Sunday, May 20, 2012
Monday, April 30, 2012
4/20-30 Vietnam
Americanization 1965-68
RG--Q's 1965-68
Vietnamization Phase
1968-1973
RG---Q's 1968-73
Kent State and Student Protest
Soldier's Perspective of Vietnam
Monday, April 9, 2012
4/9-10 The Great Society and the Warren Court
Library to work on the LBJ and Warren Court Internet Assignment.
4/6 1965-68 Civil Rts. Questions
Civil Rights 1965-68 Updated 2012
P. 73-75 A Time Bomb of Black Rage
1. How long did Watts burn? What were the human costs of the Watts riot?
2. How did Watts harm the Civil Rights movement? What was the “white backlash”?
3. What were some of the problems for urban blacks in northern cities during the sixties?
4. Why couldn’t blacks escape the ghettoes?
p. 80-84 Black Power
5. What was the debate about tactics and location among Civil Rights leaders?
6. What happened to James Meredith on his March Against Fear in 1966?
7. What did the new leadership in CORE and SNCC reflect? Why were they disillusioned, impatient and resentful?
8. Why was Malcolm X the first of a new phenomenon? What was this new phenomenon?
9. How did Muhammad Ali and James Brown influence the youth?
10. What replaced “We Shall Overcome”? What was Black Power?
11. What did McKissick say about the year 1966?
P. 84-86 Riots, Rebellion, and Responses
12. What happened when King went to Chicago?
13. What did LBJ feel was the answer?
14. Surprisingly, a 1/3 of the complaints to the EEOC came from what group? How was the response to this development?
P. 92-94 Summer of Discontent
15.. What group did Bobby Seale and Huey Newton found in Oakland, 1966? What did they do in May 1967?
16. What was advocated by The Panthers and H. Rap Brown, the new head of SNCC? What was the white response?
17. What happened in the summer of 1967 in inner city ghettoes? Describe Newark and Detroit, 1967.
18. What did the riots demonstrate about the differences in spending in the Johnson administration?
19. What did the Kerner Report state?
20. What did urban blacks demand? What did suburban whites demand?
P. 107-108 “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”
21. What happened on April 4th 1968?
22. Why had King traveled to Memphis? What was he trying to get Congress to do?
23. What happened in the nation in response to the assassination?
24. How did King’s death leave the Civil Rights movement rudderless? What happened to SNCC, CORE and SCLC?
25. What was the legislative impact of King’s death?
P. 73-75 A Time Bomb of Black Rage
1. How long did Watts burn? What were the human costs of the Watts riot?
2. How did Watts harm the Civil Rights movement? What was the “white backlash”?
3. What were some of the problems for urban blacks in northern cities during the sixties?
4. Why couldn’t blacks escape the ghettoes?
p. 80-84 Black Power
5. What was the debate about tactics and location among Civil Rights leaders?
6. What happened to James Meredith on his March Against Fear in 1966?
7. What did the new leadership in CORE and SNCC reflect? Why were they disillusioned, impatient and resentful?
8. Why was Malcolm X the first of a new phenomenon? What was this new phenomenon?
9. How did Muhammad Ali and James Brown influence the youth?
10. What replaced “We Shall Overcome”? What was Black Power?
11. What did McKissick say about the year 1966?
P. 84-86 Riots, Rebellion, and Responses
12. What happened when King went to Chicago?
13. What did LBJ feel was the answer?
14. Surprisingly, a 1/3 of the complaints to the EEOC came from what group? How was the response to this development?
P. 92-94 Summer of Discontent
15.. What group did Bobby Seale and Huey Newton found in Oakland, 1966? What did they do in May 1967?
16. What was advocated by The Panthers and H. Rap Brown, the new head of SNCC? What was the white response?
17. What happened in the summer of 1967 in inner city ghettoes? Describe Newark and Detroit, 1967.
18. What did the riots demonstrate about the differences in spending in the Johnson administration?
19. What did the Kerner Report state?
20. What did urban blacks demand? What did suburban whites demand?
P. 107-108 “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”
21. What happened on April 4th 1968?
22. Why had King traveled to Memphis? What was he trying to get Congress to do?
23. What happened in the nation in response to the assassination?
24. How did King’s death leave the Civil Rights movement rudderless? What happened to SNCC, CORE and SCLC?
25. What was the legislative impact of King’s death?
4/4-5 LBJ and Civil Rts.
LBJ assumes the mantleship of leadership and ushers in the major pieces of legislative erasure of de jure segregation.
Friday, March 23, 2012
3/23 JFK and Civil Rights
Civil Rights Movement 1960-63
1. p.19-22 What were sit-ins?
2. p. 19-22 Where did they first occur?
3. p. 27-30 What were the Freedom Riders?
4. p. 31-33What did the Black community want JFK to do? How did they prod him?
