The class reviewed the 7 events from Tuesday by completing a Quotes assignment (matching quotes to events). Students also watched a Crash Course video about the Chinese revolutions.

Next students compared Chinese art from before and after the fall of Dynastic China. See me for both these assignments.

Students were assigned one of 7 events in modern Chinese history to read about and report on in class.  Through the magic of google docs each group simultaneously edited one slide in a powerpoint and shared it with the class as they took notes on all 7 events.  These will each be events that we learn more details about in coming classes.

Homework: Communist Take Power in China

Today students were introduced to the next unit they will be learning about in Modern World History: Modern China.  They also completed a shot document question about the invasion of Nanjing during the start of WWII and were reminded about methods for finding trustworthy sources. See me if you need to make up this assignment.

Today students took the test over the rise and fall of the Soviet Union and completed Logbook Check #6:

Logbook Check #6

• Homework: Revolutions in Russia (Part 1)
• Homework: Revolutions in Russia (Part 2) (Notes for both parts)
• Homework: Totalitarianism Case Study (Notes)
• Life in the USSR Under Stalin
• Homework: Cold War Superpowers (Notes)
• Lenin Questions
• Homework: The Cold War Thaws (Notes)
• Independence Movements in Eastern Europe
• The Battle for Ukraine Notes
• Putin's Way Notes
• Soviet Union Crossword

Today students continued discussing the current relationship between the USA and Russia (or Russia and the rest of the world).

Students watched Putin's Way a Frontline documentary about Russian President Vladimir Putin and took notes on a worksheet.

Finally, students received the Crossword Puzzle study guide for Thursday's test.

Today students continued to learn about current events in Ukraine by watching the short Frontline documentary The Battle for Ukraine.  As they watched students took notes about the 2 sides (those fighting for Ukraine and the Pro-Russian Separatists).

Today students continued their investigation into the end of the Cold War by going over the homework (The Cold War Thaws) and then discussing the current state of former Soviet states.

We read an article about the issues dividing Ukraine.  Next we looked at political cartoons and current events from this region.