June 8

Your final assignment will be to create a memorial on a specific event, group of people/person, organization, or a genre during American history.
(The Civil Rights Movement, WWII veterans, soldiers who died during the D-Day invasion, the internment of Japanese Americans.)
You will create this memorial at home. This will be the visual/creative portion of the assignment.
In the the written portion, you will
1)Introduce exactly what you are commemorating (explain the topic of the Civil Rights Movement).
2)Explain how you can commemorate it (Explain your idea of a memorial).
3)Explain why ‘remembering’ this is so significant to you and to American society.
DUE June 16th

May 26

802: Notes from today along with additional info...

CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS:
The Soviet Union began building a missile base in Cuba, a communist ally. The United States was alarmed by the closeness of the Russian Missiles and urged the Soviet Union to stop building the base. Both the US and Soviet Reunion refused to back down. This was the closest the world ever came to actual war during the Cold War.

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/cuba.htm
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq90-1.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDcubanmissile.htm



BAY OF PIGS:
The CIA helped 2,000 Cuban refugees invade the Cuba in an effort to begin a rebellion and overthrow the Communist government. When the refugees landed in Cuba, the military was waiting and they were captured. It was a huge failure for the United States.

http://www.foia.cia.gov/bay_of_pigs.asp
http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/JFK+in+History/JFK+and+the+Bay+of+Pigs.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDbayofpigs.htm




BERLIN WALL:
The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 to separate Communist East Berlin from the Democratic East Berlin. The wall separated the city until it fell in 1989, serving as a sign that the Cold War was coming to a close.

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/berlinwall.htm
http://www.berlin-life.com/berlin/wall
http://www.berlinermauer.se/BerlinWall/bygg.htm




THE SPACE RACE:
Out of the tension of the Cold War grew another battle between the Soviet Union and the United States. The two nations competed with each other to control outer space. Each nation sought to prove their superiority by creating better space shuttles and satellite equipment.

http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal114/gal114.htm
http://www.vibrationdata.com/SpaceRace.htm
http://www.newseum.org/cybernewseum/exhibits/dateline_moon/space.htm









THE ARMS RACE:
The nuclear arms race was central to the Cold War. Many feared where the Cold War was going with the belief that the more nuclear weapons you had, the more powerful you were. Both America and Russia massively built up their stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Both nations made the effort to build bigger and stronger weapons than their enemies.

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/nuclear_arms_race.htm
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761569374/cold_war.html
http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/coldwar/index.shtml

May 18

Seeing as how we are all sidelined this week from attending school, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to hone our writing skills. The state exam for social studies is in 2 weeks. 802, you were given the DBQ essay on African Americans and Equality on Friday. If you did not complete it, make sure it is done. E-mail it to me.
831, you worked on the documents in class. Please make sure you complete the essay and e-mail it to me at ms.fong@live.com by Friday, end of THIS week. Yes, I know I collected the packets. That's why I'm posting the link below. So NO EXCUSES!!!

BOTH classes, work on the second link below. E-mail completed essay to me and remember to use the documents! There are arrow keys at the top of the page so you can skim the entire packet.

http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/scostei/gr8bk2-605.pdf
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/ushisgov/essays/dbq/newdeal/index.htm

May 1

HW
A news article reaction due by Tuesday BOTH classes.

Topic: Health/Swine Flu- 1 page reflection
a) What article and source/newspaper did you use?
b) What was the purpose of this article? Who is the intended audience?
c) What is reporter's views on this? Does it appear to 'rub off' onto the reader? (Do you feel influenced by his/her perspectives?
b) How strongly do you feel about this health issue?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/health/02patient.html?_r=1&ref=health

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/health/01oaxaca.html?ref=health

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1894703,00.html?cnn=yes

April 27

TEST ON TUESDAY


Topics to study: Pearl Harbor, Adolf Hitler, Nazis, fascism, FDR, dictator, the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, Holocaust, Japanese American internment camps, communism, Blitzkrieg, appeasement

Test will have 15 multiple choice questions, 5 identifications (STUDY THE WWII readings and notes)

Review Questions

1) Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII a) Winston Churchill b) Adolf Hitler d) Joseph Stalin d)Vladimir Lenin

2) Which country was not part of the Axis Powers ?
a) Germany b) Italy c) Japan d) United States

3) “ …We got used to rushing back to our stall after dinner for the 6:00 PM head count (we were still in bed for the morning count), and to the sudden unexpected campwide searches for contraband by the FBI when were confined to our stalls for several hours…”
This passage describes part of the daily routine in
a) the American government’s relocation camps for Japanese people. b) an American camp for German prisoners of war c) a German concentration camp towards the end the war d) a maximum-security American prison in peacetime

5) “Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy – “ President Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Roosevelt used these words to describe
a) The start of WWII in Europe b) surprise attack on Pearl Harbor c) D-Day invasion of Normandy d) dropping of atomic bomb on Hiroshima

6) What was one way U.S. participation in WWII affected the American economy?
a) Many factories were forced out of business b) Military supplies were produced instead of some consumer goods c) Imports from Europe significantly increased d) Shortages from war contributed to the Great Depression

7) What is an example of appeasement?
a) beginning the Lend-Lease program
b) permitting Hitler to seize land in Europe
c) instituting a peacetime draft
d) coming to the aid of Poland when it was being attacked


IDENTIFICATIONS Identify what each term is and explain its historical significance during WWII, or the Cold War


Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor:



Adolf Hitler




Blitzkrieg

April 21

831 and 802:

"In times of war, the laws are silent" What does this mean? Should our Bill of Rights be put on hold during wartime? 831, think back to today's lesson and write a one page reflection on this quote. Consider the internment of Japanese Americans and the actions that Americans might take today in order to protect themselves. Due Thursday for 831 and Friday for 802

EXTRA CREDIT
Due on Thursday this week.

TEST next Tuesday on WWII, part I. More info to come!

March 27

Due Monday for 831 and Tuesday for 802

Choose one of the actions and organizations from the first page of the packet on the New Deal OR choose from the reading at this link http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/depwwii/newdeal/newdeal.html
(This link has loads of great info on the New Deal)

Draw a cartoon or a propaganda image persuading people to support one of the actions (CCC, WPA, NRA, etc)
Be sure to explain 3 symbols in your image and give a bit of background information on the New Deal and the action you have chosen. See example below...

(Image of a man chasing money which then flies into a new)
Caption: 'Losing Money? Support the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

The Great Depression devastated the economy of the United States. High levels of unemployment and homelessness caused many people to lose faith in the government and innumerous banks. In order to restore faith in financial corporations and to protect the investments of citizens, the government created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. This organization was a major part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal or his plan to strengthen the economy. People would place their money in the banks. If anything were to happen, their money would be insured and they would not lose it. The running man in the image represents an ordinary citizen and his flying money represents the finances he has lost in the wind. The net catching and saving his money symbolizes the work that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation intends to do.