The Roaring 20s - 2/28/13

The Birth of Modern Conservatism

Read the Harding reading - "Return to Normalcy" and Reagan's First Inaugural and answer the question, "What is conservatism in America?"

Propaganda in WWI

Click here:

http://www.firstworldwar.com/posters/usa.htm

The Legacy of Woodrow Wilson - 2/22/13

Woodrow Wilson Museum Project

The New Museum Project

Woodrow Wilson

The West Coast does not currently have a single museum, monument, or library dedicated to Woodrow Wilson.  A piece of property has just been acquired in Los Angeles, and you have been asked to help design a 21st century museum dedicated to him.

Design the layout of the museum. What will we see on the walls?  What statues or other pieces are in the main hall?  How do the elements of this main hall reflect the life and values of the man to whom this museum is dedicated?  What galleries will be included in the museum? What will the outdoor space/gardens look like, and how will they reflect the legacy of President Wilson? Include at least FOUR elements you learned from your study of Wilson and include at least four colors in your design. Please place your design on an 8-1/2x11 piece of paper.

Do THIS project or the WWI Tabloid Magazine Project (one or the other). It is due on Tuesday, February 26.

America on the Eve of War - Tabloid Cover HW

It's 1917. The Zimmermann telegram has just been intercepted by British intelligence agents, and shared with President Wilson. News has now spread across the country of the communique from German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann and the American public is furious.

YOUR ASSIGNMENT: Design a modern 21st century tabloid-style magazine cover as though it were depicting the events of February through April 1917 on the eve of American entry into WWI (sometime between the interception of the telegram and Congress' formal declaration of war). It is due on Tuesday, February 26. Feel free to be creative, but you must include the following:

• An example of anti-Mexican, anti-Japanese, and/or anti-German propaganda
• A reference to at least two other events that led up to America's entry into the war
• A quote from the Zimmermann telegram
• A quote from President Wilson
• A reference to former President Theodore Roosevelt
• A reference to an American who is opposed to going to war
• Must be on an 8-1/2"x11" piece of paper (standard size)

Here are some tabloid magazine cover examples to inspire you:

The Progressive Era - VIDEO

The Jungle - 2/12/13

Upton Sinclair's Jungle and the Meat Inspection Act

Tony Montana and the Progressive Amendments

In the horrible 1983 movie Scarface starring Al Pacino, Pacino's character, Tony Montana, teaches the young Manny about how things work here in America. His quote, summarized is . . .

"First you get the money, then you get the power, then you get the women."

When we think of the Progressive Amendments, think of them this way:

"First you get the money, then you get the power, then you get the liquor, then you get the women."

This translates to:
MONEY - 16th Amendment (direct income tax)
POWER - 17th Amendment (direct election of senators)
LIQUOR - 18th Amendment (prohibition)
WOMEN - 19th Amendment (women's right to vote)

Labor Day in America

Triangle Fire - 2/8/13

Absent? You can download the handout in the Digital File Cabinet, and view "Triangle Fire" online at PBS.org here:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/triangle/

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Unit 8 Intro - 2/8/13

Unit 7 Exam - 2/4/13

Best of Times, Worst of Times - 1/31/13

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