Talked about the "Path of Appeasement" cartoon first today. This one will be an important one for you to remember for the future. In this cartoon, Uncle Sam is lying face down in the snow ignoring the snowstorm of Nazism. Sam is being an isolationist and if he does not do something quick he will be buried by the snowstorm. This is the path of appeasement according to the cartoonist.
Next we looked at Pearl Harbor. You should read pages 728-730 in your text book and use handout #22 to record some quick facts about this event. You should pay close attention to why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. It was a series of political and tactical decisions that culminated in Japan's fateful decision to attack the U.S. Pacific Navy stationed at Pearl Harbor.
We also worked on role plays and finished up this work. Some role plays were presented and any other role plays must be presented on Monday.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Thursday, April 9th
We started today looking at how President Franklin Roosevelt tried to slowly turn the country into a more internationalist view. I call this "Inching to Internationalism". You should use handout #18 and find what each one of these acts said, did or required. You can find all but the Kellogg-Brian Pact on pages 711-712 and 724-728. You also should be able to evaluate each one on its isolationism. In other words which act shows the U.S. at it most isolationist stance, which one is the least.
We also started our third role play today. You will work with a partner to complete a role play speech from either the isolationist or internationalist viewpoint. Your topic is whether or not the U.S. should get involved with the brewing conflict in Europe. Role play directions are on handout #19 and a rubric is on handout #20. Please use the handouts we have done over the past week to help you with your speech especially handout #16. Be ready to present tomorrow.
We also started our third role play today. You will work with a partner to complete a role play speech from either the isolationist or internationalist viewpoint. Your topic is whether or not the U.S. should get involved with the brewing conflict in Europe. Role play directions are on handout #19 and a rubric is on handout #20. Please use the handouts we have done over the past week to help you with your speech especially handout #16. Be ready to present tomorrow.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Tuesday, April 7th
The topic for the next couple of days is the viewpoints in America as WWII starts brewing in Europe. These two viewpoints were isolationism and internationalism.
We first did a Quick Write to stimulate thinking about these two views. Put your quick write on the back of handout #16. Here is the prompt: "If you could guarantee the capture of Osama Bin Laden but for certain it would lead to WWIII ... would you do it?"
If your belief is that we must do whatever is necessary to bring Bin Laden to justice you share a viewpoint similar to the Internationalists prior to WWII. If you think WWIII is too scary a price to pay then you have a viewpoint that is similar to the isolationists before WWII.
Next we need to go into more detail concerning the viewpoints of isolation and internationalism. You should read handout #15 and pages 711-712 in your book about these beliefs and complete the t-chart on handout #16. On this chart list the arguments that would support each viewpoint.
Here are some viewpoints to consider-decide whether each of these is an isolationist viewpoint or an internationalist viewpoint:
--WWI settled nothing
--Stop Hitler before he gets too powerful
--Britain and France are important to us
--We must deal with problems at home (i.e. the Great Depression)
--It is a European war
--America became great by focusing on America
--WWI was debts unpaid
--A war in Europe affects the U.S. greatly
--War gives profits to arms dealers ("merchants of death")
--world trade helps world peace
--the Great Depression is over
--world alliances would drag the U.S. into conflict
--great power means we must assume great responsibilities
--America had been tricked into WWI (Nye Committee)
--Neutrality might drag the U.S. into war anyway
--Europe and a European war are far away
--This is the 1930's and 1940's things happening in the world are not that far away
--Europe will always be at war
When you are done adding these to your chart on #16. Read the two speech excerpts on handout #17 and underline key points of each man's speech. FDR will make a case for internationalism and Robert Hutchins will make a case for isolationism. You can add these arguments to your chart on #16. Then answer the questions on the back of #17.
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We first did a Quick Write to stimulate thinking about these two views. Put your quick write on the back of handout #16. Here is the prompt: "If you could guarantee the capture of Osama Bin Laden but for certain it would lead to WWIII ... would you do it?"
