{"id":382,"date":"2013-02-16T19:31:47","date_gmt":"2013-02-16T19:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonahangen.com\/wsc\/us2\/?p=382"},"modified":"2013-04-03T23:54:41","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T23:54:41","slug":"start-of-unit-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tonahangen.com\/wsc\/us2\/2013\/02\/start-of-unit-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Start of Unit 2 &#8211; Week of 2\/18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Reminder: No class on Monday, Feb 18th<\/em><\/strong> (President&#8217;s Day)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.remezcla.com\/2012\/latin\/cuban-independence-day-explained\/remember-the-maine\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.remezcla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Remember-the-Maine.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"269\" alt=\"Remember the Maine Button\" class=\"alignleft\" \/><\/a><strong>Unit Overview: <\/strong>This week we begin unit #2, on the US from 1890-1940. Our main chapters will be 22 and 23, with a short 2-day overview of Chapter 21. This unit&#8217;s online quiz will cover Chapter 20 and will be open March 8-15. Also during this unit, you will be writing a longer (5-page) essay based on two primary sources of your choosing (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tonahangen.com\/wsc\/us2\/projects\/\">see the tab above<\/a> for guidelines). A draft of the paper is due on March 1 and the final version due on March 8. The unit exam will be on Friday, March 15. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Wed 2\/20<\/strong> Imperialism and Foreign Policy &#8211; Reading ACH Ch 21 pp. 629-641 (slides posted below)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fri 2\/22 <\/strong>World War I &#8211; Reading ACH Ch 21 pp. 641-658. <strong>SkillBuilder #4<\/strong> due by the time class starts &#8211; pick a SkillBuilder document from Chapter 20 or 21. Also &#8211; by this date, choose the two documents you plan to write about for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tonahangen.com\/wsc\/us2\/projects\/\">Primary Source Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions to think about as you read this week: <\/strong><br \/>\nHow and why did the US become an &#8220;emerging world power&#8221; at the start of the 20th century?<br \/>\nWhat were the international and domestic consequences of American military, cultural and economic expansion?<br \/>\nWho supported and who opposed American imperialism?<br \/>\nHow did the nation move from neutrality to participation in World War I?<br \/>\nWhat kinds of sources and documents do we have to help us understand this era?<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday&#8217;s slides were rather text-heavy, so I&#8217;m posting for easier notetaking &#8211; click fullscreen icon to enlarge<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:425px;text-align:left\"><a style=\"font:14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;color: #0000CC;display:block;margin:12px 0 3px 0;text-decoration:underline;\" href=\"\/\/www.slideboom.com\/presentations\/700326\/112-Imperialism.Spr13\" title=\"112 Imperialism.Spr13\">112 Imperialism.Spr13<\/a><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/fpdownload.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0\" width=\"425\" height=\"370\" id=\"onlinePlayer700326\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.slideboom.com\/player\/player.swf?id_resource=700326\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"\" \/><embed src=\"\/\/www.slideboom.com\/player\/player.swf?id_resource=700326\" width=\"425\" height=\"370\" name=\"onlinePlayer700326\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\"allowScriptAccess=\"always\" quality=\"high\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" flashVars=\"\" ><\/embed><\/object><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reminder: No class on Monday, Feb 18th (President&#8217;s Day) Unit Overview: This week we begin unit #2, on the US from 1890-1940. 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