set up page 1 in notebook : jfk left side : “was jfk a great president?” & boxes for 7...

Set up in notebook : JFKLEFT SIDE : “Was JFK a great President?” & boxes

for 7 vocabulary words

RIGHT SIDE: 5 Paragraph essay as a groupParagraph 1 & 5: Introduction on JFK & ConclusionParagraph 2: 48.2Paragraph 3: 48.3Paragraph 4: 48.4

Tuesday, April 5th : JFK

Window Paning

1) New Frontier

2) NASA 3) Bay of Pigs Invasion

4) Berlin Wall 5) Cuban Missile Crisis

6) Peace Corps 7) Test Ban Treaty

1) New Frontier p.627President JFK’s domestic program from 1961-1963,

which aimed to increase support for education, antipoverty programs, and medical care for the elderly; cut taxes; raise the minimum wage; ban racial discrimination; and increase defense spending.

Tuesday, April 5th : JFK (LEFT)

2) NASA p.629National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationA government agency established in 1958 for the

research and development of space exploration vehicles and projects


3) Bay of Pigs Invasion p. 630An invasion of Cuba in 1961, which was authorized

by JFK for the purpose of overthrowing Castro’s regime, organized by the CIA, executed by Cuban Exiles, and defeated by Castro’s forces.


4) Berlin Wall p. 631A concrete wall that the communist East German

government erected in 1961 to cut off West Berlin from the rest of East Germany and prevent East Germans from escaping into democratic West Berlin; the wall stood until 1989.


5) Cuban Missile Crisis p. 632A confrontation between the United States and the

Soviet Union in fall of 1962 over the building of Soviet missile-launching sites in Cuba, in response to which the U.S. established a quarantine to prevent Soviet ships from transporting missiles to Cuba and to demand withdraw of all Soviet weapons from the island; after a few days, the Soviet Union agreed to withdraw its missiles and JFK agreed not to invade.


6) Peace Corps p. 633A government agency created by JFK in 1961 to

send skilled volunteers to developing nations to support their local communities in areas such as education, agriculture, health, technology, and community development.


7) Test Ban Treaty p. 633An agreement signed by the United States, Soviet

Union, and Great Britain in 1963 to ban nuclear testing in the atmosphere but allow underground testing.


RIGHT SIDE: 5 Paragraph essay as a groupParagraph 1 & 5: Introduction on JFK & ConclusionParagraph 2: 48.2Paragraph 3: 48.3Paragraph 4: 48.4

You will be told if your group is supporting that JFK was a good president, or rejecting the statement.

After your group writes your paragraph (each person is responsible for one of the assigned parts), we will separate the class into two groups: FOR and AGAINST JFK’s presidency.


Dueling Flipcharts/White BoardsThe class will be split into two different groups.When time begins (you will have 4 minutes), you

will get in a straight line and each person will write one fact that supports your theory about JFK.

When time is called, the facts will be reviewedThe winning team will receive one “veto” question

on the test


RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE of page 2 in notebook: (10 facts)Notes to Review for The Sixties Test on Friday (Chap. 48-

50)

Wednesday, April 6th: Sixties Overview

Immigration Act of 1965Brought about changes in immigration by striking down quotas based on national origin

Skills & ties to family=key criteria for U.S. admission

Wednesday, April 6th: Sixties Overview p. 2

President Lyndon JohnsonHis view of the federal government in shaping American society: “The federal government should use it full power to shape a society that serves the needs of all citizens.”


Head StartGreat Society initiative that created programs for low-income preschool children


Civil Rights Act of 1964Signed by President Johnson Tested in the Supreme Court in the case of Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States


Pop Art(Popular art)New style of art in the 1960’s


WoodstockPopularized a new generation of rock ‘n roll musicians


New LeftMembers of this group were committed to American ideals like freedom & equality


Counterculture Members shared a distrust of “the Establishment” (people/institutions who controlled society)


One person, one voteEstablished in court cases

Baker v. CarrReynolds v. Sims


Johnson’s Great Society programsPositive: poverty rates fell, graduation rates rose

Negative: programs were creating an underclass of people depending on welfare.


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Thursday, April 7th: Sixties Overview

Friday, April 8th : The Sixties TEST

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