FINAL EXAM TOPICS. There will be 50 questions from these 60 topics

1.Nationalism
2.Treaty of Versailles
3.Hitler
4.Churchill
5.Mussolini
6.Nazi party
7.American isolationism
8.Appeasement
9.Blitzkrieg
10.Holocaust
11.Kristallnacht
12.Genocide
13.Final solution
14.Ghettos
15.NIGHT, Elie Wiesel
16.Concentration camp
17.Pearl Harbor, General Tojo
18.Internment of the Japanese
19.Roosevelt
20.Allies, Axis powers
21.Selective service
22.Rosie the Riveter
23.Discrimination during ww2
24.Propaganda of the Nazis and USA
25.D Day
26.Liberation of the camps
27.Death of Roosevelt; Presidency of Truman
28.Hitler’s death
29.Flag on IWO JIMA photo
30.Manhattan Project
31.Truman’s decision; pros and cons
32.Hiroshima and Nagasaki
33.Cold War
34.Communism and US policy of containment
35.Korean War
36.John F. Kennedy; Cuban Missile Crisis
37.Civil Rights Movement
38.Baby Boom
39.1950’s; culture, values, women’s roles, suburbs, car culture
40.Space race
41.Kennedy assassination
42.Lee Harvey Osward
43.Lyndon Johnson
44.Brown vs. Bd of Education
45.Desegration
46.Sit in
47.Freedom Riders
48.Assassination of Martin Luther King
49.Affirmative Action
50.James Earl Ray
51.Vietnam War years
52.Ho Chi Minh
53.Domino theory
54.US escalation of war
55.Living room war’
56.Napalm, agent orange
57.Hawks and doves
58.Ron Kovic; Born on the Fourth of July
59.Kent State, presidential convention protests
60. Vietnam Memorial

THURS HW and EXTRA CREDIT ESSAYS!!

p. 748 REad one American's Story--What significant events happened in 1968?
749 Geography Skillbuilder. Answer questions; and, How did the Vietcong win in the Tet Offensive?
p. 750 and 751 Read DAYS OF LOSS AND RAGE Answer Main Ideas
Who is dead in the picture on p. 751?
p. 752 Describe the picture. Why did the protesters shout: THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING?

p. 756-Describe the My Lai Massacre..Lt Calley was only in prison a short time. Why? Did he deserve more time?

p. 756-7 Read about VIOLENCE on Campus; Describe what happened at Kent State College...
...answer the Skillbuilder questions about the famous PHOTO
p.7598 The War Ends What president ended the war?
p. 759 PAINFUL LEGACY....the results of the war; describe the statistices of the war
How were the veterans treated they they returned?
WAR MEMORIAL, p. 7 Describe the WALL; why was it designed below the ground......



1. FINAL ESSAY 1: HAS AMERICA LIVED UP TO THE IDEALS IN THE DECLARATI0N OF INDEPENCENCE?
HW: Write a 5 paragraph essay: In what ways America has/has not lived up to its ideals? Opportunity Equality Rights Liberty/freedom Democracy (include the minorities and the civil rights movement, Vietnam War, Iraq War) 100 pts. minimum 2 full pages


2. FINAL ESSAY 2 Based upon what we know from Vietnam and Iraq, should we stay or leave Afghanistan?
First, Use the JUST WAR theory to Compare wars: WWII, Vietnam, Iraq War. Is each war “just”?. Explain.
Compare what we can learn today from the Wars above, in order to make best choice if we continue in Afghanistan or face another possible war in the future. 200 pts
5 paragraph essay. Use text as your resource. See appendix on Iraq and Afghanistan.

I will develop an outline with you Friday. Hard work will pay off!! I promise!!

THe Protest Movement Emerges.....Peace NOW!!

REad 745-747

p. 745 ANswer Main idea
Interpret the song...THE EVE OF DESTRUCTION on 745
and the BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS
COMPARE AND CONTRAST THEIR MESSAGES.

Personal Voice of David Harris....why did he go to jail?
p. 746 Answer Main idea

Explain DOVES and HAWKS

747 Answer Main idea
ASSESSMENT answer 3,4,5

US in Vietnam: ESCALATION....

Read 736-741

REad Personal Voice: What were the problems soldiers faced?
Describe the idea of Containment.
Answer Main Idea on 737, 739 top and bottom of pate
What does it mean to win the HEARTS AND MINDS of the Vietnamese?

describe napalm, agent orange....what were the pros and cons of each.

p. 740....Why was morale so low amongst soldiers....
p. 741....Why was this the first LIVING ROOM WAR?
ANswer Q. 5 in Assessment

vietnam....HW ....again

Vietnam...the longest US war....until Afghanistan, Iraq
Read p. 730-735As you read answer the main ideas.Describe: Ho Chi MinhDomino Theory,Ho chi Minh trailComplete the Geography Skill builderExplain why the Monk on p. 734 set himself on fire. What is your reaction? Do you thinkthis was effective protest?