Monday, January 25th

Welcome to Semester 2!  

Advanced American Studies

After a brief introduction to the Second World War, classes were assigned text reading pages 436-442.  Pay particular attention to the actions taken by Germany, Italy, Japan and the Soviet Union that lead to war.  Note the rise of dictatorships and the conditions unique to each nation.

Reminder:  Quiz #1 Tuesday

American Studies

After a brief introduction to WWII, students had time to complete the assignment listed below.

Assignment:  Read 436-442.  Complete note organizer on bottom of 436.

Wednesday - Friday January 20-22

All Classes

Wednesday -- Review for Great Depression Final Exam

Thursday  -- Exams hours 2, 6, 5, 4

Friday -- Exams hours 1, 3, 7

Tuesday, January 19th

Advanced American History

In class today we are focusing on the Second New Deal and the Social Security Act of 1935.  Reasearch done on the PBS website was discussed as was the New Deal Graphic organizer.

Assignment:  Read pages 412-421 (Effects of the New Deal)

WPA image courtesy newdeal75.org

American Studies

In class today we are completing the assignment on Social Security based on web research.  Most information can be found at this web link:

PBS Social Security History and Overview

Monday, January 18

Advanced American History

As we begin to culminate our study of the Great Depression and New Deal era, we are going to examine some of the nuts and bolts of the most noteworthy of all legislation from the New Deal era, the Social Security Act of 1935.  In small groups, answer the questions (handout) related to the background and overview of Social Security from the following website:

PBS Social Security NewsHour

Be prepared to discuss what you find here in class on Tuesday!

American Studies

After finishing a discussion of specific New Deal programs, please complete the following assignment on the legacy of the New Deal.

Assignment:  Read text 412-421 (complete 2-column notes).

Friday, January 15th

American Studies

To further analyze Franklin Roosevelt's response to the economic crisis of the 1930's, we are examining one of his early "Fireside Chats".  FDR made effective use of mass media to try to build confidence in the citizenry and get the economy back on track.  In the second of these chats, Roosevelt both assesses the first few months of his presidency in working to combat the problems of the economy and addresses arguments against his actions.  Text and audio of this radio address can be found here:

May 1933 Fireside Chat

FDR on the radio image courtesy of huffingtonpost.com

Thursday, January 14th

Advanced American History

NHD Work time -- use the time to organize the source information you got at UWGB last week and prep for 2nd meetings.

American Studies

In class today, we reviewed some of the key programs of the New Deal era.  Be sure to know the details of the New Deal note sheet.

Wednesday, January 13th

Advanced American History

To continue our discussion of the political and economic philosophies of FDR, we began by reviewing his 1933 inaugural address.  Then, we examined the ideals espoused in his inaugural put into action in the first 100 days of his presidency, the first New Deal.

Assignment:  Complete New Deal organizer using text pages 396-411.

WPA sign courtesy archives.gov