Day 29 - Friday

United States response to the Holocaust


OPENING ACTIVITY: In groups, use your chromebooks to define the following terms:
                                                   - antisemitism
                                                   - Nuremburg laws
                                                   - Einsatzgruppen
                                                          - Hitler's Final Solution 

1. United States and the Holocaust Reading
       a) Why was it difficult for Jews and other immigrants to come to America?
       b) What are two reasons the United States did not publish much about the atrocities against the Jewish people?

Day 28 - Thursday

Opening Activity: On your table, answer: What was D-Day and why is it important?


1. Facts of D-Day
     - What is the most interesting fact that you can find about D-Day?
     - Why was D-Day successful?

2. Saving Private Ryan

Day 27 - Wednesday

Opening Activity: None


1. World Leaders

2. Biography Research

Day 26 - Tuesday

Opening Activity: Grab a book from the ledge and open your Addicted to War document!


1. Addicted to War

2. Pearl Harbor

Day 25 - Friday

Opening Activity: On your table! What is this cartoon saying about American attitudes before World War II




1. Quarantine speech
2. Neutrality Acts

3. Addicted to War if we have time

Day 24 - Thursday

Opening Activity: Grab a book from the ledge and open up the Addicted to war Document!


1. Addicted to War!
Addicted to War Doc

2. Crash Course WWI

Day 23 - Wednesday

Opening Activity - Grab a book from the ledge by the window and open the document from yesterday!



1. Addicted to war!
Addicted to War doc

2. Spanish American War