If your belief is that we must do whatever is necessary to bring Bin Laden to justice you share a viewpoint similar to the Internationalists prior to WWII. If you think WWIII is too scary a price to pay then you have a viewpoint that is similar to the isolationists before WWII.
Next we need to go into more detail concerning the viewpoints of isolation and internationalism. You should read handout #15 and pages 711-712 in your book about these beliefs and complete the t-chart on handout #16. On this chart list the arguments that would support each viewpoint.
Here are some viewpoints to consider-decide whether each of these is an isolationist viewpoint or an internationalist viewpoint:
--WWI settled nothing
--Stop Hitler before he gets too powerful
--Britain and France are important to us
--We must deal with problems at home (i.e. the Great Depression)
--It is a European war
--America became great by focusing on America
--WWI was debts unpaid
--A war in Europe affects the U.S. greatly
--War gives profits to arms dealers ("merchants of death")
--world trade helps world peace
--the Great Depression is over
--world alliances would drag the U.S. into conflict
--great power means we must assume great responsibilities
--America had been tricked into WWI (Nye Committee)
--Neutrality might drag the U.S. into war anyway
--Europe and a European war are far away
--This is the 1930's and 1940's things happening in the world are not that far away
--Europe will always be at war
When you are done adding these to your chart on #16. Read the two speech excerpts on handout #17 and underline key points of each man's speech. FDR will make a case for internationalism and Robert Hutchins will make a case for isolationism. You can add these arguments to your chart on #16. Then answer the questions on the back of #17.
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Monday, April 6th
Today's first topic was German blitzkrieg. How did the Germany come to dominate Europe and begin WWII. You should use the map on handout #12 to show their expansion geographically and the list on handout #13 to write out each expansion movement. The text book on pages 713-718 in an excellent source for this information. Here is what should be on the list on #13. Plot these on #12
1) Germany annexes Austria
2) Germany takes Czechoslovakia
3) At the Munich Conference, Britain and France "appease" Hitler (know this-it is a very important development)
4) Germany attacks Poland (start of WWII)
5) Germany attacks Denmark
6) Germany attacks Norway
7) France fortifies its German border in case of attack
8) Germany attacks the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxumbourg
9) Germany attacks France through Belgium's Ardennes Forest. This is a surprise to France
10) The British army is "saved" at Dunkirk, France
11) Battle of Britain
We also looked at the beginnings of the Holocaust in Germany and German controlled territory. You should be reading of have read the book Night and that is a great resource as to what it was like in the camps. We will focus on the beginnings of the Holocaust and why America was not available to assist Jews that were looking for ways out of Europe. You should read p. 719-723 in your book. Pay close attention to the other groups Germany discriminated against, the Nuremberg Laws, Kristallnacht and America's lack of help to Jews. Then answer the questions on handout #15.
1) Germany annexes Austria
2) Germany takes Czechoslovakia
3) At the Munich Conference, Britain and France "appease" Hitler (know this-it is a very important development)
4) Germany attacks Poland (start of WWII)
5) Germany attacks Denmark
6) Germany attacks Norway
7) France fortifies its German border in case of attack
8) Germany attacks the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxumbourg
9) Germany attacks France through Belgium's Ardennes Forest. This is a surprise to France
10) The British army is "saved" at Dunkirk, France
11) Battle of Britain
We also looked at the beginnings of the Holocaust in Germany and German controlled territory. You should be reading of have read the book Night and that is a great resource as to what it was like in the camps. We will focus on the beginnings of the Holocaust and why America was not available to assist Jews that were looking for ways out of Europe. You should read p. 719-723 in your book. Pay close attention to the other groups Germany discriminated against, the Nuremberg Laws, Kristallnacht and America's lack of help to Jews. Then answer the questions on handout #15.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Friday, April 3rd
We began today by discussing handout #11 and the dictatorships that will become the Axis powers and the enemies of the U.S. in WWII. You should be able to see similarities reading across the rows.
