Wednesday, March 1, 2017

March 2017


3/1 TURN IN LATE WORK
US Foreign Policy and Imperialism from the 1890s - What role should the US play in world affairs?
Why did some Americans oppose US empire? What is your opinion? (Provide support.) How might it apply today?
From Spanish American War to Philippines American War -Anti-imperialist Platform http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1899antiimp.asp
Filipino perspective, rebel leader Aguinaldo http://www.learner.org/courses/amerhistory/resource_archive/resource.php?unitChoice=16&ThemeNum=1&resourceType=2&resourceID=10144
http://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/626  http://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1610 http://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1614 http://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/952
Costs and consequences of continuing US imperialism in the world today http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/interventions.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures  http://www.vox.com/2015/8/23/9189153/us-defense-spending-international-comparison

We must find new lands from which we can easily obtain raw materials and at the same time exploit the cheap slave labor that is available from the natives of the colonies. The colonies would also provide a dumping ground for the surplus goods produced in our factories. - Cecil Rhodes

WWI (1914-1918) How did WWI change the US and the world?
The Great War, the war to end all wars, imperialist war, war for democracy, a modern, total war?
What Caused the First World War? Video segment -Roots of war https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe_XlCC61Pg&safe=active
Immediate and deeper causes of the war- root cause? https://modernworldhistory2009.wikispaces.com/Imperialism
Map of war, alliances, fronts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I   http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/pnp/ppmsca/19900/19927v.jpg

Assignment Log
Log 3.1 Debs’ Platform for Reform
Log 3.2 US foreign policy
Log 3.3 Imperialism worksheet
Log 3.4 anti-imperialists
Log 3.5 WWI Begins Worksheet



3/3 LAST DAY TO TURN IN LATE WORK, SEE ME AT LUNCH FOR MISSED WORK/HELP  
US Foreign Policy, Imperialism, WWI (1914-1918) How did WWI change the US and world?
The Great War, the war to end all wars, imperialist war, war for democracy, a modern, total war?
New, modern total warfare, massive soldier and civilian casualties 7m-11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe_XlCC61Pg&safe=active
Trench warfare and stalemate http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/animations/western_front/index_embed.shtml
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/06/27/world/legacy-of-world-war-i.html  http://www.vox.com/a/world-war-i-maps
Zinn excerpt- the devastation of WWI
Song- Pink Floyd, US and Them- What is the message about war? Title? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDbeqj-1XOo&safe=active
How might it relate to the kinds of experiences people had in WWI, the causes of war, etc.?
Christmas Truce http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/trenches.htm   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9coPzDx6tA&safe=active
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/A-Really-Strange-Painting-and-the-Birth-of-Surrealism-20150506-0039.html
 
Explain how US got involved in WWI: Video and notes on US entry 12m -14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe_XlCC61Pg&safe=active
What changes happened IN the US because of WWI? Do backside of 3.5
 

Assignment Log
Log 3.1 Debs’ Platform for Reform
Log 3.2 US foreign policy
Log 3.3 Imperialism worksheet
Log 3.4 anti-imperialists
Log 3.5 WWI Begins Worksheet
Log 3.6 How US entered WWI




3/7 US Foreign Policy, Imperialism, WWI (1914-1918) How did WWI change the US and world?

The Great War, the war to end all wars, imperialist war, war for democracy, a modern, total war?

What kinds of changes did the govt. have to make for war? Supporting the war 14m-21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe_XlCC61Pg&safe=active



Propaganda- making unpopular war popular and protesting war. http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters

Purpose, Techniques, effects of propaganda.
Politics of fear, WWI the homefront 22m-29  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r_ZD1Vn51s


Patriotism and citizens’ duties, obligations and rights during war- How should citizens respond to their country at war?  Is protecting the freedom of expression (1st amendment) even in times of war important? Should there be limits to freedom of expression? Time, place and manner? Schenck vs. US govt. – case on the restriction of freedom of expression in wartime, Holmes’ argument about “clear and present danger”


Wilson’s racism, a war for democracy? What do you think about Wilson as a president? What do you think about our school’s name which honors him? http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2015/11/20/9766896/woodrow-wilson-racist    http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/who-was-most-racist-modern-president-5-surprising-candidates-who-fit-bill


Do self-grade and turn in logs.
Assignment Log
Log 3.1 Debs’ Platform for Reform
Log 3.2 US foreign policy
Log 3.3 Imperialism worksheet
Log 3.4 anti-imperialists
Log 3.5 WWI Begins Worksheet
Log 3.6 How US entered WWI
Log 3.7 Rights during war
Log 4.1 Woodrow Wilson

