29.f (section 2) The Triumphs of a Crusade
freedom riders travel through south:
1) What was the goal of the freedom riders?
To provoke a violent reaction that would convince the Kennedy Administration to enforce the law.
2) What was the Kennedy Administration's response?
President Kennedy arranged to give the freedom riders direct support.
March on Washington:
3) What was the goal of the march on Washington?
To persuade congress to pass the civil rights bill.
4) Who attended the march?
Labor leader A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin of the SCLC.
Freedom summer:
5)What was the goal of the Freedom Summer Project?
Influence congress to pass a voting rights act.
6)Who volunteered for the project?
They recruited college students.
March from Selma to Montgomery:
7) What role did the violence shown on television play in this march?
The footage horrified the nation as a whole.
8)What did the march encourage president Johnson to do?
President Johnson presented congress with a voting rights act and asked for its swift passage.
Voting Rights Act is passed:
9)What did the voting rights act outlaw?
It eliminated literacy tests that had disqualified many voters.
Federal examiners could enroll voters who had been denied suffrage by local officials.
10) What did the law accomplish?:
It marked a major Civil Rights victory, some felt it didn't go far enough.
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29.g 9 (Section 2) Triumph of a Crusade
Freedom Riders: rode buses through the south to challenge segregation.
March on Birmingham: Continuous protests, economic boycott, and negative media coverage finally convinced Birmingham officials to end segregation.
Civil Rights Act of 1964: Prohibited discrimination because of race, religion, national origin and gender. Gave all citizens rights to enter libraries, parks, washrooms, restaurants and other public areas.
24th Amendment: Gave all citizens equal voting rights.
March on Selma: Violence scared President Johnson and congress to give these people voting rights.
Voting Rights Act of 1965: Eliminated voter literacy tests. Enabled Federal exames to register voters.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Current Event Sum. 4.1 (Middle East)
A US airstrike targeted a building in Baghdad's Sadr City after American soldiers clashed with Shi'ite militants in a fight, resulting in 15 people dead. This event coincided with the Congressional testimony of the Bush administration's top two officials in Iraq - Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki disagreed with Gen. Petraeus' proposal to delay further US troop withdrawals.
Israeli police have started proceedings against an Israeli rabbi, Elior Chen, who fled to Canada after being suspected of abusing the children of one of his followers. Chen and his followers are suspected of abusing two children, aged 3 and 4, who were burned and severely beaten with hammers, knives and other instruments. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says the 3-year-old suffered permanent brain damage.
An Israeli air strike killed a wanted Palestinian militant, Ibrahim Abu Alba of the military wing of the Palestinian Democratic Front, in Beit Hanoun. The Palestinian sources said the attack was carried out by a drone.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met in Jerusalem to discuss the situation in Gaza. Abbas told Olmert that he fully backs Egyptian efforts to reach a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas leaders in Gaza. Abbas also called for humanitarian aid for the residents of Gaza, including supplies of medication and fuel. Olmert reiterated that he will not allow a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo for talks with Egyptian security officials have agreed to an Egyptian proposal for a truce with Israel starting in the Gaza Strip. state news agency MENA said, "All the Palestinian factions have agreed to the Egyptian proposal on a truce with Israel," The official said the Egyptian proposal included a comprehensive, reciprocal and simultaneous truce, implemented in a graduated framework starting in the Gaza Strip and then subsequently moving to the West Bank.
Syrian President Bashar Assad says Syria will not sever its ties with Hizbullah and Iran, even in the framework of a peace agreement with Israel. Dr. Samir Al-Taki said that "it would be naive to think we'd neglect our strategic alliances which do not stem from the Arab-Israeli conflict."
Israeli police have started proceedings against an Israeli rabbi, Elior Chen, who fled to Canada after being suspected of abusing the children of one of his followers. Chen and his followers are suspected of abusing two children, aged 3 and 4, who were burned and severely beaten with hammers, knives and other instruments. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says the 3-year-old suffered permanent brain damage.
