2/27- Early Days of LBJ

Went over tests!

Filled in these notes.

Lyndon B. Johnson

From Farm to Congress

Johnson became __________________ after a remarkable climb to power in___________. It started on a farm near ____________________, where he was born on August 27, 1908. His ______________ was involved in _______________ until his various ­­­­­­­­­­_____________, insurance brokering, and ranching ventures began to drag him into ______________. Throughout his life, Lyndon Johnson never forgot the impact his father's _________________ had on his family.

Graduating from high school in 1924, Johnson escaped both his ____________________ by heading toward _________________. When nothing but hard labor turned up, Johnson returned home and went to college to become a ______________. When Johnson ran out of money from working as a ________________________________, he was forced to leave _____________ and spent a year working at a __________________________ near the __________________. Years later he said, "You never forget what _______________________ can do when you see its scars in the face of a young child."

When a candidate for governor failed to appear at a rally in 1930, Johnson delivered an impromptu __________________ for him. (Johnson had been a part of the _________________ and had even taught _______________.)This speech so impressed a candidate for the state Senate that he recruited Johnson to manage his own successful campaign. Later, while Johnson was teaching high school in Houston, Johnson was recommended to other politicians. After realizing Johnson’s potential, Johnson was invited to work in _________________with a congressman more interested in ______________ than in legislating. This gave Johnson the ________________ to take charge and make himself known. Johnson learned how _____________ worked. In 1934, he courted and __________­­­­____ Claudia Alta "____________" Taylor. Before Johnson married Lady Bird, he had only known her for _______________. After marrying Lady Bird, Johnson sought wider career horizons and was soon appointed Texas state director of the ________________________________________, a New Deal agency designed to _____________________________. Unlike the Civilian Conservation Corps, it included ________________.Success in that job propelled him into ________________________ in 1937, campaigning under banners that proclaimed "____________________________."

Answers to blanks:

president

Washington
Stonewall, Texas
father
real estate
debt
economic disgrace
family & Texas
California
teacher
janitor and office helper
college
Mexican-American school
border
poverty and hatred
speech 
debate team
speech 
Washington
golf
opportunity
Washington
married
Lady Bird
two months
National Youth Administration
help students afford school
women
being elected to Congress
Franklin D and Lyndon B

After filling in the blanks, highlight the three-four important parts of this section and summarize the material. Then make a prediction regarding how Lyndon's past experiences shaped his future political decisions.

2/26- TEST DAY! :)

Students took a test and turned in notebooks.
Students were able to use a notecard on their test.

2/25- JFK Closure

Answer these questions in your ntbk:
Why do you think Lee Harvey Oswald murdered John F. Kennedy?
How do you think John F. Kennedy’s death affected the way Americans view him now/then?

Complete this assignment:

For each section, underline the main idea. Respond using one of the five responses. Each response must be used once.
Ask- What else do I need to know?
Analyze- Describe it. Break it down.
Reflect- Express personal thoughts.
Interpret- Explain meaning.
Predict- What will come next?

Excerpt from James Reston’s Why America Weeps

The New York Times

November 22, 1963

Passage Passage	Your response
Highlight or Underline the Main Idea	Ask a Question, Analyze, Interpret, Reflect, Predict
America wept tonight, not alone for its dead young President, but for itself. The grief was general, for somehow the worst in the nation had prevailed over the best. The indictment extended beyond the assassin, for something in the nation itself, some strain of madness and violence, had destroyed the highest symbol of law and order. The irony of the President’s death is that his short Administration was devoted almost entirely to various attempts to curb this very streak of violence in the American character.
He was in Texas today trying to pacify the violent politics of that state. His central theme was the necessity of adjusting to change and this brought him into conflict with those who opposed change. Thus, while his personal instinct was to avoid violent conflict, to compromise and mediate and pacify, his programs for taxation, for racial equality, for medical care, for Cuba, all raised sharp divisions with the country. The President somehow always seemed to be suspended between two worlds—between his ideal conception of what a President should be, what the office called for, and a kind of despairing realization of the practical limits upon his power.
He came into office convinced of the truth of Theodore Roosevelt’s view of the President’s duties—“the President is bound to be as a big a man as he can.” In his inaugural address, the President reminded all that “now the trumpet summons us again.” The President set out to take action and answer the call but it was not easy. The young President discovered two truths. The first was that the powers of the President are not only limited but hard to bring to bear. The second was that the decisions—as he himself so often said—“are not easy.”
Since he was never one to hide his feelings, he often shared his mood. He believed that “politics is one long second-best, where the choice often lies between two blunders.” There is, however, consolation in the fact that while he was not given time to finish anything or even to realize his own potentialities, he has not left the nation in a state of crisis or danger, either in its domestic or foreign affairs. Thus, President Johnson is not confronted immediately by having to take any urgent new decisions.
He was, even to his political enemies, a wonderfully attractive human being, and it is significant that, unlike many Presidents in the past, the people who liked and respected him best, were those who knew him the best. He was a rationalist, and an intellectual, who proved in the 1960 campaign and in last year’s crisis over Cuba that he was at his best when the going was tough. No doubt he would have been re-elected, as are most one-term Presidents. But he is gone now at 46, younger than when most Presidents have started on the great adventure. In his book, Profiles in Courage, all his heroes faced the hard choice either of giving in to public opinion or of defying it and becoming martyrs. He had hoped to avoid this bitter dilemma, but he ended as a martyr anyway, and the nation is sad tonight, both about him and about itself.

