Lauren Meyer

MEDT 7472
Project 2
Between the Wars and World War II- Honors World History
Learning Objectives
At the end of this unit, honors students will be able to identify the major factors that
shaped societies between World War I and II, identify how World War I and II are linked,
and demonstrate an understanding of the impact of World War II.
SSWH17 Between the World Wars
a. Examine the influence of Albert Einstein on science, Sigmund Freud on social
thinking and Pablo Picasso on art.
b. Determine the causes and results of the Russian Revolution from the rise of the
Bolsheviks under Lenin to Stalins first Five Year Plan.
c. Describe the rise of fascism in Europe and Asia by comparing the policies of Benito
Mussolini in Italy, Adolf Hitler in Germany, and Hirohito in Japan.
e. Describe the nature of totalitarianism and the police state that existed in Russia,
Germany, and Italy and how they differ from authoritarian governments.
f. Explain the aggression and conflict leading to World War II in Europe and Asia;
include the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, the Spanish Civil War, the Rape of Nanjing in
China, and the German annexation of the Sudetenland.
SSWH18 World War II
a. Describe the major conflicts and outcomes; include Pearl Harbor, El-Alamein,
Stalingrad, D- Day, Guadalcanal, the Philippines, and the end of the war in Europe and
Asia.
b. Identify Nazi ideology, policies, and consequences that led to the Holocaust.
c. Explain the military and diplomatic negotiations between the leaders of Great
Britain (Churchill), the Soviet Union (Stalin), and the United States (Roosevelt/Truman)
from Teheran to Yalta and Potsdam and the impact on the nations of Eastern Europe.
d. Explain allied Post-World War II policies; include formation of the United Nations, the
Marshall Plan for Europe, and MacArthurs plan for Japan.
Resources for Students
See Lesson Activities/Scope and Sequence for student resources
Assessments
Pre-Tests
Post-Tests
DBQ Essay How Did the Versailles Treaty Help Cause World War II?
Blog postings
Discussion board posts
Module Design
See Lesson Activities/Scope and Sequence for student resources
Interactivity and Use of Technology
United Streaming videos

Khan Academy videos and articles

State Department articles
Crash Course videos on YouTube
Documentary videos on YouTube
PDF versions of DBQ articles and other articles
Vocabulary practice on Quizlet
Discussion boards: students will be responding to peers
Blog posts
Teacher-created Power Points
Prezi presentation
The Met online
Google Docs: students will be able to peer evaluate and offer advice while writing
their DBQ essays

Learner Support
There will be a discussion board for students to post questions that either a peer or I can
answer. I will also respond to email within 24 hours. Students can also contact me
through Remind, a free text messaging service that does not give out anyones personal
cell number.
Lesson Activities/Scope and Sequence
Day 1-SSWH17A
Pre-Test, Between the Wars
Vocab A on Quizlet
Read article on Cubism at Khan Academy, Inventing Cubism
o https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/early

abstraction/cubism/a/inventing-cubism

Cubism at The Met: view different pieces of art

o http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cube/hd_cube.htm
Cubism video downloaded from United Streaming
Freud presentation on Prezi
o https://prezi.com/u6oiof4p4pal/sigmund-freud-influence-on-social-thinking/?
utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Freud on Khan Academy, Psychoanalytic Theory

o https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/behavior/theoriespersonality/v/psychoanalytic-theory

Id video downloaded from United Streaming

Einstein video downloaded from United Streaming
Discussion post/blog post: Who was more influential?
Discussion post/blog post: What was your favorite piece of art from the collection
at The Met and why?

Day2-SSWH17B
Vocab B on Quizlet
Russian Revolution reading
o PDF to be posted

Last of the Czars video on YouTube

o Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYo8SEvnsrM
o Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx2zMUCsdM0
o Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1em_lDQzmA
Discussion post/blog post: Was there a way for the Russian Revolution to happen
without killing the royal family?

