US History (Period 1245) Assignments

US History Final Exam (study guide attached)

 

Period 5 Final Exam Wednesday, June 13th 10:35am-12:35pm

Period 1 Final Exam Thursday, June 14^th, 8:05-10:05am

Period 2 Final Exam Thursday, June 14^th, 10:35am-12:35pm

Period 4 Final Exam Friday, June 15^th, 10:35am-12:35pm

DBQs: Latasha Harlins Case (warmups), Clinton Impeachment Cartoon (notes), George W. Bush policies cartoon (notes)

SAQs: What was the 1994 Crime Bill and what positives and negatives came out of it?

What happened on 9/11, could it have been prevented and how did President Bush respond?

What caused the 2008 economic crisis and how did President Bush respond?

IDs (choose 4, 2 more for extra credit)

1) Great Society, 2) Malcolm X, 3) Tet Offensive, 4)Watergate, 5) Roe v. Wade, 6) Gloria Steinem, 7) Supply-side economics, 8) Reagan Doctrine 9) Iran-Contra Affair, 10) Persian Gulf War, 11) Oklahoma City Bombing 12) Clinton's Impeachment,13) Iraq War, 14) Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), 15) Obama Doctrine

#23 US History Research Topics Presentations (directions attached)

 

See me if you were absent when we chose topics

 

#22 Presidents Video Sheet (attached)

 

Links to Presidents videos below:

 

 

#21 1990s-2010s packet (attached)

 

Stamp tomorrow for questions 1-11

 

Download On Native Soil alternate assignment if you are absent for the video

 

#20 1980s Music & Pop Culture Video

 

If absent download video questions (attached) and watch the documentary on Netflix

Show: The Eighties, Episode: Video Killed the Radio Star

 

or one paragraph on the following prompt:

 

What were the variety of genres in 1980s music and how did 1980s music include all aspects of American pop culture?

 

#19 Chapter 25 (1980s) packet

 

Stamp Wednesday for RR 25.1

 

Download Philadelphia alternate assignment if you miss the film on Friday

#18 CNN The Seventies - What's Going On Video Questions

 

If absent Monday you have two choices

1) Watch the show on Netflix (Series: CNN The Seventies, Episode: #8 What's Going on) and answer the attached questions

2) Alternate Assignment: One paragraph - prompt: Why were the 70s considered the greatest era in music.  Be sure to discuss the types of music in the 70s and what made them popular.

Unit 9 Test - 1970s

 

Chapter 22.5, 23.1 & all of 24

 

DBQs: Stonewall Riots DQB (in notes), John Kerry on Vietnam (DBQ packet)

 

SAQ (choose one only): What was the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and why did it ultimately fail?  or

 What was the Watergate scandal and why did Nixon have to resign?

 

IDs (choose one, one for extra credit): Three Mile Island, Vietnamization, Roe v. Wade, Harvey Milk, Iran Hostage Crisis

 

#17 1970s Packet (attached)

 

Stamp Thursday for RR 24.1

Milk alternate assignment attached if absent Wednesday

 

Finish Stonewall Doc Analysis in notes (document attached)

 

Questions:

1. Who wrote the article and did he have a condescending attitude toward homosexuals?
2. Why did police raid the Stonewall?
3. What did witnesses say the police did during the raid?
4. What did Police say about the raid?  Were they condescending towards homosexuals?
5. How do you think this article contributes to how many Americans felt toward homosexuals?

#16 Vietnam DBQ & Essay (docs attached)

 

Stamp Monday for page 1 (Doc 1 & 2)

Stamp Tuesday for page 2 (Doc 3 & 4)

Stamp Wednesday for page 3 & 4 (Doc 5,6,7)

 

 Essay will be written in class on Thursday (pre-write instructions attached)

Unit 8 Test - 1960s

 

Chapter 20, 21.2, 21.3, 22.1-22.4, Chp 23.1 & 23.2

 

DBQs: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (notes), Fortunate Son Song (warmups)

 

SAQ: What was the Tet Offensive and why was it a turning point in the Vietnam War?

