Weekly Post for January 29th

Recent US History
We will finish the Early Cold War this week. Display Posters on the Korean War will be finished and displayed (minor grade) and students will complete the Unit Assessment in the form of an Annotated/Illustrated Cold War Timeline 1945-1955 (major grade) due Friday February 2nd.

US History
This week, We will finish the Gilded Age. Immigration assignments are due Monday (minor grade). Unit Test will be Wednesday (major grade). Test will be 25 Multiple Choice plus 2-3 short answer questions from:

• GSE SSUSH11 
• Examine connections between the rise of big business, the growth of labor unions, and technological innovations.
• Explain the effects of railroads on other industries, including steel and oil.
• Examine the significance of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie in the rise of trusts and monopolies.
•  Examine the influence of key inventions on U.S. infrastructure, including but not limited to the telegraph, telephone, and electric light bulb.
• Describe Ellis and Angel Islands, the change in immigrants’ origins and their influence on the economy, politics, and culture of the United States.
• Discuss the origins, growth, influence, and tactics of labor unions including the American Federation of Labor.
• Examine the construction of the transcontinental railroad including the use of immigrant labor.

APUSH

This week, We will finish Period VI with a Document Based Question for a Major Grade. The question will come from the following Key Concepts for Period VI (1865-1898)

• Key Concept 6.1 — Technological advances, large-scale production methods, and the opening of new markets encouraged the rise of industrial capitalism in the United States.
• I. Large-scale industrial production—accompanied by massive technological change, expanding international communication networks, and pro-growth government policies—generated rapid economic development and business consolidation.
• II. A variety of perspectives on the economy and labor developed during a time of financial panics and downturns.
• III. New systems of production and transportation enabled consolidation within agriculture, which, along with periods of instability, spurred a variety of responses from farmers.
• Key Concept 6.2 — The migrations that accompanied industrialization transformed both urban and rural areas of the United States and caused dramatic social and cultural change.
• I. International and internal migration increased urban populations and fostered the growth of a new urban culture.
• II. Larger numbers of migrants moved to the West in search of land and economic opportunity, frequently provoking competition and violent conflict.
• Key Concept 6.3 — The Gilded Age produced new cultural and intellectual movements, public reform efforts, and political debates over economic and social policies.
• I. New cultural and intellectual movements both buttressed and challenged the social order of the Gilded Age.
• II. Dramatic social changes in the period inspired political debates over citizenship, corruption, and the proper relationship between business and government.