Cold War

Mr. Milo, during the Cold War. Don't let the tube socks and Mickey Mouse shirt fool you. When would the nukes drop?

Essential Questions:
1. How did events during WWII lead to the Cold War?
2. Was U.S./U.S.S.R. competition all that bad?
3. Why were proxy wars so fashionable during the Cold War?
4. What led to the end of the Soviet Union?
5. Was the Cold War Era safer than today?

Handouts: Cold War and OGT Notes, Article Example, News Article Directions, Cold War Cartoon Instructions, Cold War Packet, Summarized Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The End of the Cold War, ...


PowerPoints: Cold War at Home, Cold War, The Soviet Union Falls, ...

Scenes from Dr. Strangelove: Doomsday Device, Mein Fuhrer, I can walk!, Dimitry and the President, Water Fluoridation, Getting our hair mussed, ...

World War II

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?

Totalitariansim

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

PowerPoints: Events Leading to World War II, Totalitarianism, ...

Handouts, Projects: Desperation 1920, Dictators 101, Totalitarian Horror Project, ...




Museums dedicated to totalitarian regimes in Budapest and Prague.

World War I

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?

1800s and Revolutions

Prezi Assessment Directions

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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.