From The Cold War to Present Day An introduction… US History II From The Cold War to Present Day An introduction…
UNITS of Study The Start of the Cold War The Post War Boom; Life in the 1950s JFK and LBJ; The New Frontier and the Great Society The Civil Rights Movement The Vietnam Years Era of Social Change and life during the 1960s 1970s Nixon, Carter administrations 1980s to Present Day; including The Reagan Years, End of the Cold War, the Tech Boom and 9/11.
Expectations: Good News! :In this course you will take COPIUS notes!! We have lots of places to see and people to meet! Take it in as a long running story with lots of different “chapters” in our nation’s history. Try to imagine “living” in the times we study… You will be assessed through a quiz each week Get to take A test @every 2 weeks! But wait, there’s more! Research Papers and various group projects await you….and if you are really lucky (good/well behaved)…maybe even a final FUN Project worth 2 Chunky Test grades!!!
Cold War topics
More Cold War Topics
Political Cartoons: What are they trying to say?
Life in the 1950s
JFK & LBJ
The Civil Rights Movement
Vietnam War Years
Counterculture of the 1960s…Look for your Grandparents Counterculture of the 1960s…Look for your Grandparents. Find the professor!
60s Slang A Gas A lot of fun. All show and no go. Referenced to a car that had all the pretty chrome goodies, but wouldn't get out of its own way. Ankle Biter A baby or small child Ape Used with "Go", "Gone" or "Went". To explode or go completely irate.Example: "When my parents saw my report card, they went ape. Bad Awesome. Flower Child: A Hippie Gimme some skin : Shake hands . Groovy: Nice, "Cool" or Neat. Used commonly among hippies in the 60's. RighteousExtremely fine, beautiful. For us guys it was generally used when talking about the most important areas of our lives; cars and women. What's Your Bag, Man?: What's your problem; where are you coming from?
The Nixon Years
Carter Presidency
70s
Reagan Presidency
80s Fads
The 90s….
2000s
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