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Here is the class outline:

1. Week 1: Welcome to IB History

Aug 10

Glad to have you back!

2. Week 2: Cold War--Superpower Tensions and Rivalries

Aug 17

This week we will be refreshing our knowledge about significant Cold War leaders, crises, and countries.

3. Week 3: Reconciliation and Renewed Conflict (1963-1979)

Aug 24

This week we will investigate what happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis. This crisis during the Cold War leads to an interesting period of momentary reconciliation and rapprochement. We will also study a second important leader--Richard Nixon.

4. Week 4: Conclusion of the Cold War (1980-1989)

Aug 31

This week we will conclude our Paper 2 study of the Cold War!

5. Week 5: Paper 2 Review and IB Readiness

Sep 8

This week we will continue to develop the skills needed to successfully complete IB History Paper 2.

6. Week 6: 4.1 Diplomacy in the Americans in the 1930s

Sep 14

This week we will begin learning content for Paper 3! Chapter 4 focuses on the effect of WWII on domestic life in America.

7. Week 7: 4.2 Canadian and Mexican Involvement in World War II

Sep 21

This week will focus on the ways in which Canada and Mexico impacted WWII.

8. Week 8: 4.3 Social Impact of WWII in the USA

Sep 28

This week will focus on how WWII affected the role of women and minorities in US society

9. Week 9: 4.4 Japanese-Americans During WWII

Oct 5

This week will focus on how WWII influenced perceptions of Japanese-Americans in American society

10. Week 10: 4.5-4.6 The Atomic Bomb and Conclusion of WWII

Oct 12

This week will analyze the different viewpoints related to the usage of the atomic bomb

11. Week 11: IB Readiness #2

Oct 19

This week we will take our last Paper 2 IBR assessment!

12. Week 12: Truman Administration (1945-1953)

Oct 26

This week we start a new chapter that focuses on the political developments in the U.S.

13. Week 13: Eisenhower Administration (1953-1961)

Nov 2

This week we focus on the relatively peaceful administration of President Eisenhower

14. Week 14: Kennedy and Johnson Administrations (1961-1963, 1963-1969)

Nov 9

This week we will get an overview of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations

15. Week 15: Nixon Administration (1969-1974)

Nov 16

This week we focus on the impact of the Watergate scandal on the presidency and American society

16. Week 16: Nixon Administration (1969-1974)

Nov 16

This week we focus on the impact of the Watergate scandal on the presidency and American society

17. Finals Materials

Dec 7

See the finals rubric below

18. Semester 2, Week 1: Welcome Back!

Jan 4

Hope you had a relaxing break! Glad to restart the second semester with you!

19. Semester 2, Week 2: Guide to the Internal Assessment (IA)

Jan 11

This week we continue revising your History IA

20. Semester 2, Week 3: Continued Internal Assessment (IA)

Jan 18

This week we continue revising your History IA

21. Semester 2, Week 4: African American Civil Rights Movement

Jan 25

This week we start our last Paper 3 topic on Civil Rights and Social Movements

22. Semester 2, Week 14: Brown vs. Board (1954) and "Little Rock Nine"

Apr 12

This week we understand the impact of the Brown vs. Board of Education (1954) on the civil rights movement

23. IB Capstone Reflection

Apr 21

Submit this final assignment via email