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I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Emergence of Civil Rights as a National Issue") and ("American Life During the Baby Boom") Textbook,, pages 804-807; 820-825  Focus:  a) Brown vs. Board of Education case  b) Montgomery Bus Boycott  c) Baby Boomers  d) Role of women in the 50s  e) The "Beats"

("John F. Kennedy and the Politics of Expectation") Textbook, pages 830-836  Focus:  a) 1960 presidential campaign/election  b) "Flexible response"  c) Bay of Pigs Invasion  d) Construction of the Berlin Wall  e) Peace Corps  f) Alliance for Progress  g) Cuban Missile Crisis  h) Space Race

NOTE: We are starting Unit 6 material day today because we don't have time to take the Unit 5 Test due to the 2-hour delay schedule. The test will be tomorrow.

2) Homework: Study for Unit 5 Test



American Pop Culture:

1) 1990s Intro Notes
2) Hand out 1990s Oral History Assignment

3) 1990s TV (Day 1)
("The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air")
--With note guide