20th Century American History Assignments
- Instructors
- Terms
- 2019-20: 1st Quarter
- 2019-20: 2nd Quarter
- 2019-20: 3rd Quarter
- 2019-20: 4th Quarter
- Department
- High School
- Description
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20/21st Century US History is designed to give students an accurate overview of the past 100+ years of American history. It is a two semester survey of American History from the late 1890's to 2010. The development of strong reading and writing skills will be emphasized along with critical thinking and a focus on how past history interacts with today's current events.
Upcoming Assignments
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Past Assignments
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Civil Rights
Good morning history reflectors, learners, and makers!
This is your LAST assignment!!! You have adapted well and endured to the end!!! Great job!!! For this final assignment you get to choose which one of these two you want to do. Read them carefully and decide which one engages your mind and heart better. They are both very relevant to what is happening in our nation today. It was due yesterday, June 11th by 11:59pm. However, I will be accepting any late work for partial credit until Friday, June 12th by 11:59pm. Email me if you have any questions!
Remember, choose only one of the following attached assignments.
Praying for you!
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Cuban Missile Crisis Aftermath
Good morning students!
I hope you slept well last night! Praying for your endurance!
The assignment is attached. It is due today, June 4th by 11:59pm.
Hang in there!
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Leaders of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Good morning students!
We turn our attention to the Cuban Missile Crisis. You will find your assignment laid out for you in the attachment. Be sure to read pages 542-547 in your text book. It is valuable background! This will be due today, June 1st, by 11:59pm.
Happy learning!
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Music in the 1950's
Good morning history buffs!
Can you imagine a world without music? Each era has its own. Disco was the rage when I was in college. Music reflects the times.
Your next assignment is attached. Read and listen carefully. Looking forward to your responses. This is due today, May 27th by 11:59pm.
I think you're going to enjoy this!
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Nuclear Weapons Levels
Good morning Juniors!
The Psalmist said, "Weeping may come in the night, but joy comes in the morning." I'm praying the Lord will flood our hearts with joy this morning! Next Monday is Memorial Day, which means no school work will be assigned for that day. It was good to see many of you on zoom yesterday!
See the attachment for your next assignment. Read carefully and respond. If you have any questions please email me. It is due today, May 20th by 11:59pm.
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Backwork day
Good morning students!
No new assignment today. If you have work to make up, please do!
Use your time well!
Enjoy your weekend!
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Artifact assignment
Good morning historians!
You and I are living and making history! This next assignment will tap into your more imaginative, creative side. Read the attachment carefully, if you have questions email me. It is due by 11:59pm, Thursday, May 14th.
Looking forward to seeing where your creative juices take you!
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Berlin Airlift Activity
Good morning history buffs!
I hope/pray your weekend was replenishing! Mine was! May the Lord prepare us for another day of learning!
Your assignment is to continue and complete the Berlin Airlift Activity by 11:59 tonight, Monday, May 11th.
Email me if you have questions!
Praying,
Mr. DeMass
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Berlin Airlift Activity
Good morning students!
You are to continue working on the Berlin Airlift activity. I think you're going to be challenged by it and enjoy it.
It is due Monday, May 11th by 11:59pm.
Praying for you!
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Origins of Cold War
Good morning class!
I look forward to zooming with you all at 9:30am today (Tuesday, May 5th). Meanwhile, continue working on the "Origins of Cold War" assignment which is due tonight by 11:59pm.
See you soon!
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Origins of Cold War
Good morning students!
Today you are to continue work on the assignment due tomorrow, May 5th by 11:59pm. I've copied it below.
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Origins of Cold War
Good morning students!
The last day of April! Can you believe it! I trust you are well!
Today you will read pages 438-441 in your text book and add to your vocabulary sheet. When you are done with that open up the attachment and follow the directions carefully. This assignment is not due until Tuesday, May 5th by 11:59pm. I will also look forward to seeing you on zoom at 9:30am earlier that same day.
May your weekend be blessed!
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Cold War; Vocab. & Photo assignment
Good Tuesday morning students!
I'm looking forward to our zoom meeting at 9:30am today April 28th!
We begin a new unit today; "The Cold War". You will read pages 431-435 in your text book. Then open both of the attachments to continue your assigment. Please read the directions carefully. If you have any questions, I'll try to answer them during our zoom meeting. This assignment is due Wed., April 29th by 11:59pm.
See you soon!
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Required Zoom mtg. Tuesday April 28th @ 9:30am.
Good Monday morning class!
