us history b! welcome to

Welcome to US History B!

US History-B Bell Ringers

All the class bell ringers can be found on these

slides

Week of: January 17-20

Be sure to answer all bell ringers in at least

3 full sentences

On one side of your Index Card:● Write your name & the class period

On the other side, answer the following:● What grade are you in?● What name do you prefer to go by?● For a seating chart, where do you prefer to sit?● How do you feel about studying history?● How can you improve from USH-A?● What is one thing you would like your teacher to know

about you?

Tuesday, January 17

● In 3 sentences, how could you summarize what was covered in US History-A?

Wednesday, January 18

● Which decade are you most interested in studying in this class?

(1940s-today)

This Day in History1919

Post-World War I peace conference begins in Paris

Thursday, January 19

● What impact did the Great Depression have on the United States?

This Day in History1809

Edgar Allan Poe is born

Friday, January 20

● Knowledge Check:● Name 3 things you learned this week.

This Day in History1945

Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn in for an unprecedented (and never to be repeated) 4th

term as US president

Week of: January 23-27

Be sure to answer all bell ringers in at least

3 full sentences

Monday, January 23

● What do you struggle with when taking notes?

This Day in History1957

Wham-O produces first Frisbee.

Tuesday, January 24

● Describe a Totalitarian State.

This Day in History2003

The US Department of Homeland Security officially

begins operation.

Wednesday, January 25

● Who were the major rulers during WWII?

This Day in History1915

Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates US

transcontinental telephone service

EXIT TICKETJanuary 25: Forms of Gov’t

On a sheet of paper write your name/the date/ & answer the following:

1) What is a region that shares a common gov't called?

2) Most states throughout history were autocracies or oligarchies, today, what are most states a form of?

3) What form of gov’t does the US have?4) Which 2 of the 3 forms of gov’t you compared

today (in the venn diagram) do you think were the most similar?

When finished, place it in the folder that you think best represents your understanding of the lesson today. (Got it! - Nope)

EXIT TICKETJanuary 25: Forms of Gov’t

If you would like a better grade on your exit ticket, you must correct it & turn into Miss Smolar by tomorrow.

Corrected answers must be in complete sentences!

1) What is a region that shares a common gov't called?2) Most states throughout history were autocracies or

oligarchies, today, what are most states a form of?3) What form of gov’t does the US have?4) Which 2 of the 3 forms of gov’t you compared today

(in the venn diagram) do you think were the most similar?

Thursday, January 26

● Which political system do you think works best?

This Day in History1980

U.S. Olympic Committee votes against Moscow

games

Friday, January 27

● Knowledge Check:● Name 3 things you learned this week.

This Day in History1888

National Geographic Society Founded

Monday, January 30

● How did World War II start?

This Day in History1948

Gandhi was assassinated.

Tuesday, January 31

● Would you have sided with the interventionists or isolationists?

This Day in History

1950Truman announces development of the

H-bomb

Wednesday, February 1

● Who benefited from the Neutrality Act of 1939?

This Day in History