Mass Atrocities committed by Japan, Germany, Soviet Union (Russia) and Allied Forces during World War 2. Nanking River slaughter, Kyiv massacre (Ukraine), Manila massacre (Phippines), Dreden Bombing (Germany by Allied forces) , Oradour Sur Glane (France by Germans) and Nazi Concntration camps (Germany, Poland: Mass slaughter of Jews)., Polish slaughter by Russians 1939.

The Major Battles of World War 2: Involvement of Russia and J Stalin Red Army in defeating the Germans. Invasion of Normandy by U.S troops: Liberation of France from German occupation/control. Battle of the Midway: Major U.S. Naval victory over Japan. Battle of Berlin: Russian Red Army final victory and defeat/surrender of Germany.

Research and development for in-class written assignment: "Why did the U.S. delay in entering World War 1 until 1917? What were the events that caused the U.S. to actively enter the War and join with the Allied Forces?" Identifying key causes and effects of U.S. eventual entry into WW1. During today's session, Aiden was given a World War 1 written assignment and spent the class period researching the causes and events leading to the delayed U.S entry into the War.

The New Deal of F.D.R.: Federal programs established to provide relief/recovery from the U.S. Great Depression. Grading and discussion of the Unit Test on the Industrial Revolutions and the Depression. "Crash Course History " Video on the New Deal: Federal Programs such as the NRA, Public Works Administration, Emergency Banking Act etc.
During today's session, Aiden was very engaged in the significant topic of The New Deal of F.D.R. which helped many U.S. citizens out of the Great Depression and changed the role of the Federal Government for many years following. He also scored a moderately high grade on the Unit Test graded today.

Today, we covered Teddy Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s Square Deal, Woodrow Wilson and the Federal Trade Commission, Jim Crow Laws, and Booker T. Washington v. W.E.B. DuBois.

Today we spent 30 minutes discussing the following relevant topics: 1) government corruption and the importance of muckrakers, writers, and photographers to expose corruption and unsafe and unsanitary working and living conditions; 2) the spoils system; 3) Pendleton Act and Civil Service Commission/Civil Service Exams; 4) controlling big business and the Interstate Commerce Act; 5) political reforms: a) primary, b) initiative, c) referendum, and d) recall; 6) the 16th and 17th Amendments, and 7) the Sherman Antitrust Act. Then Cam had 15 minutes to work on his historical narrative.

Cam was absent today.

We started discussing the Progressive Era and the reforms that were made during this time period. We reviewed the concepts that are relevant throughout American history: 1) natural resources, 2) democracy, and 3) discrimination. Because of modern printing methods, books, newspapers, and magazines were widespread. Muckracking journalists helped to expose corruption in business, government, and industry. Upton Sinclair's The Jungle was an important novel exposing the unsanitary practices in the food industry. I read Cam an excerpt from the book about the unclean practices in meat packing plants.

We watched a documentary on the Great Chicago Fire, how Mrs. O'Leary was blamed, and how her family finally got her absolved of any wrongdoing related to the fire. Then Cam completed a crossword puzzle covering immigration and urbanization topics learned in Chapter 18. Finally, he printed his narrative that he completed this quarter. I reviewed it and made grammatical and subject matter edits for him to improve the narrative.

Cam was absent today.