Monday, March 12, 2012

Today's Assignment - 3/12

World History II (C1) - C Block

Due Wednesday:  Finish the questions from class today for pages 780-782:
a)  Of the four major causes of WWI, which do you think was most avoidable?  unavoidable?  Why?
b)  Which country do you think started the war?  How did you come to that conclusion?
c)  What was the German strategy at the beginning of the war?

Prepare for a quiz on 783-787 - focus on how the fighting in WWI was different than fighting in previous wars; the outcomes of the significant battles featured in the section; the nature of the fighting in Europe and throughout the world.

World History II (H) - D / F Blocks

Due Tuesday / Wednesday:  Prepare for a quiz on "The Colonial Heritage of Africa" - focus on the arguments that the author presents regarding the positive and negative affects of the European presence in Africa, with regards to political & social structure; infrastructure & urban development; cultural expression

Finish Things Fall Apart and be prepared to explain the meaning of the following (will come in the form of oral questions or quiz XC:

The meeting in the marketplace

Okonkwo's death

The reason why the District Commissioner’s men had to handle Okonkwo

The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger

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