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2 Six Weeks History of the Americas Planner
Monday
26 Sep Tuesday
27 Sep Wednesday 28 Sep
Thursday
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Monday
3 Oct Tuesday
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the Great
Depression
4 Oct Wednesday
Factors leading to
the Great
Depression
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5 Oct
Factors leading to
the Great Depression
Assignments Day
Thursday
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10 Oct Tuesday
Staff
Development
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No School
Monday
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12 Oct
Hoover and the
Depression
Thursday
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18 Oct Wednesday 19 Oct
FDR and the New
Deal
24 Oct Tuesday
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Art and the
Depression
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Critics of the New
Deal
7 Oct
Stock Market Crash
Policies C&C Due
Friday
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14 Oct
FDR and the New Deal
Thursday
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20 Oct
Great Depression
Test
Friday
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Paper 1 Type
21 Oct
Great Depression
Test
o
Paper 1 Type
Vocabulary Due
25 Oct Wednesday 26 Oct
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Art and the
Depression
Demobilization
The Roaring 20’s
Friday
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30 Sep
Folder Project Due
Reading Notes Due
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13 Oct
FDR and the New Deal
o
Monday
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Completed IA Due
17 Oct Tuesday
FDR and the New
Deal
Friday
OPCVL Due
11 Oct Wednesday
Hoover and the
Depression
6 Oct
Factors leading to the
Great Depression
Timeline Due
Monday
29 Sep
Impact of Depression
on women & minorities
Thursday
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27 Oct
Impact of Depression on
women & minorities
Friday
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28 Oct
Canada/Latin America
during the Depression
o Group Projects
IB Movie Night
Group Power Points Due
Books C&C Due
Monday
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31 Oct Tuesday
Canada/Latin
America during the
Depression
o Group Projects
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1 Nov Wednesday 2 Nov
Canada/Latin
America during the
Depression
o Group Projects
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Great
Depression Test
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Paper 3 Type
Thursday
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3 Nov
Saturday 29 Oct – 5 PM
Group Papers Due
Friday
4 Nov
Great Depression
Test
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Paper 3 Type
DBQ Questions Due
This schedule is subject to change at the teacher’s discretion.
12: The Great Depression and the Americas (mid 1920s–1939) This section focuses on the causes and nature of the Great Depression as well as the different solutions adopted by governments in the region, and the impact on these societies. The Great Depression produced the most serious economic collapse in the history of the Americas. It affected every country in the region and brought about the need to rethink economic and political systems. The alternatives that were offered, and the adaptations that took place, marked a watershed in political and economic development in many countries in the region. With respect to the last three bullets, a case‐study approach should be adopted, using one country from the region as an example. The chosen country should be identified in the introduction to the examination answers. •
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The Great Depression: political and economic causes in the Americas Nature and efficacy of solutions in the United States: Hoover; Franklin D Roosevelt and the New Deal Critics of the New Deal; impact of the New Deal on US political and economic systems Nature and efficacy of solutions in Canada: Mackenzie King and RB Bennett Impact of the Great Depression on Latin America; political instability and challenges to democracy; economic and social challenges Latin American responses to the Great Depression: import substitution industrialization (ISI); social and economic policies; popular mobilization and repression Impact of the Great Depression on society: specifically the impact on women and minorities; impact of the Great Depression on the arts and culture Objectives
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Describe the political and economic causes of the Great Depression in the United States.
Explain the nature and efficacy of solutions in the United States of Herbert Hoover’s depression
policies.
Evaluate the nature and efficacy of solutions of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal.
Determine if the critics of the New Deal were correct in their views.
Analyze the actions of Mackenzie King and RB Bennett in response to the Great Depression in Canada.
Explain the activities in Latin America and Canada in reaction to the stock market crash and the onset of
the depression.
Analyze the reasoning and effectiveness of the Import Substitution Industrialization in Latin America.
Evaluate the impact of the Great Depression on African Americans, women, and minorities.
Assess the impact of art, photography, the movie industry, the radio, and literary currents on the Great
Depression.
Assignments
Practice Internal Assessment (Completed Paper) (Test Grade)
DBQ Questions
New Deal Folder Project (Test Grade)
Timeline
C&C of Hoover and Roosevelt policies on Depression (1000)
C&C of Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men (500)
Canada/Latin America Group Essay/Presentation (2000)
Reading Assignment
ACH – 670 – 699, Chapter 24
SAH
LA
– Chapters 25 & 26
– 362-365, 380-383
CP – 335 – 341
News Articles Handout
Great Depression Handout