For each of the following readings answer the questions at the end of the reading. This assignment is due at the start of the next scheduled class period.
29.4 Deng Xiaoping, A Market Economy for Socialist Goals
29.5 Pope John Paul II, Centesimus Annus
29.7 “We Wage a War to Save Civilization Itself” (2001): George W. Bush
Here is the link for discussion post #5 – AP World Post #5. This post will close on Monday, April 12 at 5:00 pm.
For this project you will create a timeline of China from 1900 to 1990. You need include at least 12 events. Be sure to have key leaders, key events, and any countries that may be involved. Some examples would be Mao, The Great Leap Forward, Little Red Book, to name a few (hint, hint).
You may use a variety of platforms to create this project. You may work with another individual. This is due at the end of the period in which it was assigned.
Here are three readings from the Cold War and Beyond. First up is the Marshall Plan. This was the United States trying to rebuild Europe. Next reading is the Warsaw Pact. This is the Soviets response to NATO. And lastly a reading by Albert Camus. This illustrates some of the new philosophies that started to take shape after WWII.
Marshall Plan
Why did Marshall suggest such a sweeping measure of economic support?
What advantages would the United States gain from the realization of the Marshall Plan?
What connection was there between the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, and the Cold War?
The Warsaw Security Pact
What reasons did the parties to the Warsaw Pact five for the formation of a military alliance?
What were the essential terms of the treaty, and in what ways did it reflect the Cold War ideological between the East and West?
Albert Camus: The Rebel
What values or purposes did he see in the penchant of each individual to rebel against society?
In view of Camus’ assertion that “the twentieth century revolution…is first of all a politics and an ideology,” why did he insist that concentration upon politics and ideologies was futile and unrealistic?
Please read the selection below and the answer the question. Please submit your answer to lwaddell@tempeunion.org.
The Plight of the Peasant in Russia
Why was Russia suffering an agrarian crisis?
Complete the reading on Japan, answer the questions and send your responses to lwaddell@tempeunion.org
Directions: Provide the following information for the figures you have been assigned: A) dates lived, B) 3-4 bullet points of biography, C) explanation of 3-4 major accomplishments or works, and D) analysis of how he/she relates to the themes of Latin American Consolidation. Be sure to include a visual of the person or place.
1. Toussaint L’Overture
2. Father Hidalgo
3. Augustin de Iturbide
4. Simon Bolivar
5. Gran Colombia
6. Jose de San Martin
7. August Comte
8. Andres Santa Cruz
9. Dom Pedro I
10. Joao VI
11. Juan Manuel de Rosas
12. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
13. Benito Juarez
14. Maximillian von Habsburg
15. Domingo Sarmiento
16. Porfirio Diaz
In the attachment you will find twelve documents. Complete the source worksheet for THREE of the documents in the attachment. This is assignment is due at the end of the class period in which it was assigned.
Here is an Imperialism Project. Be sure to follow all the directions. You may work with one other person. This project is due at the beginning of the next class period in which it was assigned.
Click on the link below and read 19.1, 19.4, and 19.6. Answer the questions at the end of each reading. Please submit your answers to Schoology.
19.1-Sybil
19.4-A Defense of the Factory System
19.6-Luddism: An Assault on Technology
