Thursday, February 13, 2014

2/13 Great Society Questions---Part of LBJ Notes

#1 Describe the Johnson Treatment. What made LBJ such an effective ?politician?What in LBJ's background made him fight so hard for ?changes in America?

#2 Describe the main tenets of the Great Society.

#3 What was immigration reform? How does this transform America?

#4 What are 2 major ideas of support and 2 main ideas of criticism of ?the Great Society?

Great Society Worksheet---In Class only

2/12 JFK Quiz/ Intro to LBJ and Great Society

2/5 & 11 JFK Assassination and World Geography

JFK Assassination Notes.

World Geography--After getting a world map from the instructor, mark the following:
World Geography
I. Physical---
A. Mark the 7 continents
i. North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa
B. Mark the 5 Oceans
i. Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern

II. Political—Mark these 10 countries (Step 1)

United States United Kingdom Mexico Canada
Brazil China India Russia France Germany

Monday, February 3, 2014

2/3-4 JFK Years

Geography Packet Due--5 pts. XC if turned in on 1/31.

JFK Overview Notes---ABC Video

Notebook #2 for the Term---JFK Ch.22 S1 Q's

JFK Presidency Ch. 22 Sec 1 p. 736-741
1. How did perception influence the debates between JFK and Nixon?
2. How close was the 1960 election? What state would have made the difference? What did the Republicans claim?
3. What was Kennedy’s proposal to spur the economy? What were two of Kennedy’s executive orders? Why did he use executive orders rather than getting legislation passed?
4. What did Kennedy commit the nation to doing on May 25, 1961?

1/28-31 2nd SEMESTER BEGINS! U.S. Geography

U.S. Geography Packet

Intro to JFK Years

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

1/21 Final Review

Protest Movements in the U.S. EXAM ---Review Sheet
a. sit-in b. de jure segregation c. black power d. Freedom Rides e. March on Washington
ab. Nation of Islam ac. Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) ad. Voting Rights Act 1965 ae. de facto segregation
bc. Rosa Parks bd. Civil Rights Act of 1964 be. Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
a. SNCC - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee b. NAACP - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
c. Nation of Islam a. Roe v. Wade b. Griswold v. Connecticut c. Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) d. Latino
e. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ab. de facto segregation ac. United Farm Workers (UFW)
ad. Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) ae. National Organization for Women (NOW)
Short Answer—
1. Assess the effectiveness of non-violence and civil disobedience as tactics in the civil rights movements.
2. Explain the major pieces of civil rights legislation that were passed during the Johnson Presidency. Explain how President Johnson was at an advantage to pass this legislation that President Kennedy was not allowed.
3. Explain how the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in particular, and the Civil Rights Movement as a whole changed between the early years of the 1950s to 1964 to the late 1960s.
4. Explain how the Environmental Protection Agency fulfilled its mission to set and enforce national pollution-control standards soon after its creation in 1970.
5. Describe the major aims of the feminist movement and the National Organization of Women (N.O.W.).
6. Describing two similarities and two differences; compare and contrast the United Farm Workers (UFW) and the American Indian Movement (AIM).

1/17-21 Consumer/Environmental Movement

Consumer/Environmental Movement
Native American Movement

Review for Final