1/7-Back from break we briefly reviewed the time before the break. We then began to discuss the Red scare in America and how communism was the fear after WWI had ended.
1/8-We finished the lesson from the day before with Sacco and Vanzetti and how their trial captured America, we finished class by talking about another trial the scopes trial
1/9-America was largely becoming divided between fundamentalism. Part of America held on to the values of the past, as well as the new laws of prohibition. The other half(mostly cities)took to speakeasies and clubs and rebelled against the traditions of the past.
1/10-Mr Whitman looked at what the early part of prohibition looked like. Students watched a simpsons episode where prohibition took place.
1/11-We covered how the video related back to what was happening in real life. Then we started talking about why the 21st amendment was passed ending prohibition
1/14-We continued on looking at why prohibition ended. We went through 4 documents. At the end students had to answer among the 6 reasons which they thought was most important, as well as 1 positve for prohibition.
1/15-Mr Whitman introduced the Harlem Ren and its importance on America. Here is a link to the pictures that students looked at(there was a work page that went with it) and a clip showed in class.
harlem renaissance
1/16-We finished up talking about the Harlem Ren and what it meant to civil rights in America. It was a story of 2 steps forward one step back. It didn't fix anything long term but it did help progress the culture in America. I also quickly went through the presidents of the day and how they were very conservative.
1/17-Students were with Mr Whitman. They looked at the increase in purchasing on credit and its impact on Americas. (I was out sick). If you buy stuff on credit the problem is you will eventually have to pay for that stuff. We will talk about this all next week.
1/18-I was still out today and students were looking at the start of the Great Depression. It was in a small sense a perfect storm. Everything happening at the same time that pushed America into a terrible depression economically. Students read chapter 14.1 and filled out the assignment, as well as Hoover and his reaction to the crisis. There were questions that were done on a separate paper for him.
