“The history of liberty
is the history of resistance.”
Calendar is subject to change.
“The world must be made
safe for democracy.”
Name:__________________________________________Class:___
Richardson, 2015
– Woodrow Wilson, 1912
– Woodrow Wilson, 1917
APUSH Unit 6, Period 7 Part 1
Populists and Progressives; Becoming a World Power and World War I, 1890-1920
American Pageant chapters 25-33, AMSCO chapters 20-23
Before you begin the unit, set an academic goal and state your time commitment. Then select the strategy(ies) you will use for unit
homework assignments (traditionally… reading the textbook… but there are other options besides reading).
Goal for unit:________ (A, B, C) Time commitment outside of class:________ minutes/block (recommendation is 60 minutes minimum/ block)
Outside strategy for unit content acquisition: (circle one or two)
Reading textbook
Reading/Studying
Wikinotes
The Century Videos
Reading AMSCO
Completing Reading Guides
Study Group
online notes (website)
Watching/Listening to podcast lectures
Watching/Listening to Hippocampus Reviews
Schmoop
Crash Course Videos
Learnerator  Have you tried it yet?
Other:___________________________________________________________
If you still do not have an AMSCO review guide, please order one ASAP!
A Note About Your APUSH Binder:
If your 2 or 3 inch binder is full with units 1-5 (fall semester), please consider starting a new binder units 6-10 (spring). OR… purchase a
larger binder.  See the “Maintaining Your APUSH Notebook” page of Richardson’s website for more information.
MONDAY
January 5
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
6A & 7B
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
8A & 9B
Unit 6 Day 1
Teacher Workday
Welcome Back!
Main Objectives:
-Analyze continuities and changes from Colonial
times through Gilded Age.
-Explain the impact of economic and political
changes during the Gilded Age, and analyze the
response to those changes.
Be ready to dive back into
APUSH!
6 Periods Down… only 3 to go!
Buckle up for 3 more months of
fast paced, content-heavy,
fascinating United States
history!
Only 123 days until the AP exam!
It’s closer than you think.
Unit 6 Day 2
Becoming a World Power
Reading Quiz BOP
Activities:
1st Semester Review Discussion of Main Ideas,
Collaborative, thematic review of Gilded Age…
making connections from unit 5 to unit 6.
Homework:
Read American Pageant chapters 27 & 28 or
chapter 20 of AMSCO. Becoming a World
Power Reading Guide is worth 10% bonus on
next quiz, can be used on the quiz, PLUS earns
the right to correct quiz for ½ points back!
8 Minute Review on McKinley and Roosevelt
6 Minute Review on Taft and Wilson
Becoming a World Power reading guide due with quiz
(optional bonus)
Main Objective:
Explain how global conflicts over resources, territories, and ideologies
renewed debates over the nation’s values and its role in the world, while
simultaneously propelling the United States into a dominant international
military, political, cultural, and economic position.
Activities:
Spanish-American War as a turning point in history: class discussion,
collaborative analysis of changing foreign policy, debates on
imperialism.
Homework:
Review chapter 19 pages 386-392 and preview chapter 21 in AMSCO
or review American Pageant chapter 23 (begin with page 521), pages
608-621, and preview chapter 29. Optional Populists Review and
Progressive Era Reading Guide due on day of Progressive Era Quiz
and earns 10% bonus on both Populist and Progressive Quizzes. Log
onto Skyward and complete the Populist Online Review Quiz by 8am
next block. You should NOT be logged on for more than 20 minutes.
Optional Crossroads Waves of Reform worth 10% on next in-class
quiz & is due on the 14th/15th.
6 Minute Review on Agrarian Revolt and the Populist Movement
If you do not have a study group yet, please consider setting one up now!
It is one of the most effective and highly recommended strategies for preparing for the AP exam!
Calendar is subject to change.
Richardson, 2015
ALSO…Remember… NOT to sign up for the April or May ACT or SAT! Wait until June!
MONDAY & TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
FRIDAY
12A & 13B
14A & 15B
16A
Unit 6 Day 3
Populist Online Review Quiz Closes 8am
Main Objective:
Explain how governmental, political, and social
organizations struggled to address the effects of
large-scale industrialization, economic uncertainty,
and related social changes.
