Thursday, March 16, 2017

Thursday March 16

Ch 24 Exam

Assess the American foreign policy objectives in Vietnam? Did those objectives reflect America’s security needs, and interest? Explain your answer.
  • Domino Theory
  • Dien Bien Phu
  • SEATO
  • Geneva Accords
  • Ngo Din Diem
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Evaluate the US military strategy in fighting the war.  Compare and Contrast advantages/disadvantages of the US military in their fight against the Viet Cong.
  • Operation Rolling Thunder
  • Agent Orange
  • Napalm
  • Ho Chi Minh Trail
  • Escalation
Tour of Duty
The Vietnam War created deep divisions in the United States. Describe the division among the American people regarding military involvement in Vietnam.
  • Generation Gap
  • New Left
  • Teach-In
  • Conscientious Objectors
  • Deferment
  • Middle America
Silent Majority

Monday, March 13, 2017

Monday March 13

Letter to President Johnson

Write a 4 paragraph letter to President Johnson.  Your aim in this is to list two things that you think he is doing wrong or what is wrong with our country (in the mid 1960's)

You need an Intro paragraph, 2 bodied paragraphs and a conclusion

Hand in to me when finished.  See an example below of how to format a formal writing to a government official.

Letter to a Government Official

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Tuesday-Thursday March 7-9


Stock Market Project- Complete the stock market paper in Google Classroom
Due Dates: Monday March 13
Go to www.marketwatch.com click on games-find a game.  Register for free to create an account.
The following are the game names and passwords for each class.  Make sure you register correctly for your own class.
Period 3
Game: cashperiod3
PW: cashecon
Period 4
Game: cashperiod4
PW: cashecon
Period 5
Game: cashperiod5
PW: cashecon
Period 6
Game: cashperiod6
PW: cashecon

Tuesday March 7

Create a Graphic Organizer on chapter 24 section 3.  Topic is Political Divisions.  Subtopics are each of the sections highlighted in Red.  You need to make an organizer that tells the who, what, when, where, why?

Example Organizer:

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Thursday March 2


Worked on an outline for Essay Test Question #1
Evaluate the US military strategy in fighting the war.  Compare and Contrast advantages/disadvantages of the US military in their fight against the Viet Cong.
  • Operation Rolling Thunder
  • Agent Orange
  • Napalm
  • Ho Chi Minh Trail
  • Escalation
  • Tour of Duty