Mrs. Heartwell and Mr. Davis
Syllabus and Pacing Chart – 2nd Marking Period
I.B. History of the Americas II
20th Century Topics Syllabus and Pacing Chart – 2MP
Notes: Syllabus for On the Origins of War by Donald Kagan.
The War Paper is DUE on January 24th or 25th 2005
I.
SESSION 1 – THE EMERGENCE OF GERMANY AND THE EUROPEAN POWERS
1. Discuss pages pp. 137-147: AP European History Textbook
2. Handout Sample IB Paper One Exam and Discuss
3. Handout Guidelines and Information for “The War Paper”
4. HW :: Read pp. 81 - 104
II.
SESSION 2 – ORIGINS OF WWI (Governments and Powers of the major players)
1. Mini Quiz
2. Map of Europe Pre-WWI (on the eve)
3. Notes: European Powers Pre-WWI, ISMS
4. HW :: Read pp. 104 – 114
III.
SESSION 3 – BISMARCK’S ERA
1. Mini-Quiz: The Era of Bismark – 1914
2. Notes: The Era of Bismark-The Road to War
3. HW :: Read pp. 114 - 144
IV.
SESSION 4 THE CHARACTER OF THE PEACE and TESTING THE PEACE
1. Mini-Quiz: The Era of Bismark – 1914
2. Notes: The Era of Bismark-The Road to War (Continued)
3. HW :: Prepare for Socratic Seminar Test Review and Review Sheet
V.
SESSION 5 - Socratic Seminar III
1. The Age of Bismark - The Road To War
2. HW :: Study pp. 80 – 144 for TEST 1
VI.
SESSION 6 – TEST - THE ROAD TO WAR
1. Assign Study Group Projects
2. HW :: Read pp. 145 - 178
VII.
SESSION 7 – THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
1. Lecture and Notes :: The Russian Revolution
20th Century Topics – IB History of the Americas
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Mrs. Heartwell and Mr. Davis
Syllabus and Pacing Chart – 2nd Marking Period
2. Assign Study Groups
VIII.
SESSION 8 - STUDY GROUPS REPORTS w/ HANDOUTS FROM EACH GROUP
1. The First Moroccan Crisis
2. The Triple Entente and the Naval Race
3. The Bosnian Crisis
4. The Second Moroccan Crisis
5. The Haldane Mission
6. The Balkan Wars
7. HW :: Read pp. 183 - 204
IX.
SESSION 9 – THE FINAL CRISIS
1. Mini Quiz
2. Discussion and Notes
3. HW :: pp. 205 – 214
X.
SESSION 10 - THE CAUSES OF WAR
1. Discussion and Notes
2. Short essay on “The Build Up to War.”
3. HW :: Read pp. 281 - 297
XI.
SESSION 11 - THE EARLY & LATTER YEARS OF THE WAR
1. Short Student Presentation: How were the Monarchs of the 1st World War Related?
2. Lecture - The Early Years of the War/ The Latter Years of the War
3. Film on World War I (Peter Jennings – The Century)
4. HW: Read 163 – 182 in the AP Text
XII.
SESSION 12 – VERSAILLES AND THE PEACE
1. Mini Quiz – World War I
2. Lecture Notes and Discussion – How World War I caused World War II
3. HW :: Read pp. 297 – 322
XIII.
SESSION 13 – IN CLASS ESSAY
1. Thesis development and In-class Essay
2. HW :: Read pp. 322 - 334
XIV.
SESSION 14 – TESTING THE PEACE and THE FALL OF THE WEIMER REPUBLIC
20th Century Topics – IB History of the Americas
Warwick High School
Mrs. Heartwell and Mr. Davis
Syllabus and Pacing Chart – 2nd Marking Period
1. Mini Quiz
2. Discussion and Notes
3. HW :: Read pp. pp. 334 – 345
XV.
SESSION 15 - THE RISE OF HITLER
1. Mini Quiz
2. Notes and Discussion: Fascism, Nazism, and the Depression
3. Terms and Discussion: The Abyssinian Crisis and Remilitarization
4. HW :: Read pp. 345-364
XVI.
SESSION 16 – THE ABYSSINIAN CRISIS, THE REMILITARIZATION OF THE RHINELAND
1. Study Questions: From the Rhineland to Vienna, and British Rearmament, pp. 364 – 382
2. Film Excerpt :: The Sound of Music
3. HW :: Review for TEST 2 on pages 297 - 382
XVII.
SESSION 17 – TEST 2
1. HW :: Read pp. 382 - 412
XVIII.
SESSION 18 - HITLER’S PLANS, THE ANSCHLUSS and THE MUNICH CONFERENCE
1. Mini Quiz
2. Discussion and Notes :: The Failure of Appeasement
3. Maps: Hitler’s Germany and Pre-WWII Europe
4. HW :: Read pp. 412 – 417
XIX.
SESSION 19 – THE CAUSES OF THE WAR
1. Short Student Presentation: Tracing Italian History from Unification to World War II
2. Mini-Quiz
3. Discussion of Key Names and terms
XX.
SESSION 20 – WORLD WAR II (1939 – 40)
1. Peter Jennings Film :: The Century
XXI.
SESSION 21 – WORLD WAR II (1940 – 41)
1. Peter Jennings Film :: The Century
XXII.
SESSION 22 - WORLD WAR II (1942 – 45)
1. Peter Jennings Film :: The Century
20th Century Topics – IB History of the Americas
Warwick High School