5. p. 35-39 When was the Birmingham protest? What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do in Birmingham?
6. p. 35-39 What did Birmingham force JFK to do?
7. p. 35-39 How important was the television media to the movement?
8. p.35-39 When was the March on Washington? What was the purpose of the March?
9. p.35-39 What did John Lewis’ speech promise? How did this show growing militancy? What was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech about? How did this spark hope and idealism for the decade?
10. p.35-39 Why was music important to the movement? Give examples to show this?
Please Note the Extra Credit Opportunity for Spring Break in the All Assignments Link
1. p.19-22 What were sit-ins?
2. p. 19-22 Where did they first occur?
3. p. 27-30 What were the Freedom Riders?
4. p. 31-33What did the Black community want JFK to do? How did they prod him?
5. p. 35-39 When was the Birmingham protest? What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do in Birmingham?
6. p. 35-39 What did Birmingham force JFK to do?
7. p. 35-39 How important was the television media to the movement?
8. p.35-39 When was the March on Washington? What was the purpose of the March?
9. p.35-39 What did John Lewis’ speech promise? How did this show growing militancy? What was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech about? How did this spark hope and idealism for the decade?
10. p.35-39 Why was music important to the movement? Give examples to show this?
Please Note the Extra Credit Opportunity for Spring Break in the All Assignments Link
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
3/20-22 + 4/2-3CIVIL RIGHTS INTERNET PROJECT
CLICK ON THE LINK. DO THE WORK. EMAIL OR TURN IN YOUR HARD COPY INTO THE CLASSROOM. DUE BY 3/23.
EXTRA CREDIT FOR BREAK ON BLOG LINKS ALSO.
HAVE A GREAT BREAK.
EXTRA CREDIT FOR BREAK ON BLOG LINKS ALSO.
HAVE A GREAT BREAK.
Monday, February 27, 2012
2/16-24 JFK Years
JFK--Lecture. Video
CMC Wkst.
Ch. 1 RG
Berlin
Vienna
Bay of Pigs
Camelot
Review
2/24 JFK Exam
Essay is a take home.
CMC Wkst.
Ch. 1 RG
Berlin
Vienna
Bay of Pigs
Camelot
Review
2/24 JFK Exam
Essay is a take home.
Friday, February 10, 2012
2/14 JFK RESEARCH STUDY GUIDE
In the All Assignments Link click on the JFK Research Assignment.
Assignments are due on 2/16 either through an electronic submission using:
charles_brent@salkeiz.k12.or.us
or through a hard copy handed in the class on Thursday.
Assignments are due on 2/16 either through an electronic submission using:
charles_brent@salkeiz.k12.or.us
or through a hard copy handed in the class on Thursday.
2/10 Seeds of 60s EXAM
Seeds of 60s EXAM
Intro to JFK
a. JFK Timeline for Notes
b. Berlin Issue---In Class Only
Intro to JFK
a. JFK Timeline for Notes
b. Berlin Issue---In Class Only
2/7 Intro Ch. RG
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?
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?
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
1/18 Watergate Research in the Library
Due the following worksheet. Turn in electronically or hard copy by 1/19.
Watergate Questions
1. What was Watergate?
2. How does this define Nixon’s presidency?
http://watergate.info/chronology/brief.shtml
3. Write a timeline of the 10 most important events of the Watergate scandal.
http://watergate.info/background/context.shtml
4. What was the historical context of the Watergate Scandal
5. Who was Daniel Ellsberg? What were the Pentagon Papers?
6. Why were the Plumbers organized after Ellsberg’s story broke?
7. Why were the burglars in the Watergate complex?
8. Who were the reporters who tracked down the story when the country wasn’t paying attention?
9. Who was the undercover informant who helped the reporters?
10. Who were Presidential advisers that were indicted due to this scandal?
11. What did Nixon eventually do? How did this damage the Presidency?
Watergate Questions
1. What was Watergate?
2. How does this define Nixon’s presidency?
http://watergate.info/chronology/brief.shtml
3. Write a timeline of the 10 most important events of the Watergate scandal.
http://watergate.info/background/context.shtml
4. What was the historical context of the Watergate Scandal
5. Who was Daniel Ellsberg? What were the Pentagon Papers?
6. Why were the Plumbers organized after Ellsberg’s story broke?
7. Why were the burglars in the Watergate complex?
8. Who were the reporters who tracked down the story when the country wasn’t paying attention?
9. Who was the undercover informant who helped the reporters?
10. Who were Presidential advisers that were indicted due to this scandal?
11. What did Nixon eventually do? How did this damage the Presidency?
Thursday, January 5, 2012
1/5-6 Music Research Assignment
Find the Music Research Assignment in the All Assignments Links. Follow the instructions. Due on Monday.
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