Mrs. Ruland's Advanced Placement United States History Class
Unit 12 Syllabus
Diplomacy
and War: 1920-1945
ASSIGNMENT FOR THIS UNIT: UNIT IDENTIFICATION- 70 points.
(For those of you who like to work ahead, the Unit 13 Identifications will be due on May 5 and comprises 150 terms.)
READING FOR THIS UNIT: A PEOPLE AND A NATION Chapters 26 and 27; Online Quizzes: Chapter 26 Chapter 27
EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS UNIT — You should already be preparing for the exam, but if you haven't already been using my review site, now is the time. Of particular importance would be the USQuizMainPage; this is an excellent way to review and become more comfortable with the multiple choice section. U.S. History Curriculum is a wonderful collection of essays from Columbus to the present.
ASSIGNMENT FOR UNIT 2: UNIT IDENTIFICATION- 30 points Due 9/17
READING FOR THIS UNIT: The American Pageant Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
apusreader's Podcast - Elyse Friedman - Reading of The American Pageant
Unit 12 Syllabus
| 4/4 | Review—League
of Nations; WWI peace terms; US
Isolationism; US intervention in Latin America HW—League of Nations; US Isolationism HW —Kellogg-Briand Pact HW—Dr. New Deal or Dr. Win-the-War (last section) |
| 4/5 | Due—Kellogg-Briand
Pact Group—Foreign policy 1929-1939 (Lesson 12 preparation) HW—Lesson 12 - Isolation and Neutrality (15 pts) |
| 4/6 | Due—Lesson 12 Notes—War in Europe; Fascism HW—Lesson 13 - Axis Partners: Clouds of War (assign groups) |
| 4/7 | Seminar—Lesson
13 - Axis Partners: Clouds of War Notes—War in Pacific HW—Lesson 14A - Pearl Harbor: Interpretations of History |
| 4/8 | Discussion—Lesson
14; Pearl Harbor – What should be the US reaction? HW—Lesson 15 (read documents) HW—World War II: The Home Front |
| 4/11 | Class—Lesson
15 discussion Notes—Rosie the Riveter and the Homefront HW—Lesson 15 - Japanese American Internment (24 pts) HW— Lesson 23 - WWII Map Strategies |
| 4/12 | Seminar—Lesson
23 - WWII Map Strategies HW—Lesson 16 - The US and the Holocaust |
| 4/13 | Due—Lesson 15 Discussion—Lesson 16 - The US and the Holocaust Notes—The Holocaust |
| 4/14 | Discussion—The Manhattan Project and the Bomb |
| 4/15 |
Due—IDs; online quizzes |
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