Social Studies 3/12/12

Students will begin to understand the following standards...

Geography 1c. Recognize the patterns and networks of economic interdependence...

Geography 2a. Analyze how economic, political, cultural, and social processes interact to shape patterns of human population, interdependence, cooperation and conflict...

Geography 2c. Interpret from a geographic perspective the expansion of the United States by addressing issues of land, security, and sovereignty...

History 2e. Analyze the causes and effects of major conflicts... 

History 2f. Analyze ideas that are critical to the understanding of American history, by completing the following tasks...

1. Analyze a Primary Source document and answer questions about life in Colorado during the 1930's...
• Read pages 60-61 in the Go to the Source book
• What is the one New Deal program that found almost total acceptance?
• What were the three most important reasons the president proposed the program?
• Read the letter on page 66 and answer the questions on page 67. 
2. Explain two of the political cartoons in this New Deal presentation.

 Students will begin to study World War II...

1. Reading Chapter 26 Sections 1 and 2 in the American Journey text book...
• Completing worksheets relating to the American Journey Chapter 26 Sections 1 and 2...
2. Listening to an audio podcast and filling in notes...
• Answering questions about the podcast notes... 
• Writing a paragraph explaining the causes of World War II and comparing the similarities with World War I...
  

WWII Background - Communism

WWII Background - Germany

WWII Background - Japan