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Assignments for US History Unit 11 - America at the end of the 20th Century

*Exam on this unit’s assignments and class notes on Friday 5/25

Tuesday 5/8: pages 946-951

Terms: 1. Gerald Ford 2. inflation 3. Election of 1976

4. Jimmy Carter 5. Iran Hostage Crisis

Questions: 1. Describe reasons for a US economic slowdown in the 1970’s:

2. Describe Carter's efforts to deal with the issue of energy:

3. Describe the political goals of liberals and conservatives:

Wednesday 5/9: pages 952-957

Terms: 1. affirmative action 2. Shirley Chisholm 3. UC Regents v Bakke decision

4. AIM 5. Americans With Disabilities Act 1990

Questions: 1. What are some reasons for frustration among many African- Americans going into the 1970’s, despite some of the legal successes of

of the civil rights movement in the 1960’s?

2. Why was there beef in Boston over busing in the early 70’s?

3. What’s the beef at Wounded Knee in February of ’73?

Thursday 5/10: pages 958-961

Terms: 1. smog 2. Earth Day 3. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

4. Love Canal 5. fossil fuels 6. Three Mile Island

Questions: 1. Describe Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

2. Describe the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts of 1970-1973 - what might supporters / critics say of these laws?

Friday 5/11: pages 968-973

Terms: 1. liberals 2. conservative 3. William F Buckley 4. “Sunbelt”

5. Billy Graham 6. “Moral Majority”

Questions: 1. Compare and contrast the beliefs of liberalism vs conservatism

2. Describe the issues that drove the “Religious Right”

Monday 5/14: pages 974-978

Terms: 1. Ronald Reagan 2. Election of 1980 3. "Reaganomics"

4. deficits / debt 5. deregulation

Questions 1. Describe “supply side” economic ideas:

2. Describe Reagan’s view of what the Supreme Court should do, and how that influences who he appoints to it:

Tuesday 5/15: pages 979-981; 984-987

Terms: 1. "Reagan Doctrine" 2. Mujahadeen 3. The Contras

4. AIDS 5. Stonewall Riot

Questions: 1. Describe Reagan’s “Peace Through Strength” policy:

2. Describe the Iran-Contra scandal:

3. Describe “Star Wars”: (no, not the movie… but they’re related…)

4. Describe some court decisions regarding search and seizure in public schools:

Wednesday 5/16: work on step 2 of Q4 project

Thursday 5/17: pages 990-995

Terms: 1. George HW Bush 2. Tiananmen Square 3. Persian Gulf War 4. Bill Clinton 5. H Ross Perot 6. Election of 1992

Questions 1. Describe the collapse of the Soviet Union, and what it means for the US ("New World Order"????)

2. Describe economic challenges in the US going into the early 1990’s:

Friday 5/18: Step 2 of Q4 project due Monday 5/21

Monday 5/21: pages 1002-1005; 1008-1009

Terms: 1. Silicon Valley 2. Steve Jobs 3. Bill Gates 4. world wide web

5. Hillary Rodham Clinton

Questions: 1. Describe how technological changes of the 90’s are changing society:

2. Describe Clinton’s challenges in trying to reduce the deficit, and why they were unpopular with many in Congress:

3. Describe Clinton’s efforts to reform healthcare - why did that fail?

Tuesday 5/22: pages 1010-1015

1. Americorps 2. NRA 3. midterm elections of 1994

4. Clinton impeachment 5. Bosnia

Questions: 1. Describe the budget battle in 1995, and why it worked out in Clinton’s favor:

2. Why was Bill Clinton re-elected in 1996?

3. Describe the failures and successes of Clinton's years in office:

Wednesday 5/23: pages 1022-1025; 1032-1035

Terms: 1. globalism / “globalization” 2. NAFTA 3. EU 4. global warming

5. George W. Bush 6. Election of 2000

Questions: 1. Describe the issues involved with US trade in the Pacific (APEC), and in expanding trade with China:

2. What made the results of the 2000 election so complicated? Why was a Supreme Court decision necessary to bring it to an end?

