US History:
1. Due at block: Questions on the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. Who was President of the US at the time of this incident? Did he increase or decrease America's involvement in Vietnam?

World Civ:
1. Due at block: Reading notes entitled "Advance of Imperialism." We'll go over the questions on "Development of Chinese Civilization."
2. Finish the reading on "Chinese Footbinding" for Friday.
3. I will expect you to be able to be able to explain the concept of "legitimacy" of a government, and to explain the different sources of legitimacy in a divine right monarchy, a democracy and in imperial China. If you are reading this blog, you have the opportunity to take some notes on this question, and use them to help you answer this question in class.

APEH:
1. See me if you want to do the Chapter 31 SG for extra credit.
2. By now, you should have finished reading McKay. In addition, you should have finished all assigned readings in Perry, including those for the LBP. The LBP itself may not be due until after the AP exam, but you should still do the readings, since they contain good stuff relevant to contemporary European issues.
3. I'm trying to get your essays read during the STAR week. We should be able to discuss them on Friday by the latest.
4. I will be available after school every day next week for AP exam review. Just let me know if you're interested. I should have review sheets available by Thursday.
5. Go back through your notebook and all of your maps. See if you can remember the key identifying characteristics of each map. What changes to European borders came with each new era, and what did these changes signify about the changing political situation?
6. The best practice for the muptiple choice portion of the AP exam is to take as many similar tests as possible...

I wll be absent on Thursday, April 26th, attending a CVUSD literacy meeting. Please note that Friday, April 27th, is a half-day, as teachers will be preparing for STAR tests in the afternoon.

US History:
1. Due Friday: Map of Vietnam (if you didn't finish it).
2. Also due Friday: T-chart entitled "Foreign Policy Decision." Use the handout the sub will give you to record arguments in favor of US support for the French or for the Viet Minh.

World Civ:
1. Due Friday: Map of China and answers to the questions on "Development of Chinese Civilization."
2. During class on Thursday, you will take video notes on "The Forbidden City."

APEH:
1. Use the class time on Thursday to read the sections of Perry that you will need to answer the LBP questions. Should you be so negligent as to forget Perry, you may use the time to study for the AP exam, using the green Study Guides, or one of the AP prep books on the bookshelf.

US History:
1. Bring books to class at block!
2. If you need to take the Cold War test or turn in the notebook packet, see me right away.

World Civ:
1. Test on the Russian Revolution, Stalin's Russia and the Cold War is at block.
2. Be sure to bring your book and notebook.

APEH:
1. We'll review the Ch. 30 Study Guide at block, so be sure you've turned it in.
2. I'll hand out a Study Guide for Ch. 31 (our last SG!!) at block.
3. We'll need to lecture on "The New Europe" and then we'll start a new project on issues in contemporary Europe. For this project, you will need to bring the Perry book....so dig it up from wherever it's buried in your room and bring it to school.
4. If you've found a really good website for reviewing for the AP exam, I'd like to know about it. We have some computer time reserved for the block period just before the exam and I would like to have a short list of the best sites. The sites can be maintained by textbook companies, colleges or AP teachers...just be sure they're reliable!

On Monday, April 23, US History and World Civ. classes will attend the ASB candidate speeches. Students in these classes will not need books or binders on Monday.

US History:
1. Please bring your book to class for the block period. We will start our Cold War case study on Vietnam.

World Civ.:
1. Unit test on the Russian Revolution and the Cold War will take at block period. Be sure to bring your binder to hand in homework/classwork!
2. Bring your book to the block period...we'll be starting our unit on China as soon as everyone is finished with the test.

APEH:
1. What were the characteristics of the absolutist governments of the past? What level of control did they exercise over their people and how did they achieve this control? How do those absolutist systems of the past compare with modern authoritarian governments? How is the level of control different and how is control achieved in the modern authoritarian state?
2. Continue reading Chapter 31 in McKay and the associated material in Perry.
3. We want to be ready to have the Chapter 30/31 test by the end of the week.
4. If you did not hand in your Chapter 30 Study Guide on Friday, be sure I get it on Monday.

US History:
1. Test on the Cold War (not including Vietnam) is tomorrow! Be sure to bring your notebook to class.
2. If you are handing in text notes to improve your grade on the quiz, you must hand them in tomorrow.
3. OOPS! Today (April 19th) was an important day in American history! If you can recite the famous stanza from the Concord Hymn that commemorates the event that took place on this day in US history and tell me what specific event it refers to, I will give you 5 extra credit points.

World Civ:
1. Read and highlight both sides of the notes I handed out: "The Soviet Union Since Stalin" and "Gorbachev and the Collapse of the Soviet Union."
2. Use these and your class notes to finish filling out side two of the Study Guide you started last Friday.
3. We'll finish up the unit, and maybe have some time to review. Since we will be going to the ASB speeches on Monday, we will not be taking the unit test until the block period next week. This means you must be responsible...study over the weekend!
4. Don' t forget to bring your notebook to class every day.

APEH:
1. More death by lecture.
2. You should be reading Chapter 31 and the related selections in Perry.

US History:
1. During block, we will finish the "Cold War: A New Battleground" in class and take an open-note quiz.
2. You should have good notes on the Korea reading.
3. Due Thursday: Map Puzzle on Korea and questions (on back of map).
4. Test on Cold War on Friday?

World Civ.
1. During block, we'll take notes on Russia in WWII, and complete a map of Cold War Europe.

APEH:
1. We'll continue our lecture, and go over the review sheets.
2. Keep working on your Chapter 30 SG. I'll hand out Ch. 31 as soon as I can.
3. I've decided to combine the tests for Chapters 30 and 31, so we won't have to slow down for a test on Ch. 30. We're going to focus on our favorite thing: Writing, of course.

Happy Spring Break!

US History:
1. Due at block: "Cold War: An New Battleground," 1--16.

World Civ:
1. Due at block: Reading notes for pages 584--588.

APEH:
1. Work on the Chapter 30 Study Guide.
2. We'll do Cold War review when we return, and aim to take the test by Thursday.

US History:
1. The reading guide entitled "Cold War: A New Battleground" (#1-16) is due at the block period after Spring Break (April 17/18).
2. If you need to retake the Cold War Vocabulary Quiz, you can do it at lunch or after school on Friday. You may retake for full points!
3. Name the Cold War Presidents of the United States (1945 thru 1991)...they have to be in the right order.

World Civ:
1. Due Friday: Read carefully and highlight the reading entitled "The Purges under Stalin." Circle important vocabulary words! This includes words you think you understand, and words you would like me to explain in class.
2. Open-note worksheet on the USSR under Lenin and Stalin on Friday!

APEH:
1. You should be finished with the readings for Chapter 30.
2. I'll hand out the Study Guide for Chapter 30 on Friday.
3. Cold War map quiz on Friday!!
4. We'll do another DBQ when we return from Spring Break.

Grades will be turned in to the office at 9:00 on Tuesday morning.

US History:
1. Cold War vocabulary quiz at block!
2. Reading quiz (Cold War Begins and Cold War Deepens) on Thursday.

World Civ:
1. Reading notes on "The Rise of Stalin" are due on Thursday.
2. Reading quiz on pages 441 - 446 (Background to the Revolution and Civil War/Triumph of the Communists) at block.

APEH:
1. Begin reading Chapter 30 in McKay.
2. What were the particular ideas and methods of the authoritarian governments of the Interwar years? How did these governments address the distress felt by people of the Interwar period? See how many types of challenges/issues you can identify, and try to articulate how extremist politicians appealed to people facing these issues and challenges. What did these politicians and their movements have to offer?