Who were the Bolsheviks?  What kind of government did they establish in Russia?

What was Stalin’s role in the Russian Revolution?

What did Stalin do in order to stay in power?

Why did Japan invade China in the 30’s?

What was the impact of the harsh conditions of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany?

What is fascism?

Who was Hitler?  How did he come to power?

What is appeasement?

What leads Britain and France to declare war on Germany?

Why did Germany attack the Soviet Union in 1941?

How did Hitler deal with those he considered to be “racially inferior”?

What is the significance of D-Day?

Why did Japan ask for peace on August 10th, 1945?

Who emerged as the world superpowers after WWII?

What factors led up to the Cold War?

What is mutually assured destruction?

What was the primary goal of the US during the Cold War?

What territory did the Soviet Union control after WWII?

What were proxy wars?

What happened in Korea, Vietnam, and Afghanistan after WWII?

Know all of these key terms: Interwar Period Worksheet (See the Ch. 15 post below to access textbook files to review each of these terms.)

Presentation (PDF): WWII causes

We reviewed this in class to retell the story of WWII: WWII Cartoon

Worksheet (PDF): The Holocaust

Presentation (PDF): The Cold War

Terms to know:

Treaty of Versailles

Stalin

Bolsheviks

Great Depression

Japan

Manchuria

Fascism

Nazis

Hitler

appeasement

invasion of Poland

Holocaust

D-Day

Pearl Harbor

Allies / Axis

Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Soviet Union

Cold War

proxy wars

mutually assured destruction

nuclear weapons

Korean War

Vietnam War

Afghanistan War

#2 A Global Depression:

http://www.toledotechnologyacademy.org/Documents/World%20History/

#3 Fascism Rises in Europe:

http://www.mmoloneyiths.com/text/31-3-risefacism.pdf

#4 Aggressors on the March

http://mmoloneyiths.com/text/31-4-towardww2.pdf

Here is an outline review of the whole chapter:

http://www.blackriver.k12.oh.us/~tcarver/0028D633-0119ECE1.61/Chapter%20122.pdf

Study your timeline.

Know every question on each of the worksheets.

Review the class presentations.

Study with a friend, explain the meaning of each of the terms on the test review to a family member or a friend.

Bring all completed work to submit before the test.

PDF: WWI Test Review

Ch. 13 Section 4: A Flawed Peace

Worksheet: Ch13 Sect 4 Worksheet

http://www.mmoloneyiths.com/text/29-4-treatyversailles.pdf

Terms to know: armistice, Woodrow Wilson, Fourteen Points, self-determination, Treaty of Versailles, League of Nations, reparations

WWI Causes PPT

WWI Trenches/Russia

Letter from the trenches

US Enters WWI PPT

U.S. Joins WWI

• Zimmerman Note
• Unrestricted submarine warfare
• Russian Revolution
• England & France

WWI Through Posters

WWI through posters Worksheet

PDF Presentation: Capitalism vs. Socialism

PDF Presentation: Intro to Industrial Revolution

PDF Presentation: Imperialism Intro Presentation

PDF: capitalism & marxism worksheet

PDF: Capitlism vs. Socialism master

Doc: Unit 6 Review Sheet

Ch. 11 Section 1 Worksheet

Guns, Germs, and Steel Episode 3:

Guns Germs & Steel Episode 3 Viewing Guide

Africa Natural Resources vs. Development Worksheet

Problem of Malaria in the World/Africa Worksheet

Africa/World Maps Spatial Analysis

We learned about how to conduct spatial analysis by making factual conclusions based on the data from maps.  By analyzing several maps, we can see how different factors, such as % of population living on less than $1 per day, and the % of undernourished population.  We can then conclude, that countries that have a high % of people earning less than $1 per day are more likely to have undernourished populations.  This can be done between most any of these maps.

Africa Spatial Analysis Powerpoint

Africa Map Spatial Analysis Worksheet

Here are a few links to help you understand how nuclear power works and why the reactors are facing a potential meltdown.

One of the best videos I have found explaining the situation:

Link to Industrial Revolution:

In class over the past 2 days we have been discussing the Industrial Revolution. We have discussed how virtually everything that we see, own, and come in contact with is the direct byproduct of the Industrial Revolution.

We have discussed the question: How did the Industrial Revolution lead to the nuclear crisis that Japan faces at this moment?

Answer (one explanation at least): The Industrial Revolution marked a dramatic shift from agricultural living to the urban, 9 to 5 work, have to earn money to live, must have power to fuel our society that we live in today.  Our need for power/electricity to fuel an industrialized country has led to innovations in nuclear power.  Ultimately, the risk of nuclear, radioactive contamination, which had been demonstrated by Chernobyl, was seen as worth it in exchange for the steady, non-polluting stream of power that comes from nuclear power plants. For the most (98%) part, nuclear power has been relatively incident free.  However, it is natural for us to look at what is happening and ask whether any source of power is worth the potential radiation contamination that faces Japan, and possibly, the West Coast of the US – and likely even more areas than that.

