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Monday, December 15, 2008

Monday, December 15th


Advanced American Studies

(photo on right courtesy Life magazine)
Our third day of focus on The Great War will be centered on the involvement of the United States in WWI. We will discuss how the nation mobilized for war, what opposition was generated, and what social change was created by the entry of the US into WWI.

Assignment: Read pgs. 301-309. Answer questions 4, 5, & 6. "Quest" scheduled for Wednesday!


American Studies

1. Depression Quiz #1
2. Jigsaw readings (Riding the rails, Dust Bowl, Bonus Army) to focus on the problems of the Great Depression.

Assignment: Read p. 384-388. Outline handout on President Hoover's response to economic collapse.

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