Wednesday, May 21, 2014

AP WH 5/21/14

Test next class Friday 5/23.
Here are the review sheet questions.
Bulliet Chapters 28-29 Test Review


1. List details about the start of WWI including causes, attitudes, and alliances.

2. Describe the fighting on the Western Front.

3. Describe the US entrance into WWI.

4. Explain the role of women in WWI and how their roles forever changed.

5. Give a detailed account of Zionism.

6. Describe Woodrow Wilson’s 14 points.

7. List the details about Russia’s switch to communism; including key characters and goals.

8. Describe the details of the global economic depressions. Start with Germany in 1923 but mainly focus on the stock market crash of 1929 and its global implications.

9. Explain the significance of the Boxer Rebellion of 1900.

10. Explain the mandate system.

11. Give a detailed account of the rise of modern Turkey.

12. What new technologies and changes do we see between the years 1900-1929?

13. Describe in detail Stalin’s Five-Year plan and Stalinist terror.

14. Describe Mussolini’s rise to power and some of his accomplishments.

15. Describe Hitler’s rise to power.

16. Explain Mao’s communist views and his struggle to gain power in China.

17. Give an account of the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and explain why Japan sought to also attack SE Asia.

18. List the key battles and a description of the key battles of WWII.

19. Describe the end of WWII.

20. List and explain some key changes that WWII made to the world.



Thursday, May 1, 2014

5/1/14 AP WORLD

We went over most of chapter 29 today in class.  Chapter 30 key terms are due next class.  Bring both review packets to every class.

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

AP World History 4/29

The AP students need to complete the Chapter 29 key terms and turn it in Thursday for a HW grade.  Big dtaes coming up!  May 15th AP Exam and May 19th SOL II.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

AP 4/23

Test on Chapters 21-25 next class.  Here are your thesis statements:

Comp


1. Compare the Ottoman Empire to the Qing Empire in regards to relations with Europe and how they reacted to problems they faced in the 19tth century?

2. Compare the French Revolution to either the American Revolution or the Haitian Revolution in regards to political, economic, and social characteristics.



CCOT

3. Describe the continuities and changes in the British Empire in regards to political, social, and economic characteristics between the years 1750-1870.

4. Describe the continuities and changes in China in regards to political, social, and economic characteristics between the years 1750-1870.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

World Geography 4/22

1st Period students need to complete the guided reading questions below and be ready to take a reading quiz on the questions on Wednesday.

Unit 13 Northern Eurasia Guided Reading 2011


Physical Geography- Use pages 357-364

Mountains and Plateaus

1. The Ural Mountains mark a traditional boundary between which two parts of Russia?

2. Which mountain chain lies in the southwestern part of Russia? And which two bodies of water does it lie between?

Plains Areas

3. Why do many swamps and lakes form on the Northern European Plain in Russia?

4. What percentage of Russians live on the Northern European Plain? Why?

Coasts, Seas, and Lakes

5. What percent of the world’s fresh water is contained in Lake Baikal?

Rivers

6. What three beneficial things does the Volga River provide the Russians with?

Soil and Forest Land

7. Why is it a challenge to transport crops from where they grow in the chernozem soil of the south to cities in the north?

High-Latitude Regions

8. Because most of Russia is far away from any moderating ocean influence, its interior has extreme temperature change and little precipitation. What is this known as?

Tundra

9. Most of the Tundra lies within the Arctic Circle. What is the latitude of the Arctic Circle?

Subarctic

10. The Russian taiga is roughly the size of which country?

Economic Geography- Use pages 391-394

The Soviet Command Economy

11. Who makes the key economic decisions under a command economy?

12. Why did the Soviet Union’s economy stagnate during the 1970s and 1980s?



The Market Economy

13. What was the biggest change that Mikhail Gorbachev started and Boris Yeltsin continued?

Agriculture

14. Name and describe the two types of soviet era farms.

Transporting Goods

15. Because roads are often not drivable in Siberia, what are the two most important modes of transportation?

Cultural Geography- Use pages 371-382

Population Patterns Intro

16. How many different ethnic groups make up Russia?

The People

17. Between which years was Russia called the Soviet Union?

18. What are the largest ethnic groups in Russia?

Density and Distribution

19. Why do 85% of all Russians live in Western Russia?

Language and Religion

20. What did the Soviet government strictly discourage during their rule?

21. Most Russian Christians claim allegiance to which church?

The Arts

22. Churches were often crowned with ______________ that symbolized heaven.

23. Who is the most famous Russian composer?

The Rise of Russia

24. Who was the first ever czar of Russia?

Romanov Czars and the Empire

25. Which two cities does the Trans-Siberian Railroad connect? How long is the railroad?

A Superpower

26. What was the name of the struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union?

The Fall of the Soviet Union

27. How many countries were created after the collapse of the Soviet Union?







Friday, April 18, 2014

AP WH 4/18

I collected the students CCOT essays today and we took notes on chapter 25.  The students need to complete the key term worksheets for chapters 26 and 27 for homework and turn then in on Wednesday 4/23 for a homework grade.  Don't forget test on Chapters 21-25 is next Friday 4/25 students should be working on their review sheets!

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

4/16 AP WH

The test on chapters 21-25 has been moved to Friday 4/25.  Students need to read chapter 25 before next class being ready for a possible reading quiz on Friday 4/18.  Students need to turn in a CCOT essay on Friday 4/18.  The prompt is describe the CCOT of women in the Ottoman, Russian and Qing Empire in the 19th century.

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

AP World 4/14

We took a reading quiz on Chapter 24 today. And we took notes on Chapter 24.  I will lecture on chapter 25 Wednesday and we will have a test on Chapters 21-25 on Friday 4/18.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

4/3 AP World History

Students took their 3 Quarter Test today.  Over Spring Break students need to read all of Chapter 24 and complete the two worksheets they got in class (front and back).  These worksheets are due the day we get back from Spring Break.  ***Scott and Hunter email me for a copy of these worksheets!  Students were also given a SOL review packet that they need to start working on.  And I gave AP review books to students that wanted a copy.

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

3/24 AP World History

We will write a DBQ next class and students need to read the first half of chapter 22 pages 629-640.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

3/20 AP World History

We went over the American, French and Haitian Revolutions today in class.  For homework the students need to compare the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen to the American Declaration of Independence. Also just a heads up we will be writing a DBQ in class on Monday.  Students may want to brush up on how to write a DBQ.

Friday, March 14, 2014

3/14 AP World

Students need to read pages 300-318 and complete the chapter 21 chart before class on Tuesday, the chart is a homework grade.  By Thursday all of chapter 21 must be read. Possible reading quiz on pages 600-618 on Tuesday or all of chapter 21 on Thursday. 

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

AP World History Thesis Prompts

Compare one or more of the land based empires in Chapter 19 with one or more of the maritime empires you have studied. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a land empire as opposed to a maritime empire? Three similarities and three differences need to be included in your thesis.




Compare the administrative structure of either the Russian or Qing Empire to that of either the Ottoman or Mughal Empire. Three similarities and three differences need to be included in your thesis.



CCOT- Europe’s influence on the Ottoman Empire from 1453 to 1800. Be sure to include, social, economic, and political factors.



CCOT- China’s influence on European civilization from 1500 to 1800. Be sure to include social, economic, and political factors.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

AP World History

Your test on Chapters 19 and 20 is Friday 3/14