An Israeli air strike killed a wanted Palestinian militant, Ibrahim Abu Alba of the military wing of the Palestinian Democratic Front, in Beit Hanoun. The Palestinian sources said the attack was carried out by a drone.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met in Jerusalem to discuss the situation in Gaza. Abbas told Olmert that he fully backs Egyptian efforts to reach a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas leaders in Gaza. Abbas also called for humanitarian aid for the residents of Gaza, including supplies of medication and fuel. Olmert reiterated that he will not allow a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo for talks with Egyptian security officials have agreed to an Egyptian proposal for a truce with Israel starting in the Gaza Strip. state news agency MENA said, "All the Palestinian factions have agreed to the Egyptian proposal on a truce with Israel," The official said the Egyptian proposal included a comprehensive, reciprocal and simultaneous truce, implemented in a graduated framework starting in the Gaza Strip and then subsequently moving to the West Bank.
Syrian President Bashar Assad says Syria will not sever its ties with Hizbullah and Iran, even in the framework of a peace agreement with Israel. Dr. Samir Al-Taki said that "it would be naive to think we'd neglect our strategic alliances which do not stem from the Arab-Israeli conflict."
Sunday, May 4, 2008
5/5/08 Ch. 25 HW
25.a (Mobilization on the Home Front)
1. Selective Service System: Expanded the draft and eventually provided another ten million soldiers to meet the armed forces needs.
2. Women: Women Auxiliary Corps (WAAC)- Women volunteers would serve in non combat positions in wartime.
3. Minorities: African/Native/Mexican/Asian Americans were restricted to racially segregated neighborhoods and reservations and were denied basic citizenship.
4. Manufacturers: the US government spent billions of dollars in national defense manufacturing.
5. A. Philip Randolph: President and founder of the brotherhood of sleeping car porters and the nation's most respected African American leader.
-He organized a march on Washington.
6. Office of Scientific Research and development (OSRD): Scientists brought into war effort.
-Relieved soldiers from from body lice/ created penicillin/ Manhattan Project (A-Bomb)
7. Entertainment industry: Started with propoganda to get people to join war effort.
-Eventually moved to musicals and romances to take the viewers away from the realities of war.
8. Office of Price Administration (OPA): fought inflation by freezing prices on most goods.
9. War Production Board (WPB): decided which companies would convert from peace time to wartime production and allocated raw materials to key industries.
10. Rationing: Establishing fixed allotments of goods deemed essentials for the military.
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25.d (Farewell to Manzanar)
1. What were living accommodations like in the camp?
A family was assigned a Barrack about the size of a living room, which had and light bulb, and oil stove for heat, and some army issued blankets and mattress covers.
2. Why do you think the accommodations at Manzanar were so stark and crowded?
The place was only half finished being built by the time truck loads of Japanese Americans were being sent to the Barracks.
3. What incident from this excerpt demonstrates a lack of cultural awareness on the part of those running the camp?
The food servers expressed a lack of cultural awareness by putting apricots on top of a bowl of rice. The Japanese would never eat any kind of sweet food along side their rice.
1. Selective Service System: Expanded the draft and eventually provided another ten million soldiers to meet the armed forces needs.
2. Women: Women Auxiliary Corps (WAAC)- Women volunteers would serve in non combat positions in wartime.
3. Minorities: African/Native/Mexican/Asian Americans were restricted to racially segregated neighborhoods and reservations and were denied basic citizenship.
4. Manufacturers: the US government spent billions of dollars in national defense manufacturing.
5. A. Philip Randolph: President and founder of the brotherhood of sleeping car porters and the nation's most respected African American leader.
-He organized a march on Washington.
6. Office of Scientific Research and development (OSRD): Scientists brought into war effort.
-Relieved soldiers from from body lice/ created penicillin/ Manhattan Project (A-Bomb)
7. Entertainment industry: Started with propoganda to get people to join war effort.
-Eventually moved to musicals and romances to take the viewers away from the realities of war.
8. Office of Price Administration (OPA): fought inflation by freezing prices on most goods.
9. War Production Board (WPB): decided which companies would convert from peace time to wartime production and allocated raw materials to key industries.
10. Rationing: Establishing fixed allotments of goods deemed essentials for the military.
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25.d (Farewell to Manzanar)
1. What were living accommodations like in the camp?
A family was assigned a Barrack about the size of a living room, which had and light bulb, and oil stove for heat, and some army issued blankets and mattress covers.
2. Why do you think the accommodations at Manzanar were so stark and crowded?
The place was only half finished being built by the time truck loads of Japanese Americans were being sent to the Barracks.
3. What incident from this excerpt demonstrates a lack of cultural awareness on the part of those running the camp?
The food servers expressed a lack of cultural awareness by putting apricots on top of a bowl of rice. The Japanese would never eat any kind of sweet food along side their rice.
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