We also discussed the political ideologies that these dictatorships believed in and where they would be placed on a political spectrum line. You should draw a horizontal line on the back of handout #11. The center point on this line should be labeled "Neutral". Very close to the neutral point are the American political parties-the Republicans are on the right side of neutral and the Democrats are on the left side on neutral. Republicans are referred to as Conservatives and the Democrats are called Liberals. Republicans generally believe in: more national security, national collective values and less taxes. Democrats generally believe in: individual rights, personal freedom and more government services.
At the far, far right end of the spectrum line are the Fascists (Italy) and Nazis (Germany). It is as if you could take our Republican party beliefs of security and collective values to the highest degree. Fascists believe that the nation is all-important and there should be no individual differences. This usually leads to racism and discrimination because no individual differences are tolerated.
At the far, far left end of the spectrum line are the Communists (USSR). Imagine taking our Democratic party beliefs of individual rights and more government services to the utmost degree so that all people are exactly equal (there are no social classes) and the government provides for everyone because all the wealth is controlled by the government and distributed equally among all the people in society.
As you can see, fascism and communism are at different ends of the spectrum and people of these two beliefs do not see eye to eye. Hitler and Mussolini disliked the Communists intensely. Germany will eventually attack the USSR and that will cause the USSR to become on of the Allies in WWII.
We also discussed the political ideologies that these dictatorships believed in and where they would be placed on a political spectrum line. You should draw a horizontal line on the back of handout #11. The center point on this line should be labeled "Neutral". Very close to the neutral point are the American political parties-the Republicans are on the right side of neutral and the Democrats are on the left side on neutral. Republicans are referred to as Conservatives and the Democrats are called Liberals. Republicans generally believe in: more national security, national collective values and less taxes. Democrats generally believe in: individual rights, personal freedom and more government services.
At the far, far right end of the spectrum line are the Fascists (Italy) and Nazis (Germany). It is as if you could take our Republican party beliefs of security and collective values to the highest degree. Fascists believe that the nation is all-important and there should be no individual differences. This usually leads to racism and discrimination because no individual differences are tolerated.
At the far, far left end of the spectrum line are the Communists (USSR). Imagine taking our Democratic party beliefs of individual rights and more government services to the utmost degree so that all people are exactly equal (there are no social classes) and the government provides for everyone because all the wealth is controlled by the government and distributed equally among all the people in society.
As you can see, fascism and communism are at different ends of the spectrum and people of these two beliefs do not see eye to eye. Hitler and Mussolini disliked the Communists intensely. Germany will eventually attack the USSR and that will cause the USSR to become on of the Allies in WWII.
Thursday, April 2nd
I'm out today taking the football team to be honored at the State House in Augusta. Here is what you need to do as we begin to look at WWII more closely.
Read p. 709-713. Complete handout #10 which is a reading assignment that covers these pages.
Also, handout #11 should be completed. Handout #11 is a chart that compares what will be the three Axis dictatorships, their beliefs and their expansionist goals. Information from the above reading will be used to compete #11.
Read p. 709-713. Complete handout #10 which is a reading assignment that covers these pages.
Also, handout #11 should be completed. Handout #11 is a chart that compares what will be the three Axis dictatorships, their beliefs and their expansionist goals. Information from the above reading will be used to compete #11.
Wednesday, April 1st
April Fools!!
Today we discussed handouts #6 through handout #9. Handout #6 should go as follows:
Treaty of Versailles:
--Winner's peace - Germany treated harshly (had to do what the winners said)
--Treaty not ratified in the U.S.
--League of Nations without the U.S.
Economic effects:
--Post WWI the U.S. experienced rapid inflation
--Wages did not rise with the price of goods
--Many workers conducted strikes because they felt businesses were making more money because of higher prices and they were not seeing any benefits
Racial effects:
--Great Migration - many African-Americans moved to the North during WWI because factory jobs there were open because workers had left to fight the war. This led to many racial conflicts in the North and race riots.
