Friday, September 12, 2014

On the Days The Sub Is Here (Readings and assignments by day)

Your readings are here All answers should be a minimum of three COMPLETE sentences.  Thanks.

BIG UPDATE THE QUIZ IS DONE: at yumaunion.instructure.com - you have TWO ATTEMPTS AND GET TO KEEP YOUR BEST SCORE.

Monday: (The Readings Are Above)

Read Page30-31 and answer the following questions:

1) Define: Secretariat, Assembly, Council, and Commissions and Mandates

2) Why were some non-European countries unhappy about how the League was set up?

3) Why didn't the United States join the League of Nations?  Do you think that was bad for the League? Why or why not?

4) What do you think the political cartoon is saying on Page 31?  You may need to look up the definition of Keystone to know the answer.

Tuesday: (Use Same Readings Page 32 -35)

DO YOUR QUIZ. YOU HAVE TWO ATTEMPTS AND CAN USE ANY NOTES/ETC YOU WANT.  YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES TO DO IT.

5) Other than the US, who was also not included in the League of Nations? Why is that important?

6) Why was there tensions between France and Britain?

7) What did the French do when Germany did not pay enough reparations? Did that hurt the league of Nations in your opinion?

8) What is Collective Security? What does that have to do with the League of Nations?

9) How could the League of Nations enforce its power? What was the Geneva Protocol? 

Wednesday: Same Readings again, Page 36-37

10) Summarize the criticisms of Sources J, K, L, and M. What were common criticisms of the League?  Do you think these criticisms are fair?

11) Using Page 37, list at least 2 successes and 2 failures of the league. What do you think was most important? Least important?

12) After reading and answering all these questions, what are the biggest weaknesses of the League of Nations?  What are the strengths?  

13) If you were going to improve the League of Nations, what would you have done?

When you are done, go here to play the interactive fling the teacher game: http://www.activehistory.co.uk/fling/quizzes/gcse_1920s/quiz.htm

See if you can fling the teacher!

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