Monday 10-12-15

Post WWI and the Roaring 20s
Key Terms:
After the war, a lot of economic and political turmoil

First Red Scare
Communism->Socialism->Bolshevism
"Reds"
Immigrants=Anarchism

A. Mitchell Palmer - "Palmer Raids"
-Deportation of radicals

1919 - "The Year of the Strike"
->over 3000 strikes that year

Limiting Immigration
Emergency Quota Act 1921
National Origins Act 1924

"New" KKK

Sacco & Vanzetti Case
-Anti-immigrant attitudes

Saturday 10-10-15

Next week we will begin studying the Post WWI Era and get into the Roaring 20s.  Here is a link to Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series help you get familiar with the Harlem Renaissance that impacted Northern cities as a result of the Great Migration.

Thursday 10-8-15

Link to Review Flash Cards for Chapter 18

Test Tomorrow on The Great War.

Wednesday 10-7-15

Key Terms in Chapter 18:

-Neutrality

-Isolationism

-Sussex Pledge

-"He Kept Us Out of War"

-"Peace Without Victory"

-Zimmermann Telegram

-Russian Revolution

-"To Make The World Safe For Democracy"

-Selective Service Act

-Segregated Forces

-AEF
   -John J. Pershing
   -"Doughboys"

-Bolshevik Revolution

-Women's Role in the War

Home Front
-War Revenue Act

-Liberty Bonds

-W.I.B.  - War Industries Board

-Food Administration
   -Victory Gardens
   -"Meatless Mondays & Wheatless Wednesdays"
   -18th Amendment
      -Volstead Act
-Fuel Administration
   -Daylight Savings Time

-National War Labor Board

-Women's Roles

-Influenza Epidemic

-Committee on Public Information
   -Propaganda
   -"4 Minute Men"

-Espionage & Sedition Acts

-Schenck v. United States

Tuesday 10-6-15

Link to questions on The Century Video - Shell Shock

Link to Over There Video

Friday 10-2-15

Today we will be working on a small group project that pertains to America's involvement in The Great War.

Here is the link to the Choose Your Own Adventure Activity

This should be done completely using the links included on the assignment page.  Make sure you follow the instructions as described.

Thursday 10-1-15

Today we will wrap up our study of US Imperialism by taking a test.  The link to the flash cards for review is on Wednesday's post.

Then we will begin our study of America's involvement in WWI.

Link to WWI Slideshow

Link to Quiz quiz for a review