AP TEST SIGNUP - DEADLINE IS MONDAY


Last year we had 90% sign up for the test.

At this point, with just a few days left we had 74% signed up. This year we aren't really close to that. I'm not sure why this is, but hopefully people have just waited to the end. Please do not forget to sign up. I know you can do it!

We had great success last year.

And we have been getting better and better every year. Let's make 2018 the best yet!

2017 Test Signup - just before the deadline with less than a week remaining.
Last year's AP Banner celebrating the very best scores in AP World History - a RECORD NUMBER of Top Scores!
We have seen great growth in the AP Program. Very proud of the students and the work they have done.

Agenda: Week of March 26 - March 30, 2018

Advanced Placement World History with Mr. Duez
Unit 6: The Most Recent Century, 1914 - 2010
Chapter 21: Collapse & Recovery of Europe
Chapter 22: Rise & Fall of World Communism
Week at a Glance:
MON - Quiz CH 21 - Collapse & Recovery of Europe
TUE - DBQ Question #2 - Introduction - Responses to the Spread of InfluenzaWWII - War in Europe (Blitzkrieg, Battle of Britain; Pearl Harbor; Operation Torch; Operation Barbarossa
WED - WWII - War in Asia (Strategy of Island Hopping; Differences between War in Europe & Asia; Soviet Advance on Japan; US Use of Atomic Weapons)  
THU - DBQ Question #1 - Chinese Peasants Relationship with CommunismFinish WWII - Post war peace; Rebuilding of Europe; Documentary: The War of the World, Episode 5: Ice Box
Questions for the documentary: Ice Box
FRI - GOOD FRIDAY - NO SCHOOL
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ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, April 2nd - AP TEST REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Monday, March 25th - Quiz CH 21 "Collapse & Recovery of Europe"

Monday, April 2nd - Quiz CH 22 - "Rise & Fall of World Communism"
Thursday, April 5th - DBQ Timed-Writing
Tuesday, April 10th - TEST: Unit 6 "Most Recent Century" - CH 21 & 22 

DBQ FLIP: Thursday, April 5th
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Learning Targets:
 •  To examine the history of Europe between 1914 and the 1970s as an organic whole made up of closely interconnected parts
 •  To consider the repercussions of nationalism and colonialism in Europe and Japan
 •  To increase student awareness of the effects of the two world wars
 •  To help students imagine the appeal of totalitarian movements in the twentieth century 

Essential Questions:
BIG PICTURE QUESTIONS
1.   What explains the disasters that befell Europe in the first half of the twentieth century?
2.   In what ways were the world wars a motor for change in the history of the twentieth century?
3.   To what extent were the two world wars distinct and different conflicts, and in what ways were they related to each other? In particular, how did the First World War and its aftermath lay the foundations for World War II?
4.   In what ways did Europe’s internal conflicts between 1914 and 1945 have global implications?

Margin Review Questions
1.   What aspects of Europe’s nineteenth-century history contributed to the First World War?
2.   In what ways did World War I mark new departures in the history of the twentieth century?
3.   In what ways was the Great Depression a global phenomenon?
4.   In what ways did fascism challenge the ideas and practices of European liberalism and democracy?
5.   What was distinctive about the German expression of fascism? What was the basis of popular support for the Nazis?
6.   How did Japan’s experience during the 1920s and 1930s resemble that of Germany, and how did it differ?
7.   In what way were the origins of World War II in Asia and in Europe similar to each other? How were they different?
8.   How did World War II differ from World War I?
9.   How was Europe able to recover from the devastation of war?


Here's the Hitler Rant Video - "Hitler Hates Duez"

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Monday, March 26, 2018
Quote: "At the root of this dilemma is the way we view mental health in this country. Whether an illness affects your heart, your leg or your brain, it's still an illness, and there should be no distinction." - Michelle Obama

Agenda:
1. Quiz Chapter 21 - Collapse & Recovery of Europe

2. Review Quiz CH 21 
Question after quiz...
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ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, April 2nd - AP TEST REGISTRATION DEADLINE

Monday, April 2nd - Quiz CH 22 - "Rise & Fall of World Communism"
Thursday, April 5th - DBQ Timed-Writing
Tuesday, April 10th - TEST: Unit 6 "Most Recent Century" - CH 21 & 22
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The Germans perfected the use & coordination of mechanized tools for war with horrific consequences.

