Final Exam - Oral Presentation of 4th Q Research

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Ordinary Men - Final Exercise!

How should those who have participated in genocide or mass murder (such as the Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Srebrenica, and the list goes on)be dealt with by society. To what degree should individuals be held accountable? What about those who give orders and those who carry them out? Do experiments such as those conducted by Milgram, Zimbardo and others mitigate responsibility? Why or why not? In order to get full credit on this response, you must cite specific evidence from Ordinary Men, as well as other class sources.

Due Monday 6/11

WWII - The Evolution of Propaganda or Psychoanalysis

Blog Options

#1 - Compare and contrast Triumph des Willens and Why We Fight #1: Prelude to War (1943). Both are linked to the WWII page on my website. You can address cinematic style, messages, psychological appeals or other elements employed by 2 of the most influential producers of the period, Leni Riefenstahl and Frank Capra.

#2 - Watch Inside the Mind of Hitler. What did you find most interesting or disturbing about Dr. Langer's psycho-analysis of Hitler? Be sure to support your views with specific references to the video. What about Langer's conclusions?

Due Friday 5/25 by NOON.

The End of War

Watch Episode 10 of the First World War

Questions to Ponder:
What factors led Germany to seek an armistice?
What were the root causes of WWI?
What were the major provision of Versailles?

Blog Response: How/Did Versailles address the root causes of the war? Explain your response.





Blog Due Wednesday 6/16 p.m.

MAKE SURE YOU PURCHASE ORDINARY MEN!

WWI

Click HERE to link to weekly readings.

Read the following:
Faces of War
Another Welcome Letter
Military Lessons

Respond to the following prompts on one article:

• What ideas or themes presented in your chosen reading were new to you?
• Did the article lead you to look at this period of history any differently? Why/Why not?

TO GET CREDIT YOU MUST REFER SPECIFICALLY TO CONTENT FROM THE ARTICLES YOU ARE DISCUSSING.

(PHOTO: Francis Derwent Wood @ http://www.projectfacade.com/index.php)
Operation Mend is the modern evolution of the work begun by Sir Harold Delf Gillies, Francis Derwent Wood and others during the First World War. If you read "Faces of War" you should view both of these sites.

This response is due Friday 5/11.

Queen Victoria's Empire Part 1

Make sure to check your reading assignments!  You have some primaries this week.

Blog Response (Due 4/25).  Read Kipling's White Man's Burden.  How do you interpret his poem?  What does it reflect of 19th century attitudes?  How does Kipling view the subject?  Be sure to use specific evidence in support of your response.  Were such ideas unique to Europeans? (If you haven't read Letter to Queen Victoria, I suggest you do so!)   

Imperialism Primary Source Exercise

Use SOAPSTone to analyze and take notes on the documents you have received.  Once you have completed this, discuss your findings/analysis with those in your group.

·        What did you find most important?

·        Did you find any information particularly surprising or interesting?

·        Do your interpretations differ from others in your group?

·        If so, how?

·        Did others focus on aspects you may have missed?

Written Response

Analyze the relationship between Europeans and their colonial subjects.

You must develop a thesis statement and answer the question in a short essay (page) that relies on the primary source documents to support your arguments.

YOU MAY NOT WRITE ON THE DOCUMENTS!!!!

You will have 15 minutes document before you must switch folders.

Romantic Era

Lecture 16 - The Romantic Era

Teaching Assignment 

Don't Worry - More to Come....