Just do it (Progressive Movement

1. Just do it (Progressive Movement • What is this quote talking about? • “There would come all the way back from Europe old sausage that had been rejected, and that was moldy and white—it would be dosed with borax and glycerin, and dumped into the hoppers, and made over again for home consumption…There would be meat stored in great piles in rooms, and the water from leaky roofs would drip over it, and thousands of rats would race about upon it.” (Upton Sinclair; The Jungle)

2. Just Do It – Reading is fundamental (Progressive Movement) “We were young, eight, nine, ten years old…The hours were from 7:30 in the morning to 6:30 at night when it wasn’t busy. No overtime pay, not even supper money…My wages were $1.50 for a seven-day week.”

3. Just Done It? (Concept Attainment Model) • The word of the day…look at it, live it, and love it: • Imperialism!!!! • Think of some examples, non-examples, essential characteristics, and non-essential characteristics

4. Just Do It…Reviewin’ It • Describe the differences between the USSR and U.S. • What was the Berlin Airlift? • Where did Communism spread to (during in the 1940s)? • What’s important about these: a. Truman Doctrine b. Marshall Plan c. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

5. Just Do It – More Review? • Write down 3 interesting facts from yesterday and turn them in. • And…watch this:

6. Just Do It • What does this picture mean?

7. Just Do It • Compare/Contrast Korean War and Vietnam War • You can use your notes if you’d like…

8. Just Do It • Define • McCarthyism • Vietnamization • “Massive Retaliation” • “Containment of communism” and provide example(s)

9. Just Do It • Create a KWL chart on a sheet of paper about the Great Depression What you:

10. Just Do It “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” - Who said this? - How does this relate to Great Depression? - As an American, what caused “fear” during the Great Depression?

11. Just Do It • What’s going on in this political cartoon?

12. Just Do It (WWII) • What’s going on in this quote: • “Sir, some recent work by E. Fermi and L. Szilard, which has been communicated to me in manuscript, leads me to expect that the element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the immediate future…” • What is the subject? Who is the author? What is the long-term impact of his quote?

13. Just Do It. Using the Venn diagram provided, compare and contrast Japanese internment camps and Nazi concentration camps AND…turn in your homework

14. Just Do It • Compare and contrast the invasion of Normandy (D-day), France to two of these battles: • Battle of Stalingrad • Battle of Britain • Battle of the Bulge • Attack on Pearl Harbor • Battle of El Alamein

15. Just Do It…Spectrum • I will provide you a series of statements, based on your understanding of WWII answer the question by standing along the spectrum • From Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree • The U.S. should have stayed neutral (isolationism) throughout WWII. • Problems with the Weimar Republic (Democratic Government in Germany) caused WWII • Nuremburg Laws are similar to Jim Crow Laws • The U.S. would have entered the war if the attack on Pearl Harbor never happened. • The government had the right to censor the media during WWII. • Japanese Internment camps were necessary to protect Japanese-Americans from discrimination and racism • Women should have been allowed to fight in “combat” roles during WWII • Returning soldiers should be able to take their jobs back from women and minority workers. • Prisoners of war should be treated fairly, no matter how the enemy treats POWs. • The use of atomic bombs were necessary to end the war in the Pacific.