Montoya - (S2) US History-1st Period Assignments

I can reflect and describe 4 topics that I have learned in US History that stood out to me.


You are to write 4 topics that stood out to you in US History.


Please tell me a description of the topic you have learned and why that one specifically stood out to you.


Please include academic vocabulary, terms and facts that you learned throughout your time in US History. 


Each one must be a full detailed and completed paragraph.

What is one topic in US History that stood out to you the most? 

I can look up and analyze questions about the second wave of Feminism.

-You are going to answer the following questions about the "second wave" of feminism.

-Use the following sources or your own sources to complete this assignment.

-Second-wave feminism: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/1960s-america/a/second-wave-feminism

-Betty Friedan: The Three Waves of Feminism: http://www.ohiohumanities.org/betty-friedan-the-three-waves-of-feminism/#:~:text=Feminist%20history%20can%20be%20divided,equal%20legal%20and%20social%20rights.

1. Do you think that second-wave feminism was a separate movement from the Civil Rights Movement, or just a different facet of it? Why?
2. Compare and contrast first-wave feminism (epitomized by figures like Susan B. Anthony) with second-wave feminism (epitomized by figures like Betty Friedan). What were the goals of each movement? To what extent, if at all, did either movement champion the rights of poor women or minority women?
3. Why do you think the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has never been ratified?
4. Do you think the second-wave feminist movement achieved its goals? Why or why not?

Do you think the think Susan B. Anthony and other feminist leaders would proud of the women's movement? Why or why not?

How important is Title IX to our society?

Which Key Figure from the Key Figures in the Civil Rights Movement stood out to you? Why?

I can create business cards that describes key figures in the Civil Rights Movement.

Make a business card for EACH person with the following information:
-Who is the person
-Important dates
-Job title, what they were significant for
-Impact to the society
-One fact of their own. eg: quotes, ideas or any other impacts they may have had

Include colors and pictures in order to receive full credit.

Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Rosa Parks
Russell Means
César Chávez
Susan B. Anthony
Medgar Evers
Thurgood Marshall

What is the women's movement between 1950 - 1970 called?

How was the Black Power Movement different from the civil rights movement?

When did the civil rights movement take place?

Who was involved in the famous "Plessy v. Ferguson" court case?

I can understand the key court cases that took place during the civil rights movement.

Look up and create a slide about the following court cases that took place during the civil rights movement.

-Plessy v. Ferguson
-Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
-Roe v. Wade

Please tell me:
Who the people involved in the court cases were?
When did the court case take place?
Where did the court case take place?
What court did it take place?
What was the event or grievance in the court cases?
What was the outcome in the court cases?
How do you think this court case impact the US and society during this time?
What side of the case would you be on? Why?

I can give a brief summary on the Major turning points in WWII.
 Give me a brief paragraph summary on the Major turning points in WWIII.

1. The battle of Midway
2. D-Day invasion
3. Dropping of atomic bombs on Japan

Who were the:

4. Tuskegee Airmen
5. Nisei regiments
6. Code talkers WWII

When were the dropping of both atomic bombs?

When was the D-Day invasion?

I can analyze and summarize how the home front supported in the war effort during WWII. 

Give me a brief paragraph summary on the home fronts support in the war effort during WWII.

war bond drives
mobilization of the war industry
women in the workforce
minorities in the workforce

What was the reason for internment of Japanese Americans?

How did minorities contribute to America’s efforts during World War II?

I can look up and analyze reasons WWII started and reasons US joined WWII.

You are going to look up reasons/write a quick summary on why WWII started and reasons the US joined WWII.

A summary is 3-4 sentences.

1 reason for each - 6/10
2 reasons for each - 8/10
3 reasons for each - 10/10

Resources:
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCXSuaOozDE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Objoad6rG6U
Articles:
https://www.historyhit.com/causes-of-world-war-two-in-europe/
https://www.historyextra.com/period/second-world-war/why-when-how-america-entered-ww2-pearl-harbor-roosevelt/

How many people died in the bombing of Pearl Harber?  

What is America's policy of isolationism?

Who were the two sides of WWII? "Allies vs Axis"

I can describe key takeaways from the "World War II, A War for Resources" video.

World War II, A War for Resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-2q-QMUIgY


1. What are 3 key takeaways you have from the videos?

2. What is something that you heard in the videos that you did not already know?

3. What is one thing from these videos that you would like to know more about?

When did WWII take place? When did the US join WWII?

I can describe historical vocabulary words in my own words.

On google Slides:
1. What it actually is?
2. In other words
3. A drawing or picture.

