Friday, February 15, 2013

Appeasement Speeches




Write a speech for or against Appeasement as Neville Chamberlain or Winston Churchill using the topic and quotes from today's lesson.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Appeasement Pair Work

Complete tasks one through ten on Appeasement worksheet.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Essay on Fascism using 4 documents

Causes of Fascism
The rise of Hitler in Germany and Mussolini in Italy did not happen by accident!  There were clear causes that led to these leaders rising to power, and the creation of fascist governments in these countries.  The same thing can be said for the rise of Stalin as the leader of communist Soviet Union.  Today we will be looking at Fascist Government and its causes as Europe was approaching World War II.
Writing Exercise
What caused the rise of fascist governments in Germany and Italy in the years immediately following World War I?
• Be sure to highlight at least 3 major concrete historical details
• Be sure to include at least 2 Totalitarian leaders.
• Be sure to specify at least 2 events for each leader.
* Be sure to incorporate information from at least 4 documents
• Explain how the rise of fascism in Europe may have led to further conflict?

Guidelines:
In your essay, be sure to
• Develop all aspects of the task
• Incorporate information from at least four documents
• Incorporate relevant outside information
• Support the theme with relevant facts, examples, and details
• Use a logical and clear plan of organization, including an introduction and a conclusion that
are beyond a restatement of the theme

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Essay outline individuals

Identify two individuals who have changed global history and for each
Task # 1
  • Explain one belief or achievement of that individual
Task#2
  • Discuss the positive and/or negative effects of the individual’s belief or achievement

Monday, February 4, 2013

Document A-D and Multiple Choice for the Rise of Hitler


Letter Germany After WWI

Your task: Using the information above, think how an old woman, living alone on a fixed pension (income), may have been affected by inflation. Write a personal letter, from this woman, to her relatives in Britain, explaining the situation, and her reaction to the current problems in Germany. Your letter should include any key terms of people involved with the event in some way.

Essay from the January 2013 Regents


Select two situations where the collapse of a government has led to significant has led to significant changes in a country or region for each
Discuss the historical circumstance that led to the the collapse of a government.
Discuss the political, social, and/or  economic changes that  occurred as a result of the the collapse of a government.