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018
QuoteQuote"There is no difference between acute schizophrenia and a world at war." -Gary Zukav

Agenda:
1. DO NOW QUESTION: Pick up the DBQ Packet at the front of the classroom
Concentrate on the second question - Spanish Influenza. 

2. Notes, Video, & Discussion: War in Europe
Blitzkrieg; Battle of Britain; Pearl Harbor; Operation Torch; Operation Barbarossa
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ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, April 2nd - AP TEST REGISTRATION DEADLINE

Monday, April 2nd - Quiz CH 22 - "Rise & Fall of World Communism"
Thursday, April 5th - DBQ Timed-Writing
Tuesday, April 10th - TEST: Unit 6 "Most Recent Century" - CH 21 & 22
In 1942 the world teetered on a knife's edge.
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Wednesday, March 28th 
Quote: "Schizophrenia cannot be understood without understanding despair." - R.D. Laing

1. DO NOW: What were Hitler's 2 Big Mistakes in WWII?

2. Notes, Video, & Discussion: Victory in Europe
Stalingrad & Operation Torch
D-Day Invasion & Victory in Europe

3. Notes, Video, & Discussion: Victory in Pacific
Mr. Duez's Trip to Pearl Harbor & 
War in the Pacific (Video: Making of The Pacific Anatomy of a War - HBO)
Victory in Japan - Nature of the fighting Island hopping; terribly brutal & deadly; finished with horrifying Atomic Weapon and final Japanese Surrender as Soviets & Americans were poised to possibly invade
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ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, April 2nd - AP TEST REGISTRATION DEADLINE

Monday, April 2nd - Quiz CH 22 - "Rise & Fall of World Communism"
Thursday, April 5th - DBQ Timed-Writing
Tuesday, April 10th - TEST: Unit 6 "Most Recent Century" - CH 21 & 22
The War in the Pacific had a different DNA than the War in Europe
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Thursday, March 29th, 2018
Quote: "The schizophrenic mind is not so much split as shattered. I like to say schizophrenia is like a waking nightmare." - Elyn Saks

Agenda:
1. DO NOW QUESTION: Pick up the DBQ Packet at the front of the classroom
Concentrate on the first question - Chinese Communism. 

2. Notes, Discussion, VideoFinish WWII - Post war peace; Rebuilding of Europe

3. Documentary Study: The War of the World, Episode 5: Ice Box
Questions for the documentary: Ice Box
How did the cold war affect countries emerging from colonial rule in the second half of the twentieth century?
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ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, April 2nd - AP TEST REGISTRATION DEADLINE

Monday, April 2nd - Quiz CH 22 - "Rise & Fall of World Communism"
Thursday, April 5th - DBQ Timed-Writing
Tuesday, April 10th - TEST: Unit 6 "Most Recent Century" - CH 21 & 22
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Friday April 1, 2016
GOOD FRIDAY - NO SCHOOL

Agenda: Week of March 19-23, 2018

Advanced Placement World History with Mr. Duez
Unit 6: Most Recent Century, 1900 - 2013
Chapter 21: Collapse & Recovery of Europe, 1914 - 1979
First World War; Great Depression; Rise of Dictators & Authoritarian Rule
WEEK AT A GLANCE:
MON - WWI Recap Causes & Events - Trench Warfare; Trench War simulation
TUE - End of WWI; Versailles Treaty; Roaring 20's -> Capitalism Unraveled - Great Depression
WED - Video: Schama's Power of Art: Guernica; WWII Begins: Causes of WWII; Japanese Invasion of Manchuria 1937; Hitler; Propaganda; German invasion of Poland, 1939; The Nature of WWII: Differences between the War in Europe & Pacific Theaters
Documentary: War of the Worlds, Part II - Killing Space
Questions for War of the Worlds, Part II - Killing Space
FRI - The end of WWII - Asian Theater of War; Atomic/Nuclear Age - Recovery Brings A Cold War
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ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, April 2nd - AP TEST REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Monday, March 25th - Quiz CH 21 "Collapse & Recovery of Europe"
Monday, April 2nd - Quiz CH 22 - "Rise & Fall of World Communism"
Thursday, April 5th - DBQ Timed-Writing
Tuesday, April 10th - TEST: Unit 6 "Most Recent Century" - CH 21 & 22 
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Monday, March 19, 2018
Quote: "We are masters of the unsaid words, and slaves to those we let slip out." - Winston Churchill

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: New Seats
What was the nature of Trench Warfare? 

