European History

Homework due Wednesday, April 1

AP: Making Europe, 796-802
AP Achiever, 287-290

Reg: World History, 781-786

Both: “World War II” outline, pp 9-12
Complete chart (due Wednesday)

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, April 1

Economics in Our Times, 261-263
Research and write a paragraph on the following questions:
When did the United States officially adopt the gold standard?
Was the gold standard in use before then?
When did the United States officially abandon the gold standard?
What were the circumstances in each case?

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, April 1

AP: Making America, 830-844

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 916-918, 930-935

Both: Read handout from Game of Death

European History

Homework due Tuesday, March 31

AP: Making Europe, 791-796
AP Achiever, 286-287

Reg: World History, 775-780

Both: “World War II” outline, pp 3-9 (up to IV)
Start chart (all terms covered by reading)

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World War II chart

European History

Homework due Monday, March 30

AP: Making Europe, 787-791
AP Achiever, 277-279, 283-284

Reg: World History, 762-765, 769-774

Both: “World War II” outline, 3-6
Terms to Know

Economics

Homework due Monday, March 30

Economics in Our Times, 254-261
Know terms:
barter economy
double coincidence of wants
money
face value
Gresham’s Law
medium of exchange
unit of account
store of value

United States History

Homework due Monday, March 30

AP: Making America, 794-799

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 876-883, 884-888

Both: Terms to Know

European History

Homework due Friday, March 27

AP: Making Europe, 781-787
AP Achiever, 263-265, 280

Reg: Review World History, 707-717

Both: “Totalitarianism” outline, pp 6-8. 13-15
Terms to Know

Economics

Homework due Friday, March 27

Economics in Our Times, 208-212
Know terms:
externalities
negative externalities
positive externalities

United States History

Homework due Friday, March 27

AP: Making America, 787-794

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 855-861, 868-874

Both: Terms to Know

European History

Homework due Thursday, March 26

AP: AP Achiever, 275-277

Reg: World History, review 757-760

Both: Review “Democratic Politics in the 1920s” outline, pp 6-8
“Totalitarianism” outline, pp 8-13
Terms to Know

Economics

Homework due Thursday, March 26

Study for midterm

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Book Report Instructions
Suggested Book List

United States History

Homework due Thursday, March 26

AP: Making America, 779-784

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 846-853, 841-845

Both: Terms to Know

European History

Homework due Wednesday, March 25

Study for midterm

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, March 25

Study for midterm

European History

Homework due Tuesday, March 24

AP: Making Europe, 774-781
AP Achiever, 273-275 (mid)

Reg: World History, 761-762, 746-751

Both: “Democratic Politics in the 1920s” outline, pp 6-8
“Totalitarianism” outline, pp 8-13 (up to 2)
Terms to Know (see over)

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United States History

Homework due Tuesday, March 24

AP: Making America, 771-779

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 832-840

Both: Terms to Know

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European History

Homework due Monday, March 23

AP: Making Europe, 763-769
AP Achiever, 281-282

Reg: World History, 752-756

Both: “Age of Anxiety” outline, entire
Terms to Know

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, March 25

Economics in Our Times, 200-208
Know terms:
antitrust laws
merger
trust
public utility commission

United States History

Homework due Monday, March 23

AP: Making America, 760-771

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 826-831

Both: Complete chart: Mobilizing for War

European History

Homework due Friday, March 20

AP: Making Europe, 757-763
AP Achiever, 280-281 (top)

Reg: World History, 707-710, 713-717

Both: “The Russian Revolution” outline, pp 14-15
“Totalitarianism” outline, pp 4-5
Terms to Know

Economics

Homework due Friday, March 20

Economics in Our Times, 184-192
Know terms:
global competition
downsizing
unemployment rate

United States History

Homework due Friday, March 20

AP: Making America, 755-760

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 820-821

Both: Start chart: Mobilizing for War (due Monday)

Mobilizing for War chart

European History

Homework due Thursday, March 19

AP: Making Europe, 751-757
AP Achiever, 270-272

Reg: World History, 746-751, 757-760

Both: “Democratic Politics in the 1920s” outline, pp 5-6 (up to V)
Terms to Know

Economics

Homework due Thursday, March 19

Economics in Our Times, 178-184
Know terms: labor union
closed shop
Taft-Hartley Act
union shop
strike
right-to-work law

United States History

Homework for Thursday, March 19

AP: Making America, 748-755

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 803 (Focus on Culture), 814 (American Biography), 817-820

Both: Study for quiz

European History

Homework due Wednesday, March 18

AP: Making Europe, 744-751
AP Achiever, 270-272

Reg: World History, review 694-697

Both: “The Great War” outline, pp 10-13
“Democratic Politics in the 1920s” outline, pp 1-4
Terms to Know

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, March 18

Economics in Our Times, 168-177
Know terms:
wage rate
minimum wage law

United States History

Homework for Wednesday, March 18

AP: Making America, 738-747

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 777-783, 785-791

Both: Terms to Know

European History

Homework due Tuesday, March 17

Both: Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/
Browse the list of articles and animations. Choose at least two that interest you and read
them. Make bullet-point notes; you may be called on to share them with the class.

