Week 8, March 1-5, 2021, World History: Module 13.1 Postwar Uncertainty and 13.2 A World-Wide Depression

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance

Standards: 10.6.1, 10.6.2, 10.6.3, 10.6.4, 10.7.3, 10.8.1, 10.8.2, 10.8.3, 10.8.4, 10.8.5

Essential Question: How did the world come to the brink of a second world war?

Objectives: SWBAT

• Explain how the weakness of the League of Nations affected World politics.
• Identify the causes of the Great Depression.
• Explain how a global economic depression weakened the Western Democracies.
•  Discuss the responses to economic hardships by Great Britain, France, Germany, and the United States.

Session 1

Warm Up 20 minutes: 13.1 p. 488-489 #1-2

Lecture 15 minutes: Art and Culture 

Video 10 minutes: Charlie Chaplin
Video 20 minutes:Crash Course the Great Depression

1. According to Crash course what were the causes of the Great Depression?
2. What is the problem with deflation?
3. What was the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?
4. Did Hoover do enough? Why or why not?
5. What did Hoover do to try and combat the Great Depression?
6. How many people were out of work during the Great Depression?

Session 2 

Photo Analysis 30 minutes: Great Depression U.S.: Photo Essay

1. View Five Photo's
2. Describe each photo in detail
3. Analyze what each says about the Great Depression.
4. Write a Paragraph describing the Great Depression in the United States based off of your analysis of the photos.

Assessment 30 minutes: Postwar Uncertainty 13.1 #1-7 p.487

Session 3 

Map Quiz 10 minutes: Link 

GRWB 20 minutes: Module 13.2 A World-Wide Depression p. 163-165

Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives