February 12, 2009February 12, 2009

What should be required of What should be required of students before they graduate students before they graduate

high school? Should they have to high school? Should they have to do some community service? do some community service?

Take a foreign language? Pass a Take a foreign language? Pass a life skills test? What would you life skills test? What would you require of a student before you require of a student before you

gave them a diploma?gave them a diploma?

HomeworkHomework

How is Anti Semitism How is Anti Semitism different from Racism? different from Racism?

Complete a Venn diagram. Complete a Venn diagram. Note: revised due date for Note: revised due date for Black history month project: Black history month project:

Friday the 20thFriday the 20th

On this date in 1909On this date in 1909

The NAACP was The NAACP was foundedfoundedOne of the founders One of the founders was W.E.B. Du Boiswas W.E.B. Du BoisTheir legal defense Their legal defense fund brought the fund brought the Brown V Board of Brown V Board of Education suit that Education suit that ended school ended school desegregationdesegregation

Black History Month ProjectBlack History Month Project

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Anti SemitismAnti Semitism

The hatred of Jewish The hatred of Jewish peoplepeopleJews were segregated Jews were segregated and discriminated and discriminated against for most of against for most of historyhistoryThe first ghettos were The first ghettos were places where Jews places where Jews were forced to livewere forced to live””Germans! Defend Germans! Defend yourselves! Don’t buy yourselves! Don’t buy from Jews!”from Jews!”

ZionismZionism

A movement to get a A movement to get a Jewish state Jewish state establishedestablished

A reaction to the A reaction to the many pogroms in many pogroms in Europe in the 19Europe in the 19thth centurycentury

Pogrom = organized Pogrom = organized oppression of Jewsoppression of Jews

PogromPogrom

Organized violence Organized violence and oppression and oppression against Jewsagainst Jews

Entire Jewish Entire Jewish neighborhoods were neighborhoods were destroyeddestroyed

Drove many Jews to Drove many Jews to emigrate to places emigrate to places like the United Stateslike the United States

The Dreyfus AffairThe Dreyfus Affair

A Jewish French A Jewish French army officerarmy officer

Falsely accused Falsely accused of espionage by of espionage by the French the French

Imprisoned on Imprisoned on Devils IslandDevils Island

Devils IslandDevils Island

The French The French prison islandprison island

Off the coast of Off the coast of South AmericaSouth America

Conditions there Conditions there were very badwere very bad

Closed in 1952Closed in 1952

Queen VictoriaQueen Victoria

Ruled Great Britain Ruled Great Britain from 1837 to 1901from 1837 to 1901

Actually of German Actually of German ancestryancestry

The term “Victorian” The term “Victorian” comes from hercomes from her

Powerful symbolic Powerful symbolic head of the British head of the British EmpireEmpire

ClassworkClasswork

Skillbuilder p. 748, Skillbuilder p. 748, Main idea 3, 4, 5 Main idea 3, 4, 5

p. 750p. 750