Thursday 5/24 - prep for exam on this unit on Friday 5/25

Tuesday 5/8: pages 946-951

Terms:

1. Gerald Ford

2. inflation

3. Election of 1976

4. Jimmy Carter

5. Iran Hostage Crisis

Questions:

1. Describe reasons for a US economic slowdown in the 1970’s:

2. Describe Carter's efforts to deal with the issue of energy:

3. Describe the political goals of liberals and conservatives:

Wednesday 5/9: pages 952-957

Terms:

1. affirmative action

2. Shirley Chisholm

3. UC Regents v Bakke decision

4. AIM

5. Americans With Disabilities Act 1990

Questions:

1. What are some reasons for frustration among many African- Americans going into the 1970’s, despite some of the legal successes of the civil rights movement in the 1960’s?

2. Why was there beef in Boston over busing in the early 70’s?

3. What’s the beef at Wounded Knee in February of ’73?

Thursday 5/10: pages 958-961

Terms:

1. smog

2. Earth Day

3. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

4. Love Canal

5. fossil fuels

6. Three Mile Island

Questions:

1. Describe Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

2. Describe the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts of 1970-1973 - what might supporters / critics say of these laws?

Friday 5/11: pages 968-973

Terms:

1. liberals

2. conservative

3. William F Buckley

4. “Sunbelt”

5. Billy Graham

6. “Moral Majority”

Questions:

1. Compare and contrast the beliefs of liberalism vs conservatism

2. Describe the issues that drove the “Religious Right”:

Monday 5/14: pages 974-978

Terms:

1. Ronald Reagan

2. Election of 1980

3. "Reaganomics"

4. deficits / debt

5. deregulation

Questions

1. Describe “supply side” economic ideas:

2. Describe Reagan’s view of what the Supreme Court should do, and how that influences who he appoints to it:

Tuesday 5/15: pages 979-981; 984-987

Terms:

1. "Reagan Doctrine"

2. Mujahadeen

3. The Contras

4. AIDS

5. Stonewall Riot

Questions:

1. Describe Reagan’s “Peace Through Strength” policy:

2. Describe the Iran-Contra scandal:

3. Describe “Star Wars”: (no, not the movie… but they’re related…)

4. Describe some court decisions regarding search and seizure in public schools:

Thursday 5/17: pages 990-995

Terms:

1. George HW Bush

2. Tiananmen Square

3. Persian Gulf War

4. Bill Clinton

5. H Ross Perot

6. Election of 1992

Questions

1. Describe the collapse of the Soviet Union, and what it means for the US ("New World Order"????)

2. Describe economic challenges in the US going into the early 1990’s:

Monday 5/21: pages 1002-1005; 1008-1009

Terms:

1. Silicon Valley

2. Steve Jobs

3. Bill Gates

4. world wide web

5. Hillary Rodham Clinton

Questions:

1. Describe how technological changes of the 90’s are changing society:

2. Describe Clinton’s challenges in trying to reduce the deficit, and why they were unpopular with many in Congress:

3. Describe Clinton’s efforts to reform healthcare - why did that fail?

Tuesday 5/22: pages 1010-1015

Terms:

1. Americorps

2. NRA

3. midterm elections of 1994

4. Clinton impeachment

5. Bosnia

Questions:

1. Describe the budget battle in 1995, and why it worked out in Clinton’s favor:

2. Why was Bill Clinton re-elected in 1996?

3. Describe the failures and successes of Clinton's years in office:

Wednesday 5/23: pages 1022-1025; 1032-1035

Terms:

1. globalism / “globalization”

2. NAFTA

3. EU

4. global warming

5. George W. Bush

6. Election of 2000

Questions:

1. Describe the issues involved with US trade in the Pacific (APEC), and in expanding trade with China:

2. What made the results of the 2000 election so complicated? Why was a Supreme Court decision necessary to bring it to an end?

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