Category Archives: Class News

The Ch. 32 sec. 3 Textbook Questions were checked and discussed. We also looked at examples of laws and decrees passed in Nazi Germany, as well as watched a clip on the Holocaust.

We reviewed the Battle of Britain and the Lend-Lease Act, then discussed the Ch. 32 sec. 2 Chart covering the United States’ entrance into WWII. Students were then given time to work on the Ch. 32 sec. 3 Textbook Questions — due tomorrow.

We discussed the Ch. 32 sec. 1 Chart, and then students added the US aiding allies terms to their notebooks. They were also given time to work on the Ch. 32 sec. 2 Questions — due tomorrow.

We reviewed the policy of appeasement, and then students answered questions over primary sources on arguments for and against England appeasing Hitler. After watching a review video on dictators between the wars, we reviewed the start of WWII.

We discussed the metaphor on appeasement, and then discussed the Munich Conference. Students copied definitions from Ch. 31 sec. 3-4, then we discussed reasons for and against appeasing Hitler. Students were also given time to complete the Ch. 32 sec. 1 Chart.

We discussed yesterday’s chart and then watched a video on the Germany in the 1930s. Students also completed questions over a primary source on Hitler’s speeches.

We introduced Fascism and discussed/ reviewed the effects of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany. Students were also give a little time to work on the Ch. 31 sec. 3-4 Textbook Questions — due tomorrow.

We discussed the calendar for the rest of the semester, and then reviewed the process for choosing a new Pope. Students then answered questions over a documentary on the parallel lives of Adolf Hitler and Charlie Chaplin.

Students took the Ch. 30 “Quest” during the first half of class, then we watched a clip of Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times.

The Ch. 30 sec. 4 Questions were checked and discussed at the start of class, including Kemal Ataturk. We then reviewed for tomorrow “Quest” by going over the CH. 30 sec. 1-2 answers. Students received a study guide to prepare for tomorrow’s Ch. 30 Quest.