Activities:
Debrief Becoming a World Power quiz, discussion
on Populists & Progressives, collaborative analysis
reforms, and introduction to the DBQ!
Homework:
Read American Pageant chapter 29 & 30 or chapter
21 of AMSCO. Complete Progressive Era
Reading Guide for 10% bonus on next quiz, can be
used on quiz, and earns student the right to correct
quiz for ½ points back.
8 Minute Review on The Progressive Movement
6 Minute Review on the Progressive Presidents
Unit 6 Day 4
Progressive Era Reading Quiz BOP
Populists/Progressive Era Reading Guide due BOP
(optional bonus)
Unit 6 Day 5
WWI Online Reading Quiz closes 8am
WWI Reading Guide due BOP
(optional bonus)
Crossroads Waves of Reform due BOP (optional bonus)
Main Objective:
Explain how governmental, political, and social organizations
struggled to address the effects of large-scale industrialization,
economic uncertainty, and related social changes.
Activities:
Take Progressive Reading Quiz, discussion on the
Progressive Presidents and the election of 1912, collaborative
analysis of state and local reform.
Homework:
Read American Pageant chapter 31 or chapter 22 of AMSCO.
Complete WWI Reading Guide for 10% bonus on online quiz.
Log onto Skyward and complete WWI reading quiz by 8am
next block. You should NOT be logged on for more than 20
minutes.
Main Objective:
Explain how World War I and its aftermath
intensified debates about the nation’s role in
the world and how best to achieve national
security and pursue American interests.
Activities:
Debrief Progressive Era quiz, discussion on
WWI and collaborative analysis of causes and
effects of WWI, Wilson’s strategies, and the
Treaty of Versailles.
Homework:
Read and analyze unit 6 additional readings
and finish completing unit 6 writing activities
… and study for Unit 6 Test.
Brief review of American entry into WWI
Brief review of Woodrow Wilson’s policies
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
FRIDAY
19
20B
21A & 22B
23A
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Teacher Workday
I refuse to accept the view that mankind is
so tragically bound to the starless
midnight of racism and war that the bright
daybreak of peace and brotherhood can
never become a reality... I believe that
unarmed truth and unconditional love will
have the final word.
Unit 6 Day 5
WWI Online Reading Quiz
closes 8am
Unit 6 Day 6
Unit 6 Test
WWI Reading Guide due BOP
(optional bonus)
DBQ ; 55 minutes
25 multiple choice; 25 minutes
Main Objective:
Explain how World War I and its
aftermath intensified debates
about the nation’s role in the
world and how best to achieve
national security and pursue
American interests.
Period 7 Part 1 Term Review due BOP
Activities:
WWI class discussion and
collaborative analysis of causes
and effects of WWI, Wilson’s
strategies, and the Treaty of
Versailles.
Homework:
Finish reading unit 6 additional
readings, finish unit 6 writing
activities, and study for Unit 6
Test. Optional Period 7 Part 1
Term Review worth 10 points on
multiple choice test.
(optional bonus)
Homework:
Read American Pageant chapters 32 &
33 or chapter 23 AMSCO. Log onto
Skyward and complete Roaring
Twenties Online Reading Quiz by
8am next block. Optional Roaring
Twenties reading guide worth 10%
bonus on the online quiz. You should
not be logged on longer than 20
minutes for quiz.
Unit 7 Day 1
Roaring Twenties
Online Reading Quiz
closes 8am
Roaring Twenties reading
guide due BOP
(optional bonus)
Main Objectives:
-Explain the impact of the
revolution in communications
and transportation technology
on mass culture.
-To what extent did migration,
world war, and economic
distress impact the nation?
Activities:
Take reading quiz, discuss the
20s, collaborative analysis of
culture conflicts.
Homework:
Read American Pageant
chapters 33 & 34 or chapter 24
of AMSCO. Optional Boom
and Bust Crossroads Essay
Analysis and Great
Depression and New Deal
reading guide each worth 10%
bonus on next quiz.