Week of 2/6 thru 2/10:
Monday (2/6): Continuation of last Thursday and Friday nights' homework
assignment: 1. Read pages 478-483 (Chapter 9/Section 3--"Hitler and Nazi
Germany") in the textbook. On page 483, define the 4 "Vocabulary" terms, and
answer questions #4 and #5 (due tomorrow). 2. Work on your "Dictator School
Graduation Project": a. Select a real country. b. Rename that country (it is
the nation you will become dictator of when you finish your dictator
internship following graduation. c. Create a "folksy, yet authoritative"
nickname that you want the citizens of your country to use when they talk
about you. d. Select the name of your political party. e. Select 3 major
beliefs/ideas that your political party stands for. f. Create a symbol for
your political party (Stalin & the communists had the hammer and the sickle,
Hitler and the Nazis had the swatstika, and Mussolini and the Fascists had the
fasces). g. Select the color of the shirts your young supporters/thugs will
wear. h. Develop a 'salute' or gesture that your citizens will have to do in
your direction whenever you are in their presence. i. Design your nation's
flag. j. Select an enemy you can use to unite your countrymen against. k.
Select a country that you want to conquer. This Dictator School project will
be due Wednesday.
Tuesday (2/7): 1. Read pages 486-491 (Chapter 9/Section 4--"Cultural and
Intellectual Trends") in the textbook. On page 491, select and define 5
"Vocabulary" terms, and answer questions #4 and #5 (due Thursday). 2. Work on
your "Dictator School Graduation Project": a. Select a real country. b.
Rename that country (it is the nation you will become dictator of when you
finish your dictator internship following graduation. c. Create a "folksy,
yet authoritative" nickname that you want the citizens of your country to use
when they talk about you. d. Select the name of your political party. e.
Select 3 major beliefs/ideas that your political party stands for. f. Create
a symbol for your political party (Stalin & the communists had the hammer and
the sickle, Hitler and the Nazis had the swatstika, and Mussolini and the
Fascists had the fasces). g. Select the color of the shirts your young
supporters/thugs will wear. h. Develop a 'salute' or gesture that your
citizens will have to do in your direction whenever you are in their presence.
i. Design your nation's flag. j. Select an enemy you can use to unite your
countrymen against. k. Select a country that you want to conquer. This
Dictator School project is due tomorrow.
Wednesday (2/8):
Thursday (2/9):
Friday (2/10):
Week of 1/30 thru 2/3:
Monday (1/30): Continuation of homework assignment first assigned on 1/25:
Read pages 462-469 (Chapter 9/Section 1--"The Futile Search for Stability") in
the textbook. On page 469, define the 5 "Vocabulary" terms, and on page 463,
answer "Reading Objectives" questions #1 and #2 (due tomorrow).
Tuesday (1/31): Read pages 470-477 (Chapter 9/Section 2--"The Rise of
Dictatorial Regimes") in the textbook. On page 477, select and define 5
"Vocabulary" terms, and answer questions #4 and #5 (due Thursday).
Wednesday (2/1): 1. Read pages 470-477 (Chapter 9/Section 2--"The Rise of
Dictatorial Regimes") in the textbook. On page 477, select and define 5
"Vocabulary" terms, and answer questions #4 and #5 (due tomorrow). 2. Work on
your "Dictator School Graduation Project": a. Select a real country. b.
Rename that country (it is the nation you will become dictator of when you
finish your dictator internship following graduation. c. Create a "folksy,
yet authoritative" nickname that you want the citizens of your country to use
when they talk about you. d. Select the name of your political party. e.
Select 3 major beliefs/ideas that your political party stands for. f. Create
a symbol for your political party (Stalin & the communists had the hammer and
the sickle, Hitler and the Nazis had the swatstika, and Mussolini and the
Fascists had the fasces). g. Select the color of the shirts your young
supporters/thugs will wear. h. Develop a 'salute' or gesture that your
citizens will have to do in your direction whenever you are in their presence.
i. Design your nation's flag. j. Select an enemy you can use to unite your
countrymen against. k. Select a country that you want to conquer. This
Dictator School project will be due next Wednesday.
Thursday (2/2): 1. Read pages 478-483 (Chapter 9/Section 3--"Hitler and Nazi
Germany") in the textbook. On page 483, define the 4 "Vocabulary" terms, and
answer questions #4 and #5 (due Tuesday). 2. Work on your "Dictator School
Graduation Project": a. Select a real country. b. Rename that country (it is
the nation you will become dictator of when you finish your dictator
internship following graduation. c. Create a "folksy, yet authoritative"
nickname that you want the citizens of your country to use when they talk
about you. d. Select the name of your political party. e. Select 3 major
beliefs/ideas that your political party stands for. f. Create a symbol for
your political party (Stalin & the communists had the hammer and the sickle,
Hitler and the Nazis had the swatstika, and Mussolini and the Fascists had the
fasces). g. Select the color of the shirts your young supporters/thugs will
wear. h. Develop a 'salute' or gesture that your citizens will have to do in
your direction whenever you are in their presence. i. Design your nation's
flag. j. Select an enemy you can use to unite your countrymen against. k.
Select a country that you want to conquer. This Dictator School project will
be due next Wednesday.
Friday (2/3): Continuation of last night's homework assignment: 1. Read
pages 478-483 (Chapter 9/Section 3--"Hitler and Nazi Germany") in the
textbook. On page 483, define the 4 "Vocabulary" terms, and answer questions
#4 and #5 (due Tuesday). 2. Work on your "Dictator School Graduation
Project": a. Select a real country. b. Rename that country (it is the nation
you will become dictator of when you finish your dictator internship following
graduation. c. Create a "folksy, yet authoritative" nickname that you want
the citizens of your country to use when they talk about you. d. Select the
name of your political party. e. Select 3 major beliefs/ideas that your
political party stands for. f. Create a symbol for your political party
(Stalin & the communists had the hammer and the sickle, Hitler and the Nazis
had the swatstika, and Mussolini and the Fascists had the fasces). g. Select
the color of the shirts your young supporters/thugs will wear. h. Develop a
'salute' or gesture that your citizens will have to do in your direction
whenever you are in their presence. i. Design your nation's flag. j. Select
an enemy you can use to unite your countrymen against. k. Select a country
that you want to conquer. This Dictator School project will be due next
Wednesday.
