Hitler and The Weimar Republic

Agenda 12/10-14:

1. Students brainstormed a list of key terms based on their prior knowledge of Hitler and the Nazis.
2. Students read an excerpt from the book Human Smoke. They wrote a series of questions based on the reading and discussed them in a student-led discussion.
3. Students interpreted the Treaty of Versailles and assessed its impact on Germany.
4. Students read about the Weimar Republic, sharing their findings with one another.
5. I used the powerpoint below in discussion the context of WWI and the Rise of Nazism.

The Birth of The Nazis:

Finishing Peron

Agenda 12/8:

1. Students read several articles about Eva Peron and discussed the question, "Who was Evita?"
2. Students completed an open-note quiz over Peron, contributing their answers to a shared document.
3. Students began learning about Hitler. They read a series of excerpts about the Nazi's prior to WWII.

Internal Assessment

Remember, you need to start thinking about and researching your Internal Assessment. A draft of sections A and F are DUE Friday 12/18. 

Peron Prompts

Answer the prompt you were assigned and email/share it to tgraham1@apps4pps.net

Peron Prompts:

1. Assess the successes and failures of the domestic policies of Juan Peron.
2. Account for the rise to power of Juan Peron and assess his impact upon Argentina.
3. Assess the nature and effectiveness of opposition to Juan Perón (1946–55)
4. Analyze the role and status of women in Peronist Argentina.
5. For what reasons, and by what means, did Perón obtain power?
6. How did Perón gain and retain the support of the urban workers?
7. In what ways, and to what extent, were the policies of Perón successful in achieving their aims? Discuss two policies 
8. Evaluate the role did Eva Peron played in Juan Peron’s rise to power and during his presidency?
9. Peron claimed to take a “third position” between socialism and capitalism. Cite features of his government that support this position.

Hitler Poll - Brainstorming

Peron's Social Policies

Students read about, took notes, and presented posters about Peron's social policies. They focused on five groups: Eva and the FEP, Women, Education, Arts and Media, and Propaganda.

Peron

Agenda 11/30:

Students read through the first section about Juan Peron in the Pearson text. They took notes on these topics:

• T-chart: Long term | Short Terms factors leading to Peron's rise 
• Notes about Pre-President Peron 
• Peron’s ideology 
• Draw a head and shoulders 
• Take notes on Peron’s ideology (head), foreign influences (outside head), domestic influences (shoulders) 

Students read and evaluated a series of documents about Peronism and wrote a found poem/poem about Peron/Peronism.