--Red Scare - many Americans were afraid that communism would take root in the U.S. Many suspected communists were deported.
--Anti-immigration - going hand in hand with the Red Scare. The U.S. established quotas that limited immigration into America.
A handout #7 review is on the previous post.
The answers to the questions on handout #9 can be found in the reading #8.
When we finished covering this WWI information - we took a quiz**
Today we discussed handouts #6 through handout #9. Handout #6 should go as follows:
Treaty of Versailles:
--Winner's peace - Germany treated harshly (had to do what the winners said)
--Treaty not ratified in the U.S.
--League of Nations without the U.S.
Economic effects:
--Post WWI the U.S. experienced rapid inflation
--Wages did not rise with the price of goods
--Many workers conducted strikes because they felt businesses were making more money because of higher prices and they were not seeing any benefits
Racial effects:
--Great Migration - many African-Americans moved to the North during WWI because factory jobs there were open because workers had left to fight the war. This led to many racial conflicts in the North and race riots.
--Red Scare - many Americans were afraid that communism would take root in the U.S. Many suspected communists were deported.
--Anti-immigration - going hand in hand with the Red Scare. The U.S. established quotas that limited immigration into America.
A handout #7 review is on the previous post.
The answers to the questions on handout #9 can be found in the reading #8.
When we finished covering this WWI information - we took a quiz**
Tuesday, March 31st
I'm out today at a seminar. Here is what you need to do.
Read handout #8. This reading is about the Treaty of Versailles that was the peace treaty to WWI. In this treaty the Germans were treated very harshly by the Allies because they lost the war. They were made to: pay $33 billion in war payments; admit guilt for starting WWI; strip their military. It left the Germans in economic disarray and with a hatred toward the allies. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson did not want a harsh peace towards Germany but he gave in because he wanted a League of Nations to be formed. A League of Nations will be formed by the Treaty of Versailles but the U.S. will not be a part of it because the Treaty will not be ratified (passed) by the U.S. Senate and therefore it will have no standing in the U.S.
After reading #8, you should answer the questions on handout #9 that go with the reading.
When you are done with these questions you should use handout #7 to compare the peace plans after the Civil War (Reconstruction) and WWI (Treaty of Versailles). There are many similarities in each peace. Both times the President wanted a lenient peace but a harsh peace plan was put in place. This left the defeated angry and resistant to the peace plan and will fuel resentment for a long time. In the case of WWI Germany will be left with economic problems and hatred toward the allies. Because of this the Treaty of Versailles is sometimes referred to as a "winner's peace" which means the winners set harsh peace terms and the losers had to follow because they had no choice.
Read handout #8. This reading is about the Treaty of Versailles that was the peace treaty to WWI. In this treaty the Germans were treated very harshly by the Allies because they lost the war. They were made to: pay $33 billion in war payments; admit guilt for starting WWI; strip their military. It left the Germans in economic disarray and with a hatred toward the allies. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson did not want a harsh peace towards Germany but he gave in because he wanted a League of Nations to be formed. A League of Nations will be formed by the Treaty of Versailles but the U.S. will not be a part of it because the Treaty will not be ratified (passed) by the U.S. Senate and therefore it will have no standing in the U.S.
After reading #8, you should answer the questions on handout #9 that go with the reading.
When you are done with these questions you should use handout #7 to compare the peace plans after the Civil War (Reconstruction) and WWI (Treaty of Versailles). There are many similarities in each peace. Both times the President wanted a lenient peace but a harsh peace plan was put in place. This left the defeated angry and resistant to the peace plan and will fuel resentment for a long time. In the case of WWI Germany will be left with economic problems and hatred toward the allies. Because of this the Treaty of Versailles is sometimes referred to as a "winner's peace" which means the winners set harsh peace terms and the losers had to follow because they had no choice.
