APUSH 2012 SYLLABUS

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Afternoon Class = 5128098, Password=Chart

 

Goodbye Screaming Lady!

Here is everything about the paper.

US Regents Review Sheet

APUSH Review in 11 Minutes! Brace yourself.

 

 

**See Below, syllabus changed, test moved.

ESSAYS
1. Why did the US and USSR not get along? How was the Cold War an international conflict?

2. Why did the US and USSR not get along? What effect did the Cold War have on US citizens?

3. Why did the US and USSR not get along? How did they directly challenge one another during the Cold War

Less than two months to go ... are you ready? APUSH Final Review Sheet

Update: I just updated all of the review sheet links to the flashcards. Let me know if any of them don't match up!

March 6 - WWII On Location Videos ...

Pearl Harbor

Ghettos

Battle of Britain

Sudetenland

Appeasement

D-Day / Normandy

The Anne Frank House

Manchuria

Uncle Sid

The Good Neighbor Policy.

Winston Churchill's Underground War Room

The Amalfi Coast in Italy

WWII Memorial

CLICK HERE FOR WWII SONG

 

February 25 - Paper pushed back a week so you can concentrate more on the debate ...

Under whose Presidency did the government exhibit greater control over the healing economy … FDR or Barack Obama? Use any method of research you want if you don’t know current events related to this assignment. 3 pages.

February 1 -

Here is everything about the paper. Your thesis will be due whatever day guidance schedules you for classes in March.

For the test ...

1. How did imperialism c1900 conflict with the Enlightenment ideas the US was founded on?

2. How did foreign policy from 1898-1919 conflict with Washington’s Farewell Address?

3. Why were the Roaring 20s the epitome of "Boom and Bust?"

 

 

The test this week is a DBQ, no essays to provide.

Mid-year exam review sheet.

Paper Topic:

What was a more groundbreaking change for women – the social changes of the 20s, or the political gains of the decade before? 3 pages.

Random Open Door Policy video

 

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Gilded Age Review Sheet

 

 

 

US Review Civil War and Reconstruction Review Sheet

 

 

1. Why could the Civil War be considered a Second American Revolution?

2. How and Why was the battle for Reconstruction a battle between the President and the Congress?

3. Why was Reconstruction a failure OR. Why was Reconstruction a success?

 

Social Studs Links

Random history "on locations" ...

"Seward's Folly" (Alaska)

Ordinance of Nullification

Compromise of 1850

John Brown

Lecompton Constitution

John C. Calhoun

The Alamo

Trail of Tears

Click for Belgium statue, I wasn't kidding.

October 11 - Test Essay Questions:

1. How did Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson deviate in their political philosophy?
2. How did American foreign policy evolve from Washington to Monroe?
3. How did the unity of the Revolution deteriorate during the first two decades of the New Republic?

October 8 - Reflecting on the duel, and the death of greatness ... Click for lots of Hamilton ... plus video tribute below.

September 26 - Some people have been asking me if they should write this paper pretending it is1789. That's a fine way to approach it.

September 18 - Random videos and test essay questions:

Battle of Saratoga

Valley Forge

Take a walk on the Freedom Trail.

Mayflower Barn.

1. What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, and how did the Constitution aim to fix these weaknesses?
2. Taxation was the most visible issue leading to the American Revolution. Explain why. Were the American arguments valid?
3. How did Colonial life influence the founding of the United States, and its history?

 

September 10 - Here's the link to the APUS Review book that students at Schreiber typically purchase. These books are not mandatory, nor do I teach out of them in class. They are however, very helpful. You can ask an older student if you can borrow one, or purchase a new one. Get one here if you like.

September 7 - Congratulations, you found the AP webpage! You have passed your first test. Below is the syllabus for the next few weeks. This page gets updated frequently, and will give you a syllabus, some links, my thoughts, advice, pictures, and occasional review sheets.

 

SYLLABUS

April 16/17 - Going over 1988 and 1984 -- keep your scantron neat and not-crumpled.

April 18/19 - Practice Test  - 2007

April 20 - Essay Work

April 23/24 - Civil Rights 1 834-835, 845-846, 857-860

April 25 - Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown vs. The Board of Education, Topeka Kansas

April 26/27 -   Presidential Wrap Up 851-858, 868-873, 888-889 - Afternoon Class, Chart gets 3 minutes to talk about Reagan.

April 30 - The End PLUS Practice

May 1/2 - Practice - 1996

May 3 - APUSH Final; Essay Part

May 4/7 - Practice - 2006

May 8 - APUSH Final -- Multiple Choice

May 9/10 - More Practice

May 11 - AP TEST

 
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