Superventures in World Cultures

Saturday, January 11, 2014

World War II in Europe played out in map form.
The Pacific played out in map form.

Handouts: World War II Cartoon/Battles, Witnessing the Holocaust, World War II Essay and Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Life is Beautiful Study Guide, Holocaust and beyond, World War II Essay, Deep thoughts, ...

PowerPoints: World War II,...

Essential Questions:
1. How effective was the method of appeasement?
2. How can nationalism lead to war?
3. How did the allies of World War II become enemies afterward?
4. How did someone like Adolph Hitler gain such a strong following?
5. What pitted the United States again both Germany and Japan?
6. What conditions allowed for the Holocaust to take place? Can a similar event happen again? How can it be prevented?
7. Was the United States justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Japan?

Mr. Milo and Mr. Lenin. Mr. Milo is the one smiling.

Museums dedicated to totalitarian regimes in Budapest and Prague.

22 million casualties.

World War I trenches high in the Vosges Mountains. On the border of France and Germany (Alsace).

Handouts: Life in the Trenches, Intro and Review, Treaty of Versailles and World War I work, ...

PowerPoints: Alliances, World War I, Treaty of Versailles, ...

Helpful websites: BBC, PBS Maps, ...

World War I cemetery in France

Mr. Milo standing above the Alsatian valley.

Essential Questions for World War I:

1. What factors lead to warfare?
2. Who was responsible for World War I?

3. To what extent was World War I a "new type of war"?

4. Is war preventable? What about global war?

5. How did the Treaty of Versailles open a path to World War II?

Prezi Assessment Directions

Fair Trade Handout

Industry! Imperialism! Nationalism!

PowerPoints: 1800s Ads Examples, Italian/German Unification, Capitalism and Socialism, ...

Handouts: Industrial Revolution part 1, Early Industry, 1800s Essentials, Important Questions, Gunga Din and Man Who Would Be King Questions, Advertisement Assignment, Maximum Imperialism, 1800s Essay, ...

Websites: Ems Telegram,...

Essential Questions:
1. How does the Congress of Vienna's attempt to "turn the clock back" fail to solve problems in the 1800s?
2. Why is Britain the first to industrialize and ...
3. How does industry change the lives of Europeans, as well as others around the world?
4. How does Europe exploit the rest of the world?
5. How does nationalism help erupt change all over Europe?
6. How will nationalism, industrialization and imperialism lead to world war?

Pictured: Mr. Milo and host Xhevdet in front of Xhevdet's school in Kosovo. Immense nationalism still exists in this region of Europe, where Albanian and Serbian relations are quite tense.

The European Enlightenment. Where INDIVIDUALISM dominates.

French Revolution (and other stuff)

The beginnings, Sept. 24 work

Enlightenment Quiz Questions

The next assessment will include information on Humanism, Individualism, the meaning of the Renaissance, the Age of Exploration and its impact, Absolutism vs. Individual Rights and the impact of the Enlightenment.

Study guide

U.S. Constitution
In class comparison of Enlightenment and U.S. Constitution

Essential Questions--
How is the Enlightenment a rebirth of Ancient Greek Democracy?
How did the Enlightenment challenge Absolutism?
How compatible is Individualism with Christianity?
Is democracy always the best form of government?
When is revolution justifiable?
What rights do all people deserve?
What is more important, freedom or safety?

Handouts, Part I--
Enlightenment Thinkers Activity, French Revolution Activity, What Napoleon Left Behind, ...
Handouts, Part II--
Enlightenment/France Study Guide, Congress of Vienna, Bill of Rights, Enlightenment Essay Preparation, ...
PowerPoints--
American and French Revolutions, ...

Above, Mr. and Mrs. Milo sit in a coffee house in Budapest, Hungary. Coffee houses were the location of choice for Enlightenment thinkers. The caffeine encouraged healthy debates.