Friday, March 22, 2024

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What party is in control of the West Bank today?
    2. What party is in control of the Gaza Strip today?
    3. In what part of the former British Palestine is there currently a war going on?

  2. Work on Unit 8 Presentation

  3. Finish Unit 8 Presentation (Homework--Due Monday, April 1st)

Thursday, March 21, 2024

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What was the name of Bill Clinton’s 2000 attempt to create a final peace settlement?
    2. Who was the Israeli prime minister at #1?
    3. What was Arafat’s response to #1?

  2. Work on Unit 8 Presentation

  3. Finish Unit 8 Presentation (Homework--Due Monday, April 1st)

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What was the name given to the Palestinian “uprisings” in the late 1980s and early 2000s?
    2. What was the name of the 1993 agreement to create the Palestinian Authority?
    3. Who was the Israeli prime minister at the time?

  2. The Complicated History of Conflict between Israel and Palestinians Video

  3. Decolonizing Women
    Use the reading (Canvas) to answer the questions

  4. Work on Unit 8 Presentation

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Who created the Partition Plan for Palestine?
    2. A war over what strategic location would also involve the British and French?
    3. What country would be involved in every war against Israel?

  2. Discuss Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
    Take Notes

  3. Work on Unit 8 Presentation

Monday, March 18, 2024

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. The actions of which country during World War II helped lead to independence in Southeast Asia?
    2. When did the Philippines achieve its independence?
    3. What is Burma now known as?

  2. Discuss Arab-Israeli Wars
    Take Notes

  3. Work on Unit 8 Presentation

Friday, March 15, 2024

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Who was the leader of the Muslim League in India before independence?
    2. Who was the leader of the Indian National Congress?
    3. Who was the British representative who created the Partition Plan?

  2. Why was India Split into Two Countries? Video

  3. Southeast Asia Acquires Independence
    Use the reading (Canvas) to answer the questions

Thursday, March 14, 2024

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Who was elected president of South Africa in 1994, the first democratic elections in the country’s history?
    2. In the partition of India, which country would be primarily Hindu and which would be primarily Muslim?
    3. Who was assassinated shortly after the partition?

  2. Unit 8 Presentation "Batting Order"

  3. Mohandas Gandhi, the Power of Nonviolence Video

  4. Partition of India Document Analysis
    Use the documents (Canvas) to answer the questions

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What was the name of South Africa’s racist government?
    2. What were the “reservations” that Black South Africans were forced to live on?
    3. What was the organization that sought to end #1?

  2. Nelson Mandela's Life Story Video

  3. Indian Subcontinent Achieves Freedom
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  4. Belgium Hands Over Remains of Patrice Lumumba to DR Congo Video

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What country in north Africa fought a war for independence with France?
    2. What new name did Mobutu give to the Congo for 32 years?
    3. In what country’s post-independence civil war did the US, Soviet Union, Cuba, and South Africa intervene?

  2. Independence Movements in the 20th Century Video

  3. Discuss Apartheid in South Africa
    Take Notes

Monday, March 11, 2024

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What was the movement in French colonies that celebrated African culture, heritage, and values?
    2. Kwame Nkrumah led the independence movement in what country?
    3. Jomo Kenyatta led the independence movement in what country?

  2. Select Unit 8 Presentation Countries (Homework--Due Monday, April 1st)

  3. Assassination of Lumumba Document Analysis
    Use the documents (Canvas) to answer the questions

Friday, March 8, 2024

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What was the “prize” European nations offered to their colonies to support the World War II effort?
    2. What two countries were happy to see overseas empires end?
    3. What two technologies brought world events to people?

  2. Decolonization and the Cold War: Through a Caribbean Lens Video

  3. New Nations in Africa
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Thursday, March 7, 2024

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What happened to Czechoslovakia in 1993?
    2. What satellite nation saw the only violent revolution?
    3. Who became the leader of Russia on December 31, 1999?

  2. Discuss Unit 8 Presentations (Homework--Due Monday, April 1st)

  3. End of Old Regimes
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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What was the name of pro-democracy organization in Poland?
    2. Who was the first democratically elected president of Poland?
    3. What did many of the former Warsaw Pact nations join?

  2. Unit 8 Quiz

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What was the first Soviet republic to declare independence?
    2. Who was the “winner” of the August Coup?
    3. On what date did the Cold War end?

  2. Review Unit 8: Essential Question #3 (Eastern Europe)

  3. The Cold War - OverSimplified (Part 2) Video

  4. Study for Tomorrow's Quiz (Homework)

Monday, March 4, 2024

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Who became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1985?
    2. What was his policy of "openness"?
    3. What was his policy of restructuring the economy?

  2. Finish Discussing the Collapse of the Soviet Union
    Take Notes

  3. Review Unit 8: Essential Question #3 (Soviet Union)

  4. Changes in Central and Eastern Europe
    Use the reading (Canvas) to answer the questions

Friday, March 1, 2024

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What Latin American country saw the CIA help overthrow its socialist government?
    2. Who was the Communist leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
    3. What was the emerging ideology that all people in Africa shared a common culture?

  2. Review Unit 8: Essential Question #3

  3. Discuss the Collapse of the Soviet Union
    Take Notes