Monday, March 30th
We took notes on the beginning of WWI and how the U.S. got involved. Here are the notes:
Causes of WWI:
--Alliances - Alliances between countries guaranteed mutual support if war was declared. This meant if only two countries went to war it might involve many because their alliances would go to war as well.
--Nationalism - People had intense pride in their countries and the country's interests came before the world as a whole.
--Militarism - There was a arms race going on and a strong military was seen as making a country strong
--Imperialism - Countries of Europe had conflicts in the underdeveloped parts of the world as they sought colonies
U.S. involvement:
--Attempt at neutrality - The stated policy of the U.S. was to stay out of the conflict in Europe but people started taking sides based on their country of origin. Eventually support for the allies is strongest
--German aggression brings the U.S. into the war - German U-Boats started sinking shipping into GB and France and American was affected. The Lusitania was sunk killing 128 Americans. The Zimmerman Telegram is the final straw. This proposed a German alliance with Mexico and if Mexico could keep the U.S. from entering the war in Europe and the Central Powers won WWI then Germany would help Mexico get back the Mexican Cession territory from the U.S.
New Technology in WWI:
--Trench warfare
--Airplanes
--Tanks
--Poison Gas
--Machine Guns
--Submarines
We also started work on handout #6 in order to look at the effects of WWI in America. Complete the web diagram on #6 after reading p 596-603.
Causes of WWI:
--Alliances - Alliances between countries guaranteed mutual support if war was declared. This meant if only two countries went to war it might involve many because their alliances would go to war as well.
--Nationalism - People had intense pride in their countries and the country's interests came before the world as a whole.
--Militarism - There was a arms race going on and a strong military was seen as making a country strong
--Imperialism - Countries of Europe had conflicts in the underdeveloped parts of the world as they sought colonies
U.S. involvement:
--Attempt at neutrality - The stated policy of the U.S. was to stay out of the conflict in Europe but people started taking sides based on their country of origin. Eventually support for the allies is strongest
--German aggression brings the U.S. into the war - German U-Boats started sinking shipping into GB and France and American was affected. The Lusitania was sunk killing 128 Americans. The Zimmerman Telegram is the final straw. This proposed a German alliance with Mexico and if Mexico could keep the U.S. from entering the war in Europe and the Central Powers won WWI then Germany would help Mexico get back the Mexican Cession territory from the U.S.
New Technology in WWI:
--Trench warfare
--Airplanes
--Tanks
--Poison Gas
--Machine Guns
--Submarines
We also started work on handout #6 in order to look at the effects of WWI in America. Complete the web diagram on #6 after reading p 596-603.
Friday, March 27th
We intro'd the next unit today with a discussion about what everyone already knows about WWI and WWII. Some things that you need to keep clear in your heads are the following:
WWI - 1914-1918 with U.S. involvement beginning in 1917
The Allies (Britain, France, Russia, U.S.) vs The Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire)
WWII - 1939-1945 with U.S. involvement beginning in 1941
The Allies (U.S., Britain, USSR) vs The Axis (Germany, Italy, Japan)
New packets were given out and a new reading assignment was also assigned. Handout #5 covering the beginning of WWI and U.S. involvement. Due on Monday.
WWI - 1914-1918 with U.S. involvement beginning in 1917
The Allies (Britain, France, Russia, U.S.) vs The Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire)
WWII - 1939-1945 with U.S. involvement beginning in 1941
The Allies (U.S., Britain, USSR) vs The Axis (Germany, Italy, Japan)
New packets were given out and a new reading assignment was also assigned. Handout #5 covering the beginning of WWI and U.S. involvement. Due on Monday.
Tuesday, March 24th
We finished up Reconstruction today. Remember Lincoln's plan was very lenient. He wanted to restore the South as quickly as possible and was going to let states return by simply finding a few people to say a loyalty oath. The Rad Republican plan was much harsher. The Radicals throughout almost all former CSA leaders and put Union troops in the South to govern and make sure freed blacks got the right to vote. The South very much detested this plan.
