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US History

US History . Unit 9 Week 1. Monday 3/25. Essays Shout-outs. Tuesday 3/26. Agenda HOT ROC Introduce Unit 9: Vietnam War and the 1960s What do you already know about John F. Kennedy? Was he a good president? T-chart Homework: Cornell Notes on p.634-635

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US History

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  1. US History Unit 9 Week 1

  2. Monday 3/25 • Essays • Shout-outs

  3. Tuesday 3/26 • Agenda • HOT ROC • Introduce Unit 9: Vietnam War and the 1960s • What do you already know about John F. Kennedy? • Was he a good president? T-chart • Homework: • Cornell Notes on p.634-635 • Finish the t-chart and thesis statements on Kennedy

  4. Place the following Presidents in chronological order: • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Taft • Eisenhower • Truman • Hoover • Nixon • Kennedy • Lyndon B. Johnson • Coolidge • Harding • Teddy Roosevelt • Woodrow Wilson

  5. Presidents in chronological order: • Teddy Roosevelt • Taft • Woodrow Wilson • Harding • Coolidge • Hoover • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Truman • Eisenhower • Kennedy • Lyndon B. Johnson • Nixon

  6. What do you already know about JFK? Share info with people around you. Groups of 2~4

  7. Presidential Rankings: Best to Worst • Abraham Lincoln 90.0 • FDR 87.6 • George Wash. 84.2 • T. Roosevelt 81.0 • Harry S. Truman 75.3 • Woodrow Wilson 72.3 • T. Jefferson 71.1 • Eisenhower 69.9 • LBJ 65.5 • Ronald Reagan 63.4 • … • … • … • James Madison 56.7 • John Quincy Adams 56.4 • Warren G. Harding 32.6 • Franklin Pierce 28.6 • Andrew Johnson 28.0 • James Buchanan 25.9 • C-SPAN historian ratings • *Does not include George W Bush or Barack Obama • *We will decide where to place JFK

  8. Characteristics of great presidents • Administrative skills • Credibility • Management of: • Crisis • Economy • Foreign affairs • Public persuasion • Pursuit of equality/justice • Relation with congress • Vision

  9. T-chart #1: Was Kennedy a Successful President?

  10. T-chart #1 Kennedy: Differing Viewpoints

  11. Block Day 3/27 & 3/28 • Add vocabs to glossary • President Johnson and the Great Society • Primary source activity (speech) • Reactions (pros/cons) to his Great Society • Graphic organizer (liberal gov) • Homework: Read and notes on p.646-647

  12. Vocabs to add to glossary *share your paraphrase/own definition with partner • Conservative • Liberal • Environmentalism • Welfare state

  13. Liberal vs. Conservative • Liberals • believe in government actionto achieve equal opportunity and equality for all.  • Government’s duty is to alleviate social ills and to protect civil liberties/rights.  • Roleof the government should be to guarantee that no one is in need.  • Liberal policies generally emphasize the need for the government to solve problems. • Conservatives • believe in personal responsibility, limited government, free markets, individual liberty, traditional American values and a strong national defense.  • Role of government should be to provide people the freedom to pursue their own goals.  • Conservative policies generally emphasize empowerment of the individual to solve problems.

  14. War on Poverty Ad by LBJ's presidential campaign.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1aA8lLA5Mg

  15. Johnson’s Great Society • Read Johnson’s speech and answer the questions (#3) *individual work • Analyze pro and con opinions (back of #3) *may work in pairs • Complete graphic organizer (#4) using textbook p.642-645. *may work in groups of 3~4

  16. Very short list of author tones • Arrogant • Apologetic=sorry • Apathetic= doesn’t care • Critical= finding fault • Direct=straightforward, honest • Disdainful= scorning, hateful • Enthusiastic=energetic • Happy • Inspiring= encouraging, reassuring • Objective=without prejudice • Optimistic-cheerful, hopeful • Sarcastic= sneering • Sincere/earnest= honest, truthful, intense • Urgent= something has to be done soon

  17. Pro/Con activity • Define source before reading the whole document • Summarize main argument (thesis) • Evidence** A. Do the topics prove the authors’ thesis? E.g., students were given educational aid. -> what does that have to do with success of Great Society? e.g., after the Great Society money, teenage pregnancy increased -> how is that related to Great Society money? B. Do the authors have numbers to back it up?

  18. #4 Graphic Organizer : What is the proper role of government in shaping American Society? (Chapter 49.3) Answer what role gov plays. What did it try to accomplish? 2. List important actions by gov

  19. Video links (if time) CBS news http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/is-america-losing-the-war-on-poverty/ 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 minutes by Hans Roslinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo

  20. Friday, 3/29 • Mini vocab quiz • Vietnam Timeline • Why did the US get involved? • HW: Finish the timeline

  21. Vietnam Timeline Individually, make a timeline with explanations of events below. Use p.658-661 You must include: • French Indochina • Ho Chi Minh/Viet Minh • Vietnamese independence • 1stIndochina War • DienBien Phu (battle) • Geneva Accords • Ngo Dinh Diem (becomes president) • Viet Cong/NLF • Diem Assassinated

  22. Cause of Vietnam War In groups of 2-3, write a paragraph each to answer question #1 and #2.

  23. Helpful videos • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0t-YBemwzsVietnam War Simplified • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd8wKKfN7sM • Causes of the Vietnam War

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