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After logging on to this page, click on the JFK Research Link (Under All Assignments) and begin the work.
Cut and Paste is okay to take away the typing/writing down time on some questions---the analysis will be seen by your choices---think like a historian....
Assignments due in class on 2/28 by hardcopy or electronic submission
Friday, February 21, 2014
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
2/4-5 Intro Reading Guide
Intro Reading Guide---Use the introduction chapter of the text to answer the following questions:
1960s
Introduction Chapter
1. p.1 Why was WWII known as the “good war” for the U.S.?
2. p.2 What were two trends of the post war from 1946-1950?
3. p. 2 Who was William Levitt? What was he called?
4. p.2 and 3 Why did Life write an article titled “ How We Won the War and Lost the Peace”?
5. p. 3 What two things were happening in Asia that added to American fears and disrupted families?
6. p. 6 John Foster Dulles (Ike’s Sect. of State) advocated what two policies?
7. p. 6 How did the U.S. and Britain try to protect themselves?
8. p. 7 According to the author, after the events in Vietnam democracy was important only if……..?
9. p. 7 What was important to America in the 1950s?
10. p. 8 What did professors label their students in the 1950s? What did the students say in defense?
11. p. 9 How did America embrace tradition?
12. p. 9-10 What were several reasons why people looked at the 1950s as Happy Days?
13. p. 10 What was “our worst humiliation since Custer’s last stand”?
14. p. 11 What were three books that recognized the fear of nuclear weapons?
15. p. 11 Who was Betty Friedan? What was she recognizing by the end of the 1950s?
16. p. 11 What were discrepancies in sexuality? What was the double standard?
17. p. 13-15 What were three happening in the issues of race in the 1950s?
18. p. 16 What were some Hollywood movies that explored the issues of teens in the 1950s?
19. p. 16-17 Who were the beatniks? What were their views?
20. p. 17-18 Why were there great expectations at the beginning of the 1960s?
Plus--U.S. Map --Keep in Notebook. Just States Identified so far...
1960s
Introduction Chapter
1. p.1 Why was WWII known as the “good war” for the U.S.?
2. p.2 What were two trends of the post war from 1946-1950?
3. p. 2 Who was William Levitt? What was he called?
4. p.2 and 3 Why did Life write an article titled “ How We Won the War and Lost the Peace”?
5. p. 3 What two things were happening in Asia that added to American fears and disrupted families?
6. p. 6 John Foster Dulles (Ike’s Sect. of State) advocated what two policies?
7. p. 6 How did the U.S. and Britain try to protect themselves?
8. p. 7 According to the author, after the events in Vietnam democracy was important only if……..?
9. p. 7 What was important to America in the 1950s?
10. p. 8 What did professors label their students in the 1950s? What did the students say in defense?
11. p. 9 How did America embrace tradition?
12. p. 9-10 What were several reasons why people looked at the 1950s as Happy Days?
13. p. 10 What was “our worst humiliation since Custer’s last stand”?
14. p. 11 What were three books that recognized the fear of nuclear weapons?
15. p. 11 Who was Betty Friedan? What was she recognizing by the end of the 1950s?
16. p. 11 What were discrepancies in sexuality? What was the double standard?
17. p. 13-15 What were three happening in the issues of race in the 1950s?
18. p. 16 What were some Hollywood movies that explored the issues of teens in the 1950s?
19. p. 16-17 Who were the beatniks? What were their views?
20. p. 17-18 Why were there great expectations at the beginning of the 1960s?
Plus--U.S. Map --Keep in Notebook. Just States Identified so far...
Monday, February 3, 2014
1/28-31 Intro to Class
Intro to Class
Pretest
Syllabus--Due on 2/3
Notebooks Set Up
#1 Notebooks---Overview Lecture w/ Video Notes---Seeds of the 60s
Pretest
Syllabus--Due on 2/3
Notebooks Set Up
#1 Notebooks---Overview Lecture w/ Video Notes---Seeds of the 60s
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