3/9 TURN IN LATE WORK
Consequences of WWI- Great Migration, spread of African American culture, Harlem Renaissance
http://www.inmotionaame.org/gallery/detail.cfm?migration=8&topic=10&id=8_003M&type=map  http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/4976/
Intro to the 1920s- “the Jazz Age,” Roaring 20s, clash of cultures, a turning point to modern, urban America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coB4WYjzAzA first 6 minutes

Lingering suspicions from WWI- loyalty, fear of communists, anti-immigration, racism, race riots
How do you know if someone or something is racist? Video 15:40m segment from link above, after reading
Hiram Wesley Evans, influential in 1920s; primary source: Fight For Americanism 1926. Skip q #2
What is his appeal at that time? Are his claims true? How does this related to our current situation? http://history.msu.edu/hst203/files/2011/02/Evans-Klans-Fight-For-Americanism.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_Wesley_Evans http://faculty.atu.edu/cbrucker/Engl5383/Evans.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_Wesley_Evans
http://oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/kkk-meets-with-portland-leaders-1921/#.VtR4GPkrKM8 http://oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/portland-kkk/#.VtR4EPkrKM8
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/03/portland_police_captain_who_pu.html http://gizmodo.com/oregon-was-founded-as-a-racist-utopia-1539567040
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/the-second-klan-and-the-cultural-crises-of-the-1920s-shed-light-on-the-trump-phenomenon/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/02/28/in-1927-donald-trumps-father-was-arrested-after-a-klan-riot-in-queens/  http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/24/politics/woody-guthrie-fred-trump-donald-trump/

Portfolio review
Kate Morgan field trip

Assignment Log
Log 4.1 Woodrow Wilson
Log 4.2 Fight for Americanism



3/13 TURN IN late work, Portfolio review
1920s- Clash of cultures, tensions at the turning point to a modern urban America
How do cultural conflicts arise during times of major change and transformation?
Cultural Clashes –The geographic divide: Modernism in cities vs. Traditionalism in rural areas
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/first-read-2016-urban-rural-divide-n580056   https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/clinton-trump-city-country-divide/507902/
http://results.oregonvotes.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=FED&map=CTY  http://www.npr.org/2016/11/08/501071387/oregon-2016-presidential-and-state-election-results 
http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2015/11/molalla_fourth_city_hit_by_rec.html http://irjci.blogspot.com/2014/03/south-has-more-than-half-of-hate-groups.html
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/11/red-state-blue-city-how-the-urban-rural-divide-is-splitting-america/265686/  http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosmopolitan
Video- 1920s unequal economy, modern urban life, rural reactions 7:58- 13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coB4WYjzAzA
Can new ideas and values coexist with traditional ones? 18:20- 22 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DIO6pC-JKc&safe=active
http://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-22-2-a-the-scopes-trial-who-decides-what-gets-taught-in-the-classroom http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/30/us-usa-poll-evolution-idUSBRE9BT0LC20131230  http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html   http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2012/10/25/rape-and-other-gifts-from-god
http://www.alternet.org/belief/5-scandalous-marriages-bible   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUspLVStPbk  http://www.blueoregon.com/2006/10/dennis_moore_ri/  https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2025&version=NIV
 
Connections to our present day http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/pikettys-inequality-story-in-six-charts http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/hate-map
http://www.democracynow.org/2016/3/4/is_donald_trump_the_charismatic_leader http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/neo-confederate-klan-wizardess-erected-pro-kkk-billboard-near-historic-selma-bridge/
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/religion/322102-why-so-many-evangelicals-support-trump
Read Country and City/Sharing the Wealth in 1929, do questions
 
Assignment Log
Log 4.1 Woodrow Wilson
Log 4.2 Fight for Americanism
Log 4.3 1920s notes
HW Log 4.4 Country vs. City

 

3/15 LAST DAY TO TURN IN LATE WORK

1920s- clash of cultures, a turning point to a modern, urban America

How do cultural conflicts arise during times of major change and transformation?

Review Cultural Clashes –The geographic/cultural divide: urban Modernism  vs. rural Traditionalism


Reading, interpreting, translating: literal meanings of idiomatic phrases http://www.smart-words.org/quotes-sayings/idioms-meaning.html

Interpretations and translations of the bible https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_Bible_translations
Influence of religion in society and politics - Why is religion important to people?
Scopes trial video- Inherit the Wind -  https://vimeo.com/139400793
 
Can new ideas and values coexist with traditional ones? http://www.gallup.com/poll/171998/majority-says-religion-answer-today-problems.aspx
How do religion and politics conflict today? How should such conflicts be resolved?
 
