Unit 8
April 29
- Topic: WWI, pt. 2
- Workshop: Research intro/abstract
May 1
- Reading: review Strayer 629-632
- Topic: WWI, pt. 3
- Workshop: section 1 drafting
- Due: Intro/Abstract
May 5
- Reading: Strayer 636-641
- Topic: Interwar Period
- Workshop: section 1 drafting
May 7
- Reading: Strayer 645-648
- Topic: WWII, pt. 1
- Workshop: section 2 drafting
May 9
- Reading: Strayer 648-653
- Topic: WWII, pt. 2
- Workshop: section 3 drafting
- Due: two complete sections
May 13
- Reading: Strayer 653-656
- Topic: Postwar Settlement
- Workshop: Exam review
May 15
May 19
- Reading: Strayer 665-667
- Topic: Communist China
- Workshop: Research drafting
May 21
- Reading: Strayer 675-677
- Topic: Cold War in Korea & Vietnam
- Workshop: Research revision
May 23
- Reading: Strayer 692-696
- Topic: Decolonization in North Africa
- Workshop: Webquest
- WebQuest phase 1
- Use the following links to write a one-paragraph summary of the UN's efforts assisting former colonies gain independence
- Due: research project final draft
May 28
- Reading: Strayer 724-731
- Topic: Legacies of Imperialism
- Workshop: WebQuest
- WebQuest phase 2
- select one of the Trust Territories on the list in the link below that has achieved independence through the UN Special Committee on Decolonization
- conduct internet-based research and write a two-paragraph summary of how that territory gained independence (1 paragraph on its colonial history, 1 paragraph on the decolonization struggle)
May 30
- Topic: Decolonization
- Workshop: WebQuest
- Web Quest phase 3
- select one of the non-Self-Governing Territories (NSGTs) on the list in the link below that has yet to gain independence
- conduct internet-base research and write a three-paragraph summary of that territory's quest for independence (1 paragraph about colonial history, 1 about obstacles to independence, 1 about a plan to achieve independence in the next 10 years)
- Due: Cold War - Decolonization WebQuest (all three phases in one document - include introductory paragraph)
