U .S. History: A-period '09-10

This blog was created for students in A-period United States History class (2009-10). They will post information to this blog on various topics in America's history.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Reaching the Limit

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Rosa Parks was an African American civil rights activist. She was born on February 4, 1913. She was most known for her refus...
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Sunday, May 2, 2010

Mother's Day

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Earn an A.G.C. by doing something SPECIAL for your mom, or aunt, or grandma on Mother's Day. Write her a poem , make her breakfast , ma...
Wednesday, April 28, 2010

McCarthyism

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J oseph McCarthy was a politician who served as a Republican Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 to 1957. In January 1950, he real...
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Rosa Parks

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Rosa Parks "It was time for someone to stand up - or in my case, sit down" Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, ...
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McCarthyis m — Unjustified Slander Joseph McCarthy, a Republican Senator of Wisconsin, was one of the most famous anti-Communist activists o...
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War in Vietnam

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After France surrendered and retreated from Vietnam in 1954, U.S., Soviet Union, and other 4 countries signed the Geneva Record, a peace...
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Space Program

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              In 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first space satellite into space called Sputnik. American was in a race to catch up ...
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King and the Washington March

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August 28, 1963 was a day that would go down in history as one of the most important days in our nation's history. It was the day that ...
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Space Race

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During his acceptance speech for his nomination of presidency, President John F. Kennedy called on Americans to be "new pioneers" ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. and the Washington March

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Martin Luther King Jr is one of the most influential and inspirational man to have ever existed. He has given motivational speeches across A...
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The Truman Times

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Who is Truman? Harru S. Truman a senator from Missouri, who was well known for being honorable and confident. As the 33rd president of the ...
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The Vietnam War

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In 1954, the Geneva Accords temporarily divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel so that the north was controlled by the communists and the s...
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Vietnam War

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From the late 1800s until WWII, the French ruled most of Indochina, including Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia. the tension increased when the french...
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The Era of Violence: Assasinations during the 60's

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The 1960s was a decade of change for America. Under the leadership of John F. Kennedy, one of the most important issues of the time was civi...
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Race to the space

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On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri A. Gagarin became the first human in space. Since in this period of time the United States and th...
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Tuskegee Airmen

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During World War II, African Americans were still subject to discrimination under the Jim Crow laws, with racial segregation extending into ...
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FDR and Holocaust

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was running for the 1932 presidential election. Americans were ready for a political change. Roosevelt was electe...
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JFK Assasination

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The Death of an American Hero JFK was assassinated on November 22, 1963. His death is one of the most controversial presidential...
Sunday, April 18, 2010

Create a Web Site - Spring Semester Project

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By now you should have selected a DECADE and FOUR specific topics. On the 21st each group will give me a lay out of EACH page of your p...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

America's Attempt to stop Communism in Vietnam

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It all began in 1950 where the U.S. provided France with massive economic and military to stop the spread of communism in Indochina. Once Fr...
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