Directions: Complete 2 out of the 4 questions. For extra credit complete a 3rd question of your choice. Must be done well!!!
1.Create a diary entry for an African American living in the Old Civil Rights movement. Chose from one of these events to write about: Birmingham Protest, Selma March, March on Washington, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Emmett Till Murder, Sit Ins. The diary should be at least 15 sentences long and include specifics from one of these events.
2.Write your own newspaper article about the New Civil Rights Movement. It should be at least 20 sentences long and cover at least one of the topics of The Black Panther Party, Malcolm X, Black Power, Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, Busing Riots. Be Creative!!!!!!!
3.Create your own cover for an issue of Ms Magazine. Include headlines that deal with both present day issues for women and past issues for women. Be Creative! It should be drawn on a piece of 8x10 paper.
4.Look in the newspaper, or online news sources for an issue dealing with minority civil rights today. Print or cut out the article and write a 10 sentence paragraph discussing the article and relating it to what we discussed about the minority civil rights movement in class.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Exam April 15, 2011
Review Sheet
Origins of the Cold War
Yalta Conference Potsdam Conference Division of Germany
Communism Capitalism NATO
Iron Curtain Truman Doctrine Containment
Marshall Plan Berlin Airlift Warsaw Pact
Satellite Country
The Cold War at Home
Loyalty Review Boards Red Scare Hollywood
Arms Race Atomic Threat Alger Hiss
Duck and Cover Ethel & Julius Rosenberg
Senator Joseph McCarthy McCarthyism
The Korean War
38th Parallel Truman McArthur
Containment Eisenhower Doctrine
Be sure to be able to answer: Why did America become involved in the Korean War, give examples.
1950’s
Television Conformity The Good Housewife Technology
Rock n Roll Books Art Business/ Roadways(Eisenhower)
Truman’s Fair Deal The Baby Boom GI bill Levittown
Prepare for both of these essays, they should be at least 3 paragraphs: intro, body and conclusion.
1. In your opinion, was the Cold War inevitable? If not, was the United States or the USSR more to blame? Provide examples.
2. Why has the Korean War often been called America’s “forgotten war”? What purpose did the war serve, and what impact did it have? Provide details to this answer.
Origins of the Cold War
Yalta Conference Potsdam Conference Division of Germany
Communism Capitalism NATO
Iron Curtain Truman Doctrine Containment
Marshall Plan Berlin Airlift Warsaw Pact
Satellite Country
The Cold War at Home
Loyalty Review Boards Red Scare Hollywood
Arms Race Atomic Threat Alger Hiss
Duck and Cover Ethel & Julius Rosenberg
Senator Joseph McCarthy McCarthyism
The Korean War
38th Parallel Truman McArthur
Containment Eisenhower Doctrine
Be sure to be able to answer: Why did America become involved in the Korean War, give examples.
1950’s
Television Conformity The Good Housewife Technology
Rock n Roll Books Art Business/ Roadways(Eisenhower)
Truman’s Fair Deal The Baby Boom GI bill Levittown
Prepare for both of these essays, they should be at least 3 paragraphs: intro, body and conclusion.
1. In your opinion, was the Cold War inevitable? If not, was the United States or the USSR more to blame? Provide examples.
2. Why has the Korean War often been called America’s “forgotten war”? What purpose did the war serve, and what impact did it have? Provide details to this answer.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Cold War Homework
Due: Thursday, April 14th
Directions: Answer 2 out of the 3 questions.
1.Draw your own political cartoon on McCarthyism.
2.Write the “good housewife” text for present day wives, include 7 points.
3.Analyze the Cold War. Write a 10 sentence paragraph discussing what happened after World War II that lead us into the Cold War. Analyze what the term “Cold War” means. Explain how the Cold War changed society in the 1950’s: music, conformity, television.
Directions: Answer 2 out of the 3 questions.
1.Draw your own political cartoon on McCarthyism.
2.Write the “good housewife” text for present day wives, include 7 points.
3.Analyze the Cold War. Write a 10 sentence paragraph discussing what happened after World War II that lead us into the Cold War. Analyze what the term “Cold War” means. Explain how the Cold War changed society in the 1950’s: music, conformity, television.
