APUSH Gang,
We are going to spend a couple of days on the pre-WWI years of President Woodrow Wilson's presidency. As we will see, economic and social reforms took priority under President Wilson's leadership, but he also put his own stamp on American foreign policy. Later in the week, we will explore World War I, the "War to End All Wars"...until two decades later, when it proved to be only a dress rehearsal for WWII. We will cover World War I into next week as well, as we navigate our schedule through FCAT. Let me remind you, you are AP students: the "no homework" rule for FCAT week does
NOT apply to you. Most of the knowledge you gain on the Wilson years and World War I will be on your time.
Assignments for this week and next:
1.) Chapters 29 & 30 Study Guides - given in class on Tues., 3/2...due Mon., 3/8.
2.) Zinn - "People's History of the U.S." - "The Socialist Challenge" & "War Is the Health of the State" - due Fri., 3/12. Use your time wisely on this...there are a lot of questions.
-You may choose 25 questions to answer from "The Socialist Challenge": you MUST include #2, #4, #7, #14, #16, #24, #28, #29, #32, #35, #38; all questions for "War Is the Health of the State" must be answered.
3.) I am assigning to each of you a little yellow book of "just the facts." Read Ch. 14 about President Wilson's first term (1913-1917) & Ch. 15 about WWI. You may be quizzed about the information in these chapters...they're very short, and not hard to read. Use the questions at the end of each chapter to cover the salient points.
4.) I have two short films for you to watch; you may download them at your leisure. "World War I: The War in Europe" & "WWI: The Homefront" will take a little less than an hour to view back-to-back. These are meant to strengthen your knowledge of the WWI era in American history. Same thing as last time: the Video Quizzes (Item #2) and Post-Tests (Item #3a-3c) will be due on Fri., 3/12. You may find the materials for both films on my webpage...answer all post-test short-answer and essay questions for both films.
5.) Extra-credit opportunity!!! Find the 1979 made-for-TV version of the WWI-era epic novel "All Quiet on the Western Front", by Erich Maria Remarque, a former German soldier. This film stars Richard Thomas and Ernest Borgnine as German soldiers in the trenches of WWI. After watching the film, see me for the companion piece: "Great Books: All Quiet on the Western Front". After viewing the film, you will write a poem about your war experiences. This will be worth 25 extra-credit points upon the completion of the poem. (Due Mon., 3/15)
