Eye Witness to Events of World War II

Click on the EyeWitness to History website and research an event from World War II. You will be there in someone else's eyes who actually participated in that event. Write a brief summary of what went on as if you were seeing it with your own eyes.

Rise of Nazi Germany

Between World War I and World War II, a Fascist Dictator rose to power in Germany. His government rose to power due to several things that were going on in Germany.

• Aftermath of World War I
• Weak German Government
• Economic Problems in Germany
• Leadership in Germany.

Explain how each of the above led to the rise of the Nazi Party.

Gates Foundation Project

"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." (Lou Holtz)

What do you think the above quote means? How does it relate to you, the project you are currently working on for me, and doing well in school?

How is your project going? If you have any concerns, you can comment on them here or send me an email. Keep working hard and think about what Coach Holtz says up above.

Gates Project Day 1

Today you did some research to find out about Bill Gates? You also researched the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. What were some things of interest that you found out about Bill Gates? What about his foundation? What kind of work does the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation do? Do you think it would be good for us to partner with the foundation for this project?

British Rule in India

Today we made a t-chart and looked at the pros and cons of British rule in India. Do you feel Great Britain's involvement with India was positive or negative. Use the t-chart from class to back up your answer with at least three examples.

The British Empire

They used to say that "the sun never sets on the British Empire." Click on the flag above to see a map that shows what that phrase means. In short Great Britain, at one point, had colonies all over the world, from the Americas to Africa to the Far East. It's hard to believe that as the promotion of democracy was starting to build in England during the 19th and 20th Centuries Great Britain was taking democracy away from other people through colonization. The question you need to answer is why did Great Britain/England need so many colonies? Did they want colonies for the prestige? Was there something that they needed from the colonies?

Why Should Students Be Blogging?

Blogs have been used for a long time, but only recently have we seen them start to be used more and more in the classrooms. The video below shows how elementary students in New Zealand are blogging. It may be a little basic for your tastes, but it gives some ideas of how blogs are being used. How have you seen teachers use blogs in the classroom? Do you have a blog that you write consistently on? Please list 6-7 ways that you feel blogs could be used in the classrooms or by students in general. What could be the benefits to using them consistently? Watch the video to get some ideas and think of some of your own experiences to come up with some good comments.

Nationalism--Good or Bad?

Our textbook defines "Nationalism" as "a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country." It was nationalism that drove men like Giuseppe Mazzini and Giuseppe Garibaldi to push and fight to unify the Italian states into one nation. The question we must ask is when does nationalism push too far.

Watch the video clip below on the growing concern of nationalism in Russia. After watching the video clip, think about our discussion on nationalism in class that led to the unification of the Italian and German states. How are the people in the video clip similar to the people we discussed in class, and how are they different?

Is Technology a Blessing or a Curse?

In the past 100 years, technology has improved, grown, changed very rapidly. Even in the past 10 years, technology has changed. We are doing things with computers that I never had the opportunity to do in school. What is your view of technology? Is it a Blessing or a Curse? Does technology help people or does it enslave them as some noted people have suggested?

Use worksheet 54-55 to research how some people have viewed improvements in technology over the past 100 years. Come up with a good response.