Do you have a good idea of the causes, events, and impact of the Korean War now, young Cold War historians?  Do you understand the importance of the Korean War Veterans Memorial that we visited in DC? Please use the class activity and resources to complete your Korean War assignment in your online notebook.  The DMZ has ben in the news lately!  The video below will give you more info about the DMZ, if you are interested!

We will take a look at the 50s on Tuesday, and it will help if you also watch the videos below concerning the time period – think about what it would be like to live during this era! As you check out the videos and links, begin a list of the positives and negatives of living in the fifties on a new page in your online notebook …

• Red Scare and HUAC and McCarthyism – usmstudent, wildcats
• ABC-CLIO readings - THE COLD WAR AT HOME, THE ECONOMY BOOMS, THE SKY IS THE LIMIT, BOOM-TIME FOR BABIES AND HOUSES - usmstudent, historyrules

You MUST check out the Cold War propaganda from the 50s below!

Here’s a couple more – but they are a bit long - Lets Face it (1950s Nuclear propaganda US Govt. film) and Fallout 1955

Did you ever watch or hear of the show Happy Days, set in the beautiful city of Milwaukee? Here’s a look back … (ask your parents if they remember the show)

We will be looking at the Korean War on Monday in class, and you can get a head start on the topic by beginning a Korean War page on your online notebook.  The instructions are clearly outlined here, and you should have the page completed by Tuesday – it’s your choice if you want to work on it over the weekend!  Some great resources to complete the Korea War page include …

• The various sites on the Korean War research list on ABC-CLIO (usmstudent, historyrules)
• The Korean War from the History Channel, along with a photo gallery
• Videos – (usmstudent, wildcats) – Start of the Korean War,MacArthur Dismissed and Korean Armistice,  Days that Shook the World - Korean War – June 25, 1950, Turning Points in US History – The Korean War
• Overview of the Korean War from about. com – a great overview
• The Korean War from the Navy – some great pics!
• The Korean War And Its Origins, 1945-1953 from the Truman Library
• Korean War Project
• Korean War Veterans Memorial Home Page

If you are really interested , this Korean War podcast from NPR is awesome (a little long, but awesome)!

CLICK IT!

Hopefully you have a solid grasp of the individuals, events, ideas, and legacy of the Civil Rights movement after our look at the era over the past week.  Did the movement succeed?  Has MLK’s dream of equality and having everyone judged by the “content of their character” been realized?  What is the status of different minority groups in our population today? What are the pressing civil rights issues of today?  Spend a few minutes tonight (15-20) taking a look at some of the links below and make some observations on the current status of civil rights in America.

• What are the civil rights issues of today? – Annenberg Classroom
• Civil Rights.org – The issues
• Current Issues on Civil Rights from American University
• Graphs on current Civil Rights Issues
• Civil Rights from the White House
• Civil Rights: Now and Then 
• Part of a Movement: Today’s Civil Rights Battles 

Some essential statistics from the US Census

• Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010
• Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2010
• Educational Attainment

We will chat about this info tomorrow!  To prepare, post your observations, ideas, and anything else on the bulletin board for your period:

CRM Today 1 / CRM Today 2 / CRM Today 3 / CRM Today 4 / CRM Today 6 /

Hopefully you have an idea about how the Civil Rights movement met with some success in the 1960s … and then divided.  While the turning points of the March on Washington and Selma demonstrated success with new laws for civil rights and voting, many African Americans in urban areas in the North and West were fed up with the lack of progress … and the movement split.

To examine the division …

Discuss the material from last nioght with your partners and come to an agreement on the definitions/descriptions/differences of the following: Black Power (usmstudent, historyrules), Black Panther Party (usmstudent, historyrules), Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam (usmstudent, wildcats)

Watch “Organizing the Poor, the Watts Riots, and Speaking Out Against the War” (usmstudent, wildcats) and check out “Riots in Detroit” (check out the video and images)  and use the information to add to your Civil Rights Methods chart – discuss the content with Mr. Keily and your partners to try to finish the missing pieces!

In addition, you can examine the video of Civil Rights and Native Americans, making sure you understand the basic grievances of the Native American population and what happened at Alcatraz and Wounded Knee.  You should also check out the video about Latino Activism and the impact of Cesar Chavez.

Hopefully, you understand that the Civil Rights Movement was much more than Martin Luther King Jr.

I hope the Selma to Montgomery March experience today was enjoyable and educational - test your knowledge on this non-graded quiz, and also please let me know what you thought!  If you are interested, check out my journey to Selma a few years ago.

Your assignment tonight is to complete the CRM Tweets and check out The Later Years of the Civil Rights  Movement, which will also help with your tweets! If you get into a jam, stop at 25 minutes of homework – got it?

Keep going on the CRM Drama! Those should be done for Wednesday.