HW #18 Two (2) of Everything Thematic Essays

THEMATIC ESSAY QUESTION
Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task below, and a conclusion.
Theme: Change — Turning Points
Major historical events are often referred to as turning points because they have led to important political, social, and economic changes.
Task:
Identify two major events in United States history that were important turning points and for each:
Describe the historical circumstances that led to the event
Write about a person involved in this historical event
Discuss the political, social, and/or economic changes that resulted from the event

Complete All:
2 of Everything (pass the regents)
1. 2 Presidents and their Decisions (Lincoln suspends Habeas Corpus, Truman drops the bomb)

2. 2 Bill of Rights Amendments (1st – 5 rights, 5th – McCarthyism)

3. 2 Amendments of Change (19th – Women 13, 14, 15 – African Americans)

4. 2 Supreme Court Cases (Plessy v. Ferguson; Brown v. Board of Ed)

5. 2 Supreme Court Cases on Civil Liberties (Scheck v. US & Korematsu v. US)

6. 2 Supreme Court Cases on Federal Power (Marbury v. Madison)

7. 2 Technological Advances (Cotton Gin, T-Model Car)

8. 2 Wars (Vietnam War-Kent State Shooting, WWII – GI Bill or War on Terror – Iraq)

9. 2 Geographical Factors (Miss River – Trade & App. Mountains –Colonial Natural Border)

10. 2 Movements for Equality (Civil Rights (NAACP) & Women Suffrage (Susan B. Anthony) or Farmers Rights Mexican immigrants (Cesar Chavez)

11. 2 Leaders (US Non-Presidents – Jane Adams, MLK Jr., Fredrick Douglass, Daniel Shay)

12. 2 Examples of Checks & Balances (Judicial Review, Senate Must approve Judge Appointee)

13. 2 Literary Works (the Jungle, How the Other Half Lives)

14. 2 Reform Plans (Meat Inspection Act, Child Labor Laws)

15. 2 Foreign Policies (Monroe Doctrine, Truman Doctrine and Détente or NAFTA-Clinton)

16. 2 Immigrant Groups (Chinese Exclusion Act, Irish Immigrants)

17. 2 Intolerable Events (Lynching – Jim Crow Laws & Civil Rights Murders, Trail of Tears)

16. 2 New Deal Programs (CCC, FDIC, SEC, Social Security Act)

17. 2 Abolitionists (William Garrison, Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglas)

18. 2 Crisis (Cuban Missile Crisis & 9/11)

HW#16 - Reflective Question on the Civil Rights Movement

Choose 1 of the 3 reflections to answer:

1. Given the chance to participate in any of the events of this Movement, which events would you participate in, and why?
www.civilrightsteaching.org

2. You are asked to speak at a dedication of the memorial to the victims who lost their lives in the Civil Rights Movement. What would you say?
www.civilrightsmuseum.org

3. If you were going to plan a freedom ride anywhere in the United States today, where would you travel, and what injustices would you protest?
www.voicesofcivilrights.org

HW#14 - Hysteria in the US Essay

Discuss 2 events that created hysteria in the United States
- Who were the target group?
- How did the hysteria spread?
- What impact did this have on society?

Choose from the following:
Salem Witch Trials, McCarthyism (2nd Red Scare), War on Terror (Post 9/11) and Swine Flu.

Memorial Day Assignment

View the short rare color documentary on the drop of the atomic bomb on Japan during World War II. Answer the following questions onto the comment section which will be emailed to me automatically.
1. Why did the United States physically involed themselves in the war?
2. Why was the atomic bomb dropped on Japan?
3. Would you drop the bomb? Why or Why not?

Homework #13 - Exploring Ideals - Impact of the New Deal

In Unit 9, you explored the causes of the Great Depression as well as the impact of the Depression had on the people of the United States. Now you will use what you learned to write a short essay.

THE IMPACT OF NEW DEAL PROGRAMS
President Roosevelt's New Deal programs were meant to target groups of people who had been affected by the econimc crisis. The table below lists several New Deal Programs and the groups they were designed to help.

New Deal Program Target Group
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Young, unemployed men
Argricultural Adjustment Act Farmers
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Rural residents in the Tennessee River valley
Social Security Act Older and disabled Americans
Federal Securities Act Investors in the stock market
Home Owners' Loan Corporation Homeowners
Works Programs Administration (WPA) Unemployed Americans

Using the information from this table and what you learned in this unit, you will now write an essay in answer to this question:

Which program did the most to expand opportunity for the target group of Americans it was designed to help?

You essay should have these elements:
- an opening paragraph in which you state your answer to the question (thesis) and introduce your basic argument
- one paragraph in which you describe the economic problems faced by the group of people that the program you chose was designed to help
- one paragraph in which you explain how the New Deal program you chose to expanded opportunity for this target group
- one paragraph in which you evaluate the effectiveness of the program for the target group
- a conclusion in which you restate your thesis and leave your reader with something to think about (include which ideal you feel the New Deal tries to live up to: Liberty, Democracy, Rights, Equality and Opportunity)

Use Textbooks:
Blue books - 334-341
Red books - 694-700

Links:
CCC
http://www.ccclegacy.org/
AAA
http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/water_11.html
TVA
http://www.tva.gov/abouttva/history.htm
Social Security Act
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1609.html
Federal Securities Act
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securities_Act_of_1933
Home Owners' Loan Corporation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HOLC
Works Progress Adminstration (WPA)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Progress_Administration