Thursday, April 30, 2015

25.4 Notes - Scroll down the power point to the section on Ford


Ch 25 Section 4 Questions

  1. Describe the public mood during the Watergate scandal.  How did Ford respond to this mood?
  2. What political risks did Ford take when he pardoned Nixon?
  3. In what ways did Ford follow Nixon’s policy of Détente?
  4. What might have happened if Ford hadn’t pardoned Nixon?
  5. How did stagflation and recession harm the economy in the 1970’s?
  6. What was the purpose of the War Powers Act?
  7. Who participated in the Helsinki Accords and what were the agreements?
  8. Give 3 examples of how Ford had little success in dealing with the stalled economy or with the Democratic-controlled Congress?
  9. Give 3 examples of how Ford achieved Success in foreign Policy.

Friday, April 24, 2015

Finished the Watergate Documents Packet and handed in notebooks.

Watergate Activity/40

Notebook Check/30
Watergate Names
25.1 Notes
25.2 Notes

Thursday, April 23, 2015

 Watergate Activity

For each of the documents (5 cartoons, 1 photo, 2 written) answer the questions from the appropriate worksheet.
5 cartoons = Cartoon Analysis Worksheet
1 photo = Photo Analysis Worksheet
2 written = Written Document Analysis Worksheet

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Finished the 5 stages of Watergate packet.

Tomorrow we are working on the documents.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Read each stage of the Watergate scandal and write down 10-15 important words that jump out at you that describe the event for each stage.

Watergate Stages- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2S1dBeWNRNHVNY2c/edit?usp=sharing

Monday, April 20, 2015

Nixon Foreign Policy Notes
(Section 2 on Powerpoint)

25.2 Questions Complete questions 1-8 on page 837


LAST DAY TO TURN IN MAKEUP WORK FOR THE CURRENT 6 WEEK GRADING PERIOD IS THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD.  

Friday, April 17, 2015

Visual Vocab

Define, give an example, draw a picture, and ask a question about each term below from chapter 25 section 1 and 2

OPEC
Deficit Spending
Embargo
SALT 1
Detente
25.1 Notes

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Today we finished speeches. 

We begin chapter 25 with a Name List.  Put this in your table of contents.  Find the following names in chapter 25 and write down what they are known for (importance). 

Richard Nixon                H. R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman             John Mitchell
Henry Kissinger             Strom Thurmond
Charles W. Colson        Daniel Ellsberg
E. Howard Hunt           G. Gordon Liddy
James McCord             Bob Woodward
Carl Bernstein              Alexander Butterfield
Archibald Cox

Friday, April 10, 2015

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Last day to work on speeches.  Speeches due tomorrow!

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Began Song Speech research.  Need to have your song picked out by tomorrow.  Speeches begin on Friday April 10th.

Song Speech

Monday, April 6, 2015

Today we took the Chapter 23 Exam and turned in our notebooks.

Friday, April 3, 2015

Exam on Monday!  Exam questions are listed below with the material that needs to be included in your answers.

  1. Evaluate how the Counterculture rejected the ways of generations that came before them.
  • Drugs and Music
  • Fashion and Art
  • Sexual Revolution
  1. Characterize the areas in which the Environmental Movement influenced government action in impacting the environment.
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Clean Air/Water Acts
  • Rachel Carson
  1. Ethnic Minorities faced many racial and social obstacles.  Assess the ways they challenged equality and describe the impact it has had on today’s society.
  • Caesar Chavez
  • Migrant Farm Workers
  • United Farm Workers
  • Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
  • American Indian Movement (AIM)
  1. Compare and Contrast the impact Feminism had in the United States in the 1960’s and 1970’s.
  • Betty Friedan/Gloria Steinam/Phyllis Schlafly
  • National Organization for Women (NOW)
  • Roe v. Wade
  • Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Visual Vocabulary

For each term do the following:
1. Definition in your own words
2. Draw a picture
3. Ask a Question about it

Terms

Feminism
NOW
Autonomy
Migrant Farm Worker
EPA
Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act
Counterculture

We will hand out the test essay questions tomorrow in class.  Test and Notebook check Monday!