Tuesday/Wednesday May 31-June 1

Today we went through the Clinton portion of the Bush/Clinton Notes from last Thursday/Friday
Answer the following questions

Bush (Papa), Clinton Presidency

1.     When does H.W. Bush get elected?

2.     Gorbachev urges to adopt perestroika and glasnost…what is this idea?

3.     When does the Berlin wall fall?

4.     When does Gorbachev resign the presidency in the Soviet Union?

5.     What takes place at Tiananmen Square?

6.     The U.S. invades Panama in 1989…why?

7.     Why does the U.S. get involved in the Persian Gulf War?

8.     When does Clinton win the presidency?

9.     Who is H. Ross Perot?

10.   What is the Whitewater affair?

11.   Why is Clinton being looked at to be impeached…explain.

12. Why does Clinton not get impeached?

13. What factors led to Clinton’s reelection in 1996?

14. What is the purpose of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

15. How did the scandals such as the Whitewater affair and impeachment affect Clinton’s presidency?

16. Why did many American voters support Clinton in 1992?

Thursday/Friday May 26-27

Bush/Clinton Notes - Today we talked about George HW Bush.  Next week we will discuss Bill Clinton's portion of the Prezi

George HW Bush Questions

Tuesday/Wednesday May 24-25

Reagan Questions

Compare and Contrast Organizer

Make a compare and contrast organizer for Reagan's 1st and 2nd term.  One side will have programs that only took place during his first term, the other side will have programs that only took place in his second term.  The middle bubbles that connect the two terms are for programs that took place during both terms.
See the example below of how to organize it.

Compare and Contrast Organizer Example

Last Day for makeup work is Tuesday, June 7!

Monday May 23

Reagan Notes

Thursday/Friday May 19-20

Ch. 25 Exam

See me if you missed it to schedule a makeup time next week!

Tuesday/Wednesday May 17-18

Ch. 25 Exam Essay Questions

Examine Nixon’s Foreign Policy and the impact on the nation.

Realpolitik Détente Ping Pong Diplomacy SALT 1

Discuss the Watergate Scandal and the impact on Nixon’s Presidency.

Enemies List Plumbers CREEP Woodward & Bernstein Saturday Night Massacre

Compare and contrast the presidencies of Ford and Carter and the major events that shaped their presidencies.

WIN War Powers Act Helsinki Accords Iran Hostage Crisis Amnesty Stagflation bicentennial

Exam on Thursday/Friday

Monday May 16

Carter Notes (Section 5 of Power Point)

Carter Questions

1. In what ways was Carter’s approach to the presidency different from that of his predecessors?

2. Why did the nation lose confidence in Carter’s ability to help the economy?

3. What efforts did Carter make to deal with the problem of rising oil prices?

5. What compromise formed the basis of the Camp David Accords?

6. What caused the Iran hostage crisis?  

7. Why did American confidence in Carter diminish and hurt his chances for reelection?  

8. How did the Iran hostage crisis end? 

Exam Thursday/Friday

Thursday/Friday May 13-14

1976-1980 ABC Video

Video Questions

1.             When young people turned away from the causes of their day and rejected politics, where did they turn?

2.             What natural disaster of 1977 showed how weak the US could be?

3.             What was Love Canal?

4.             How did forced bussing affect the attitude of people toward the government?

5.             Who were Harvey Milk and George Moscone?

6.             Who called the US the “Great Satan”?

7.             What was the Malaise speech?

8.             What did yellow ribbons signify?

9.             Where did the US defeat the Soviet Union in 1980?

10.          Who is elected president after Carter?

25.4 Worksheet (Ford)

Monday-Wednesday May 9-11

Watergate Stages 
Read each stage of the Watergate scandal and for each stage, summarize what happened in 2-3 sentences.


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 (Only do Level 1 and Level 2)
1 photo = Photo Analysis Worksheet
2 written = Written Document Analysis Worksheet

Thursday/Friday May 5-6

Nixon Domestic Policy WS

Nixon Foreign Policy WS


1970's Apocalypse Video 

Answer the questions below from the video

1. What did the plaque left by the Apollo mission say on it?

2. What did Spiro Agnew represent as vice-president?

3. What did Easy Rider represent?

4. What inspired the college riots in the early 1970s?

5. What were the complaints of the inmates at Attica?

6. What was the result of the situation at Attica?

7. How did the different motivations of US soldiers and Viet Cong fighters contribute to the war effort?

8. How did Nixon’s trip to China alter the situation in Vietnam?

9. What was the Hanoi Hilton?  Who was Hanoi Hannah?

Tuesday-Wednesday Mary 3-4

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

Take notes on the powerpoint but only on the first two slides.  We will go through Nixon's Domestic Policies next class.

25.1 Notes

Monday, May 2

Presented Song Speeches