Review Sheet for Democratizing 20th Century American Exam: Friday Nov 7

(I might have forgotten one or two. Have fun!)

socialism
communism
fascism
democracy
capitalism
imperialism
Open Door Policy
Atlantic Charter
Executive Order 9066
WWII
Cold War
Levittown
Truman
Eisenhower
Manhattan Project
ideological realignment
NAACP
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Red Scare
GI Bill
Korean War
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Brown v. Bd of Ed
Civil Rights Movement
Emmet Till
Rosa Parks
E. D. Nixon
Women and the Civil Rights Movement
James Meredith
Massive Resistance
Smith Act
southern blacks and the communist party
Truman's Committee on Civil Rights
use of Federal Courts
Greensboro, NC
CORE/Freedom Rides
John Kennedy and blacks
SNCC
Mississippi Summer
Executive Order 9835
World Events regarding communism
Anti Colonialism in Africa
Joseph McCarthy
Anti-Communism in the U. S.
Internal Security Act
Julius/Ethel Rosenberg
House Un-American Activities Committee
ACLU
U. S. military expenditures
Guatemala
Fidel Castro/ Bay of Pigs Invasion
U. S. military campaign in Pacific/bombings
U. S. Strategic Bombing Survey
Manhattan Project
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Role of U. S. in post war world**
Role of Soviet Union in post war world
Greece/Turkey
Truman Doctrine**
Red Scare***
communism in China
Korean War
Joseph McCarthy**
Truman's executive order on loyalty
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
FAIR Deal

Bill of Rights 1789-Present Review Sheet for Exam on Nov 7

“power of the purse”
Federalism
Federalist/anti-federalist
Electoral College
Constitutional Convention of 1787
separation of powers
John Locke
Declaration of Independence
checks and balances
amending process
House of Representatives
Senate
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Whiskey Rebellion
Shays’ Rebellion
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
Connecticut Compromise
George Washington
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Executive, legislative, judicial branches (major powers of each)
Framers of the Constitution
States rights/state sovereignty

Readings: HistoryNow.org packet, A People a Nation packet, Zinn: A Kind of Revolution, class notes

Democratizing 20th Century America 10-30-08 Zinn Chapter 6

1) Read Zinn Chapter 6 and identify the following terms or concepts using the following table.

Column A: Term and its Description (What does Zinn want you to know/think/believe about this?)
Column B: Evidence (Provide a quote to illustrate description)
Column C: Discussion (How does this connect to the Civil Rights Movement focus questions: Why then? Why did the endeavor for reform get underway when it did? What gains were won? What gains were sought but not won?)

Read 182-199

Terms:

a) southern blacks and the communist party
b) Angelo Herndon
c) WWII
d) Harry Truman and blacks
e) Truman's Committee on Civil Rights
f) use of Federal Courts
g) Martin Luther King
h) Greensboro, NC
i) CORE/Freedom Rides
j) John Kennedy and blacks
k) SNCC
l) Mississippi Summer
m) Voting Rights Act

2) Come up with 3-4 thought provoking questions for a class discussion about the reading

Democratizing 20th Century America 10-28-08

Reading: Zinn- "A People's War?" -pgs 165-181
Directions: Read the aforementioned pages. Create a three column chart and label:

Column A: Term and its description (in your own words)

Column B: Direct Quote (provide a quote about the term)

Column C: Discussion (how does this connect to the Cold War or Civil Rights. What does Zinn want you to know/think about this term?)

a) Executive Order 9835
b) World Events regarding communism
c) Anti Colonialism in Africa
d) Joseph McCarthy
e) Anti-Communism in the U. S.
f) Internal Security Act
g) Julius/Ethel Rosenberg
h) House Un-American Activities Committee
i) ACLU
j) U. S. military expenditures
k) Guatemala
l) Fidel Castro/ Bay of Pigs Invasion

There is a link to Zinn on the blog. If you do not have your hand out use the link to find the Chapter "A People's War." The page numbering may be different.

Link to a People's History of the U. S. (Zinn)

http://books.google.com/books?id=P8V7J5qm5-YC&printsec=frontcover&dq=howard+zinn&ei=1eoBSZPbLYPMyQSEkqntDw#PPA16,M1

Bill of Rights 1789-present 10-8-08

Read the first essay: "Why We the People? Citizens as Agents of Change"

Construct a graphic organizer that consists of 5 columns. Title each column. (You will do this for each essay)

Column A: Who were the main players in this article and what is his/her perspective toward the Constitution?
Column B: How does the Constitution reflect or not reflect democratic ideals?
Column C: What is the author's main point? How does he/she demonstrate it?
Column D: Who were the powerful and the powerless according to this article?
Column E: Devise a single declarative statement (similar to a thesis) stating the main argument in this article.

Democratizing 20th Century America 10-8-08

-Read "A People's War" pgs 155-175
-Identify the following terms using the graphic organizer:

Description:
Significance:
Quote:
**: requires two quotes
***: requires 3 quotes

1. U. S. military campaign in Pacific/bombings
2. U. S. Strategic Bombing Survey
3. Manhattan Project
4. Hiroshima
5. Nagasaki
6. Role of U. S. in post war world**
7. Role of Soviet Union in post war world
8. Greece/Turkey
9. Truman Doctrine**
10. Red Scare***
11. communism in China
12. Korean War
13. Joseph McCarthy**
14. Truman's executive order on loyalty
15. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg