Tuesday February 28

Watched the movie Letters Home From Vietnam

You can access the movie on youtube by typing in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Movie

Movie Questions

Monday February 27

I Am Poem

See the example above.  Using the phrases in the I Am Poem, write a poem from the viewpoint of a South Vietnamese Farmer.  This first hand account should be from a person who is innocent in the war (not from a farmer who is part of the Viet Cong).

Thursday February 23

Chapter 24 Section 2 Power Point- Battlefield Conditions

Tuesday February 21

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

1. What is the Domino Theory?
2.Who was Ho Chi Minh and what did he support?
3.Explain what happened in Vietnam as a result of the Geneva Accords and name the leaders for each new country.
4.What does SEATO stand for and what was its purpose?
5.By 1960 president_______ had _____ advisors in Vietnam.
6.What 3 factors led to Diem’s downfall?
7.Who were the Viet Cong?
8.What was the Gulf of Tonkin incident and explain the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

Thursday February 16

Ch. 22 Exam

Tuesday February 14

Exam review-  Exam on Thursday.

Monday February 13

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

Thursday Feb 9

JFK Assassination Paper- Complete in Google Classroom.
Class Code: aq7wxy

Due Monday before class.

Tuesday Feb 7

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 February 6

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

Thursday February 2

Bay of Pigs Notes

Cuba Missile Crisis Worksheet