Station OneSedition

• Purpose of reading: To consider whether or not Debs and Schenck were guilty of breaking this law.

• 1.) When was this law passed? Why did the US government pass the law?

• 2.) In your own words, summarize this law.

• 3.) Do you think this law was necessary? Why or why not? Use evidence to support your answer.

• 1.) What does this ruling say?

• 2.) Do you agree with the ruling? (Remember to consider this ruling within its historical context when answering the question)

Overall Question: Were critics of WWI anti-Americans? Include

evidence drawn from the documents. (make a thesis & evidence web to address the

question)

Station TwoChicago Race Riots

Station ThreePalmer Raids

• 1.) Before Reading: Who wrote this document and what is his perspective?

• 2.) Before Reading: What do you predict he will say in this document?

• 3.) According to Palmer, what is spreading like a fire? (Don’t just write ‘revolution!’ Explain what he’s referring to)

• 4.) How does Palmer describe communism? Why does he think it’s dangerous?

• 5.) According to this document, who is Palmer going to arrest?

• 1.) Before Reading: Who wrote this document and what is her perspective?

• 2.) Before Reading: What do you predict she will say in this document?

• 3.) According to Goldman, what is wrong with the Palmer Raids?

• 4.) According to Goldman, what is the goal of the Palmer Raids?

• 5.) According to this document, who did Palmer arrest?

Corroboration: Use evidence from the two documents to answer the question in the form of a web & make the center

of the web your THESIS. • Why did Palmer arrest thousands of people and deport hundreds between

1919 – 1920?

Station FourInfluenza of 1918

http://www.flu.gov/pandemic/history/1918/the_pandemic/influenza

/ • Explore the website and record information on

the following: – Basic background on the Pandemic– Record some information of the “Voices of the

Pandemic” – How did people “Fight Influenza” – Look at the tab for “Your State” and see what was

going on in Georgia at the time.