This plan was good for freed blacks though. It gave them many right. Blacks also elected some men to US Congress during Reconstruction. Overall there was a positive increase in their Civil Rights. Reconstruction ends in 1877, however, and when this happens the rights blacks had started to earn were taken away. The South passed Jim Crow laws to segregate the races and the KKK were left unchecked. It wasn't until the 1950's and 60's when blacks started to get those rights back.
13th Amendment - abolished slavery
14th Amendment - gave freed slaves the rights to citizenship
15th Amendment - gave freed blacks the right to vote
This plan was good for freed blacks though. It gave them many right. Blacks also elected some men to US Congress during Reconstruction. Overall there was a positive increase in their Civil Rights. Reconstruction ends in 1877, however, and when this happens the rights blacks had started to earn were taken away. The South passed Jim Crow laws to segregate the races and the KKK were left unchecked. It wasn't until the 1950's and 60's when blacks started to get those rights back.
13th Amendment - abolished slavery
14th Amendment - gave freed slaves the rights to citizenship
15th Amendment - gave freed blacks the right to vote
Monday, March 23rd
We started today with a poetry reading from the verses everyone created on Friday. Nice!
We began work on Reconstruction today. Reconstruction was the time period after the Civil War. After R.E. Lee's surrender at Appomatox Court House, VA it became necessary to rebuild the country. Abraham Lincoln had said in his second inaugural address that he wanted "malice toward none and charity for all" and he would proceed with attempting to institute a very lenient peace plan with the South. However, Lincoln will be assassinated and this plan will never take place. A group of Congressmen called the Radical Republicans instead took control of Reconstruction.
You should complete handout #27 by doing the simulation where you will create your own reconstruction plans.
Then read handout #26 that describes the competing plans and their parts. This reading also explains the effects of Reconstruction especially on freed blacks.
From this reading you should complete handout #28. Lincoln's plan will be described in the single section entitled "Lincoln's Plan". The Radical Republican's plan will be described throughout the section. Contrast these plans. You will need to use you text to find the Reconstruction Amendments to the Constitution. The end of the reading handout #26 will also describe the effect of Reconstruction on freed black and also how the end of Reconstruction affected life in the South.
We began work on Reconstruction today. Reconstruction was the time period after the Civil War. After R.E. Lee's surrender at Appomatox Court House, VA it became necessary to rebuild the country. Abraham Lincoln had said in his second inaugural address that he wanted "malice toward none and charity for all" and he would proceed with attempting to institute a very lenient peace plan with the South. However, Lincoln will be assassinated and this plan will never take place. A group of Congressmen called the Radical Republicans instead took control of Reconstruction.
You should complete handout #27 by doing the simulation where you will create your own reconstruction plans.
Then read handout #26 that describes the competing plans and their parts. This reading also explains the effects of Reconstruction especially on freed blacks.
From this reading you should complete handout #28. Lincoln's plan will be described in the single section entitled "Lincoln's Plan". The Radical Republican's plan will be described throughout the section. Contrast these plans. You will need to use you text to find the Reconstruction Amendments to the Constitution. The end of the reading handout #26 will also describe the effect of Reconstruction on freed black and also how the end of Reconstruction affected life in the South.
Friday, March 20th
Today we talked about a number of Civil War topics that affected the lives of soldiers and the people during the war. The first being the draft. The Civil War was the first time in America that a draft was used as Congress at Lincoln's urging passed the Enrollment Act in 1863. Under this Act, men aged 20 to 40 were eligible to be drafted. One could get out of the draft, however, by: 1) agreeing to pay $300; 2) finding a substitute to serve in your place; 3) having a doctor sign a medical deferment. These stipulations allowed many wealthy citizens to get out of the draft but not poorer citizens. Over time this meant the fighting force was much poorer than those that stayed home. This Act led to draft riots as people protested the draft. The most notorious of these riots occurred in New York City.
