John Adams

"Children are our best natural resource..."
--Herbert Hoover

Saturday, February 24, 2024


Guided Notes Q's for this week:

10. Explain what an ethical footprint is:  

11A.  Imagine your life with a restricted Internet.  No more ‘Gram, Tik Tok or Snap Chat for you!  The only social media that you would consume would be government approved.  The only sports scores you would see would be the scores of the government approved  teams, and only if they win.  The only things you could look up would be government approved topics.  The only movies or streaming services you could you would carry only government approved content.   How would you feel?  

11B. Imagine now that you’ve never known anything different.  You’ve ALWAYS only had government approved Internet.  But then you find out that there is a whole BIGGER, GREATER (questionably…) Internet out there!  How do you think the government would feel if it’s public found out about this greater, bigger Internet? 

11C. Finally- how would the public feel about the government? 



12. Define Civil Rights:  


13. Look at the water fountain image in the doc.  Provide a detailed description of each water fountain and what do you think is hidden symbolism about the Colored water fountain? (this is hard…)  

14. Schools were considered a perfect place to reinforce segregation.  Why do you think schools were the places where segregation was an important place to reinforce segregation? 


15. List three universities in the South that were forced to desegregate. 


16. What is going on in this image?  How does this image depict what was happening in Birmingham, AL in 1963? What happened at the Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama? 




17. Below are words from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s last public speech:   

“I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land. And I’m happy tonight. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.”   What is he saying here?  




18. In your opinion, is the Georgia Voting Law a violation of a civil right?  Why or why not? Explain.  

19. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for direct action, meaning to say or do something immediately when the injustice is seen, not to wait.  Was the Black Power salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Olympics an example of direct action?  Why or why not?  Explain. 






Sunday, February 11, 2024

Week of Feb. 11-16, 2k24

The Second World War Comes to an End...

World Wars Study Guide - Test Day 3!

You do not need to complete the study guide for a grade!

1. Why did people call WWI the "War to end all wars?"
2. What were two results of WWI?
3. What nation invaded China which resulted in the beginning of WWII?
4. Why did Germans & Italians turn to dictators after WWI?
5. Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i?
6. What were three contributing factors to WWI?
7. What were three contributing factors to WWII?
8. What did the United States do to Japanese-Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
9. Why were there so many deaths during WWII?
10. Explain the blitzkrieg military tactic.
11. A historian once said, "soldiers rode in on horses, and left in airplanes."  What war is this historian talking about and explain what this historian meant when they said that comment.
12. What were two effects of the atomic bomb?
13. How was propaganda effective in WWII?
14. Briefly explain how WWI was fought.
15. How was D-Day the most important mission in WWII?
16. What was one thing the Treaty of Versailles demanded?

The War Ends in Europe

Japanese Internment Camps in the United States

The War Ends in Asia

Total Deaths of World War II...Unbelievable Video!

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United Nations - Human & Civil Rights Unit Doc

Thursday, February 8, 2024

World Wars Study Guide! -- Test Day 3 next week!

Hey #Davis7 -- Here is your study guide for the World Wars Test for Day 3

You do not need to complete the study guide for a grade!

1. Why did people call WWI the "War to end all wars?"
2. What were two results of WWI?
3. What nation invaded China which resulted in the beginning of WWII?
4. Why did Germans & Italians turn to dictators after WWI?
5. Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i?
6. What were three contributing factors to WWI?
7. What were three contributing factors to WWII?
8. What did the United States do to Japanese-Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
9. Why were there so many deaths during WWII?
10. Explain the blitzkrieg military tactic.
11. A historian once said, "soldiers rode in on horses, and left in airplanes."  What war is this historian talking about and explain what this historian meant when they said that comment.
12. What were two effects of the atomic bomb?
13. How was propaganda effective in WWII?
14. Briefly explain how WWI was fought.
15. How was D-Day the most important mission in WWII?
16. What was one thing the Treaty of Versailles demanded?

Sunday, February 4, 2024

This week in social studies!

Feb 14/15 World Wars Test


Directions:  Answer the following Q’s in as much detail as possible in essay format.  You may use first person.  Quiz grade


After watching the short flick and the color infographic about Germany’s war tactic, blitzkrieg, briefly explain the details of this tactic.  Provide one reason why you believe this was a successful military tactic.  Provide one reason where you think this military tactic might fail.  If you could add/change this approach to war, what would it be, and explain.


World War II 3 Q's HW Assignment

Directions:  Answer the following Q’s in as much detail as possible in essay format.  You may use first person.  Quiz grade


1. The phrase “keep calm and carry on” came from Britain in light of being continually bombed by the Germans.  Can you explain the meaning of this phrase and how it might have made an impact on the way the British went about their lives?  What were some results of the Battle of Britain and what did the British civilians do during these bombings?


2. Of the technological advancements made during World War II, which do you think had the biggest impact on the war? Explain your answer in detail.


3. Play the “what if” game. Let’s say we do not know the results of WWII. Let’s say that it is 1945, and the war has not ended. What if Germany developed the atomic bomb before the United States. What might the world look like today? This is tough…You gotta THINK!