Thursday, February 28, 2013

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Fine Arts Baroque

I will give you a topic.  You are to get into groups of three.  This MUST be finished today!  We present tomorrow and Thursday. You are to make a PowerPoint presentation. 

Include ONE slide with background information such as: Date of Birth, where he lived, what he is known for.

Find 3 examples of you artist/composer's work. Analyze that work using the Baroque characteristics of Tension, Contrast, Ornamentation, and Energy. 
IF you have a composer then you must play music and describe as above.

Pick ONE comparable work from the Renaissance and compare and contrast to ONE Baroque work.

Save to S or N drive. 

Friday, February 15, 2013

Post WW1 take home essay

World Civ Post WW1 take home essay test.


This is an extensive post WW1 essay. Be sure to address ALL PARTS of the question. Best advice is a paragraph for each point asked of you. If you ask yourself “is this long enough” it may not be. There is no length requirement; whatever it takes to answer the question.

Background:

It can be argued that the Treaty of Versailles was a major factor in pushing Europe into the Second World War. Each country in Europe was affect by the treaty and its enforcement.

Question:

Explain the Role of the Treaty of Versailles in post WW1 Germany, Japan, and Italy. How did the treaty fail to solve the basic causes of WW1 (Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism)? Explain the rise of dictatorships in Germany, Italy, and Japan. Be sure to relate back to the environment created by the Treaty of Versailles and its restrictions as well as the weakness of the League of Nations.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

World Civ Pre WW2 Project

You are to make a power point presentation of the information listed in the chart.  We will present tomorrow. Please include pictures, charts, maps etc. as needed.
I will number you to 5. Do the work listed in the correct column.

Group 1:
Hitler and Germany
Group 2:
Mussolini and Italy
Group:3
Tojo and Japan
1.     What was the Weimar government like?
2.     Explain Germany’s post-war economy
3.     How did Hitler come to power?
4.     What did the Nazi party believe? (Make sure you find actual evidence)
5.     What was the role of the SS and Gestapo
6.     Admission of Germany to League of Nations. (peace treaties)
 
1.     What is Fascism?
2.     How did Mussolini gain power?
3.     What did he want to achieve?
4.     Explain the Italian invasion of  Ethiopia?
5.     Explain the Economy of Post-War Italy
6.     How did Fascism affect workers?
 
1.     How did militarists gain control?
2.     Why did Japan feel the need to conquer other lands?
3.     What happened in Manchuria?
4.     What was the ultimate goal of Japanese imperialism?
5.     What role did nationalism play in Japan?
6.     Explain the invasion of China in 1937
Group 4:
World Wide Depression/US
Group 5:
Spain/General Info
1.     Discuss postwar France, Britain, and the US.
2.     How did global depression start?
3.     How did it affect the rebuilding of Europe?
4.     What role did the US play in post WWI world?
5.     How did Global Depression affect Europe and Japan?
6.     What measures did the United States deal with the Great Depression?
1.     Weakness of the League of Nations (find 3 examples)
2.     How was appeasement used in Ethiopia, Rhineland, and Spain
3.     Define: Axis Powers, Isolationism, Third Reich, Appeasement
4.     What role did the Spanish Civil war play in leading to WW2?
5.     Explain non-aggression pact between Germany and USSR
6.     What happened at the Munich Conference?

 

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Fine Arts

Today and tomorrow continue with Baroque painting and sculpture. 

World Civ

Today we took a test over WWI.  Tomorrow we will do test corrections.