Blogs

Monday - watched "Girl Rising"

Tuesday - Took Map Quiz over Western Africa, Continued Presentations - Racism

Brown v. Board of Education - established segregation of public schools unconstitutional, origin of Civil Rights movement

Civil Rights act - int

Monday-work on presentations

Tuesday-1950's. Inventions-Mr Potato head, Hula Hoop, Barbie Doll, McDonald, Credit Card, Bar code, pacemaker, first diet soft drink, Black Box(recorded cockpit noises during flight).  Minimum wage-75 cents. Average yearly

Monday- work day

Tuesday- 1950's presentation (link)

Wednesday- no school

Thursday-semester test study day (or work on decades project)

Friday- 1960's presentation.

Monday- work day

Tuesday- 50's presentation- my group

Wednesday- No school

Thursday- Semester Test Work Day

Friday- 1990's presentation

Music

• *NSYNC
• Backstreet Boys
• Eminem
• Will Smith
• Billy Ray Cyrus
• Brooks and Dunn

Movies and TV

• Forrest Gump- 1994
• Jurassic Park- 1

Monday: work day

Tuesday: presentations

1950's

Music

1. Peggy Sue (Buddy Holly)
2. Come Go With Me (Del Vikings)
3. Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley)

Movies

1. All About Eve (1950)
2. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
3. High Noon (1952)
4. Shane (1953) 
5. Dial M For Murder (1954)
6. To Catch

Monday- Work on decades project

Tuesday- 50's decade presentation

1. Popular music
   1. Peggy Sue- Buddy Holly
   2. Come Go with Me- Del Vikings
   3. Jailhouse Rock- Elvis Presley
2. Popular Movies
   1. All About Eve- 1950
   2. A Streetcar Named Desire- 1951
   3. High Noon- 1952
   4. Shane- 1953
   5. Dial

Monday- 

Work on decade project or forum posts. Mr. Bruns was gone today due to tennis.

Tuesday-

Presentations// 1950's

Music

1. Peggy Sue (Buddy Holly)
2. Come Go With Me (Del Vikings)
3. Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley)

Movies

1. All About Eve (1950)
2. A Streetcar Named Des

Monday-Work day

Tuesday- 

Democratic Republic of the Congo (continued) 

• Portuguese Discover the Congo
  • 1482
  • Diogo Cao sails to the Congo, first European to set foot in the Congo
  • Portuguese set up ties with the King and Natives 
• 1600 to 1700
  • Trade
    • British, Dutc

Monday- work day

Tuesday- presentations

Lusaka Peace accord Signed

• 1999 July-African countries sign ceasefire accord in Lusaka. MLC and RCD sign as well
• 2000- UN Peace Council authorizes UN forces to monitor ceasefires fighting still goes on
• Gorillas is b

Monday- The Cold War 1945-1990

US vs Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 

Cold War Definition- A political Strategic and Ideological struggle between the US and The Soviet Union form 1945-1990. Spread throughout the world- Europe, Asia, Africa, and Lat

Monday: Notes

• Cold War
  • Political, strategic and ideological struggle between the US and the Soviet Union from 1945-1990
• Causes
  • Different political systems
    • US is based on democracy, capitalism and freedom
    • USSR is based on dictatorship, communism and control

Monday- Notes

Tuesday- Notes

Wednesday - Notes

Thursday - Notes

Friday - Notes

Monday- Japan Test

Tuesday- US Test

Wednesday- Preparing for decades project

Thursday- Work day 

Friday- Work day 

Monday- No school

Tuesday- Causes of WWII

Wednesday- Test over WWII

Thursday- Study for test 

Friday- Second part of test

Monday - WWII Notes

Tuesday- WWII Notes and video

Wednesday- Test preparation 

Thursday- No School

Friday- No School

May 1 (Monday)- Presentations

May 2 (Tuesday)- Presentations

May 3 (Wednesday)- Presentations

May 4 (Thursday)- Presentations

May 5 (Friday)- Presentations

Notes

Monday: go over Africa map, presentations

News

Trump’s 100 days was on Saturday

• Had 78 executive orders

• Called 63 foreign leaders

• A lot of rich white men in the cabinet

  • Has highered 6 non white male cabinet members

• Stock market has risen

• Immigration arrests

Monday- started presentations

Australia

• Native tribes
• Western Culture
• 1600's Dutch landed in Australia
• Australia was a penal colony
  • for prisoners 
• Allied with the United States

Tuesday- presentations

Argentina-Mine

Wednesday- presentations

United Kingdom

• Populat

Monday: notes

The Cold War (1945-1990)

• US vs Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

1. Semester Test Questions over Cold War
   1. Understand the causes, effects, goals and major events of the Cold War
   2.  Understand the causes, effects and major events of the Korean Co