 

IDs: Cuban Missile Crisis, Malcolm X, Great Society, Chicago Ten, Cesar Chavez

#15 Chp 22.4/23.2 Packet (attached)

 

Stamp Monday for RR 22.4

 

Alternate assignment for Chicago Ten attached if absent Friday

Alternate assignment for British Invasion attached if absent Tuesday

#14 Chapter 22.1-22.3 Packet

 

Stamp Tuesday for RR 22.1

 

Use alternate assignment if you missed any video questions Mon, Tues or Wed

#13 Civil Rights DBQ - Alternate Assignment

 

 

If absent Thursday or Friday before break, complete one Civil Rights DBQ & the alternate assignment.  If absent Friday only turn in your DBQ you were assigned with the alternate assignment.

 

All absent students will give a presentation on Monday

 

#13 Civil Rights DBQ

 

Wed: Everyone was assigned a document from the attached list below - if absent choose one document to read and analyze - due Thursday

 

Thu & Fri: Work on Civil Rights assignment (attached)

 

If absent Thursday or Friday, complete Civil Rights DBQ alternate assignment

 

#12 Chapter 23.1 assignment (attached)

 

Cesar Chavez alternate assignment attached if absent Tuesday

 

#11 Chp 21.2 & 21.3 Packet (attached)

 

Stamp Tuesday for RR 21.2

 

Alternate assignment for Mississippi Burning questions attached if absent Tuesday

Alternate assignment for Malcolm X questions if absent Friday

 

#10 Chp 20 Packet (attached)

 

Stamp Tuesday for RR 20.1

 

Download Kennedy film clips alternate assignment if absent on Tuesday (Thirteen Day) or Thursday (JFK)

 

#9 Cold War Group Slide Project

 

If you don't know your group contact me

 

Unit 7 Test

 

Late 1940s & 1950s

 

Chp 18, 19 & 21.1

 

DBQs: Truman Doctrine (HW), Marshall Plan, HUAC political cartoons (notes), McCarthyism political cartoon (HW)

 

SAQ: Explain the US policy to contain communism during the late 1940s or 1950s.  Focus on either the Truman or Eisenhower administration.

 

IDs: Red Scare, Elvis Presley, Urban Renewal at Chavez Ravine, Brown v. Board of Education, Emmett Till

 

#8 Chp 21.1 Reading Review & Other America Video questions

 

Alternate assignment attached if you missed video (Thurs=Chavez Ravine, Fri=Emmett Till)

#7 Chp 19.2-19.4 packet

 

Stamp Friday for RR 19.2

 

Download When America Was Rocked alternate assignment if absent for the video on Tuesday 2/20

#6 Chp 18.2-18.4 Packet (attached)

 

Stamp Thursday for RR 18.2

 

Download Good Night & Good Luck alternate assignment if absent on Tuesday 2/13 - Be sure to answer political cartoon questions on the original video questions sheet

#5 Chp 19.1/18.1 packet (attached)

 

Stamp Thursday for RR 19.1

 

Unit 6 Test - World War II

 

Chapters 16 & 17

 

DBQs: La Opinion article on Zoot Suit riots (notes) & Justice Roberts view on Korematsu v US case (DBQ packet)

 

SAQ: Describe how women & African-Americans contributed to the war effort both at home and abroad.

 

IDs: General Douglas MacArthur, Bombing of Pearl Harbor,Tuskegee Airmen, D-Day, Manhattan Project 

#4 Chp 17.3 & 17.4 packet (attached)

 

Stamp Thursday for RR 17.3

 

If absent for any video question use the alternate assignment (attached)

 

A-Bomb Doc Analysis will be done in class Monday

#3 Japanese Internment DBQ 

 

Stamp Friday for Document 1 (pg 1)

Stamp Monday for Documents 2-5 (Pgs 2 & 3)

Prewrite outline attached

 

#2 Chp 17.1 & 17.2 packet (attached)

 

Stamp Friday for RR 17.1

 

Use alternate assignment if you miss any in-class video questions 

 

 

#1 Chp 16 Packet (attached)

 

Stamp Tuesday for RR 16.1-2

 

If you were absent for any video questions, use the alternate assignment to answer missing questions