Study Guide

Here is the study guide for the final exam. Answer on paper as I don't know the computer availability when we are doing the final.  The document will continue to be updated so check back. I will make a note when it has been updated.


WORLD HISTORY STUDY GUIDE

Iran - Iraq War

Reading here Iran-Iraq War

Iranian Revolution

Today:

We will review Iraq and the rise of Saddam Hussein

Next we will  look at the Iranian Revolution that happens next door to Iraq in 1979.

Here is a reading on the Iranian Revolution

Here is a Crash Course video on Iran!

We will answer the following questions:

1) Review: How did Saddam take power in Iraq?

2) Why was oil important for Saddam?

Iranian Revolution

1)Why was there a revolution in Iran?

2) What type of revolution was it?

3) What role did the United States play in the Revolution?

4) How was this related to the Cold War?

Saddam's Rise to Power

Reading Friday (read 15 minutes silently)

Friday and Monday, you will be making a comic strip of how Saddam Hussein rose to power in Iraq. If you need more than what we read already, here are some resources about Saddam's Rise to Power:

CNN's story of Saddam's Rise to Power

BBC's Saddam's Rise to Power

Very brief PDF article about Saddam's Rise.

Colored pencils are over on the side of the room as well as markers, please put everything back neat. You do not need to draw well, I am more interested in the story than the art. Please have it ready to share on Tuesday.

Links:

How to make a comic strip:

Vietnam Comic Strip

Part of a Cuban Missile Comic Strip

4/29

Complete this worksheet on Iraq

4/28/15

Today you will be reading THIS article on the end of the Cold War:


Answer the following questions:

1) What did the end of the Cold War mean to the United States?

2) Did the United States actually win the Cold War?

3) Do you think terrorism (9/11) has impacted us as much as the Cold War?

Thanks

4/23 and 4/24

4/23 Administer Checkpoint
In both periods, students are to use the answer document (the bubble sheet) to answer the questions related to the Test.  The essay questions should be answered on the back. When the students are done, they can go to Randallhistory.blogspot.com and do the work for today and tomorrow.

If periods are quiet and do not talk during the test they will be given two points extra credit SUMMATIVE. MUST BE A GOOD SUB REPORT FOR BOTH DAYS.

4/24 Cold War review

1)     For the first 20 minutes, students are to silent read for reading Friday.  They can use their computers to read as long as they are reading and not facebooking.

2)     Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/ir2/

In the section labeled “End of Cold War” have students do “Revise” and “Test” for Prague Spring, Détente, and the Collapse of Communism.

3)     Next, They should do the section labeled “Summary activities.” They can do all four, but the End of the Cold War is the most important.

4)     After, they can do fling the teacher. There are three now: 

Role of Gorbachev,:
http://www.activehistory.co.uk/fling/quizzes/gcse_coldwarend_gorby/quiz.htm

External Factors Fling the Teacher

Internal Factors Fling the Teacher

(have students do all three - they can work together if they chose but they need to be working not goofing off)