Assignment Log
Log 4.1 Woodrow Wilson
Log 4.2 Fight for Americanism
Log 4.3 1920s notes
HW Log 4.4 Country vs. City
Log 4.5 Scopes Trial

 
3/17 1920s- Clash of cultures, turning point to modern urban America
Consumer society, industrialization, need more markets –Consumer propaganda: “colonize” people’s minds Reading on advertiser’s strategies to manufacture consumers
http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/omalley/120/empire/ads/ads.html http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2011/04/the_cure_for_your_fugly_armpits.single.html
Analysis of advertising: changes in ads with values over time, compare to contemporary ads
http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/clothes-ads-1880s http://www.kilmerhouse.com/2008/02/listerine-antiseptic-a-very-useful-product/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/12/photoshop-parody-ads-anna-hill_n_4427839.html http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/an-advertising-agency-made-a-video-where-they-photoshop-a-bi
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-outrageously-sexist-ads-of-the-mad-men-era-that-some-companies-wish-wed-forget-2012-3
http://www.sporcle.com/games/g/corplogos2 http://www.emarketer.com/Article/US-Total-Media-Ad-Spend-Inches-Up-Pushed-by-Digital/1010154
http://www.cc.com/video-clips/ha4gop/the-colbert-report-the-word---buy-and-cellulite 
Planned obsolescence, consumption, waste http://boingboing.net/2016/07/15/for-90-years-lightbulbs-were.html

Media monopoly http://sploid.gizmodo.com/fascinating-graphic-shows-who-owns-all-the-major-brands-1599537576
https://newint.org/features/2016/07/01/facts-internet-giants/   http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34789-democracy-in-peril-twenty-years-of-media-consolidation-under-the-telecommunications-act
 
Do self grade and turn in logs
 
Assignment Log
Log 4.1 Woodrow Wilson
Log 4.2 Fight for Americanism
Log 4.3 1920s notes
HW Log 4.4 Country vs. City
Log 4.5 Scopes Trial
Log 4.6 Advertising and consumer society



3/21 The Great Depression- What are economic recessions and depressions (prolonged and severe recession)?
The Stock Crash before the Great Depression. What are stocks? Why do people buy them? Why do prices fluctuate?
http://www.businessinsider.com/stock-market-crash-of-1929-2011-11?op=1      http://www.cs.bgu.ac.il/~spl111/wiki.files/1.PNG
How stocks markets work. Corporations, shares, dividends, etc. http://www.visualcapitalist.com/40-stock-market-terms-every-beginner-know/
http://markets.on.nytimes.com/research/stocks/tools/analysis_tools.asp?symbol=MSFT  http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=AAPL+Basic+Chart&t=5y  http://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/irrationalexuberance.asp?layout=orig
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price%E2%80%93earnings_ratio  http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/amazons-shares-plunge-as-sales-profit-miss-wall-street-estimates-20160128-gmglii.html
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3532-SW-Beaverton-Ave-Portland-OR-97239/53846661_zpid/?view=public   http://blogs.lclark.edu/hart-landsberg/files/2012/01/shiller-housing-bubble-graph.jpg 
http://www.macrotrends.net/1319/dow-jones-100-year-historical-chart   https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/feb/16/stock-market-crash-optimism-recklessness-boom-bust 
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/16/young-people-right-to-be-angry-financial-insecurity-joseph-stiglitz
What caused the stocks to crash and why did so many suffer? Explain speculation, saturation, buying on margin, banks, etc. Reading and data on stock crash https://d3jc3ahdjad7x7.cloudfront.net/mF2hraTFvTtdLgNt24zAwIxyorgBzhpPdGBvC6TzgkGWE3Ar.pdf
 http://www.ahsd.org/social_studies/williamsm/The%20Crash%20and%20Its%20Aftermath.pdf
 
DO SELF GRADE AND TURN IN LOGS

What causes severe and prolonged economic recessions? How do economic problems snowball through society?
Video segment from stock crash and deeper causes of economic problems and President Hoover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C84JySqGwxk watch beginning to 4:20, then finish up to 7 min.
Economic cycles and causes/effects – income, consumption, production, employment
Unstable capitalism – ups and downs, corrections http://welkerswikinomics.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/businesscycle_1.jpeg
https://www.caseyresearch.com/articles/depression-within-depression
 
Assignment Log
Log 4.1 Woodrow Wilson
Log 4.2 Fight for Americanism
Log 4.3 1920s notes
HW Log 4.4 Country vs. City
Log 4.5 Scopes Trial
Log 4.6 Advertising and consumer society
Log 4.7 Stock Crash
HW Log 5.1 Causes of the Great Depression

 
3/23 TURN IN LATE WORK
The Great Depression: What causes severe and prolonged economic recessions?
What were the most important causes of the Great Depression? (hint- look at the economic cycle)
The effects of Great Depression video- Hoovervilles, initially no relief from federal govt. (conservative response) 7m – 13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C84JySqGwxk
Review 5.1 on causes. Half of all farms faced foreclosures
What or who was responsible for peoples’ loss during the Great Depression? Answer and discuss questions on the reading.
 
 
Assignment Log
HW Log 5.1 Causes of the Great Depression
Log 5.2 Grapes of Wrath

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