World History II- Meyers
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Enduring Understandings for World History II
EU#1: The United States gradually became a global superpower during the 20th century.
EU#2: American society and culture has changed throughout the 20th century.
EU #3: Challenges to pre-existing social, economic, and political systems shaped 20th century World History.
EU #4: Conflict and cooperation between nations shaped 20th century World History.
Unit 1: The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era
Essential Questions
1. What were the most significant effects of industrialization in America?
2. How did Progressive reformers attempt to address the problems of the Gilded Age?
3. To what degree were these reform attempts successful?
4. How did the role of government change during the Progressive Era?
5. Does the novel The Jungle accurately depict American urban life at the turn of the century?
Essential Skill
Evaluating Sources and Writing
Essential Vocabulary
Radical Reconstruction, Manifest Destiny, Gilded Age, Industrialism. Urbanization, Progressivism,
Socialism, Capitalism, Social Darwinism, Liberalism, Conservatism, Anarchism, Suffrage, Immigration,
Democracy, Nativism, Big Business
Unit Project
Research Paper: 4-5 pages over Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle
Unit Exam
Multiple Choice, Short Answer (Objective Only: No Written)
100 Points
Syllabus for Unit 1
Date
Topic
Homework
Wednesday, 8-14
Thursday, 8-15
Friday, 8-16
Monday, 8-19
Tuesday, 8-20
Wednesday, 8-21
Thursday, 8-22
Welcome and Interviews
Expectations, Debriefing Personal Histories
Understanding Enduring Understandings
Reconstruction
Westward Expansion
The Gilded Age
Introduction to Unit 1
Assign Textbooks
Notemaking 101
Introduction to the Progressives
Introduction to The Jungle Research Paper
Context: Chicago (Notecheck)
Immigration (Notecheck)
Immigration (Notecheck)
Work Day (Thesis Form Due)
Labor Day- No School! (Why “Labor Day”?)
Working Conditions
Work Day
Socialism and Labor Unions
Socialism and Labor Unions
Work Day (Source Comparison Form Due)
Political Corruption and Democracy
Political Corruption and Democracy
Work Day
Work Day
Review Game, (Research Paper Due!)
Unit 1 Exam
Personal History
Email, Binder
None!
Reading: Dawes Act
Video: The Gilded Age
None
BL 416-420
Purpose: Who were the progressives and
what were their goals?
Progressives Poster
The Jungle Chapters 1, 2 (34 pp)
The Jungle Chapters 3, 7 (21 pp)
The Jungle Chapters 8, 9, 10 (25 pp)
The Jungle Chapter 25 (19 pp)
No HW- WOOHOO!
Friday, 8-23
Monday, 8-26
Tuesday, 8-27
Wednesday, 8-28
Thursday, 8-29
Friday, 8-30
Monday, 9-2
Tuesday, 9-3
Wednesday, 9-4
Thursday, 9-5*
Friday, 9-6
Monday, 9-9
Tuesday, 9-10
Wednesday, 9-11
Thursday, 9-12
Friday, 9-13
Monday, 9-16
Tuesday, 9-17
Research Paper
Research Paper
Research Paper
Research Paper
Research Paper
Research Paper
Research Paper
Research Paper
Research Paper
Study for Exam, Binder, Study Guide
No HW!