By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the competing visions of the Federalists and the Democratic-RepublicansIdentify the protections granted to citizens under the Bill of RightsExplain Alexander Hamilton’s financial programs as secretary of the treasury
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The Civil Rights Movement for African American equality is one of the defining social movements of the 1950s and 60s. Ordinary people took to the streets to demand equality. This lesson will explore the various forms of protest that defined the movement. Two of the most notable leaders of the movement were Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. While both men shared the common goal of equality, their approaches were very different. Martin Luther King preached nonviolent civil disobedience, while Malcolm X demanded equality “by any means necessary.” You will examine famous speeches and articles written by both men to form your own opinion of which approach is more effective to have your demands met.StandardsCC.8.5.11-12.FCC.8.6.9-10.GCC.8.3.12.D
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Students will identify the causes of the Vietnam War, explain the consequences and effects of the war on both the people of Vietnam and America, and compare and contrast differing opinions on America’s involvement in the Vietnam War by completing a photograph analysis.
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Poet Sonia Sanchez, interviewed here for Eyes on the Prize, describes what the outspoken civil rights leader Malcolm X represented to African Americans in the 1960s.
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Students will research and develop 3 questions over the the 1970s which can be answered by the citation of at least 3 pieces of evidence.
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Students will create a compilation of 20 images from the 1960s and explain the significance of each image.
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Students will research and cite evidence in answering questions regarding the general nature of the Vietnam War.
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On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed this executive order establishing the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services, committing the U.S. government to integrating the segregated military. Read and see the document here.
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By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the major accomplishments of Lyndon Johnson’s Great SocietyIdentify the legal advances made in the area of civil rightsExplain how Lyndon Johnson deepened the American commitment in Vietnam
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This is a module that implores students to think from an historical perspective about the Cuban Missile Crisis and create a memo of advice for President Kennedy on which action he should take. Lesson Objectives or what you should be able to do after you have completed the module: I can understand how the Cuban Missile Crisis lead to the brink of nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. I can analyze how Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro's background led to their actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I can create a memo giving my advice to Kennedy in how to deal with the Cuban Missile Crisis scenarios while using 5 vocab words and referring back to 2 pieces of evidence from two of the leader's past experiences.
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The goal of this inquiry is for students to gain an informed, critical perspective on the Great Migration of African Americans from the South to the North and West from 1915-1970. By investigating the movement, including the injustice of Jim Crow in the South, and the racism migrants continued to face in the North and West, students will examine how the migration changed the social fabric of the United States. Through taking a critical look at the documents, students should understand the extent to which this movement was “great,” and determine if the title Great Migration is fitting. Photo: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library (1168439), CC BY 4.0
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U.S. History II covers the chronological history of the United States from Reconstruction through the beginning of the 21st Century.
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Smithsonian Magazine: This Was Life for Japanese-Americans During WWII February 2017 marked the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, a document that President Roosevelt signed in 1942, two months after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. The order resulted in the imprisonment of 75,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry and 45,000 Japanese nationals in prison camps across the country, many being relocated far from home. Some 40 years later, the U.S. Congress formally recognized that the rights of the Japanese American community had been violated and President Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing an apology and restitution to the living Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II.
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Part 1 of the French Revolution. From the Convocation of the Estates General to the storming of the Bastille.
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New Visions: Intro to Enlightenment
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The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) presents a backgrounder on Al-Shabab; an Islamist insurgent group that remains capable of carrying out massive attacks in Somalia and surrounding countries despite a decade-long African Union offensive against the Islamist group. CFR Backgrounders provide an in-depth analysis on current political and economic issues.
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The Council of Foreign Relations (CFR) InfoGuide on The Taliban examines the two Talibans, in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the consequences for the region. CFR InfoGuides are a multimedia series to promote understanding of complex foreign policy issues.
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Explore the geographic similarities and differences of the locations of the early river valley civilizations.
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Brief overview of decolonization in Africa from the 1950s - 1980s
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This project discovers the history of Modern Europe, starting at the Hundred Years War and ending at the present time. A chronological perspective of history is attempted within this text. Although this is the case, it is also important to understand patterns within European History, therefore chapters will attempt to cover a breadth of material even though their titles might be that of a specific pattern in history rather than a time period.
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