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Unit Era: 1910 to 1939
Unit VIII
Essential Question: Is war inevitable?
VII.C Students will assess the regional, interregional, and global consequences of World War One by:
- VII.C.1: Assessing the effectiveness of the Treaty of Versailles, the League of Nations, and reparations on the balance of power in and geography of Europe.
- VII.C.2: Explaining how the collapse of the German, Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman empires led to the eventual creation of new states in Europe and the Middle East.
- VII.C.3: Explaining how the mandate system altered patterns of European colonial rule in Africa and the Middle East and led to the rise of pan‐Arabism and pan-Africanism and other nationalist struggles for independence.
- VII.C.4: Assessing the impact of World War One on the women’s suffrage movement worldwide.
Essential Question: How does economic decline impact political power?
VIII. Students will describe the global causes and consequences of the Great Depression by:
- VIII.A.1: Analyzing the political and economic causes of the Depression.
- VIII.A.2: Comparing the impact of the Depression on the economies and societies in different countries, including its impact on colonial peoples of Africa and Asia.
- VIII.A.3: Evaluating the global growth of nationalist and independence movements in Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Latin America including Sub-Saharan Africa, Indian Nationalism and independence, Pan Arabism/Arab Nationalism, and Mexican Indigenous movements.
Assigned Readings
Assigned Readings
Make sure you know the vocabulary terms on the right, as you may be quizzed on them this week.
- May Fourth Movement
- Guomindang
- Long March
- Ultranationalist
- Prohibition
- Harlem Renaissance
- Dada
- Kellogg-Briand Pact
- Great Depression
- New Deal
Monday: President's Day
No School TodayMonday: President's Day
MW25 Notes | East and West after WWI
MW25 Notes | East and West after WWI
WKST | Chinese Civil War Crossword Puzzle
WKST | Chinese Civil War Crossword Puzzle
Article | Chinese Civil War and Rise of Mao
Article | Chinese Civil War and Rise of Mao
Tuesday: The Chinese Civil War
MSDE II.B.3 | Evaluate the global growth of nationalist and independence movements in Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Latin America including Sub-Saharan Africa, Indian Nationalism and independence, Pan Arabism/Arab Nationalism, and Mexican Indigenous movements (3, 4). Tuesday: The Chinese Civil War
Opener: Image Analysis | The May Fourth Protests
Opener: Image Analysis | The May Fourth Protests
I. Action: What is going on in the image?
II. Emotion: What do you think is the mood of the protesters on May 4, 1919?
Lesson: The Chinese Civil War and Rise of Mao Zedong
Lesson: The Chinese Civil War and Rise of Mao Zedong
I. Worksheet: Use the "The Chinese Civil War: A Guide to Conflict and the Rise of Mao Zedong" article to complete the Chinese Civil War Crossword Puzzle worksheet
Closing: Review | The Chinese Civil War
Closing: Review | The Chinese Civil War
How did World War II influence the rise of communism in China?
How significant were Chinese peasants to the rise of Mao Zedong?
Wednesday: The Rise of Japan
MSDE III.C.1 | Explain the rise of authoritarian leaders and how they utilized technology and propaganda to seize power in Italy, Germany, Spain, the Soviet Union, and Japan (3, 4, and 5). MSDE III.C.2 | Examine how the quest for territory and Western appeasement led to the expansion of German, Italian, and Japanese power (3, 4). Wednesday: The Rise of Japan
Opener: Image Analysis | Japanese Militarism before WWI (1909)
Opener: Image Analysis | Japanese Militarism before WWI (1909)
Context: What is going on in the image?
How does this relate to Japanese militarism before World War One?
Sourcing: Why do you think Puck magazine portrayed Japan raising the stakes of this no limit game?
Puck magazine was a humor magazine published in the United States.
Lesson: The Rise of Japan
Lesson: The Rise of Japan
I. Notes: The Rise of Japan
II. Worksheet: Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
Closing: Review | Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor?
Closing: Review | Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor?
