TUESDAY--APRIL 5

US HISTORY
EQ:
How did the social, economic, and political changes of the 1920s impact the United States?

CW:
conservative backlash to First Red Scare/Palmer Raids:
rise of the new KKK; Klan symbols
immigration restrictions (see green handout)
discuss: big changes of the 1920s: 1920s overview
massive growth of urban populations leads to cultural conflict
Wets vs. Drys:  The Reality of Prohibition (1920-33)
Disc #2 
1. Prohibition in reality (08:55---13:13-ish)
2. producing illegal alcohol (1:09:13--1:17:00)
Disc #3--Societal changes
the New Woman of the 1920s: 33:00--39:00 
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celebrity culture 
Charlie Chaplin--one of the stars of the decade
Charles Lindbergh
Babe Ruth
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Christian fundamentalism vs. modernism
Scopes Monkey Trial-1925-Butler Act
video clip from Constitution USA on First Amendment issues and public schools
Valedictorian speech in SC--2013
discussion about public schools and religion 

HW:
review notes for 1920s quiz
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IB HOTA
EQ:
Why did the US become an imperialist power in the late 19th century?
What were the impacts of America's new approach to foreign nations?

CW:
history of U.S. military engagements up to the Spanish-American War
discussion: What role should the U.S. have in global affairs?
notes: roots of American imperialism
annexation of Hawaii--1898
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Spanish-American War (1898)
primary source analysis: Why did the U.S. invade Cuba?
video clip from The Roosevelts DVD (1:20:00--1:23:38)
Treaty of Paris--1898
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Philippines War (1899-1902)
water cure 
letters from soldiers in the Philippines War

HW:
Read pp. 622-23; 625-28*
*stop at Wilson and Mexico