Pre Columbus--Explorers Videos

Here are the videos that we watched in class today...remember, the info taken from them should be added to your notes:

The First Americans

Today we discussed the earliest Americans and the theories as to how they migrated to the Americas. The class notes can be accessed here. We also watched this video about Paleo-Indians:

http://www.history.com/videos/origins-of-the-clovis-people#origins-of-the-clovis-people

First Homework Assignment

Please respond to this post so that I know you found the blog and know how to post a comment:

If you could only have one breakfast cereal for the rest of your life, what would it be?  Once an answer is used, it cannot be used again...first come/first serve!  So make sure you read through the responses so that you don't use a cereal that's already been mentioned! :)

Welcome to AP U.S. History!

Welcome to AP US History!

I will be using this blog to keep students and parents updated with what is happening in this class. I will be posting daily lessons, including PowerPoints from class discussions, as well as documents and assignments.

The calendar (scroll down) shows daily class topics, due dates, and quiz and test dates.

There are a number of online resources that will help you in this class, including online practice quizzes, etc.

Let me know if you have any questions. Students and parents can always email me!

Thanks, and I am looking forward to the school year!

Truncated "Playbook" for 1960's Assessment

Here are a few items to make sure you know and understand the importance of.  There WILL be more on the assessment than just this (hence the use of the word "truncated"), we have been talking about the 60's for over two weeks, so your understanding should go beyond this list.  But this playbook will be a good starting point:

George C. Wallace
Robert Kennedy
Robert S. McNamara
Barry Goldwater
Malcom X
Medgar Evers
Lyndon B. Johnson


Berlin Wall
Laos
Gulf of Tonkin


Tet Offensive
Operation Rolling Thunder
Watts riots
Nation of Islam
Black Panther Party
"Great Society"
Medicare/Medicaid
April 4th, 1968
Attrition
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Voting Rights Act of 1965
March on Washington
The Other America

LBJ Review Power Points

Here is the videos/power points we watched in class this week regarding the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson:

Playbook for Assessment #6

Here are some items to make sure you have an understanding of for tomorrow's test:

Know the following people:
-Orval Faubus
-Emmett Till
-Thurgood Marshall
-John Foster Dulles
-Adlai Stevenson
-Rosa Parks
-Richard M. Nixon
-Nikita Kruschev
-Ho Chi Mihn
-Batista
-Castro
-Betty Friedan
-Joseph McCarthy
-Earl Warren

Know the following items and understand the following concepts:
-Brown vs. Board of Education
-Interstate Highway Act of 1956
-"Containment"
-M.A.D.
-OPEC
-Eisenhower Doctrine
-Truman Doctrine
-Sputnik
-NASA
-National Defense and Education Act
-"Domino Theory"
-38th parallel
-NATO
-Warsaw Pact
-Marshall Plan
-Suburbs
-Levittown


Extended Answer:
-What were the causes of the "Cold War"?
-How did the Marshall Plan seek to slow the spread of communism? How successful was it?
-How was the Korean War an extension (flare up) of the Cold War?
-The quest for civil rights for African Americans in the 1950's was not a new movement. What changes occurred that caused the movement to make legal and political gains during this decade?
-What led to the Red Scare of the 1950's?
-Analyze the "Containment Doctrine" during the early years of the Cold War.  How successful was it?  Give specific examples

1950's/Eisenhower Era Videos

Here are the last few videos that we've watched and taken notes from in class:

AP Practice Multiple Choice Questions Site

Here is a site that offers practice questions for gearing up/reviewing for the AP exam (with encouraging smiley faces for correct answers :)

http://www.historyteacher.net/USQuizMainPage.htm