5/26/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Into the Quagmire, 1945-68")
2) Video: "Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam" (Day 1)
--2-sided notes: a) Specific scenes or quotes that give us a picture of the Vietnam War combat soldier's experience.
b) Specific examples showing the "message", or bias, of the filmmakers (Selection of clips, music, quotes, etc).

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 856-860 ("The Cold War Consensus Unravels")
Focus your reading on:  a) Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)/Port Huron Statement  b) Free Speech Movement at Berkeley  c) Resistance to the draft  d) Hippies


American Pop Culture (B day):

Same as 5/25 entry, except your 90s Oral History assignment is due on Monday, 6/6.