2. Notes, Video, Discussion: WWI - Trench Warfare; Trench War simulation; How the end of WWI will spur on WWII Post WWI Peace - Versailles Treaty

3. Trench Warfare Simulation

ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, April 2nd - AP TEST REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Monday, March 25th - Quiz CH 21 "Collapse & Recovery of Europe"
Monday, April 2nd - Quiz CH 22 - "Rise & Fall of World Communism"
Thursday, April 5th - DBQ Timed-Writing
Tuesday, April 10th - TEST: Unit 6 "Most Recent Century" - CH 21 & 22 
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Quote: "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." - Adolf Hitler

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: 


2. Notes, Video, Discussion:  Roaring 20's -> Capitalism Unraveled - Great Depression; Rise of Dictators in Europe

3. Notes, Video, Discussion: World War II Begins - But where does it begin first? 
In what way was nationalist Japan most similar to fascist Italy and Nazi Germany?
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ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, April 2nd - AP TEST REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Monday, March 25th - Quiz CH 21 "Collapse & Recovery of Europe"
Monday, April 2nd - Quiz CH 22 - "Rise & Fall of World Communism"
Thursday, April 5th - DBQ Timed-Writing
Tuesday, April 10th - TEST: Unit 6 "Most Recent Century" - CH 21 & 22 
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Quote: "We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender... " - Winston Churchill

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: 
Pick up questions for Power of Art
Video: Schama's Power of Art: Guernica

2. The Great Depression & Rise of Dictators
How capitalism & democracy failed - but why did it fail?
1st 45 Minutes: Video Documentary: War of the Worlds: Part II - "Killing Space" w/Questions.
Documentary: War of the Worlds, Part II - Killing Space
Questions for War of the Worlds, Part II - Killing Space

3. Notes, Video, Discussion: 2nd 45 Min: Major Battles & Course of WWII:
1940: Battle of Britain1941 - The War Intensifies
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ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, April 2nd - AP TEST REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Monday, March 25th - Quiz CH 21 "Collapse & Recovery of Europe"
Monday, April 2nd - Quiz CH 22 - "Rise & Fall of World Communism"
Thursday, April 5th - DBQ Timed-Writing
Tuesday, April 10th - TEST: Unit 6 "Most Recent Century" - CH 21 & 22 
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Friday, March 23, 2018
Quote: "Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds." - J. Robert Oppenheimer, Hindu Scripture, the Bhagavad Gita

1. DO NOW: What are Hitler's 2 big mistakes in WWII? 

2. Notes, Video, Discussion: The end of WWII - Asian Theatre of War; Atomic/Nuclear Age
Asian Theatre of War: The Pacific - Island Hopping
1945: Atomic Bombs Bring Final Victory in Japan
Recovery Brings A Cold War
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ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, April 2nd - AP TEST REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Monday, March 25th - Quiz CH 21 "Collapse & Recovery of Europe"
Monday, April 2nd - Quiz CH 22 - "Rise & Fall of World Communism"
Thursday, April 5th - DBQ Timed-Writing
Tuesday, April 10th - TEST: Unit 6 "Most Recent Century" - CH 21 & 22 

