Monday/Tuesday Feb 29-Mar1

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

Intro to Vietnam Power Point

Chapter 24 Section 1 Questions

1. Explain United States policy of containment.
2. What is the Domino Theory?
3.What European power colonized Vietnam?
4.Who was Ho Chi Minh and what did he support?
5.Explain what happened in Vietnam as a result of the Geneva Accords and name the leaders for each new country.
7.What does SEATO stand for and what was its purpose?
8.Explain the beginning of the United States involvement in Vietnam.
9.By 1960 president_______ had _____ advisors in Vietnam.
10.This president was determined to stop the spread of Communism at all costs.
11.What 3 factors led to Diem’s downfall?
12.Who was president Kennedy’s Secretary of Defense?
13.Who were the Viet Cong?
14.What was the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
15.Explain the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

Monday-Friday February 22-26

Great Society Power Point- Scroll to slide 35

Exam on Thursday/Friday

1.  Define the term mandate.  Explain its significance in the presidencies of BOTH Kennedy and Johnson, using specific examples from each.

·         Mandate ·         Election results ·         New Frontier ·         Economic plans ·         Social programs ·         Space programs Executive order

2.  Analyze the goals of the Great Society and explain how specific programs attempted to achieve these goals.  What impact have these programs had on U.S. society since they were implemented in the 1960s?

·         Head Start ·         War on Poverty ·         Medicaid ·         Medicare ·         VISTA ·         Education Act ·         Clean Water Act ·         Housing & Urban Development (HUD) ·         National Debt Government assistance

3.  To compensate for a weak domestic program Kennedy projected a powerful presence in foreign policy, with only limited success.  Evaluate his foreign policy and explain the international crises he faced.

·         Bay of Pigs ·         Fidel Castro ·         Berlin Crisis ·         Berlin Wall ·         Cuban Missile Crisis ·         Embargo ·         Alliance for Progress ·         Peace Corps Test Ban Treaty

Tuesday/Wednesday February 16-17

JFK Assassination Paper

Write a one page paper on what you believe happend to JFK.  It is not enough to give your opinion.  You need to back it up with information that will support your argument.  Use information from the movie we watched/power point/book/or any other source.

Thursday/Friday February 11-12

JFK Conspiracy Video

Watch the video and take notes of the interesting evidence given as if you are a CSI investigator.  Think about finding answers to the following questions:
Motive?
Ability?
Witnesses?
Evidence tampering?

Next week you will be writing down what you think really happened and giving your reasoning why

Monday-Wed, Feb 9-10

Monday- Recapped notes on Cuban Missile Crisis and Bay of Pigs.  Took notes on Berlin Crisis (Chapter 22 Section 1)

Tuesday/WednesdayAll Classes to the library for CIS work

Tuesday/Wednesday, February 2-3

New Frontier Notes

Chapter 22 Section 1: The New Frontier

With a partner (or alone if you missed class)come up with a campaign poster that promotes Kennedy and his New Frontier program. 

Ø You need to come up with a campaign slogan.  Central ideas for slogans could include change, justice, prosperity, etc. Your poster should reflect the mood of the era.

Ø Your poster should also promote selected parts of the New Frontier program.  

Monday, February 1

Writing from different perspectives- TV vs Radio
Who won the 1960 televised debate between Kennedy and Nixon?

Write a paragraph on why most people who watched the debate though Kennedy won and a second paragraph on why most people who listened to it on the radio thought Nixon won.