Friday, April 1, 2011
World War II Review - Exam, Wednesday, April 6th
World War II Review
Identify the following key terms:
Munich Conference
Benito Mussolini
Iwo Jima
Stalingrad
Manhattan Project
D-Day
Holocaust
Poland
50 Tin Cans
Island-Hopping
Czechoslovakia
Lend-Lease Act
Kellogg-Braind Pact
Dawes Plan
El Alamein
Adolf Hitler
Korematsu v. United States
Pearl Harbor
Appeasement
Rosie the Riveter
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Good Neighbor Policy
Washington Conference
1.Identify the factors that lead to World War II in Europe.
2.Identify what led the United States’ entrance into World War II.
3.Explain how the United States mobilized for war.
4.Describe the Home Front during World War II. How did it affect women?
5.Explain why the Japanese in America were placed in internment camps. Identify the impact this had on Japanese Americans.
6.Analyze the background of Korematsu v. United States, identify what the decision was.
7.Explain what the Holocaust was and what relationship it had on America (think about American soldiers discovering camps), why is the Holocaust discussed each year?
8.Identify what D-Day is and why it is such an important event in World War II.
9.Describe the steps the United States took to win the war against Japan. Why was the Atomic Bomb used?
10.Identify how war crimes were dealt with after the war, in both Germany and Japan.
11.Explain the United Nations and why it was created.
12.Analyze why the US and Soviets cooperated during World War II despite their differences.
13.What was the importance of Israel being created after World War II?
Identify the following key terms:
Munich Conference
Benito Mussolini
Iwo Jima
Stalingrad
Manhattan Project
D-Day
Holocaust
Poland
50 Tin Cans
Island-Hopping
Czechoslovakia
Lend-Lease Act
Kellogg-Braind Pact
Dawes Plan
El Alamein
Adolf Hitler
Korematsu v. United States
Pearl Harbor
Appeasement
Rosie the Riveter
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Good Neighbor Policy
Washington Conference
1.Identify the factors that lead to World War II in Europe.
2.Identify what led the United States’ entrance into World War II.
3.Explain how the United States mobilized for war.
4.Describe the Home Front during World War II. How did it affect women?
5.Explain why the Japanese in America were placed in internment camps. Identify the impact this had on Japanese Americans.
6.Analyze the background of Korematsu v. United States, identify what the decision was.
7.Explain what the Holocaust was and what relationship it had on America (think about American soldiers discovering camps), why is the Holocaust discussed each year?
8.Identify what D-Day is and why it is such an important event in World War II.
9.Describe the steps the United States took to win the war against Japan. Why was the Atomic Bomb used?
10.Identify how war crimes were dealt with after the war, in both Germany and Japan.
11.Explain the United Nations and why it was created.
12.Analyze why the US and Soviets cooperated during World War II despite their differences.
13.What was the importance of Israel being created after World War II?
Friday, March 25, 2011
World War II Homework due April 1st
Homework: World War II
Directions: Answer 5 out of the following 10 questions (answers must be typed and in paragraph form - incomplete answers will not be given credit)
1.Analyze if America would have entered World War II if there was not an attack on Pear Harbor. Make sure to include what was going on while America was neutral.
2.If you were to dig up a time capsule from World War II, what artifacts would you find in it? Describe three.
3.Analyze the four political cartoons (that will be handed out in class on Monday Make sure to put them in context with World War II and analyze what each one was portraying to the American public.
4.Watch Dr. Seuss’s short film: “Your Job in Germany” (link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v5QCGqDYGo). Then go to http://www.seussville.com/ and look at his characters used in his children’s books. Describe how “Your Job in Germany” is different then the characters he used in his books. Why might they be so different? Keep in mind propaganda during World War II.
5.Analyze why the invasion of Normandy was the most successful planned attack in history.
6.Write a rap or poem about the Pacific Wars.
7.Analyze if there was not a bombed dropped on Hiroshima, would Japan have surrendered and do you think that the war would have ended regardless?
8.Go to the site: http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005182 and answer the following questions:
Explain the United States perspective of Jews at the beginning of the war.
Analyze why Roosevelt started the War Refugee Board (WFB).
9.Write a paragraph (about 10 sentences) describing through the eyes of a women living in America during World War II. Keep in mind the changes that we discussed about the role of women in class.
10.Analyze the end of World War II. Discuss the conferences and trials and what affect they had on America.
Directions: Answer 5 out of the following 10 questions (answers must be typed and in paragraph form - incomplete answers will not be given credit)
1.Analyze if America would have entered World War II if there was not an attack on Pear Harbor. Make sure to include what was going on while America was neutral.
2.If you were to dig up a time capsule from World War II, what artifacts would you find in it? Describe three.
