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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Thursday, December 11th

Advanced American History

The First World War was the first major conflict of the 20th century, a century that was the deadliest in human history. Between 1914-1918, some 18 million people would die as old military tactics combined with new technological advances to produce horrific results. Moreover, a world wide flu epidemic would compound the struggles for people around the world.

Today, we analyzed how the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand constituted the spark that produced the Great War. In essence, how does the death of one man (and his wife) lead to the deadliest global conflict to date?

Assignment: Read text 282 - 291. Answer questions 4, 5, & 6


American Studies

Economists argue today about the causes of the Great Depression, but today we examined some of the common causes that are cited as elements that led to the greatest economic crisis in US History. (unregulated stock market, uneven distribution of wealth, easy credit, unbalanced trade, mechanization, etc).

Assignment: Read p. 373-381. Answer questions 4, 5 & 6.

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