Chernobyl

The news has frequently brought up the term “Chernobyl” in regards to the Japanese Nuclear Meltdown Crisis – and the possible Chernobyl-esque solution.  Some have predicted that if left unresolved, the situation in Japan could be even worse than the nuclear catastrophe that occurred in Chernobyl in 1986.

How bad was Chernobyl?  Watch this shocking documentary that retells the story and what the USSR had to do at the time to contain the radioactive magma that had already contaminated most of Europe.

There are ten parts to this Chernobyl documentary.  At the end of each clip, they give you the link to the next part.

In class today we will review the historic tsunami that struck Japan over the weekend.  The earthquake that caused the tsunami is one of the most 5 powerful earthquakes in the last 100 years.  This tsunami has been one of the best documented – as there are ample video, eyewitness accounts, and news sources that we can use to analyze the challenges that Japan faces.

Focus Question: What is the most significant challenge that Japan faces in the wake of the 3/11/11 tsunami?

What will it take in order for us to be able to answer this question?

First, students need to define what makes a challenge significant.  Is it based on difficulty to overcome, damage caused to the country?  Develop a definition as a class of what significant means in this context.

Then we will review the background of tsunamis, as well as briefly review Japan’s unique history as the most tsunami prone country in the world.

Background:

Japanese Tsunami History

2011 Japan Tsunami Video

2011 Japan Tsunami Video 2

2011 Japan Tsunami Video 3

2011 Japan Tsunami Video 4

CNN Before/After Interactive Slideshow

CNN Nuclear Reactor Explosion Explained

NY Times Status of each nuclear reactor

Excellent animation showing the multitude of aftershocks since the 9.0 earthquake

News Article Jigsaw Activity:

Each student will be assigned a different news article to read and summarize.

Each of these news articles deals with a specific aspect of this tragedy; loss of productivity due to power outages, the possibility of an even more deadly aftershock, possible nuclear meltdown and wide scale radiation, huge financial costs, and a death toll that could top 10,000 – though many reports claim that this number could go up dramatically.

Students will be given one of the articles in expert groups of 2 or 3.  They will read their article and summarize the significant challenge that their article represents.  Expert groups will be given 4-5 minutes to discuss their article to make sure that they have the same idea and information regarding their challenge.

Expert groups will then be mixed in order that students summarize the main idea of their article to their classmates.  While they are summarizing, each student takes notes on the graphic organizer.

Each student is responsible to summarize each challenge, what that challenge means for the Japanese people, and brainstorm what it will take to overcome this challenge.  After each student has shared, each mixed group will have a discussion on which challenge they feel is the most significant.

News Articles:

TEPCO warns of massive blackouts; urges conservation

Monster aftershock could strike within days

Nearly 200,000 people evacuated near Japanese nuclear plant

Japanese earthquake could be most expensive ever

Japan Reels As Quake Toll Could Top 10,000

Japanese Tsunami 2011 Worksheet

Homework Due 3/18:

• You will conduct research online to identify one additional challenge that Japan faces in addition to the 4 we covered in class.
• You will then evaluate which challenge you consider to be the most significant, and write a summary paragraph justifying your choice.

Extension (Worth 20 points): Students will identify a news article that correlates with their selected challenge and leave it in the comments of this post.  In your comment, summarize the article and how it relates to the challenge you selected.

Additional videos and resources:

Excellent visualization of the tsunami: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RCPG3HNwHA&feature=related

Truly amazing NY Times graphic/tutorial on the nuclear reactor meltdown: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/12/world/asia/the-explosion-at-the-japanese-reactor.html

Excellent slideshow-timeline from USA Today: http://topics.gannett.com/japan%20earthquake/?template=usatoday

Video of skyscrapers swaying back and forth in Tokyo: http://www.wimp.com/skyscrapersswaying/

Video of the tsunami remnants hitting a canal in Hawaii: http://www.wimp.com/tsunamibackyard/

Video of the ground being torn apart during the earthquake: http://www.dump.com/2011/03/12/crazy-video-of-the-ground-shifting

Video of supermarket during earthquake: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12717701

Economist chart of world’s deadliest earthquakes since 1900: http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/03/earthquakes

BBC Tsunami wave forecast map: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12715415

BBC Interactive map with site-based video clips:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12722187

Possible discussion extension questions:

• How was the impact of this earthquake different from the earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010?
• How does this tsunami and its aftermath compare with the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004?  Compare the size of the earthquakes and examine why so many more lives were lost during the 2004 earthquake.