Day 3- SSWH17C and D

Vocab C on Quizlet
Carving up the World photo analysis
o PDF to be posted
Discussion post/blog post: photo analysis from previous assignment
Rise of the Nazis on Khan Academy, Initial Rise of Hitler and Nazis, Hitler and
Nazis Come to Power, and Fascism and Mussolini
o https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/euro-hist/hitlernazis/v/initial-rise-of-hitler-and-the-nazis

o https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/euro-hist/hitlernazis/v/hitler-and-the-nazis-come-to-power

o https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/euro-hist/mussolinifascism/v/fascism-and-mussolini

Totalitarianism vs. Authoritarian video on YouTube

o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hon6yI_BHIw
Totalitarianism video downloaded from United Streaming
Authoritarian video downloaded from United Streaming
View America in the 20th Century: World War II- The Road to War downloaded
from United Streaming

Day 4- SSWH17F
Vocab D on Quizlet
Nazi Aggression on Khan Academy, Nazi Aggression and Appeasement
o https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/euro-hist/hitler-nazis/v/nazi

aggression-and-appeasement

Invasion of Ethiopia on Khan Academy Mussolini Aligns with Hitler

o https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/euro-hist/mussolinifascism/v/mussolini-aligns-with-hitler

Nanking Massacre
o PDF to be posted
Discussion post/blog post: Write a journal entry from the perspective on a Chinese
civilian
Hitler and Stalin propaganda analysis
o Teacher-created Power Point
Discussion post/blog post: Analyze at least 2 pieces of propaganda from the
presentation

Day 5- SSWH17 and SSWH18A

Post Test, Between the Wars

Pre-Test, WWII
Vocab A on Quizlet
Crash Course, World War II
o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78COTwT7nE
View Battles of WWII Power Point
o Teacher-created Power Point
Begin DBQ: How Did the Versailles Treaty Help Cause World War II?Begin
Analyzing the documents and bucketing
o PDFs to be posted
View The Century: Americas Time, Over The Edge Part 1 downloaded from
YouTube
View America in the 20th Century: World War II- The World at War downloaded
from United Streaming

Day 6- SSWH18A
Read any 3 primary sources on EyewitnessToHistory.com relating to WWII
o http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/w2frm.htm
Create 3 diary/journal entries similar recounting the event read on
EyewittnessToHistory.com and post on Discussion post/blog post
View The Century: Americas Time, Over The Edge Part 2 downloaded from
YouTube
DBQ: Continue analyzing documents if necessary
Day 7- SSWH18B
Vocab B on Quizlet
View The Century: Americas Time, Over The Edge Part 3 downloaded from
YouTube
View Holocaust Power Point
o Teacher-created Power Point
Complete Kristallnacht Common Core reading
o Teacher-created PDF to be uploaded
View Walter Cronkite video on the Holocaust downloaded from United Streaming
View Holocaust: A Teenagers Experience downloaded from United Streaming
Discussion/blog post: First they came for the communists and I did not speak out
because I was not a communist What is the consequence of inaction?
DBQ: Begin rough draft of DBQ essay using Google Docs
Day 8- SSWH18 C
Vocab C on Quizlet
DBQ: Finish and post rough draft of DBQ essay using Google Docs
o Peer evaluate at least 3 others DBQ rough draft essays leaving helpful
comments
Read article from Khan Academy, Start of the Cold War Yalta Conference
o https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/postwar-era/a/thecold-war-part-1

Read State Department articles on Yalta Conference, Tehran Conference, and

Potsdam Conference
o https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf
o https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/yalta-conf
o https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/tehran-conf
Discussion post/blog post: Taken from Khan Academy: Do you think it would have
been possible for the United States and the Soviet Union to coexist peacefully in
the postwar era, or was conflict destined to arise between them?

Day 9- SSWH18 D
Vocab D on Quizlet
Read State Department article on forming the United Nations
o https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/un
Read article from Khan Academy, Start of the Cold WarTruman Doctrine
o https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/postwar

era/a/start-of-the-cold-war-part-2

Discussion post/blog post: Taken from Khan Academy: Why did the United States
end its long history of isolationism after World War II? Would it have been possible
for the US to return to an isolationist foreign policy?
DBQ: Make corrections to DBQ based on peers comments using Google Docs

Day 10- SSWH18

DBQ: Turn in final version of DBQ essay using Google Docs
Post Test, WWII