China 1911-1949

Agenda 9/26:

Students watched a film covering the years of instability in China from 1927-1949. Students focused on the relationship between the Guomindang and the Communist Party. Students began watching the film at 20:00. As they watched, students took notes about the GMD, the CPC, and people living in China.

China and Mao

Agenda 9/24:

1. Students took a quiz over the sub-unit on Stalin.
2. Students read pages 142-156 in the Pearson text, learning about Mao Zedong's rise to power and the pre-existing conditions in China.
3. I briefly summarized the end of the Qing Dynasty, discussing the Opium Wars, Boxer Rebellion, and Open Door Policy.
4. Students also watched a short, fast, and humorous look at China throughout the 20th Century. [below]

HOMEWORK:

Read 142-156 in Pearson text - DUE Friday 9/26

Crash Course: Chinese Revolutions:

Stalin's Leadership: Review

Today students reviewed terms from the unit on Stalin and the USSR.

On Wednesday there will be a quiz over this unit. Students will be expected to answer two of the following questions at random. Students will also be expected to analyze and interpret a historical document.

Quiz Questions:

• What was the historical context of Stalin’s struggle for power? What were the key stages of the power struggle?
• How did the Great Purge, 1936–39, help establish Stalin’s power?
• What were the main features of collectivisation and the Five-Year Plans?
• What was the position of women in Stalin’s Russia?
• Explain why Stalin was able to defeat his main opponents and succeed in the power struggle by 1929.
• Assess the successes and failures of Stalin’s domestic policies.
• Assess the impacts of Stalin’s social and cultural policies up to 1941. 

Women in the USSR II

Agenda 9/19:

1. Students reviewed several documents explaining changes in women's lives after the Communist revolution.
2. Students typed a group essay analyzing and evaluating the documents. 

Women in the USSR

Agenda 9/17:

1. Students learned about the women's role in the USSR. They looked at a series of documents, analyzing them for bias and propaganda but also for information on changing roles for women.

Stalin and The Great Terror

Agenda 9/15:

1. Students reviewed the previous lesson about terror and purges during Stalin's dictatorship.
2. Students read a excerpt from a book about the Great Terror.
3. They looked at a series of documents illustrating life in a totalitarian state.

Stalin Consolidates Power

Agenda 9/12:

1. Students reviewed the political structure of The USSR.
2. Students watched a clip from a film about Stalin and listened to a podcast, taking notes about Stalin's actions and attitudes.
3. Students participated in a simulation meant to explain the state of paranoia and fear created by Stalin during the Great Purge. While they took a quiz students accused other students, rightfully or not, of cheating. Students accused of cheating were sent out of the room.
4. Students reviewed the purge, reading pages 122-124 in the Pearson text.

Machiavelli and Stalin

Today students learned about styles of leadership, drawing comparisons between Machiavelli and Stalin. Students furthered this study by looking a a series of quote by Stalin. Time permitting, students began looking at the rise of the communists in Russia under Tsar Nicholas and Stalin's consolidation of power.

HOMEWORK:

• Test corrections - Make up points by defining each vocabulary work you missed and using it in a sentence. Make up points on the short answer by re-answering them using relevant vocabulary. Due ASAP.
• Bring Pearson with you to class until further notice.

Welcome to IB 20th Century World History

Agenda for the first week:

1. Names and introductions
2. Students thought about history and learned different schools of thought from which history is written.

What is History:

Historical Dialectic: