The next unit of study that we will be covering is World War I. Listed below are the homework assignments for this topic, which is found in CHAPTER 19 of the TB
HW'S:
Tonight: Read pp. 578-586. Complete "Terms and Names," and questions 2, and 4 on p. 586
Tuesday: pp. 587-593. "Terms and Names" and "Critical Thinking" #3.
Wednesday: pp. 594-601: Complete Questions 1 and 3 on p. 601
Thursday: pp. 604-608: Complete "Critical Thinking" 3 and 4 on p. 608
Friday: WWI Poster Mini Project: Due Tuesday March 4 NO EXCUSES
TEST: Tentatively Scheduled for March 10 and 11 (two day exam)! Click Here for Details
5 comments:
~sarah b (2.25.08)
terms and names:
nationalism:a devotion to the interests and culture of ones nation
militarism:the policy of building up armed forces in aggresive preparedness for war and their use as a tool of diplomacy
allies:a group of nations that opposed the central powers
central powers:a group of nations that opposed the allies.
archduke franz ferdinand:heir to the austiran throne
no mans land:an un occupied region between opposing armies
trench warfare:military operations in which the oppsing forces attack and counterattack from systems of fortifed ditches rather than on an open battlefeild
lusitania: a british liner that a u-boart sank
zimmermann note:a telegram from the german foregin minister to the german ambassador in mexico that was intercepted by british agents
sarah b
2. nationalism
imperialism
allies
militarism
4.
~sarah b (2.26.08)
eddie rickenbacker:a famous pilot of wwI
selective service act:required men to register with the governemnt in order to be randomly slected for military service.
convoy system:a heavy guard of destroyers escorted merchant ships back and fourth across the atlantic in groups
american:
expeditionary force:group of men
general john j. pershing: led the exeditionary force
alvin york:war hero
conscientious objector:a person who opposes warfare on moral grounds pointing out that the bible says "thou shalt not kill"
3.wwI represented a frightning new kind of warfare because there was new technology and a lot of people were invloved at once.
~sarahb (2.27.08)
1.war industries board:encoureged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency
benard m. baruch:leaded the war industries board
propoganda:communication designed to influence peoples thoughts an actions
george creel:muckraking journalist
espionage and sedition acts:people could get inn trouble for interfering with the war effort or for saying anything disloyal
great migration:large amount of african americans that moved north
3.the war affected governemnt power because they started to decrease the peoples rights.
~sarah b 2.28.08)
3.the treaty layed the foundation for peace because it left germany humilated and admit responcibility for thew war
4.so many americans opposed the treaty because they believed it was too harsh.
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