3.Analyze the four political cartoons (that will be handed out in class on Monday Make sure to put them in context with World War II and analyze what each one was portraying to the American public.
4.Watch Dr. Seuss’s short film: “Your Job in Germany” (link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v5QCGqDYGo). Then go to http://www.seussville.com/ and look at his characters used in his children’s books. Describe how “Your Job in Germany” is different then the characters he used in his books. Why might they be so different? Keep in mind propaganda during World War II.
5.Analyze why the invasion of Normandy was the most successful planned attack in history.
6.Write a rap or poem about the Pacific Wars.
7.Analyze if there was not a bombed dropped on Hiroshima, would Japan have surrendered and do you think that the war would have ended regardless?
8.Go to the site: http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005182 and answer the following questions:
Explain the United States perspective of Jews at the beginning of the war.
Analyze why Roosevelt started the War Refugee Board (WFB).
9.Write a paragraph (about 10 sentences) describing through the eyes of a women living in America during World War II. Keep in mind the changes that we discussed about the role of women in class.
10.Analyze the end of World War II. Discuss the conferences and trials and what affect they had on America.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Review Sheet - The Great Depression & The New Deal
The Great Depression & The New Deal Review
What economic change led to the economic boom of the 1920’s?
Why did Farmers fail to prosper during the 1920’s?
What were the reasons for the Great Depression?
How does Trickle Down (or Supply Side) economics work?
What did the term “rugged individualism” mean?
How did President Hoover believe that the Depression could be ended?
Why did FDR beat Hoover in the election of 1932?
What was the role of the government in the Depression according to Roosevelt?
What was the purpose of Relief program?
What was the purpose of Recovery programs?
What was the purpose of Reform programs?
What type of movies and books were popular during the Depression?
Who became the best known folk musician during the 1930’s?
What problems did FDR have with the Supreme Court? How did he try to solve those problems?
Why was FDR criticized for his plan to pack the Supreme Court?
Which program was created to prevent stock market abuses?
Which program was created to encourage people to deposit their money in banks? How did this program work?
How did the New Deal change the role of the Federal Government?
When did the Great Depression finally end?
What was the purpose of the Social Security Act?
In which region of the United States did the Dust Bowl develop in the 1930’s?
Which government program would be most helpful to people who lived in the Dust Bowl?
What happened to labor unions during the Great Depression?
What economic change led to the economic boom of the 1920’s?
Why did Farmers fail to prosper during the 1920’s?
What were the reasons for the Great Depression?
How does Trickle Down (or Supply Side) economics work?
What did the term “rugged individualism” mean?
How did President Hoover believe that the Depression could be ended?
Why did FDR beat Hoover in the election of 1932?
What was the role of the government in the Depression according to Roosevelt?
What was the purpose of Relief program?
What was the purpose of Recovery programs?
What was the purpose of Reform programs?
What type of movies and books were popular during the Depression?
Who became the best known folk musician during the 1930’s?
What problems did FDR have with the Supreme Court? How did he try to solve those problems?
Why was FDR criticized for his plan to pack the Supreme Court?
Which program was created to prevent stock market abuses?
Which program was created to encourage people to deposit their money in banks? How did this program work?
How did the New Deal change the role of the Federal Government?
When did the Great Depression finally end?
What was the purpose of the Social Security Act?
In which region of the United States did the Dust Bowl develop in the 1930’s?
Which government program would be most helpful to people who lived in the Dust Bowl?
What happened to labor unions during the Great Depression?
New Deal Homework - Due Wednesday, March 23rd
Answer the following questions in paragraph form typed and CREATIVE with color (computer graphics or hand drawn) for the bumper sticker!
1. Describe the New Deal in your own words?
2. Create a bumper sticker for one of the New Deal programs discussed we have learned about. It should refer to the name of the program and show how the program was trying to address a problem during the Great Depression and / or help Americans affected by it.
3. Identify which New Deal programs would have most benefited your family? Provide two examples and explain how they may have helped you and/or your family.
4. How is The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Stimulus Package) passed by Congress & signed by President Obama in March 2009 similar to the New Deal?
1. Describe the New Deal in your own words?
2. Create a bumper sticker for one of the New Deal programs discussed we have learned about. It should refer to the name of the program and show how the program was trying to address a problem during the Great Depression and / or help Americans affected by it.
3. Identify which New Deal programs would have most benefited your family? Provide two examples and explain how they may have helped you and/or your family.
4. How is The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Stimulus Package) passed by Congress & signed by President Obama in March 2009 similar to the New Deal?
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