TEST is tomorrow. Bring your notebook. I will be grading them. 

You can use one regular sized note card on the test. You must hand write the note card and only write on one side.  

JFK's Assassination- 2/24

Answered three questions in notes:

1.What does brinkmanship mean? How do you think it applies to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
2. How are the United States and Cuba’s relations normalizing?
3. Who killed President John F. Kennedy?

1.Brinkmanship: Risking disaster to gain the desired outcome.
Cuban Missile Crisis- On the brink of nuclear war.
2. More money can be sent to people in Cuba, credit/debit cards can be used, and some travel restrictions were lifted.
Still an EMBARGO. Still no TOURISM.
3. Lee Harvey Oswald… or did he?!

Notes on Lee Harvey Oswald.
Lee Harvey Oswald
• Problematic childhood!
• Joined the Marines.
• Defected to the Soviet Union.
• Pro-communism!
• Returned to America with Marina (his Russian wife).
• Accepted a job at the Texas School Book Depository.
• Saw the route of President Kennedy published in the papers.
• On November 22, 1963, he fired three shots from the sixth floor and killed JFK!
• Fled the scene!
• Killed Officer J. Tippit.
• Arrested at the Texas Theatre.
• Killed by Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner. Shot on live TV!
Evidence
• Abraham Zapruder’s home film shows the assassination.
• Warren Commission declared that LHO was the only assassin.

Watched Video about JFK's assassination.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZVYJVtx8YM
-Describe the evidence found that proves Oswald was the lone assassin.

*TEST ON THURSDAY!* Dress up in 1960's attire on Thursday and get extra credit on your test!
Notebooks will be graded, so update your notebook.

2/23-Notes on Cuba and Cuba Assignment

Turned in HW: Berlin worksheet

Notes on Cuba--

Relations with Cuba

•       February 1962- Embargo on Cuba. No trade, no American businesses in Cuba, and no direct travel.

Cuban Missile Crisis (October 1962)

•       Castro had a powerful ally in Moscow.

•       Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev promised to defend Cuba with Soviet weapons.

•       During the summer of 1962 the flow of Soviet weapons into Cuba – including nuclear – increased greatly.

Kennedy Responds

•       When a U-2 spy plane’s photos revealed nukes ready to launch in Cuba, JFK asked for advice from the “Best and Brightest.”

13 Days of Tension

•       When more Soviet ships headed for the U.S. with weapons, JFK ordered a quarantine.

•       The first break in the crisis occurred when the Soviets ships turned back.

•       Finally, Khrushchev agreed to remove the nuclear weapons from Cuba in exchange for a U.S. promise NOT to invade Cuba.

Easing Tensions

•       In 1963, a hot line was established between the White House and the Kremlin.

•       Later that year, the superpowers signed a Limited Test Ban Treaty.

(It is suggested that you get additional notes from other students.)

HW: Article on Cuba's Embargo

Read article.

Analyze text. 

In your notebook, create three sections in your notebook. The three sections are say, mean, and matter.

Say- Find one quote.

Mean- What does this quote mean? Use at least two of the sentence prompts. "This means__. ""This occurs when___." "This is an example of ____."

Matter- Why does this text matter? Use at least three of the provided sentence frames on the handout.

2-20 Bay of Pigs. Vienna Meeting. Green Berets. Berlin Wall.

Notes were taken:

1.       Vienna: Kruschev and Kennedy (June 1961)

Nikita Krushchev and John F. Kennedy met in Vienna to talk foreign policy!

BIG POINT: Berlin

When Kennedy returned, he increased spending on national defense and required more men to be drafted.

2.       Green Berets (1961)

Kennedy increased the capability of the Department of Defense.

Kennedy decided that each branch of military should have a specialized force.

3.       Berlin Wall  (August 13^th, 1961)

“Brain drain” was occurring. People fleeing communist society.

A wall was built that surrounded West Berlin.

The Berlin Wall split roads down the middle and even kept families apart!

Worksheet assignment was given.

2/19 Peace Corps/ Alliance for Progress/ Bay of Pigs

NOTES:
1.Peace Corps (March 1961)
“To those peoples in the huts and villages across the globe struggling. . . we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves. . .”
“. . . what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
-Promote world peace and friendship through partnership and working together.
-Americans volunteer overseas in developing countries.
-Serve as teachers, electricians, and medics.
Goals of the Peace Corps:
-To help train people to help themselves.
-To promote better understanding of Americans.
-To understand other cultures.
UNDERLYING GOAL: COMMUNISM

2. Alliance for Progress (March 1961)
“To our sister republics south of our border. . . to convert our good words into good deeds—in a new alliance for progress—to assist free men and free governments in casting off the chains of poverty.”
-The United States would support stable governments in the Americas that would meet the needs of its citizens. (Homes, work, land, schools)
-The US pledged 20 billion over 10 years to encourage economic growth and social reform.
PROBLEMS-
• Latin American countries said, “What do you really want?!”
• Latin American elites said, “YEAH.. More money for me!”
• United States officials said, “Redistributing land… That’s socialism!”
• United States business owners said, “Who cares about the people? We’re making money!”

BAY OF PIGS QUESTIONS (answers in text).
Write down the question. Leave five additional lines/spaces after you answer each question.

Why did the Cuban people support Fidel Castro?
Why did Cuba ally itself with the Soviet Union? What was the United States’ response?
Describe the CIA’s plan. Use specific details.
Explain why the Bay of Pigs fiasco [failure] was labeled hypocritical and deceitful.