5/16/08 Ch. 31 HW

Theme related: Demonstrate the evolution of the concepts of personal

freedom, individual responsibility, and respect for human dignity.

Chapter 31 Section 1: Latinos and Native Americans Seek Equality
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31.a
Latinos

1. Improved working conditions and better treatment for farm workers:
How did they get what they wanted?
-They unionized believing that their strength would come from bargaining as a group.
-UFWOC boycotted grapes and union workers were given higher wages and other benefits.
What laws were passed?
-none
2. Education programs for Spanish- speaking students:
How did they get what they wanted?
-They demanded classes for their children in their language and cultures.
What laws were passed?
-Congress enacted Bilingual Education Act: Provided funds for schools to develop bilingual and cultural heritage programs.
3. More political power:
How did they get what they wanted?
-Mexican American Political Association: Helped put Hispanics into House of Representatives and the Senate.
What laws were passed?
- no laws were passed.
Native Americans
4. Healthier, more secure lives of their own choosing:
How did they get what they wanted?
-Native American groups met in Chicago to draft the Declaration of Indian Purpose.
What laws were passed?
President Johnson established the National Council on Indian Opportunity
5. Restoration of Indian Lands, burial grounds, fishing and timber lands:
How did they get what they wanted?
-"Trail of Broken Treaties": march on Washington to protest the government's treaty violations.
What laws were passed?
-Indian Education Act
-Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
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31.c
Discussion Questions
1. Shy did the NFWA decide to organize a strike against Mount Arbor?
-It was the biggest company and gave lower wages thqan it had promised.
2. How did Chavez and Huerta try to keep the strike from being broken?
-There was a ceremony where they pledged to not break the strike.
-Huerta was checking the offices in the morning shifts.
3. Do you think that strikes and boycotts effectively promoted la Causa? Why or Why not?
- It wasn't very effective because many of the strike members were eager to go back to work that to fight for what they should be getting.

5/12/08 Ch. 29 HW

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.

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."