Japanese Internment
Lend-Lease Act
Nisei regiments
noncombat
patriotism
propaganda
rationing
Rosie the Riveter
segregated
Selective Services Act
Tuskegee Airmen
war bonds
War Production Board

What figure in the 1920s did you find most interesting? Why?

I can create business cards that describes key figures in the 1920s and 1930s that helped change the culture of America.

Make a business card for EACH person with the following information:
-Who is the person
-Important dates
-Job title, what they were significant for
-Impact to the society
-One fact of their own. eg: quotes, ideas or any other impacts they may have had

Include colors and pictures in order to receive full credit.

Georgia O’Keeffe
Dorothea Lange
H.L. Mencken
F. Scott Fitzgerald
J. Ernest Hemingway
John Steinbeck
Jacob Lawrence
Langston Hughes
Zora Neale Hurston
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Bessie Smith

What is communism?

I can describe key takeaways from the roaring 20s video.

The Roaring 20s Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud_xU3wit-8


1. What are 3 key takeaways you have from the videos?

2. What is something that you heard in the videos that you did not already know?

3. What is one thing from these videos that you would like to know more about?

Why was the 1920's considered the roaring 20's?

I can paraphrase an historical article that describes the new deal and how it affected the US.

Resource: https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/new-deal#section_5

Please paraphrase the following sections in the New Deal article into your own words.

1. New Deal for the American People:

2. The First Hundred Days:

3. Second New Deal:

4. The End of the New Deal:

5. The New Deal and American Politics:

How did radio, movies, newspapers, and magazines promote challenges to traditional values?

What is the New Deal?

I can analyze a historical article and paraphrase the causes and effects of the stock market crash of 1929.

Source: https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/1929-stock-market-crash

Paraphrase the following paragraphs from the article above:

1. What Caused the 1929 Stock Market Crash?
2. Black Tuesday: October 29, 1929
3. Effects of the 1929 Stock Market Crash: The Great Depression

According to the article, https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/1929-stock-market-crash, how were African Americans impacted by the stalk market crash/great depression? 

How did the Dust Bowl affect the great depression?

I can describe historical vocabulary words in my own words.

On google Slides:
1. What it actually is?
2. In other words
3. A drawing or picture.

19th Amendment
21st Amendment
Black Tuesday
Bonus Army
bootlegger
buying on margin
Darwin’s Theory
Dust Bowl
easy credit
fads
flapper
Great Migration
Hoovervilles
installment plan
Klu Klux Klan

I can describe historical vocabulary words in my own words.

On google Slides:
1. What it actually is?
2. In other words
3. A drawing or picture.

mass culture
migrant worker
migration
New Deal
Okies
over speculation
popular culture
prohibition
Red Scare
Roaring Twenties
Scopes trial
Smoot-Hanley Tariff Act
speakeasy
speculation
stock market crash
tariffs

In a paragraph,

Compare the popular culture of today to that of the 1920s.

I can use the historical article to describe the top 5 causes of the great depression.

Sources: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/history/top-5-causes-great-depression-economic-domino-effect.html

There were 5 causes to the Great Depression:

Please paraphrase the causes of the Great Depressions.

How long did the Great Depression last?

What word did you learn for the first time from the vocabulary yesterday?

What was the 19th amendment?

What is the Great Depression?

When did WWII start?

Please complete the Vocab Quiz.

Why was 1917 the turning point in WW1?

I can create a timeline that describes a detailed version of the the major battles and events that took place using WWI.

Source: https://online.norwich.edu/academic-programs/resources/6-important-battles-of-world-war-i

Create a timeline the major battles/events that occurred during WWI. Include a brief summary of:
Summary of the battle/event:
-When did the battle/event occurred?
-Who fought in the battle/who was involved in the event?
-Who won the battle?
-Why was this battle/event important for WWI?

Battle of Tannenberg
The First Battle of Marne
The Battle of Gallipoli
The Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Somme
October 17, 1918
November 11, 1918
June 28, 1919

What battle/event from WWI do you find most interesting? Why?

What was the bloodiest battle of WWI?

What was the bloodiest battle of WWI?

What event happened on November 11, 1918?

I can describe the reasons the US joined WWI.

Briefly describe why each of the following had to do with the US joining WWI. 3/4 sentences

Inability to remain neutral
German submarine warfare: Sinking of the Lusitania
United States economic and political ties to Great Britain
The Zimmermann Telegram

Keep in mind not only what happened but how did that event itself caused the US to join the war.

What does it mean when they say part of the reason the US joined the war was their "Inability to remain neutral?"

When did the US Join into WWI?

I can describe the key take aways from the videos of why the US joined WWI.

US Entry Into WW1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMtNrWfiSMY


1. What are 3 key take aways you have from the videos?

2. What is something that you heard in the videos that you did not already know?

3. What is one thing from these videos that you would like to know more about?

I can describe the many causes of WWI.

