hitler's attempt to eradicate all the Jewish people in Europe through his Final Solution.
World War II Alliances and Blitzkrieg WWII Flipped Video
This video explains the differences between the Allies and the Axis alliances during World War II. Also, the video discuss how the Nazis used Blitzkrieg to quickly overpower Poland and France.
Japanese Imperialism and Nanking Massacre
This Flip video will list what actions Japan took prior to their attack on Pearl Harbor and the war with the United States. It explains Japan's alliances with fascist Germany and Italy. Finally, this video will scrutinize the Japanese Massacre on Nanking, China and how this event is still a barrier that causes much friction between Japan and China presently.
Pearl Harbor WWII Flipped Video
This video examines how the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor and the consequences of the attack. Pearl Harbor is the defining event that shifted America from isolationism to direct involvement in World War II.
Japanese American Internment and Soldiers of Color_Flipped Video
This Flip video summarizes the United States government's reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and how President Franklin Roosevelt created Executive Order 9066. We define how Executive Order 9066 ordered the rounding up of Japanese Americans and putting them into concentration or internment camps. Finally, we look at the imperative role that soldiers of color such as the Tuskegee Airman and Navajo Americans played achieving victory for the Allies in World War II.
Invasion of Normandy, Fall of Nazi Germany, and the Bombing of Japan WWII Flipped Video
In this Flipped video we will gain a understanding of how the Invasion of Normandy, fall of Berlin to the Soviets, and the dropping of nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended World War II.
Causes of the Great Depression Flipped Video Part I
This video outlines some underlining causes of the Great Depression such as the Stock Market Crash, bank failures, and overproduction of commodities.
Causes of the Great Depression Flipped Video Part II
This video continues our discuss on the causes of the Great Depressions. In this second video we explains how credit/ installment payments, the choices the Federal Reserve made, and the Smoot-Hawley Tariff complicated and worsen the Great Depression.
World War I Flip Video Part I
This video defines the differences between nations, states, and nation-state. Also, the video examines how imperialism became competitive and led to World War I.
World War I Flip Video Part II M.A.I.N. causes of WWI
This video defines and explains how the acronym Militarism Alliances Imperialism and Nationalism (M.A.I.N.) led to World War I. Then the lecture analyzes how imperialism worked and dived the rest off the world amongst nations the super power nations of Europe.
World War I Flip Video Part III
This video discuss the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and how that was final event cause World War I.
World War I Flip Video Part IV
This video goes into how the United States became involved in World War I after originally taking a isolationist stance. It examines the sinking of the Lusitania, unrestricted submarine warfare, the Zimmermann telegram and what laws were created by the U.S. government during war time.
World War I Flip Video V
Learn about the Treaty of Versailles and the impact it would have on the Central Powers. Make predicts on how the Treaty of Versailles would cause the second part of the war, World War II. Also, take a look at Woodrow Wilson's plan to form an international peaces organization called The League of Nations.
Oral History, Primary and Secondary Sources Flip Video
This video defines how historians understand the past using primary sources, secondary sources, and oral history. Use this information to review and clarify any confusion you have about these essential tools we will use throughout the school year to understand the past.