So, why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
Resources | The Japanese Empire (1914 to 1945)
Resources | The Japanese Empire (1914 to 1945)
Thursday: Culture and Society in the West
MSDE III.A.12 | Assessing the impact of World War One on the women’s suffrage movement worldwide (2, 5). Thursday: Culture and Society in the West
Opener: Vocabulary Quiz | East and West
Opener: Vocabulary Quiz | East and West
Complete the vocabulary quiz based on the words from this week's readings. In the event that you did not do well you are welcome to earn the points back by submitting definitions for the vocabulary terms using the Frayer Model (click for example).
Lesson: Western Society after WWI
Lesson: Western Society after WWI
I. Worksheet: Complete the "How Did World War I impact art in the 20th century?"
II. Alternative Assignment: Women's Suffrage and the 19th Amendment
Closing: Personal Reaction | Picasso's Guernica
Closing: Personal Reaction | Picasso's Guernica
Why do you think the initial response to Picasso's Guernica was overwhelmingly critical?
Resources | Western Society in the Early 20th Century
Resources | Western Society in the Early 20th Century
Hooverville in Seattle (1933)
Hooverville in Seattle (1933)
Friday: The Great Depression
MSDE III.B.1 | Analyze the political and economic causes of the Depression (4).MSDE III.B.2 | Compare the impact of the Depression on the economies and societies in different countries, including its impact on colonial peoples of Africa and Asia (4, 5). Friday: The Great Depression
What is the message of the song and how does it relate to world history during the period 1929-1939?
Lesson: Game-Based Activity | The Great Depression
Lesson: Game-Based Activity | The Great Depression
I. Activity: Play the Great Depression game
Closing: Tally Scores | The Great Depression
Closing: Tally Scores | The Great Depression
See which team lost the least
Resources | The Great Depression
Resources | The Great Depression
[YouTube] CCUS 1.33 - The Great Depression
[YouTube] CCHS 1.31 - Marie Curie and Radiation
Essential Question(s) 1890 to 1994
Essential Question(s) 1890 to 1994
Is War Inevitable?
Is War Inevitable?
MSDE Objective(s) | Students will assess the regional, interregional, and global consequences of World War One by:
III.A.12 | Assessing the impact of World War One on the women’s suffrage movement worldwide (2, 5).
MSDE Objective(s) | Students will analyze how regional tensions and interregional competition led to World War Two by :
III.C.1 | Explaining the rise of authoritarian leaders and how they utilized technology and propaganda to seize power in Italy, Germany, Spain, the Soviet Union, and Japan (3, 4, and 5).
III.C.2 | Examining how the quest for territory and Western appeasement led to the expansion of German, Italian, and Japanese power (3, 4).
How Does Economic Decline Impact Political Power?
How Does Economic Decline Impact Political Power?
MSDE Objective(s) | Students will describe the global causes and consequences of the Great Depression by :
III.B.1 | Analyzing the political and economic causes of the Depression (4).
III.B.2 | Comparing the impact of the Depression on the economies and societies in different countries, including its impact on colonial peoples of Africa and Asia (4, 5).
Essential Question(s) 1890 to 1994
Essential Question(s) 1890 to 1994
Unit VIII
Lesson 4: New Forces in China and JapanUnit VIII
- L.G.1: I can explain the key challenges faced by the Chinese republic in the early 1900s.
- L.G.2: I can analyze the struggle between nationalists and Communists in China.
- L.G.3: I can summarize the effects of liberal changes in Japan in the 1900s.
- L.G.4: I can describe the rise of extreme nationalism and militarism in Japan.
- L.G.5: I can describe the impact of the Japanese invasion of China.
Lesson 5: The West after World War I
- L.G.1: I can analyze how Western society and culture changed after World War I.
- L.G.2: I can identify the contributions of modern scientists such as Marie Curie and Albert Einstein.
- L.G.3: I can summarize the domestic and foreign policy issues that the Western democracies faced after World War I.
- L.G.4: I can describe how the global depression began and spread.
- L.G.5: I can explain the responses of Britain, France, and the United States to the Great Depression.
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