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HIS/145 THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE SINCE 1945
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HIS 145 Week 1 Cold War and Communism
Instructions
The Library of Congress lists the 9-minute 1951 movie Duck and Cover as one of the
most significant films of all time. Produced by Archer Films, the film was designed to teach
children what to do in case of a nuclear attack.
View the film at this website: www.archive.org/details/DuckandC1951.
Write a 300- to 350-word paper in which you consider what it would have been like to live
under the threat of nuclear war. Compare it to the threat of terrorism. What are the
similarities? What are the differences?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
HIS 145 Week 1 Modern America Matrix: 1950s
Instructions
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Modern America Matrix Week 1on the1950s.
Other decades will be covered in future weeks.
Modern America Matrix Week 1
Week 1: 1950s
The Korean War
From the following list, choose five events from the Korean War. Identify the basic facts, dates,
and purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column. Include why the event is
significant in the Significance column, and add a reference for your material in the Reference
column.
Japanese occupation
Soviet position after war
38th parallel
Truman
Syngman Rhee
NSC-68
Soviet support of North
UN position
Chinese involvement
Inchon
Talks at Panmunjom
Martin Letter
General MacArthur
Stalemate
POWs
Armistice agreement
Event Identify Significance Reference
The Fabulous Fifties
From the following list, choose five events from the 1950s. Identify the basic facts, dates, and
purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column. Include why the event is
significant in the Significance column, and add a reference for your material in the Reference
column.
The Hula Hoop
Disneyland
The Mickey Mouse Club
Interstate Highways
Dishwashers
Hi-fis and Stereos
Poodle Skirts
McDonalds
Drive-in Theaters
Levittown
Dr. Spock
Ozzie and Harriett
Leave it to Beaver
I Love Lucy
Father Knows Best
The Honeymooners
Amos ‘n Andy
My Little Margie
Echo Park
Persistent Poverty
Black Urban Migration
Urban Renewal
Massive Resistance
Beats
American Bandstand
Elvis Presley
James Dean
Event Identify Significance Reference
HIS 145 Week 2 Civil Rights Diary
Instructions
Create a journal entry of 700 to 1,050 words from the perspective of one of the following
1960s personas:
Student at the University of Mississippi when James Meredith tried to enroll
Witness to the assassination of Malcolm X
Protestor at the Lincoln Memorial who hears King give his "I Have a Dream"
speech
A freedom rider headed to New Orleans in 1960
Store owner and witness to the Watts riots in LA
African American participant in one of the Selma marches in 1965
An African American supporter and political organizer for Robert Kennedy in 1968
Consider the social, economic, and political forces at work. For example, if you have
chosen to be a student at the University of Mississippi, describe the court cases that
resulted in the desegregation of the campus.
Ensure that your journal entry aligns with fact and that all facts are supported by proper
citations.
Include two sources other than your textbook. You may include the videos this week as
part of your sources.
Format the text of your journal entry consistent with APA guidelines.
HIS 145 Week 2 Modern America Matrix: 1960s
Instructions
Resources: Ch. 7 & 8 of Moving On, MySearchLab, and the University Library
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Modern America Matrix Week 2on the first
part of the1960s.
Modern America Matrix Week 2
Week 2: 1960s Part One
Kennedy’s Presidency
From the following list, choose five events from the 1960s. Identify the basic facts, dates, and
purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column. Include why the event is
significant in the Significance column, and add a reference for your material in the Reference
column.
Domestic Reforms
Tariff Reductions
Tax Cuts to Spur Growth
The Age of Camelot
The Peace Corps
Space Exploration
The Alliance for Progress
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
The Equal Pay Act of 1963
Marilyn Monroe
Jacqueline Kennedy
JFK’s Assassination
Event Identify Significance Reference
HIS 145 Week 2 Learning Team Charter
Instructions
Complete the Learning Team Charter.
Post completed charter to the Learning Team Forum in addition to submitting it to Assessments.
Acknowledge participation in the Online Classroom
HIS 145 Week 2 TEAM ACTIVITY - Our Rights as Americans
Instructions
Complete the Our Rights As Americans activity. This activity will be completed in class.
Further instructions will be provided there.
Acknowledge your participation in the Online Classroom.
HIS 145 Week 2 TEAM ACTIVITY - America & The World Team
Presentation: Part 1
Instructions
Resources: Moving On, MySearchLab
Begin work on your Week 5 Team Presentation: America and the World.
Complete the following sections of the Presentation using Microsoft® PowerPoint
® or
another multimedia tool. You will complete additional sections each week and then
compile the final presentation in Week Five.
2 to 3 slides: Detailing the causes of the Cold War and American Cold War policies and
practices in international relations from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s
2 to 3 slides: Evaluation of the relationship between the military events and
outcomes of the Korean War.
