Welcome

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Welcome.

• To American History II
• Mrs. Deborah J. Ragone
• dragone_at_pascack.k12.nj.us

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What is covered?

• 1929 to the
  present.

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The Great Depression
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World War II
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Postwar America (1946-1968)
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John F. Kennedy

• The Bay of Pigs
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Civil Rights
• Movement
• Space Race
• Early Vietnam War
• Assassination

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The Vietnam War
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The 70sNixon, Watergate Scandal Ford
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The late 70searly 80s

• Carter
• Reagan
• The Iranian Hostage Crisis

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Modern Day America

• ObamaBush..Clinton
• Current Events

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Assigned Materials

• The INTERNET!,
• Handouts,
• PowerPoint/KeyNote presentations
• Primary sources

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Evaluation

• Major Research Project
• Examinations (with reviews),
• Class Presentations,
• On-Line Activities (web quests),
• and In-Class Quizzes.

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Finally.

• Communication between parent and teacher is
  crucial.
• Please feel free to contact me with any concerns
  you may have.
• I will do the same .
• Lets visit my website and see how it works!