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Years of Crisis (1919-1939)

1) Students will analyze the conditions that lead to the rise of totalitarian dictators 

2) Students will explain how totalitarian dictators expansionary policies led to WWII 

3) Students will examine the causes of the Holocaust 

Thursday 02/17

Objective: Students will identify the 4 major themes of control used by totalitarian governments and find examples in a video and 1984

1) Totalitarianism Activity 

2) Totalitarianism Lecture 

3) 1984 reading 

4) Take WW1-RR Test

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Monday 2/21-Friday 2/25

Presidents Week

HAVE FUN!!!

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Monday 2/28

Objective: Students will examine the rise of totalitarianism by completing the fascism handout and watching WWII in color​

  1. Rape of Nanjing

  2. Introduce Leader Resume: Franco, Chamberlin, Tojo, Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Hitler

  3. Work on resume project (use chrome books)

Wednesday 03/02

Objective: Students will explain how an Hitler rose to power. 

1. Identify elements of totalitarianism in rise of fascist video

2. Rise of Hitler 

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Thursday 03/03

Objective: Students will explain how propaganda was used to promote persecution, mass murder and war by examining primary sources and completing summary activity 

  1. Propaganda Lesson

  2. Rise of Fascism Propaganda Video

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Monday 03/07

Objective: Students will read primary sources to determine if appeasement was the right policy for Britain. 

  1. Work on Leader Resume

  2. Appeasement Lesson

  3. Read Doc A+B 

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Monday 03/09

Objective: Students will read primary sources to determine if appeasement was the right policy for Britain.

  1. Resume Jigsaw: Each person will share their resume and fill out the graphic organizer. Begin with your table partners then move around the room and meet new people. You must complete the graphic organizer by finding a student who made a resume for Franco, Stalin, Hitler, Tojo, Chamberlin, Mussolini, and Stalin.

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Thursday 03/10

Objective: Students will explain how Totalitarian rule in Germany lead to the Holocaust 

  1. Stages of Holocaust (1-3) 

  2. Holocaust Docs

  3. Begin Life is Beautiful

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Required Documents for Holocaust Lesson

Monday 03/14 No School

Tuesday 03/15

Objective: Students will describe the final stages of the Holocaust

​1. Finish Final Stages of Holocaust

2. Continue "Life is Beautiful" 

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Thursday  03/17

Objective: Students will analyze explanations for the Holocaust

​1. Read Ordinary Men Excerpt 

2. Social Health

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