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CWI Week of January 23-27

Monday

TTP - trans pacific partnership

north american free trade agreement - made trade easier with other countries

GDP = the total amount of goods and services produced within a year

what good and bad came out of Obama signing the Trade doc.            

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January 23th-27th, 2017

January 23th- presentation day

- (look at last week's notes for women's rights)

* Economy and strikes

- the age of invention, there was mass productions

-tremendous prosperity

-mass- consumption economy

-depression for farmers.

-stock market: financial inst

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January 23rd-27th

Monday-Presentations

Women's rights part 2-The major role of women remained as a house wife. The number of working women 25% as a result of the work. Roles included factory workers, secretaries, salesclerks and telephone operators. The number of women

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1/23-1/27

Monday - 1920's Presentations

Tariffs - Tax on imported goods, we had high tariffs in the 1920's

Many strikes - Boston police strike, US Steel strike, United mine workers strike

Boston Police Strike - Police officers in Boston striked so there was no po

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Jan 23rd to 27th

Monday-Presentations continued.

Tuesday-Continuing presentation from yesterday.

Wednesday- Short class period, Continuing with presentations

Thursday-another short class period. continuing presentations

Friday-Continuing with presentations. One more pres

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USH Weekly Blog 1-23/1-27

Monday: Talked about the inauguration and things that go along with it 

Continued on women rights 

  • Many women were still house wives 
  • Working women increased by 25% 
    • Factory workers 
    • Secretaries 
    • Salesclerks 
    • Telephone operators 
  • Women attending college rose
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January 13-20

Entertainment - flagpole sitting, pez, dance marathons,football players, Charleston

Prohibition- 18th amendment, gangsters, black market, increased crime rate, 4 main reasons (national mood, practical, religious, moral), Al Capone in Chicago, Alcatraz

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Week of Jan 23-27

Monday: presentations

Politics Continued 

  1. Teapot Dome
    1. Secretary sent to prison
    2. Navy oil reserves sent to operators
    3. Oil companies drilled on federal land
    4. Hundreds of thousands of dollars
    5. Teapot Dome is a place in Wyoming
    6. Government allowed oil companies to ge
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Week of January 23-27

Monday- Friday- 1920's presentations

Nicknames for the 20's- The Roaring 20's, Republican Era, The Jazz Age, The Lost Generation, Boom to Bust, Decade of Normalcy, Prosperity Decade, Prohibition Era, The Advertising Age, The Golden Age of Sports, 

1.-P

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1/23/17-1/27/17

Monday- continue presentations

Continue Politics

Teapot Dome Oil Scandal

  • Secretary sent to prison
  • Navy oil reserves sent to operators
  • Oil companies drilled on federal land
  • Hundreds of thousands of dollars
  • Biggest scandal in the 1920's

Calvin Coolidge

  • Vice Pre
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January 16-20

Monday- NO SCHOOL

Tuesday- NO SCHOOL

Wednesday- Finished going over the Europe map

Thursday- Reviewed Europe Map. Spoke about Obama over the years.

Friday- Watched Trump's inauguration

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Week of January 16- 20

Monday- No school

 

Tuesday- No school

 

Wednesday- We voted on whether we wanted to North Korea or Politics for our first unit. Then we talked about political parties and how we feel about having Donald Trump as president.

Politically Correct Definition-

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Week of January 16th - 20th

Monday, January 16th

Professional Development Day

No School

 

Tuesday, January 17th

“Snow Day”

No School

 

Wednesday, January 18th

We completed labeling the European countries and capitals. In class, we talked about who Obama pardoned, which was a transgender

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16/20

16- No school

17- No school

18- Went over the rest of the europe map. Talked about being a democrat or republican or other. Also watched a video about a trans-girl getting a lot of years off of her sentence.

19-Went over most of the countries/capitals.

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Week Jan 16th- Jan 20th

Monday- No school

Tuesday- No school 

Wednesday- Present presentation

Thursday- Talk the last 8 years of presidency

Friday- Talk about Donald Trumps presidency, and present

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Week Jan 9- Jan 13


Monday- Work day 
Tuesday- No School
Wednesday- Work Day
Thursday- Work Day
Friday- Work day and talk to Mr. Bruns about our topics

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Week of Jan 18th - Jan 20th

Monday - Tuesday: No school

Wednesday: Presentations

1920's-

  • Harlem Renaissance

Birth or revival

Shaping of black culture

  • Langston Hughes - famous poet
  • Jazz - made them feel equal
  • KKK- racist organization
  • Actions of the KKK

  • Founded in 1866

  • burnt churches, raped
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January 16th - January 20th

Monday- No School, Professional Development

Tuesday- No School, Snow Day

Wednesday- We took notes and worked on our projects

Thursday- We worked on our projects

Friday- We started presenting our projects

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