I do pray you got some rest for your bodies and souls over the weekend!
You have today to complete the Nuremberg & Tokyo Trials assignment by 11:59 tonight, Monday, April 27th.
I look forward to seeing you at our zoom meeting tomorrow. Remember, in order to join that meeting, you must also enter the password given!
Praying for you,
Mr. DeMass
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Good morning students!
It was good to see two of you on zoom yesterday! I will try to give more advanced warning for our next one.
Today's work is to read pages 427-429 in your text book and complete the attached assignment on the Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials. It is due on Monday, April 27th, by 11:59pm. If you pace yourself, you won't have to work on it over the weekend. Let me know if you have any questions.
Praying for you!
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Good morning history students!
Sure hope and pray your weekend was refreshing. These are historic times! Someday you'll be telling your children and grandchildren what it was like living in this moment of history! You'll tell them how we had to adjust with new information almost everyday. With the Lord, we've got this!
Your assignment on the atomic bomb is attached. It is due on Tues., April 21st by 11:59pm. Let me know if you have any questions!
I am eager to try to help you!
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Hi classy students!
I sent an email with an invitation for a zoom meeting tomorrow (Tuesday the 21st of April) at 9:30am. We are still working out some bugs, soooo, you CANNOT join by simply clicking on that long blue https code, you also must enter the PASSWORD provided.
This won't take long at all. I mostly want to check in with you and see how you are doing.
Hope to SEE you soon!
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Good morning class! First gray morning in a while. But the weatherman says it will clear up nicely this afternoon!
Your assignment is to read pages 421-422 in your text about the Atomic Bomb. Then open the attachment entitled, "Sacrifice of WW ll" and read carefully. You will find some questions to answer at the end of the article. This assignment is not due until Friday, April 17th by 11:59pm.
Praying for you!
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Good morning class! I sure hope your Easter weekend was meaningful and memorable. It looks like we've got some more outdoor weather this week. I hope you get to go for breaks and be outside.
Recently we've been thinking about the role women have played in WW II. I was edified to watch this 26 minute video on YouTube yesterday. I hope you will be too. After watching it, I've attached 7 questions for you to answer. They are due tomorrow, April 14th, by 11:59pm. I look forward to reading your response!
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Good morning students! Looks like it's going to be a beautiful day! I hope you get to be in the sunshine for at least part of it.
The instructions for todays assignment are attached. Let me know if you have questions. It is due Thursday, April 9th by 11:59pm.
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Good morning students! Hope your Spring Break was refreshing! Yesterday was Palm Sunday, which begins Holy Week, climaxing with Easter Sunday, next Sunday already! I'm praying we all draw near the Lord this week.
In your stack of handouts I gave you, we are now on the one entitled, "20th Century US History Unit 6 - American Women and the War". This assignment is 3 pages (front & back) with questions from the text book (pages 400-401) and pictures to respond to. Please read carefully and answer thoughtfully. This assignment is due tomorrow, April 7th, by 11:59pm. So you have 2 days to work on it. Pace yourself. Please email me your finished work. Let me know if you have any questions!
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Good morning class! Many of you are turning in work the day before its even due! Wow!
This is your last history assignment before Spring Break :)
Read pages 398-399 in your textbook on "The Internment of Japanese Americans". Then you have 2 worksheets that go with this assignment that I gave you in your packet. They are entitled, "Japanese American Internment" & "Bill of Rights". Be sure you read both sides of these handouts and answer the questions. When done, take a pic and email me on Thursday March 26th by 3pm.
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Good morning students!
Hope you enjoyed your weekend. This is your last week of school before Spring Break! In fact, we've been told not to assign any work for this Friday!!!
I'd like you to see this 48 min. overview of WW ll on the link below. You can watch it in 2 sittings or 1. It should be seen in its entirety by tomorrow, Tuesday March 24. Simply email me 3-5 bullet points of something you didn't know, but learned from the video. Email me (still setting up OneNote) your learnings by 3pm tomorrow (Tuesday).
Happy learning at your own pace!
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20th Century US History
School Closure Information Sheet
Hi all, please use this sheet for basic information regarding how we will run class during the duration of the Governor’s ordered shutdown. Please remember that this shutdown is only involving the physical campus-school is moving to an online format with assignments, grades, and specific expectations for both students and staff.
- All work assigned will be available on my teacher webpage on the LCA website. Check every day for updates, attached files, video links, etc. I AM responsible for making sure the teacher page is updated with material, YOU are responsible for completing that work.