Briefly describe why each of the following had to do with causing WWI.

Alliances that divided Europe into competing camps
Nationalistic feelings
Diplomatic failures
Imperialism
Competition over colonies
Militarism

What does diplomatic mean?

When did WWI start?

I can describe key ideas of the causes of WWI videos.

The 4 M-A-I-N Causes of World War One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRcg_t2oJkc

How World War I Started: Crash Course World History (starting at 2:15): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd2ch4XV84s

What does "US expand its influence in the Western Hemisphere/Rest of the World" mean to you?

I can describe how the US was able to expand its influences in the Western Hemisphere and the rest of the world.

The Spanish-American War changed the landscape of the Western Hemisphere.

Briefly discuss how each of the following helped US expand its influence in the Western Hemisphere/Rest of the World.

The Panama Canal
Roosevelt Corollary added to the Monroe Doctrine
The “big stick” policy
“Dollar Diplomacy”
Open Door Policy

What was Theodore Roosevelt’s impact on the foreign policy of the United States?

I can put together the key ideas and paraphrasing to write an essay about the Spanish-American War.

On google docs write an essay telling me about the Spanish-American War.
Use your key ideas.
Use your paraphrasing.
Put them together to create an Essay.

What brought an end to the Spanish-American War?

What was a main cause of the Spanish-American War?

I can find the key ideas from a historical text.


Spanish-American War: https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/spanish-american-war

In bullet points write 1-2 key ideas from each passage.

1. Causes: Remember the Maine!
2. War Is Declared
3. Spanish-American War Begins
4. Treaty of Paris
5. Impact of the Spanish-American War

I can paraphrase a historical article in my own words.

Document: https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/spanish-american-war

Please take each sentence or paragraph from the document and paraphrase it into your own words. On the document provided, there are numbers that match with those on the document. Please find each section and paraphrase each sentence or paragraph from the document.

Paraphrase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiM0x0ApVL8

What does it mean to paraphrase?

When did the Spanish-American War take place?

I can describe historical vocabulary words in my own words.

On google Slides:
1. What it actually is?
2. In other words
3. A drawing or picture.

liberty loans
nationalism
Nazism
Open Door Policy
propaganda
Roosevelt Corollary
sensationalism
Treaty of Versailles
yellow journalism
Zimmerman Telegram
“Big Stick” Diplomacy

When did WWI occur?

I can describe historical vocabulary words in my own words.

On google Slides:
1. What it actually is?
2. In other words
3. A drawing or picture.

Allied Powers
annexation
Central Powers
diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy
draft
foreign policy
Fourteen Points
Great Migration
imperialism
League of Nations

What was a word that you learned for the first time yesterday's vocabulary list that you didn't know before?

What was a word you learned for the 1st time yesterday that you didn't know before?

What is one thing you'd like to do better in the start of G2?

What are your feelings about this class for G1? Please give me some constructive criticism that could help you out going forward for G2 and G3.

This is also time that you could do some self awareness to do better in the future.

Please complete the Vocab Quiz.

Is immigration today like it was during the industrial revolution? Why or why not?

Was there more pros or cons for immigrants to flee their country and come to America during the industrial revolution?

I can create a newsletter, brochure, or flyer to describe the pros and cons of Europeans immigrants moving to American during the industrial revolution.

You will create create a newsletter, brochure or flyer for each of the following:
1. Pros for immigrants to come to America during the Industrial Revolution.
2. Cons for immigrants to come to America during the Industrial Revolution.

YOU NEED DO TO ONE OF EACH, SO A TOTAL OF TWO!

What nationalities immigrated to America during the Industrial Revolution?

What was Frances Perkins impact on society?

I can analyze how immigration impacted the US and urban areas during the industrial revolution between 1760's and 1840's.

Immigrants and the Urban Transformation of America:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkATmHgOfZw

Remember the timeframe we are looking for is between 1760's and 1840's.
Answer the following:

Explain the reasons for the increases in immigration.

Relate immigration issues of the past to those of today.

Trace the movement, migration and immigration of various groups on a map and describe the impact of these movements on the environment.

Explain the effects of nativism on immigrants.

Identify the contributions of immigrants to American cities.

Identify the problems created by rapid urbanization.

What was one pro for the industrial revolution?
What was one con for the industrial revolution?

What were some challenges faced by cities during the Industrial Revolution?

What does it mean to be an "American?"

What was one pro and one con that occurred during the Industrial Revolution?

