Content Elaboration:
The Cold War dominated
international politics and impacted domestic politics in the United States for
almost 45 years. The intense rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union led
to the creation of alliances, an arms race, conflicts in Korea and Vietnam and
brought the world close to nuclear war with the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Cold
War affected international politics in the Middle East and Latin America.
Ch. 23.1 - The New Frontier
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Ch. 23.3 - The Great Society
the_great_society.pptx | |
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Ch. 24.1 - The Movement Begins
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1960's Video & Questions:
Directions: Complete the following questions using information from the video.
1. Name two movements occurring in the 1960's
2. How did the Civil Rights Act help to change society?
3. Why did LBJ need to push a Voting Rights Act?
4. How did the rhetoric of black power slow the civil rights movement?
5. What was Silent Spring, and what did it begin?
6. What movement did Betty Friedan during the 1960's?
1. Name two movements occurring in the 1960's
2. How did the Civil Rights Act help to change society?
3. Why did LBJ need to push a Voting Rights Act?
4. How did the rhetoric of black power slow the civil rights movement?
5. What was Silent Spring, and what did it begin?
6. What movement did Betty Friedan during the 1960's?
Ch. 24.3 - New Issues in Civil Rights
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Ch. 25.1 - Focusing on Vietnam
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Crash Course Vietnam:
1. Was the Korean War truly a declared war?
2.What nation controlled the area that became Vietnam?
3. What was the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
4.What large scale bombing campaign did the U.S. initiate in Vietnam?
5. What attack caused the U.S. public to lose faith in our success in the war?
6. Who did NOT have to fight in the Vietnam War?
2.What nation controlled the area that became Vietnam?
3. What was the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
4.What large scale bombing campaign did the U.S. initiate in Vietnam?
5. What attack caused the U.S. public to lose faith in our success in the war?
6. Who did NOT have to fight in the Vietnam War?
Ch. 25.3 - Vietnam Divides the Nation
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Ch. 25.4 - The War Winds Down
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