Another topic discussed was how prisoners of war were handled during the Civil War and the horrible Confederate POW camp at Andersonville. At the beginning of the war POWs were exchanged after a few battles when the amount of POWs grew to where it became difficult for each side to keep them. When the Union decided to enlist black troops the CSA responded with the decision to kill and black troops that were captured and also kill any white officers in command of black troops. Lincoln then decided to halt POW exchanges rationalizing that the North with more people would benefit by not exchanging the POWs. This led to the camps overflowing and conditions in the these camps being deplorable. Andersonville in Georgia was by far the worst. You should read handout #24 which is excerpts from a diary of the Union soldier at Andersonville. You should answer the questions that follow the diary entries.
Lastly we discussed how the Civil War affected women, blacks and the economy of each side. You should read p. 364-368 in your text book and complete handout #25. Make sure you add to this handout: economy, battlefield medicine and food to the bottom of the handout. After researching the info you should complete a four line verse/poem that reflects what you have learned from this section in the book.
Another topic discussed was how prisoners of war were handled during the Civil War and the horrible Confederate POW camp at Andersonville. At the beginning of the war POWs were exchanged after a few battles when the amount of POWs grew to where it became difficult for each side to keep them. When the Union decided to enlist black troops the CSA responded with the decision to kill and black troops that were captured and also kill any white officers in command of black troops. Lincoln then decided to halt POW exchanges rationalizing that the North with more people would benefit by not exchanging the POWs. This led to the camps overflowing and conditions in the these camps being deplorable. Andersonville in Georgia was by far the worst. You should read handout #24 which is excerpts from a diary of the Union soldier at Andersonville. You should answer the questions that follow the diary entries.
Lastly we discussed how the Civil War affected women, blacks and the economy of each side. You should read p. 364-368 in your text book and complete handout #25. Make sure you add to this handout: economy, battlefield medicine and food to the bottom of the handout. After researching the info you should complete a four line verse/poem that reflects what you have learned from this section in the book.
Thursday, March 19th
Today we finished the Civil War battles power point and also talked about the battles at Shiloh and Vicksburg that were not included in the power point.
You should be able to answer questions like the following:
What two battles were fought in the North?
What battles were fought because the Union army was trying to capture Richmond?
What battles were fought for control of the Mississippi River?
What battle is considered the turning point of the war?
What battles were huge Confederate wins?
The second half of class we discussed the Emancipation Proclamation. You should reread the section about Emancipation on page 363 and then complete the handout #22. Some of the things to think about is that Lincoln decided to issue Emancipation to help the Union in the war effort. Emancipation increased the "cause" in which the Union was fighting and also allowed the Union to enlist black soldiers that could help fight and help win the war. Lincoln, however, was still nervous about the border states that stayed in the Union leaving for the CSA if he ended slavery in those states. Therefore the Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in the rebelling states and not in those Northern border states.
You should be able to answer questions like the following:
What two battles were fought in the North?
What battles were fought because the Union army was trying to capture Richmond?
What battles were fought for control of the Mississippi River?
What battle is considered the turning point of the war?
What battles were huge Confederate wins?
The second half of class we discussed the Emancipation Proclamation. You should reread the section about Emancipation on page 363 and then complete the handout #22. Some of the things to think about is that Lincoln decided to issue Emancipation to help the Union in the war effort. Emancipation increased the "cause" in which the Union was fighting and also allowed the Union to enlist black soldiers that could help fight and help win the war. Lincoln, however, was still nervous about the border states that stayed in the Union leaving for the CSA if he ended slavery in those states. Therefore the Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in the rebelling states and not in those Northern border states.
Wednesday, March 18th
We finished role plays today and also discussed the battles of the Civil War. Battle info was given in a power point. You should have handout #21 with the battles complete now.
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