What did you do for Thanksgiving Break?3-5 SentencesWrite in ACTIVE VOICE

Write the following in your assignment notebook:Thursday-Bring DEAR Book-Quiz

BELL RINGERMONDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH

Reflect (thoughts/opinions) on the following quotation: “We are going to continue for a long time to find the

Russians diffi cult to deal with. It does not mean that they should be considered as embarked upon a do-or-die program to overthrow our society by a given date…In these circumstances, it is clear that the main element of my United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies.” – George Kennan “ The Sources of Soviet Conduct”

BELL RINGERTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH

What line of latitude separates North and South Korea?

What city was closest to the farthest North Korean advance?

What major battle occurred in September 1950?

BELL RINGERWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH

The Arms Race: Nuclear Warhead Proliferation

Year US USSR

GB FR China

1945 6 0 0 0 0

1950 369 5 0 0 0

1955 3,057 200 10 0 0

1960 20,434 1,605 30 0 0

1965 31,642 6,129 310 4 1

BELL RINGERTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST

The chart shows effects of the arms race.

How did the Soviet Union’s development of nuclear weapons affect U.S. defense spending? Explain

Current Events Questions:

1. In the news this week, is there anything you found interesting? Why? (1-2 sentences).

2. Make a connection between a current news event and something you have learned about in history class.

1. What is it? (1 sentence)2. How does this relate to something you have learned

before? (1 sentence)

BELL RINGERFRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND

Reflect on the following quotation. What does it mean to you? What do you think the speaker is trying to say?“When she stopped conforming to the conventional picture of femininity she finally began to enjoy being a woman.” – Betty Friedan, author of The Feminine Mystique

BELL RINGERMONDAY, DECEMBER 5TH

What are you thoughts? Impressions of this advertisement?

BELL RINGERTUESDAY, DECEMBER 6TH

In the Middle East, Egypt’s president, Gamal Abdel Nasser, wanted to build a dam on the Nile River. When he opened relations with communist China and the Soviet Union, the United States withdrew its off er to help. Nasser then nationalized the Suez Canal. In response, Britain, France and Israel invaded Egypt in October 1956. Using the Suez crisis as an excuse, Britain and France took control of the canal but withdrew when Eisenhower would not support them.

What is the main idea of the passage?

BELL RINGERWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7TH

Do you think studying is important? Why or why not? (3-5 sentences)

Complete the Reflection section of the Bell Ringer & Turn In.

BELL RINGERTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 8TH

In the news (online or by watching television) this week, is there anything you found interesting? Why? (2 sentences).

BELL RINGERFRIDAY, DECEMBER 9TH