Thursday, February 26, 2015

Read and take notes on chapter 24 section 2.  We covered the first part of the section yesterday.  You need to take notes on the following topics

William Westmoreland
Operation Rolling Thunder
Hawks/Doves
Tet Offensive
My Lai Massacre

Chapter 24 Section 2 Questions: 


  1. What were battlefield conditions like for American soldiers?
  2. How was the use of booby traps an effective strategy for the Viet Cong?
  3. Why do you think the United States felt it be necessary to use Agent Orange on the jungles of South Vietnam?
  4. Look at the tunnel system on page 800.  How did this work to such a great advantage for the VC. How did the tunnels allowed the VC to hold out against superior firepower.
  5. How was Napalm so destructive?
  6. What is saturation bombing?  What kind of bombs did we use and how did they work?
  7. What impact do you think the war had on Vietnamese culture?  Explain.
  8. List 3 important facts about the Tet Offensive.
  9. Briefly describe what happened at My Lai and why it became so publicly known.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015


Copy the map on Page 802.  Only draw the colored countries (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam)  Include all the other information on the map. Map needs to be colored and the full size of paper.  Put in your table of contents as Vietnam Map

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Great Society Notes and questions.  Scroll down the powerpoint until you hit slides pertaining to Johnson and the Great Society
Great Society

See. Ms. Grieb for Great Society Worksheet

Friday, February 13, 2015

Finish paper in library.  Paper due to Turnitin.com by 11:59pm

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Assassination Paper:
Which theory do you believe to be true?
1. Single Bullet/Oswald acted alone
2. Magic Bullet/multiple people involved

5 paragraph hand written persuasive essay.


Due Friday

Monday, February 9, 2015

 Kennedy Conspiracy Video

Make a list of reasons for both Oswald as being the lone shooter and the Magic Bullet Theory (Multiple shooter)

You will be taking a stance and writing a paper on what you believe to be correct.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Berlin Crisis- See powerpoint from Friday and scroll through slides to find Berlin Crisis

Storyboard-
Complete a storyboard using the following terms

Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Crisis

For each term do the following:
1. Create a catchy title using the term
2. Write a 2-3 sentence summary of what that term means
3. Draw a picture of what you think it would look like
4. Write a question that you have about the term

Monday, February 2, 2015