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1963-1973

4/21/2016

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Today's class focused on hustling toward the end of Period 8.  Today we discussed the following:

Johnson's Great Society

1. Education
2. Medical Care (Medicare/Medicaid)
3. Immigration Reform (Immigration Act of 1965 - greatly increased immigration from Latin America)
4. Voting Rights (Voting Rights Act of 1965 - led to a substantial increase in Africa - Americans registered in the South)

Vietnam - continuation of containment, led to a credibility gap developing, hurt Johnson's Great Society, he decided not to run in 1968).

Cultural Upheaval
  • Stonewall Rebellion
  • Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) - reflected the radicalization of the protest movement.
  • Emergence of the counter culture movement- Baby Boomer in colleges
  • The FDA approves birth control - 1960
The Conservative Backlash
  • The Rise of Evangelicals
  • Election of Richard Nixon in 1968

Tomorrow, we'll focus on the 1970s.

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1950s, Civil Rights, Cold War and Docs (?)

4/18/2016

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Each class started today by finishing the video from Friday.  We then discussed some of the remaining important events from Chapter 36.  These included:
  • The Cultural Critics of the 1950s (The Beat Generation)
  • GI Bill of Rights
  • military-industrial complex
  • Berlin Wall
  • Cuba (Bay of Pigs Invasion, Cuban Missile Crisis)
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • Voting Rights Act of 1965.
3rd and 4th period also had time to begin looking at the documents for the 1995 DBQ on Civil Rights.

Remember that tomorrow's test is 55 questions and you will have 55 minutes.

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Type 2s/Chapter 35 Discussion

4/11/2016

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We started today by looking over the Period 7 Multiple Choice Test.  After two Type 2's over the reading from break, we spent the remainder of class discussing the important Cold War developments in Chapter 35.

This is an odd week since after today, we don't have class again until Thursday.  It is especially important over the next couple of days that you thoughtfully complete assigned readings.

Reading by Thursday is 850-868.


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