Category Archives: Class News

We discussed the Ch. 35 sec. 3 Chart on the fall of the USSR, and then discussed the end of Communism in Eastern Europe. Students then answered questions over the CH. 33 sec. 2 Textbook Talkie on China. They were also given time to complete the One-Child Policy questions.

We discussed the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Students were also given time to work on the CH. 35 sec. 3 Chart.

We discussed yesterday’s Berlin Wall documents, and then continued to finish the topics on Ch. 33 sec. 1, including the ‘theBomb‘, the Space Race, and the U-2 incident. Students were then given time to work on the Ch. 33 sec. 3 Questions — due on Monday.

We introduced the Cold War by writing down a few definitions related to Ch. 33. We then began to talk about events on the Ch. 33 sec. 1 Chart, including the Berlin Airlift.

To help review for the test, we discussed the answers to the Ch. 31 sec. 3-4 Questions. We then went over the Ch. 32 sec. 4 Chart, as well as the Ch. 32 sec. 5 Questions. Students answered questions over an article on the last Japanese soldier to surrender. Ch. 31 sec. 3-4 + Ch. 32 Test tomorrow!

We discussed the Ch. 32 sec. 4 Chart and then finished the WWII From Space video and questions. Students then had time to work on the Ch. 32 sec. 5 Textbook Questions — due tomorrow.

After reviewing the indoctrination of the Hitler Youth, students answered questions over the first half of WWII. They were then given time to work on the Ch. 32 sec. 4 Chronology Chart.

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.