Parish Episcopal

U.S. History

Mr. Beam’s Homework Page

2007-2008

Instructor: Rod Beam

U.S. History

Phone: 972-239-8011 ext. 2322

Classroom –4034 Office - 4038

emailto:rbeam@parishepiscopal.org

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May 27

· History Exam (11:00 – 1:00)

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May 23 (A) – May 26 (B)

Final Exams

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May 21 (A) – May 22 (B)

Classroom

· The Final Exam Review

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May 19 (A) – May 20 (B)

Classroom

· Take Chapter 24, 25, 26 Quiz

· Class Discussion: Chapter 27 & 28

· Nixon Administration/ Detente / Watergate Scandal/Carter’s Election

· Iran hostage Incident/ Camp David Accords/ popular culture of 70s & 80s

· Regan’s Administration/ Regonomics

· Answer the Final Exam Review

Homework

· Work on Final Exam Review

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May 15 (A) – May 16 (B)

Classroom

· Class Discussion: Vietnam War/ Anti-war Movement/Counterculture Movement

- Turn in Chapter 24, 25, 26 Key Terms and People

Homework

· Work on Final Exam Review

· Study for Chapter 24, 25, 26 Quiz

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May 14 (A) – May 15 (B)

Classroom

· Take Chapter 22 & 23 Quiz

· Handout Chapter 24 ,25, 26 Discussion Notes

· Class Discussion: Civil Rights Movement/Civil Rights Act of 1964

· Voting Rights Act of 1965/ Black Power/Assassination of MLK

Homework

· Work on Final Exam Review

· Chapter 24 ,25, 26 Key Terms and People

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May 12 (A) – May 13 (B)

Classroom

· Class Discussion: Election of 1960/JFK Administration/New Frontier/Peace Corps

· Space Race/ Bay of Pigs/ Berlin Wall/Cuban Missile Crisis/Kennedy Assassination

· The Great Society

- Turn in Chapter 22 & 23 Worksheet

Homework

· Work on Final Exam Review

· Study for Chapter 22 & 23 Quiz

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May 8 (A) – May 9 (B)

Classroom

· Hand out Final Exam Review ( Have answers on May 19 & 20)

· Handout Chapter 22 & 23 Discussion Notes

· Class Discussion: Peace Time Economy/ Truman and Eisenhower Elections

· Federal Highway Act/ Suburbs/polio vaccine/ mass media

· Rock & Roll/Generation Gap/ Beatniks/Poverty in America/Juvenile Delinquency

-Turn in Chapter 22 & 23 Key Terms and People

Homework

· Work on Final Exam Reivew

· Chapter 22 & 23 Worksheet

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May 6 (A) – May 7 (B)

Classroom

· Take Chapter 21 The Cold War Test

Homework

· Chapter 22 & 23 Key Terms and People

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May 2 (A) – May 5 (B)

Classroom

· Class Discussion

· Discuss the Origins of the Cold War DBQ

· Film Clip of “Duck and Cover”

· Massive Retaliation/ Sputnik/NASA/Brinkmanship

· CIA/ U2 Incident

Homework

· Study for Chapter 21 The Cold War Test

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May 1 (B)

Classroom

· Class Discussion

· Comparison of U.S. Constitution and Soviet System

· Red Scare/ McCarthyism

Homework

Origins of the Cold War DBQ

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April 29 – April 30

· ERB Testing

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April 25(A)

Classroom

· Class Discussion

· Comparison of U.S. Constitution and Soviet System

· Red Scare/ McCarthyism

Homework

Origins of the Cold War DBQ

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April 23(A) – April 24(B)

Classroom

· Discussion : Origins of Korean War

· Red Scare and McCarthyism

Homework

· Cold War Spreads to Asia Worksheet

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April 21 (A) – April 22(B)

Classroom

· Discussion Notes on Cold War

· Origins of the Cold War

· Yalta & Potsdam Conferences

· Differences between United States and Soviet Union

· Foreign Policy: Containment

· Berlin Crisis

· Butter Battle Book

· -Turn in Chapter 21 Key Terms and People

Homework

· Read Textbook: Korean War

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April 17 (A) – April 18(B)

Classroom

· Take Chapter 20 Test

Homework

· Chapter 21 Key Terms and People

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April 15 (A) – April 16 (B)

Classroom

· Discussion: Island Hopping/ Battle of Iwo Jima

· Manhattan Project / Nuremburg Trials/ United Nations

- Turn in Life on the Home Front/ Chronology of the Pacific Theater

Homework

· Study for Chapter 20 Test

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April 11(A) – April 14 (B)

Classroom

· Discuss Pacific Theater

· Fall of the Philippines/ Battle of Coral Sea/ Battle of Midway/

· Battle of Guadalcanal

· -Turn Chapter 20 Key Terms and People Sec. 3, 4, 5/

Pacific Theater Map

Homework

· Life on the Home Front/ Chronology of the Pacific Theater

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April 9 (A) – April 10 (B)

Classroom

· Take Chapter 20 Sec. 1 & 2 Quiz

· Handout Notes : Life on the Home Front/ Pacific Theater