Agenda: March 5-9, 2018

Advanced Placement World History with Mr. Duez
Unit 6: Most Recent Century, 1900 - 2013
Chapter 21: Collapse & Recovery of Europe, 1914 - 1979
First World War; Great Depression; Rise of Dictators & Authoritarian Rule
WEEK AT A GLANCE:
MON - British Imperialism & India
TUE - TEST CH 19 & 20; Article: WWI - Propaganda & Tragedy of Consent - due on Wed.
WED -  Article due; Discuss Article; WWI: Causes, Impact, & Course of the War
THU - Nature of WWI: Trench Warfare; Conclusion, Aftermath, & Consequences of 'Great War'; Trench War Simulation
FRI - VIDEO: Ferguson's War of the WorldEpisode One: The Clash of EmpiresVideo Questions & Viewing Guide.
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ASSIGNMENTS:
TUESDAY: TEST CH 19 & 20
DUE Wed: Article: WWI - Propaganda & Tragedy of Consent
Have a wonderful SPRING BREAK! No Quiz on the Monday after the break!
No work due after the break. Enjoy your time with your friends and family!
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Monday, March 05, 2018
Quote"History is a myth that men agree to believe." - Napoleon

Agenda:
1. DO NOW QUESTION: What was the result of Westernization on those who were colonized?

2. Notes, Video, Discussion: 2nd Wave of Imperialism - India

3. Document Analysis: Chicken Tikka Masala - today it's the national dish of Britain.


Assignments:
TEST CH 19 & 20
Article: WWI - Propaganda & Tragedy of Consent
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Quote:  "Ongoing research continues to demonstrate conclusively that your IQ is an excellent predictor of your score on an IQ test." - Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson

Agenda
1. TEST: CH. 19 & 20 Test

2. Pick up article after test. 
Article: WWI - Propaganda & Tragedy of Consent - due on Wed.
Assignments:
TEST CH 19 & 20
Article: WWI - Propaganda & Tragedy of Consent
It sure seemed like it was going to be fun. Whoops.
 •  To consider the repercussions of nationalism and colonialism in Europe and Japan
 •  To increase student awareness of the effects of the two world wars
 •  To help students imagine the appeal of totalitarian movements in the twentieth century 

BIG PICTURE QUESTIONS:
      1.   What explains the disasters that befell Europe in the first half of the twentieth century?
      2.   In what ways were the world wars a motor for change in the history of the twentieth century?
      3.   To what extent were the two world wars distinct and different conflicts, and in what ways were they related to each other? In particular, how did the First World War and its aftermath lay the foundations for World War II?
      4.   In what ways did Europe’s internal conflicts between 1914 and 1945 have global implications?

Margin Review Questions:
      1.   What aspects of Europe’s nineteenth-century history contributed to the First World War?
      2.   In what ways did World War I mark new departures in the history of the twentieth century?
      3.   In what ways was the Great Depression a global phenomenon?
      4.   In what ways did fascism challenge the ideas and practices of European liberalism and democracy?
      5.   What was distinctive about the German expression of fascism? What was the basis of popular support for the Nazis?
      6.   How did Japan’s experience during the 1920s and 1930s resemble that of Germany, and how did it differ?
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Quote"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill


Agenda:
1. DO NOW QUESTION: Prepare article to turn in after a discussion.

2. Discuss Article: WWI - Propaganda & Tragedy of Consent
Collect Article

3. Notes, Video, Discussion: First World WarEuropean Civilization in Crisis. Causes, development, and historic difference from wars past

Notes: 

MAIN - Causes of WWI: 
Militarism
Alliances
Industry/Imperialism
Nationalism
* plus assassination of Archduke FF

ASSIGNMENT:
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Thursday, March 8th, 2018
Quote: "A life without love is like a year without spring." -Octavian Paller

1. DO NOW QUESTIONWhat were the causes of World War I?

2. Notes, Video, Discussion: The Course of WWI - The nature of Trench Warfare

3. Simulation: Trench Warfare Simulation

ASSIGNMENT:
Chapter 21 - Read, Target Sheet Vocabulary, Take Notes from Presentations
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Friday, March 9, 2018
Quote: "The war has ruined us for everything." - Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front  

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Pick up the video questions for Part 1 of War of the World, by Ferguson
Video Questions & Viewing Guide

2. Video Study: Niall Ferguson's The War of the World
The series begins with how the first World War ignited fires of racial animosity in people, exploited by new and more terrible nation-states that were far more preoccupied with national and racial purity. It was the beginning of an age of genocide.

Video Questions & Viewing Guide. Will collect answers at the end of the period.

Discussion and introduction of World War I. 

ASSIGNMENT:
No assigned work over Spring Break

Enjoy your break!
Come back rested and ready for the sprint to the finish line!