Day 161 - Wednesday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
-Who is responsible for starting the Cold War?
-Why didn't the Cold War ever turn "hot"?
-How did the Cold War challenge American values, at home and abroad?
-Is the Cold War still going on? How?

Themes: JFK Election, Space Race, Cuban Missile Crisis, Berlin Wall

1. Dwight D. Eisenhower's Farewell Address

2. The United States 1960 Presidential Election + video

3. Cuban Missile Crisis Decision's Game will be played today.
Cuban Missile Crisis Resources:
Overview of the Cold War + Maps we will use in class
Cuban Missile Crisis Maps
JFK Library Maps, Images, and Primary Source Accounts of the 13 days in October

4. Other Cold War Resources:
Cold War Slideshow #2  1945-1960
1960's Cold War Museum
Slideshow on 1950's, 1960's and 1970's Cold War Era

The Cold War Museum
All sort of Cold War resource - videos, primary sources, etc 
The Miller Center - University of Virginia - Cold War Era - Lots of Primary Sources
Timeline of the Cold War

Homework:
1. Please read Chapter 28 - pages 883-889 and please outline the following topics carefully.
I. The Crisis over Berlin
II. The New Frontier
III. Race to the Moon
IV. Tragedy in Dallas

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U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

--Has the West been romanticized?
-Does racial equality depend on government action?
-Can the "white man's conquest" of Native Americans be justified?

 Themes: The Wild West, Native American Culture, Assimilation, Dawes Act, Custer's Last Stand, and Cattle Ranching

1. Quick homework check on Graphic Organizer on The West.

2. We will finish the presentation of Romanticizing the West Activity (10 minutes).The class will break up into different groups of student in a jigsaw group and they will investigate specific website that I have selected to build an understanding of Romanticizing the West. Everyone in the group must pick ONE primary source from the link below once you have been put into groups.  Then every individual in the group will be responsible for filling out the Images of the West analysis and then compare and contrast all of the images the entire group has collected within the group. The group will then pick one of the primary sources that you all feel has the best potential to illustrate a clear perspective of what the West was supposed to look like for the entire class and the GROUP WILL be responsible for presenting that primary source image on the big screen using the projector.

Group A - http://library.bbhc.org
Group B - http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/educator/modules/teachingthetwenties/gallery.php?theme=culture&section=cowboy

Group C - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ndfahtml/ngphome.html
Group D - http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/05/the-american-west-150-years-ago/100304/

3. Mini-Debate on The Battle of Little Big Horn DBQ - Debate Question "Who is responsible for the Battle of Little Big Horn?"

4. Using Maps to identify the West:
Native American Tribes in the mid-19th Century
Early Indian West
Santa Fe Trail - Transportation to the West
The Trans-Mississippi West
American-Indian Territorial Losses

Homework:
I. Please review pages 420 - 424 and then use my outline and the links on "Settling the Great Plains" to create an outline understanding the following concepts:
A. Why Americans migrated West?
B. Challenges met on the Plains?
C. Farming Debt and Large Farming for Business?

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International Studies - Period 2 
Essential Questions:
1. How do we think about POWER in the 21st Century?
2. What is "terrorism"?
3. How do you think the United States and other countries should work toward preventing terrorist from attacking again?

4. What do you believe is the role of the United States on an international level?
5. What do you think fuels anti-American sentiment?
6. Can the United States play a global role without fueling anti-American sentiment? If so, how?

Themes: Taliban Operations, Middle East Foreign Policy, Global cooperation/Global Diplomacy, Soft Power, Hard Power, Afghanistan War, Pakistan, Al-Qaeda Operations, National Security

1. BEST OF LUCK SENIORS on moving on from High School.  May all your hard work and dedication pay off!!

2. A reminder that it is worth 50% of your 4th Quarter Grade and Seniors need to keep an 87 average to avoid taking the final exam.  Please make sure you drop all of your outlines, working Chicago-Style Citations, and case-studies should be in the Google Folder I shared with you titled "National Security and Terrorism - Student Folder"

2. Order of the Projects:
5/16 Friday - Kylie - Western Europe - Done

5/19 Monday - Frederick - South Asia - Done

5/19 Monday/Tuesday - Joanitah - Africa - Done
5/20 Tuesday/Wednesday - Kaitlyn - Central America - Done

* Push back 5/22 Thursday - Adam - The Middle East - Done
* changed to 5/22 Thursday - Stephanie - South America - Done

*Push back 5/22 Friday - Hope - Eastern Europe - Done

* Push back 5/23 Thursday/Friday after school - Kara - East Asia - Done

Homework:

1. Enjoy your Summer and Good Luck with College!