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Regents US History
​Remote Learning

I will be posting all assignments, notes, and media on this page during the school closure.
​All assignments are due on Friday of each week.

Week 11  (May 26 - May 29)

Notes
  • Social Reform of 1960s/70s

Textbook Assignment
  • Read pages 1022-1039 (no outline).

Video
  • Watch the following video documentary for the lesson - Soundtracks: Stonewall and LGBTQ Rights

Lesson Assignment
  • Complete the following assignment, THE STONEWALL RIOTS AND THE FIGHT FOR EQUALITY. Submit on Google Drive.

Week 10  (May 18 - May 22)

Notes
  • Vietnam
    ​​
Textbook Assignment
  • Read pages 980-999 (no outline).

Video
  • Watch the following video documentary for the lesson - Soundtracks: The Vietnam War

Lesson Assignment
  • Complete the following assignment, Musical Reactions to the Vietnam War.

Week 9  (May 11 - May 15)

Notes
  • JFK & LBJ
  • ​Civil Rights Movement
  • Social Reform of 1960s/70s
  • Vietnam
    ​​
Textbook Assignment
  • Read pages 952-973 and complete the following outline. Submit outline on Google Classroom.
I. Kennedy defeats Nixon
II. 
Kennedy launches new Cold War strategies
III. 
Confronting Communism in Cuba
IV. 
The Berlin Crisis
V. 
The Kennedy style
VI. 
Kennedy’s domestic program
VII. 
Assassination
VIII. 
Johnson rises to leadership
IX. 
The Great Society
X. The Supreme Court and reform

Soundtrack

Listen to the 1960s Protest Songs album on Apple Music or Spotify!

Video Assignment
  • Watch the following video on the Early 1960s and complete this worksheet. Submit worksheet on Google Classroom

Week 8 (May 4 - May 8)

Notes
  • ​Civil Rights Movement - notes
  • Civil Rights Movement (Khan Academy)
​​​
Textbook Assignment
  • Read pages 916-938 and complete the following outline. Submit outline on Google Classroom.
I. Segregation divides America
II. Brown v. Board
III. Federal and state gov’ts clash
IV. Montgomery bus boycott
V. Student activists make a difference
VI. Riding for freedom
VII. Protests and confrontations intensify
VIII. Movement marches to Washington
IX. Congress passes Civil Rights Act
X. Push for Voting Rights


Video Assignment
  • Watch the video A Time for Justice and complete this worksheet. Submit worksheet on Google Classroom

Week 7 (April 27 - May 1)

Notes
  • Cold War at Home
  • Post-War America​

​​​Textbook Assignment
  • Read pages 882-904 and complete the following outline. Submit outline on Google Classroom.
​I. Nation Recovers from War
​II. Truman Overcomes Obstacles
III. Eisenhower Charts a Middle Path
IV. Americans Move to the Suburbs
V. Eisenhower Interstate Highway
VI. Migrating to the Sunbelt
VII. The American Economy Changes Focus
VIII. Educational Opportunities Expand
IX. Culture of Consumerism
X. Family Life in the Fifties
XI. 
TV Takes Center Stage
XII. Rock and Roll
XIII. Critics Reject Fifties Culture​


Document Assignment
  • Complete the following worksheet on the Cold War at Home. Submit responses on Google Classroom.

Video

Week 6 (April 20 - April 24)

Notes
  • Cold War Beginnings (SHEG)
  • Cold War
  • Cold War at Home
    ​
​​​Textbook Assignment
  • Read pages 834-875 and complete the following outline. Submit outline on Google Classroom.
​
I. Allies Set Postwar Goals
II. A New World Takes Shape
III. International Cooperation
IV. A New American Identity
V. Roots of the Cold War
VI. Meeting the Soviet Challenge
VII. Containing Soviet Expansion
VIII. Cold War Heats Up
IX. Communists Gain China
X. Americans Fight in Korea
XI. Korean War has Lasting Effects
XII. Arms Race
XIII. Eisenhower Introduces New Policies
XIV. Cold War Goes Global
XV. Worrying About Communism
XVI. Spy Cases Worry Americans
XVII. McCarthy

​
Document Assignment
  • Complete the following worksheet. Submit responses on Google Classroom.

Video

Week 5 (April 13 - April 17)

Notes
  • The US Homefront - WWII

​​Textbook Assignment
  • Read pages 818-827 and complete the following outline. Submit outline on Google Classroom.
​
I. D-Day Invasion
II. 
Liberation of Europe
III. 
Advancing in the Pacific
IV. 
Atomic Bomb Ends the War
​

​Video Assignment
  • Watch the following video and answer the questions on this worksheet. Submit responses on Google Classroom.