- Work that will need to be turned in for evaluation/grading should be sent to me via OneNote (preferred) or my school email ([email protected]). For written work, you can send it to me as an attachment on the email (WORD Doc or PDF) but it must be able to be opened by me so use something that is general and will work without complications. If I cannot open an attachment, I will send it back with a reply and ask that you resubmit it in a different form. You may also simply send me an email with your response in the email itself. If in doubt, simply type your assignment response in the email itself, that way there are no problems.
- I will be posting with the assignments, due dates as well. The work will be spaced out with more than enough time to complete it-I know that you have 5 other core academic classes to work on, so I am not going to pile on the work. But what is assigned needs to be completed and submitted to me via email on time.
- Be sure you have your textbook with you at home. I will be assigning chapter readings and reflective questions on my teacher page. You will need the book so save yourself a trip into school and take it home before school goes online.
- All of you were assigned a RIGHT NOW MEDIA account last fall (they have a website and an app). Be sure to set up your account with it. It is free for our LCA families and the email you received from the school has log-in/signup information-it is very simple. I may be using some of the videos as assigned viewing for the class, along with other specific videos from YouTube. Watch for these assigned videos and any corresponding assignments on my teacher page.
- I will be posting various articles and essays for the class to read. Be sure that you read these as assigned and complete the reflection questions using the mentioned process via email discussed in point #2.
- I will be posting grades on PowerSchool as normal so you can stay caught up. If you need specific help with an assignment, please send me an email and we will work to clear up the issue. If you need to come in and get one on one help, send me an email and we will work out a specific time. The school is REQUIRING scheduled times so please don’t just drop in to see a teacher.
Mr. Rick DeMass
Email: [email protected]
School Phone: 253-756-2190
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Good morning 20th Century American History Students!
I hope your on-line learning is progressing!
You can find Thursday March 19th assignment attached. It is due by Friday at 3pm!
Praying for you!
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Good morning students. I accidentally erased this page :( However I'm attaching the work assignment for the day. Originally this was due by 3pm today, now it is due by midnight. Happy learning!
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Students read in their text books and did a worksheet entitled WW ll - The Road to War
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Students wrote an essay prompted by 'The New Deal was good for America'.
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Students were introduced to three of FDR's most fierce critics.
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Students began learning about FDR's New Deal programs.
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Students read a summary of 'The Grapes of Wrath' and did a worksheet on it as we were learning about 'The Dust Bowl' and its effects.
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Students wrote a realistic journal entry from a Depression Era teen.
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Students began learning about the causes, responses, and human impact of the Great Depression. They have also read, discussed and written about 2 source documents; FDR's Inaugural Address and Herbert Hoover's Rugged Individualism.
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Final ! Writing assignment worth 30 points!
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Students read, discussed and answered questions from their text book on pages 257-265: Course and Conduct of World War 1.
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Students read from 3 original documents to decide who they thought won the Battle of the Somme. They filled out a Graphic Organizer and wrote a paragraph on it.
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Students read, discussed and answered questions on The Causes of WW1 and why the USA entered it.
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Tomorrow we begin discussing WW1.
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Students presented their Progressive President Projects in class.
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Students researched a progressive President, made a poster of their accomplishments and presented their work to their peers along with showing us a film clip on YouTube.
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Students were assigned to one of three Progressive Presidents to research. They were to make a fact sheet about their president and a poster which mentioned at least five of his achievements while in office. They also were to show a film clip about him.
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Students once again read from original source documents on the Environment and the Role of Women.
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Students read from original source documents about the differing approaches to gain more freedom and power for African Americans. Authors they read from were Booker T. Washington and DuBois.
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Students read/discussed and wrote about the Origins of Progressivism.
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In considering the plight of the African American in the early 1900's, the students wrote an imaginary, but realistic letter, from the point of view of a young Black person about why they wanted to flee the South for the North.
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Students read and discussed 'The Political Machine' in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
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Students are doing a worksheet in class on 'Children in the Coal Mines' in the early 1900's.
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Students were assigned a particular 'Muckraker' to research in class. They will report on their findings this Wednesday.
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During class students will re-read today's 3 handouts and respond on paper to two questions regarding them.
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Students will be quizzed on lesson 20 in our text book History Alive.
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Students will be quizzed on the content of Lesson 20 in their text book.
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Come prepared to tell the class where your parents were and what they were doing when the 9-11 attacks occurred. Also ask them what their immediate reaction was.
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Read over your syllabus with at least one of your parents.