US SINCE 1968...

MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2007 VIETNAM: THE IMPOSSIBLE VICTORY?

DUE: 1) Have you emailed me an electronic copy of your paper?
2) Have you submitted your interview questions?
3) Have you arranged your interview to be completed by the end of this week?
4)read Ch. 18, Zinn, "Impossible Victory: Vietnam" pp. 469-bottom of p. 492 (or 22 pages in your edition)

WEDNESDAY APRIL 25 MOVEMENTS IN THE 60'S AND BEYOND

DUE: Zinn , Ch.19, "Surprises"

FRIDAY APRIL 27 POWER OF THE PRESIDENCY: NIXON, FORD, CARTER, AND REAGAN

DUE: 1) read. pp. 155-through 157 (stop at "...and the rest") in the Princeton Review book; 2) read in OM pp.1110 "The Iran Hostage Crisis" -1114 (stop at election of 1984) and pp.1121 "Reagan's Foreign Policy"-1128. Be sure to read the chronology on p. 1127 3) ••Your interview should be completed by now. Please turn in a COPY of your tape

Here is a GREAT website for reviewing with audiovisual help. The site is organized in chronological order. Pick any topic, and then look at the left hand column for "interactive media files." http://www.archive.org/details/ap_us_history

Items (from readings):
Henry Kissinger
War Powers REsolution (Act) 1973
detente
Nixon Doctrine
Kent State University
Pentagon Papers
Watergate scandal
Gerald Ford
Spiro Agnew
Jimmy Carter
Camp David
Ayatollah Khomeini
1980 Election
"Reaganomics"
"evil empire"
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)

Questions to guide your reading:(OM)
1. Why was Ronald Reagan elected?
2. Describe Reagan's domestic record.
3.How did Reagan's foreign policy differ from Carter's?
4. Describe Reagan's foreign policy in Central America.
5. What does the Iran-Contra scandal tell us about Reagan's relationship to Congress?
6. What leads to the end of the Cold War?



TUESDAY MAY 1 REVIEW

DUE; Read Ch. 3 of the Princeton Review book, then take the first Practice Test (multiple choice), correct your exam and review the explanation of the questions which follows the test. Review any material on your own which you found difficult. Bring your review book to class.

THURSDAY MAY 3 REVIEW

DUE: Read Ch. 5 of the review book on the DBQ, pp. 39-53, then take the multiple choice Practice Test 2, correct your exam and review the explanation of the questions. Review any material on your own which you found difficult. Bring your review book to class.

MONDAY MAY 7 FINAL EXAM IN CLASS

WEDNESDAY MAY 9 FINAL REVIEW

FRIDAY MAY 11 AP EXAM IN LECTURE HALL 8:00 AM

TUESDAY MAY 15 CLASS MEETS BRIEFLY TO DISCUSS DETAILS OF FINAL PAPER

WEDNESDAY MAY 23 DUE: Final analysis paper which incorporates interview info and final bibliography. Vision Questers need to turn in everything else by May 25

WEDNESDAY MAY 30 Transcription due, final portfolio with any supplemental materials submitted.