Thursday, May 30, 2013

5/30/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Politics in the Wake of Watergate")
2)  Women's Rights Presentations (8 groups)
--Students take class notes on presentations

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 908-912 ("The Reagan-Bush Years, 1981-93")
Focus your reading on:  a) Ronald Reagan's leadership style  b) Reaganomics  c) Strategic Defense Initiative  d) 1984 election  e) Iran-Contra Scandal

Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Widening Struggle for Civil Rights")
2)  Finish Civil Rights Document Assignment (30 minutes work time)
--Discuss and hand in answers

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 850-856 ("Into the Quagmire, 1945-68")
Focus your reading on:  a) Vietnam's colonial history  b) Ho Chi Minh  c) Ngo Dinh Diem  d) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution  e) First "television war"

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