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World History: Turning Point #1 - Battle of Britain

Directions: Read the article, looking at the primary sources, auxiliary sources, and links on the right-hand side on the page.  When finished come back to this blog post and answer the essential question as a comment to this blog post. Provide specific information from the secondary and primary sources from the article.

Website: The Battle of Britain

Essential Question: How was the Battle of Britain a turning point in WWII? How did Churchill's leadership provide an opportunity for Britain to hold off the Germans during the Summer and Fall of 1940?

Psychology: Experiment Report Instructions

US History: Videos on FDR & the New Deal

Directions: Today we will view videos to assess the impact FDR had on the American people during the Great Depression. The two below should be viewed in order and you will fill out the graphic organizer to assess his impact.

Video #1
Video #2

US History: FDRs Court Packing Misstep

Directions: Using the website identify the information below in a Google Drive Doc. When you are finished, choose two of the political cartoons in the link, copy and paste them into your document, analyze them (we've done this before), and identify the opinion expressed to determine how the American people felt about FDRs actions.

Website: FDR and the "Court Packing" Fail

Questions to Identify: Most answers need to be at least 3 full and complete sentences each
1. When did his proposal take place?
2. What was his plan?
3. Why did he want to reorganize the judiciary?
4. What was the reaction to his plan by the American people, other politicians, the media?
5. What outcomes from this misstep actually worked in FDRs favor?

Political Cartoons