​Optional Virtual Field Trip

Since we can't travel for Spring Break, take a virtual tour of the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. 

Week 4 (April 6 - April 10)

Notes
  • American Entry into WWII
  • The US Homefront - WWII

​​Textbook Assignment

Read pages 779-795 & 809-814 and complete the following outline. Submit outline on Google Classroom.
​
I. Roosevelt Opposes Aggression
II. War Erupts in Europe
III. Americans Debate Involvement
IV. America takes steps toward War
V. Japan Attacks the US
VI. Mobilizing for War
VII. Fierce Fighting in the Pacific
VIII. New Economic Opportunities
IX. Workers on the Move
X. A Challenge to Civil Liberties
XI. Supporting the War Effort

​
Video Assignment

View the following video clips. Write a 2-3 sentence summary of each segment and submit on Google Classroom.
​
  1. Pearl Harbor
  2. America Enters WWII
  3. Rationing and Recycling 
  4. Women in Combat
  5. Internment of Japanese-Americans
  6. African-American Soldiers
  7. Bracero Program and Zoot Suit Riots
  8. Navajo Code Talkers​

US History Regents Review Questions
Practice some review questions on your own. Do not submit.
​
  • Multiple Choice Questions (WWII)
  • Essay Practice (WWII)

Week 3 (March 30 - April 3)

Notes
  • Khan Academy - The Great Depression
  • ​Causes of Great Depression
  • Great Depression and New Deal
  • New Deal Programs
  • Critics of New Deal

Great Depression Unit Assessments

Submit on Google Classroom.
  1. Review Sheet - ​Complete review sheet.
  2. DBQ Document Questions - Complete the document scaffolding questions.
  3. DBQ Essay Outline - Use the template to write a DBQ Essay Outline (do not write actual essay).

Week 2 (March 23 - March 27)

Notes
  • Great Depression and New Deal
  • New Deal Programs
  • Critics of New Deal

​Textbook Assignment

Read pages 740-757 and complete the following outline. Submit typed outline assignment using form below.
​
I. Extending Social and Economic Reform
II. 
Labor Unions find New Energy
III. 
Challenges to the New Deal
IV. Women Help Lead the New Deal
V. 
African Americans Make Advances
VI. 
The New Deal Affects Native Americans
VII. 
The New Deal Creates a New Political Coalition
VIII. The Role of Gov’t Expands

    Textbook Assignment Submission - Week 2

    Max file size: 20MB
Submit
Video Assignment

View the following video clips. On a separate sheet of paper, number each flim segment and write a 2-3 sentence summary of each segment. Submit document using the form below. 
​
  1. A New Deal for the Dust Bowl
  2. FDR's First Fireside Chat
  3. FDR's First 100 Days
  4. The Second New Deal: Programs for the People
  5. FDR and The Supreme Court
  6. The New Deal vs. the 2009 Stimulus Package

    New Deal Video Assignment Submission - Week 2

    Max file size: 20MB
Submit
US History Regents Review Questions

Practice some review questions on your own. Do not submit.
​
  • Multiple Choice Questions (1920s & Great Depression)
  • DBQ Essay (Great Depression)

Week 1 (March 16 - March 20)

​​​Notes
  • Causes of Great Depression
  • Great Depression and New Deal
  • Critics of New Deal

​Textbook Assignment

Read pages 709-739 and complete the following outline. Submit typed outline assignment using form below.
​
I. Misery and Despair Grip America’s Cities
II. Poverty Devastates Rural America
III. Few Americans Escape Hard times
IV. Cautious Response to the Depression Fails
V. 
Hoover Adopts more Activist Policies
VI. Americans Protest Hoover’s Failures
VII. The Grapes of Wrath

VIII. Roosevelt Takes Charge
IX. The First 100 Days
X. Opposition to New Deal Emerges

    Textbook Assignment Submission - 3/20/20 (Week 1)

    Max file size: 20MB
Submit
Video Assignment

Watch the following video, answer these questions, and submit the assignment below.

    Great Depression Video Assignment Submission - 3/20/20

    Max file size: 20MB
Submit
US History Regents Review Questions

Practice some review questions on your own. Do not submit.
​
  • Multiple Choice Questions (1920s & Great Depression)
  • DBQ Essay (Great Depression)
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