20thCenturyAmericanExpereinceResearchPaperNotes

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Homework = Read Chapter 10 and take notes (1 page). Due Friday Nov 7th. On page 328 answers questions 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, and 10 in the Recalling Facts section and this is due no later than Monday November 10th.

Upcoming due dates for the Junior Research Paper November 10th your __Preliminary Outline__. On __November 21st__ your **__ NOTECARDS __** are due as is your **__TYPED OUTLINE__** and your __ FINAL THESIS __. So you have to be plowing through your material now and start seeing what you have (as far as actual information) and, most importantly, what you an prove.

I will be out on Wednesday November 19th through December 1st. During that time students will hand in the assigned Junior Research materials to the substitute teacher (Mr. Bradley). Students are reminded that failure to complete a step in the research paper writing process jeopardizes their ability to pass the course. Every step must be complete (even if it's late and completed for no points) before the paper will be read and graded (that is a school policy, not just Mr. Mac's [although he strongly agrees with it]).

Also students need to complete the 1920's DVD (An Era of Contradiction) AND they must read "The Dark Side of Normalcy". There is an essay coming up that will ask students to evaluate the 1920s (as an era) and determine whether was an era of success or an era of failure. The "Dark Side" article might shed a light on some heretofore unknown facts about President Harding and other aspects of the Roaring 20s.

I wish all the students and their families a restful and joyous Thanksgiving....and ** GO PATRIOTS **, beat ** 'Stoga. **

The Great Depression and the New Deal.
First thing we do in this unit is read John Barry's "After the Deluge" (the story of the 1927 Mississippi River flood). It is my contention that the Great Depression really began when the rains started to fall in August and September 1926 which led to the flooding of ten states in 1927. Here is the link to the article "[|After the Deluge]" and below are the questions (cut and paste them into a Word file and then answer them and submit them to Mr.Mac)

= = 20th Century American Experience Name __________________________________ After the Deluge- The Mississippi River Flood of 1927 Mr. Mac- Winter 2008-2000 1. According to the article when did the rains start? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________  2. Who was Gifford Pinchot? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________  2a. We’ve heard of Pinchot before, who’s presidential administration was he a part of? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________  3. How many states were affected by the flooding and the rains? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________  4. Why is the Mississippi River so important to American commerce? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________  5. In what year did the lower Mississippi last breech the levees? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________  6. How did the Great Flood help Hoover politically? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________  = =  7. How did the Great Flood effect African American allegiance to the Republican party? ______________________________________________________________________________________  ______________________________________________________________________________________  8. According to the article, what was the most important change generated by the flood? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________  9. What changes did the politicians make in response to the American attitude toward the responsibility of the federal government? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________  10. Who wrote the article and why should we listen to him (a.k.a.: what are his credentials/why should we give credence to his writing)? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________