I can write 3 key take aways from The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Video.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-fwdc3OSaU

1. What are 3 key take aways you have from the videos?

2. What is something that you heard in the videos that you did not already know?

3. What is one thing from these videos that you would like to know more about?

What Inventors or Industrial leader did you find most interesting?

I can create business cards for Inventors and Industrial leaders from the industrial revolution.

Make a business card for each person with the following information:
-Who is the person
-Important dates
-Job title or what they were significant for
-Impact to the society
-One fact of their own. eg: quotes, ideas or any other impacts they may have had

Andrew Carnegie
J. P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Wright brothers
Henry Ford
"Populists"
William Jennings Bryan
Jane Addams
"Muckrakers"

Andrew Carnegie has charitable donations to help the youth and educate people, do you think this made up for him exploiting his workers to a bad working environment? Why or why not?

1. What are 3 key take aways you have from the videos?

2. What is something that you heard in the videos that you did not already know?

3. What is one thing from these videos that you would like to know more about?


Child Labor in the Industrial Revolution - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2M9i1Wy6IU
Industrial Revolution for Kids - A simple yet comprehensive overview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl_-6WPQ4Sg
Industrial Revolution Working Conditions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6ZFUkENEOI

What created the rise in big business?

What is known as the Progressive Era?

Please complete this vocabulary quiz.

Do you feel like you have had too much work so far? Do you feel like you have had enough time to complete your work so far? Please give constructive criticism.

What new word did you learn from the January 20, 2021 Vocabulary?

I can describe historical vocabulary words in my own words.

On google Slides:
1. What the definition of the word actually is?
2. What the definition of the word is in your own words.
3. A drawing or picture.

antitrust
assembly line
assimilation
Bessemer process
capitalism
Clayton Antitrust Act
conservation
cultural pluralism
free market
immigration
industrialization
laissez-faire
melting pot

What was a word form the list yesterday that you didn't know before?

I can describe historical vocabulary words in my own words.

On google Slides:
1. What the definition of the word actually is?
2. What the definition of the word is in your own words.
3. A drawing or picture.

monopoly
muckrakers
national park
National Reclamation Act
nativism
nature
Populist
progressive
robber barons
settlement houses
Sherman Antitrust Act
Social Darwinism
suffrage
tariff
trust
trust busting
urbanization

What are black codes?

I can create a reconstruction plan to help the country come together after the Civil War.

On google docs,
-Create at least a 5 bullet points of what your personal reconstruction plan would look like.
-3 of the plans can come from Lincoln's, Radical Republicans, Johnsons, or Congressional plans.
-2 of the plans have to be made up of your own.
- Explain why you chose EACH of the bullet points for your answer.

KEEP IN MIND: 1. You may use the assignment from yesterday to help guide you to your plans.
2. Think of how the world is today, what would you do or propose during that time to help equality for all people and to stop a divide in the US.

I can analyze reconstruction plans and put together the best form of all the plans.

Resource: http://www.greenup.kyschools.us/Downloads/reconstruction_plans_chart.pdf

Analyze the 4 reconstruction plans, the Lincoln Reconstruction Plan, the Initial Congressional Plan, the Andrew Johnson Reconstruction Plan and the Radical Republican Reconstruction Plan.

On GOOGLE DOC, create bullet points of which part of the plans you think would fit best if they were all to be combined. You are to only choose ideas for the 4 reconstruction plans that were given during the time.

Which Reconstruction plan did you side with the most? Why? Lincoln, Radical Republicans or Johnsons?

What were the 4 plans for reconstruction?

I can describe how the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendment had an impact on America socially, politically and economically.


You will create a google slide telling me about each amendment and answer the following:
1. How did each amendment change America (Socially, politically and/or economically)?
2. If these amendments weren't passed what do you think would be different today? Explain.
3. Did these amendments solve the the short term and long term problems in America? Explain?

When did the Reconstruction Era take place in US History?

What was one of the vocabulary words that you learned for the first time last week?

I can describe historical vocabulary words in my own words.

On google Slides:
1. What it actually is?
2. In other words. In your own words.
3. A drawing or picture.

Freedmen's Bureau
Ku Klux Klan
Radical Republicans
scalawags
sharecroppers
tenant farmers

Here is the Syllabus for the class!

Journal Questions are due today! You should have 3 completed for the week.

In your opinion, out of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendment which do you think is most important to America and why?

I can describe historical vocabulary words in my own words.

On google Slides:
1. What it actually is?
2. In other words. In your own words.
3. A drawing or picture.

13th amendment
14th amendment
15th amendment
black codes
carpetbaggers
Compromise of 1877

Tell me 2 events that took place in US History that occurred from 1870 - Present. If you don't know any off the top of your head, please google a timeline and write that down.

How was your winter break? Are you excited to be back?