Period 8 Test Topics
- Joe McCarthy, McCarthyism, and the effects of the Red Scare
- Civil Rights movement, Debate over the role of the Fed Government, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965
- Levittown, conformity and the reaction against it, family life in the 1950’s
- LBJ, Roots of the Great Society, and the role of Government to aid society
- Nixon, Watergate, and its effects on American society
- Election of 1964 and what it said about political changes on the horizon, Moral Majority
- The Civil Rights movement in the late 1960’s (Women, Latino, Gay and African American)
- LBJ, Vietnam, Containment, and the Domino Theory
- Ford, Carter and the end of the 1970's
- Civil Rights movement, Debate over the role of the Fed Government, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965
- Levittown, conformity and the reaction against it, family life in the 1950’s
- LBJ, Roots of the Great Society, and the role of Government to aid society
- Nixon, Watergate, and its effects on American society
- Election of 1964 and what it said about political changes on the horizon, Moral Majority
- The Civil Rights movement in the late 1960’s (Women, Latino, Gay and African American)
- LBJ, Vietnam, Containment, and the Domino Theory
- Ford, Carter and the end of the 1970's
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Key Concept 8.1 Overview
Crash Course #37 Focus Quesitons
- Only two super powers after WWII were? Who was the stronger of the two? Why?
- Who as the architect of Containment and what were some of the goals of containment?
- What were the first countries where the policy of containment was carried out?
- What framed the central debate of the Cold War and is sometimes called the declaration of Cold War?
- How was the Marshal Plan a “New Deal for Europe” and what did it do?
- What was the mystery document and why is it important?
- What ways did the government make domestic invests in the name of the Cold War?
Focus Questions for Civil Rights #39
- Why were the 1950 called the Era of Consensus?
- Over, what happened to American’s standard of living during the 1950’s? Provide specific proof to support your answer.
- When did the Civil Rights movement? What was one of the key goals and where did it begin?
- What organization led the legal challenges against segregation?
- What states began flying the Confederate Battle flag over their capitals during the Civil Right Movement?
- Where did Eisenhower stand when it came to civil rights? Provide specific proof to support your answer.
- Over, what happened to American’s standard of living during the 1950’s? Provide specific proof to support your answer.
- When did the Civil Rights movement? What was one of the key goals and where did it begin?
- What organization led the legal challenges against segregation?
- What states began flying the Confederate Battle flag over their capitals during the Civil Right Movement?
- Where did Eisenhower stand when it came to civil rights? Provide specific proof to support your answer.
Crash Course #40 Part 1 Focus Questions (First 8 Minutes)
1. What “movements” grew up during the 1960”s?
2. What were the “Freedom Rides” and what did they achieve?
3. Was the campaign that reached the greatest national prominence? How did television affect support for the Civil Rights Movement?
4. How did the Cold War push Kennedy (and America) to support Civil Rights?
5. What was the “Great Society” and what did it do? What was the “War on Poverty”?
6. According to Foner, what factors contributed to the wealth gap between Blacks and Whites?
7. How and why did the goals and tactics of the Civil Right movement change after the Voting Rights Acts was signed?
2. What were the “Freedom Rides” and what did they achieve?
3. Was the campaign that reached the greatest national prominence? How did television affect support for the Civil Rights Movement?
4. How did the Cold War push Kennedy (and America) to support Civil Rights?
5. What was the “Great Society” and what did it do? What was the “War on Poverty”?
6. According to Foner, what factors contributed to the wealth gap between Blacks and Whites?
7. How and why did the goals and tactics of the Civil Right movement change after the Voting Rights Acts was signed?
Cuban Missile Crisis Video
Focus Questions - Conservatism
1. Explains Nixon’s appeal and his “Southern Strategy “ in the 1968 election.
2. To what extant can Nixon be considered a “Conservative”? Site specific examples that support or refute his conservativeness.
3. What role did Roe vs. Wade play in the development and growth of the conservative movement in the 1970’s?
4. What was the Watergate scandal and how did it lead to Nixon’s downfall?
2. To what extant can Nixon be considered a “Conservative”? Site specific examples that support or refute his conservativeness.
3. What role did Roe vs. Wade play in the development and growth of the conservative movement in the 1970’s?
4. What was the Watergate scandal and how did it lead to Nixon’s downfall?