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Economics

Homework due Tuesday, March 17

No homework!!!

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United States History

Homework due Tuesday, March 17

AP: Making America, 732-738

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 768-776

Both: Complete chart: The New Deal in a Nutshell
Terms to Know

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European History

Homework due Monday, March 16

AP: Making Europe, 736-741
AP Achiever, 257-259

Reg: World History, review 690-693

Both: “The Russian Revolution” outline, pp 9-14 (up to VI)
Terms to Know

Economics

Homework due Monday, March 16

No homework!

United States History

Homework due Monday, March 16

AP: Making America, 725-732

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 745-750, 752-754, 759-761

Both: Start The New Deal in a Nutshell chart (due Tuesday, March 17)
Terms to Know (see below)

New Deal in a Nutshell chart
Extra Credit: New Deal Graphic Art
Extra Credit: Dorothea Lange

European History

Homework due Friday, March 13

AP: Making Europe, 731-736

Reg: World History, 702-706

Both: www.Marxists.org website (see handout). Read all starred pages.
Terms to Know (see below)
Optional: Interested in the Red Baron and the air war in World War I? Read “What the Red Baron Never Knew” at http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/red_baron.html

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Economics

Homework due Friday, March 13

Read handout articles and be prepared to discuss

United States History

Homework due Friday, March 13

AP: Making America, 718-725

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 740-744, 756-759

Both: Complete chart: Hoover’s Handle on the Great Depression
Terms to Know
Study for quiz

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Hoover's Handle on the Great Depression chart

European History

Homework due Thursday, March 12

AP: Making Europe, 721-731
AP Achiever, 253-257

Reg: World History, 682-693

Both: “The Great War” outline, pp 5-10
Study for quiz on Imperialism

Economics

Homework due Thursday, March 12

Economics in Our Times, pp 170-177

Know the Answers: p. 177: Questions 1 - 5

Terms to Know: wage rate, minimum wage law

United States History

Homework due Thursday, March 12

AP: Fast Track to a Five, 277-284

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 730-733

Both: HippoCampus: US History II for AP
all lessons from “Red Scare” through “New Culture”
Terms to Know
Study for quiz on the 1920s

European History

Homework due Friday, March 6

AP: Making Europe, 716-721 (top)
AP Achiever, 249-253 (middle)

Reg: World History, 678-681

Both: “The Great War” outline, pp 1-5 (up to III.)
Terms to Know

Economics

Homework due Friday, March 6

Economics in Our Times, pp 141-142, “Developing Economic Skills”

Read assigned online articles

United States History

Homework due Friday, March 6

AP: Making America, 705-717

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 712-721

Both: Terms to Know

European History

Homework due Thursday, March 5

AP: Making Europe, 702-712
AP Achiever, 222-225

Reg: World History, 635-639, 650-652

Both: “The New Imperialism” outline, pp 7-8, 9-11
Terms to Know

Economics

Homework due Thursday, March 5

Read handout articles and be prepared to discuss

United States History

Homework due Thursday, March 5

AP: Making America, 698-705 (up to “Politics of Prosperity”)

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 699-705

Both: Terms to Know

European History

Homework due Wednesday, March 4

AP: Making Europe, 695-702 (up to the Far East)
AP Achiever, 222 (the British in India)

Reg: World History, 627-634

Both: “The New Imperialism” outline, pp 8-9 (India)
Terms to Know

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, March 4

Economics in Our Times, pp. 162-164

Know the definitions of the “Key Terms”, p. 147

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, March 4

AP: Making America, review 672-679; read 690-697

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 684-697

Both: Terms to Know

European History

Homework due Tuesday, March 3

AP: Making Europe, 684-695 (up to British Raj in India)
AP Achiever, 219-222 (up to Imperialism in Asia)

Reg: World History, 618-626

Both: “The New Imperialism” outline, pp 2-7 (up to V.)
Terms to Know

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Economics

Homework due Tuesday, March 3

Economics in Our Times, review 148-157; read 157-161

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United States History

Homework due Tuesday, March 3

AP: Making America, review 537-539; read 680-689

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 635-639 and 723-729

Both: Terms to Know
Study for quiz

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