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U.S. History 3/3/08http//students.resa.net/milew
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• OBJECTIVE Examine the beginning of Civil
  Rights.
• I. Administrative Stuff
• -Attendance
• -Return of Homework, Journals, Ch18 Test,
  Progress Report Grades
• II. Journal11 pt.A
• -Examine the Geography Skillbuilder p.638
• -Answer questions (1-2) p.638
• III. Journal11 pt.B
• -notes on the Election of 1952
• IV. Homework Due Friday 3/7/08
• 1.) Read Chapter19 section3 p.652-657
• -Answer questions (1,3-5) p.657
• 2.) Read Chapter19 section4 p.660-663
• -Answer questions (1,3-5) p.663
• NOTICE Parent Teacher Conference Thursday!

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RedRepublican BlueDemocrats
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Lincoln

• President Lincoln was a Republican and his party
  was credited with freeing the slaves
• Blacks, where whites allowed them to vote, voted
  Republican.

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FDR

• The New Deal programs helped many black families.
• During one of FDR fireside chats he reminded the
  nation that, Lynching is illegal and it is
  murder.
• In 1941 FDR made it illegal to discriminate
  against blacks in hiring in industries with war
  contracts.
• Blacks, where they were allowed to vote by
  whites, began voting Democratic and have ever
  since.

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Truman

• Truman tried to create a commission on civil
  rights but was blocked by Congress.
• But as Commander and Chief of the armed forces he
  could order the desegregation of the military
  despite what Congress said.
• As Chief Executive he ordered discrimination in
  hiring of blacks for Federal jobs to end.
  Congress couldnt block this either.
• His actions led many Southern Democrats to form
  their own party of segregation, the Dixiecrats.

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Eisenhower

• IKE refused to assume leadership on the Civil
  Rights issue.
• During his administration the Supreme Court made
  segregation illegal.
• IKE did order Federal Troops into Little Rock
  Arkansas when the Governor of Arkansas used the
  National Guard to block the integration of Little
  Rock H.S. in 1957.

http//www.floridatoday.com/columbia/futurespace/m
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Kennedy

• Kennedy was from Boston, MA.
• He offered leadership on Civil Rights in June
  1963 when he ordered Federal Troops enforce a
  court order to integrate the University of
  Alabama.
• He also asked Congress to pass a civil rights
  bill.
• He was assassinated in November 1963.

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Johnson

• Johnson was from Texas.
• He pledged to carry out Kennedys work and on
  July 2, 1964 he signed the Civil Rights Act of
  1964.

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U.S. History 3/4/08http//students.resa.net/milew
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• OBJECTIVE Examine life in the 1950s.
• I. Journal12 pt.A
• -Examine the Skillbuilder p.643
• -Answer questions (1-2) p.643
• II. Journal12 pt.B
• -notes on the Century Americas Time
• III. Homework Due Friday 3/7/08
• 1.) Read Chapter19 section3 p.652-657
• -Answer questions (1,3-5) p.657
• 2.) Read Chapter19 section4 p.660-663
• -Answer questions (1,3-5) p.663
• NOTICE Parent Teacher Conference Thursday!

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Next Week

• Monday 3/10/08 Chapter19 Test
• Tuesday 3/11/08 Juniors ONLY!
• Wednesday 3/12/08 Juniors AM everyone PM School
  starts at 1145 Hours 1,2,3
• Thursday 3/13/08 Juniors AM everyone PM School
  starts at 1145 Hours 4,5,6
• Friday 3/14/08 Normal Day.

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U.S. History 3/5/08http//students.resa.net/milew
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• NO SCHOOL Snow Day?

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U.S. History 3/6/08http//students.resa.net/milew
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• OBJECTIVE Examine life in the 1950s.
• I. Journal13 pt.A
• -Examine Daily Life p.658-659
• -Answer questions (1-2) p.659
• II. Journal13 pt.B
• -notes on the Century Americas Time
• III. Homework Due Tomorrow!
• 1.) Read Chapter19 section3 p.652-657
• -Answer questions (1,3-5) p.657
• 2.) Read Chapter19 section4 p.660-663
• -Answer questions (1,3-5) p.663
• NOTICE Parent Teacher Conference Tonight!

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Television

• Examine the Skillbuilder p.653
• Answer questions (1-2) p.653
• Re-read Stereotypes Gunslingers p.654
• Answer question B p.654

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The American Dream

• After WWII, Americans turned their focus to the
  family.
• The GI Bill provided low interest loans to
  returning soldiers which allowed them to move
  their families to the new neighborhoods being
  built outside of the city. The suburbs.
• The interstate highway system built to transport
  military equipment made it possible to work in
  the central city but live in the suburbs.
• Americans also bought new cars. The cars of the
  fifties were large with a lot of chrome.
• New products like automatic washing machines made
  for more leisure time. American used it to watch
  Television.

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The Rise of Consumerism

• With Americans employed, they had money to spend.
  Planned Obsolesce and advertising encouraged
  consumers to buy more.
• Advertisers made people want the lasted models
  and with installment plans, right about the time
  you paid something off it was time to buy a new
  one.

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U.S. History 3/7/08http//students.resa.net/milew
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• OBJECTIVE Examine the television image life in
  the 1950s.
• I. Journal14 pt.A
• -Examine History Through Music p.656
• -Answer questions (1-2) p.656
• II. Journal14 pt.B
• -notes on 1950s television
• NOTICE Chapter19 Test Wednesday!!!

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Study Guide

• Terms names p.664
• Remainder of Study Guide Printed this afternoon