Today we learned about McCarthyism
We went over the attachment (The Second Red Scare), took notes, and watched scenes from “The Majestic” to get a feel for the witch hunt during the 1950s to find communist suspects in America.
Today we started learning about the Korean War. Attached is the assignment: Reading-Korean War. We also started to watch a video called “Korean War Stories”.
Today we went over the DBQ and looked at what it means to be communist in China during the Cold War. This is the article we looked at: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-legacy-of-mao/ , the video we looked at: https://www.cbsnews.com/videos/the-real-mao-tse-tung/ and answered the following questions: 1) Describe at least 5 things Mao is remembered for and 2) Should the U.S. have intervened and stopped communism in China? Explain.
Today we took a quiz on the beginnings of the Cold War and then talked to the text about the Chinese Revolution Cold War Heats Up Chinese Communist Revolution.
For homework, please read over this Chinese Revolution DBQ: DBQ chinese cultural revolution
We used this: Start of Cold War Documents to analyze the beginning of the Cold War.
Today we analyzed the differences between capitalism and communism using candy as an example: capitalism_v._communism1
Today we had our test. You had a week to study for it. If you were not here you will take it tomorrow.
Here is what we did after: Post WWII Goals Survey
Today we reviewed for our test next Monday. Here is the study guide. WWII Chapter 17 Study Guide.
Also attached is the story you can read for extra credit. It can be worth 5% extra credit on the test. You must write a 1 page report on what happened to earn the 5%. Home as a Horse Stall Japanese Internment Story
Today we learned about race riots during WWII. C.17 section 4 Homefront
Today we used these handouts and maps to figure out what should happen to Germany and Japan at the end of WWII: End_of_WWII_Simulation. To figure out what to do geographically you will need to look at these maps and figure out what to do: WWII Maps of Europe and Asia. To figure out what actually happened, look here: C. 23 section 3 rebuilding end of WWII. For the map of what Europe looked like at the end of WWII, look here: Cold War Map (Germany divided)