Use two sources other than your textbook and include speaker notes with the
presentation slides.
Incorporate maps, images, and video from the Primary Source Investigator and from
outside sources.
Create a title page, an introduction slide, and a visual template to use on each slide
throughout the presentation. These do not count toward the informational slide count.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
Include the Learning Team Evaluations in your Individual Forums.
Acknowledge your participation in the Online Classroom.
HIS 145 Week 3 Social Movements and Trends
Instructions
Choose one of the following topics:
Native Americans
Women
Environment
Latin Americans
Sexual liberation
Read at least three different newspaper articles between 1968 and 1980 that cover
important changes affecting your topic. In the University Library, use the
ProQuest® historical newspaper archive (available under General Resources >
ProQuest > Advanced Search >Search Options >Source Type), which includes the
following major newspapers, among others:
New York Times
Washington Post
Wall Street Journal
Los Angeles Times
Christian Science Monitor
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you describe the status of the chosen group or
idea and how that group or idea was affected by the changes brought about during the
1960s. Include information gleaned from the newspaper articles as well as other material.
HIS 145 Week 3 Modern America Matrix: 1960s Part Two
Instructions
Resources: Ch. 8, 9, 10 & 11 of Moving On, MySearchLab, and the University Library
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Modern America Matrix Week 3 on the second part of the1960s.
Modern America Matrix Week 3
Week 3: 1960s Part Two
Johnson’s Presidency
From the following list, choose five events from the 1960s. Identify the basic facts, dates, and
purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column. Include why the event is
significant in the Significance column, and add a reference for your material in the Reference
column.
Medicare
Medicaid
The War on Poverty
The Apollo Program
The Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Tax Cuts for Economic Growth
Job Corps
National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities
National School Lunch Act of 1946
Wilderness Act of 1964
Food Stamp Act of 1964
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Immigration Act of 1965
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
Flower Children
Abbie Hoffman and the Chicago Seven
Kent State killings
Event Identify Significance Reference
HIS 145 Week 3 LEARNING TEAM ACTIVITY - Are They
Watching You?
Instructions
This exercise will take place in class. Further instructions will be available there.
Acknowledge your participation in the Online Classroom.
HIS 145 Week 3 LEARNING TEAM ASSIGNMENT - America and
the World Presentation: Vietnam
Instructions
Resources: Moving On, MySearchLab
Complete the America's War in Vietnam presentation using
Microsoft® PowerPoint
®software or another multimedia tool, such as Prezi. The main
presentation must include 4 to 5 slides that do the following:
Evaluate how the United States became involved in Vietnam.
Explain the political, military, and social outcomes of the end of the war in
Vietnam.
Use two sources other than your textbook and include speaker notes with the
presentation slides.
Create a title page, an introduction slide, references slide, and a visual template to use on
each slide throughout the presentation. The title, introduction, and references slides do
not count towards the 4 to 5 slide requirement.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
HIS 145 Week 4 Modern America Matrix: 1970s
Instructions
Resources: Moving On and MySearchLab
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Modern American Matrix Week 4 on the
1970s.
Modern America Matrix Week 4
Week 4: 1970s
Watergate
From the following list, choose five events related to the Watergate scandal. Identify the basic
facts, dates, and purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column. Include why
the event is significant in the Significance column, and add a reference for your material in the
Reference column.
CREEP
Dirty tricks
Break-in
Erwin Committee
Archibald Cox
The Washington Post
Woodward and Bernstein
Mark Felt
John Dean
Phone tapings
Saturday Night Massacre
Spiro Agnew
Supreme Court and tapes
Smoking Gun
Resignation
Ford pardons Nixon
Event Identify Significance Reference
Post-Watergate Presidencies
From the following list, choose five events during the 1970s. Identify the basic facts, dates, and
purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column. Include why the event is
significant in the Significance column, and add a reference for your material in the Reference
column.
Post-Watergate Public Opinion
The Arab Oil Embargo
Stagflation
High Interest Rates
The Crisis of Confidence
Energy crisis
The Iranian Hostage Crisis
The Sagebrush Rebellion
OPEC
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ted Kennedy
Event Identify Significance Reference
HIS 145 Week 4 Nixon’s Détente and Watergate Presentation
Instructions
Resources: Moving On and MySearchLab
Complete the following sections of the America and the World Presentation:
2 to 3 slides: Describe the Watergate scandal and the fall of Nixon, as well as how
the incident affected the American people and the post-Watergate presidencies of
Ford and Carter.
2 to 3 slides: Comparison of Nixon's détente policies to previous Cold War
strategies.
Incorporate maps, images, and video from MySearchLab and from outside sources.
Use two sources other than your textbook and include speaker notes with the
presentation slides.
Create a title page, an introduction slide, references slide, and a visual template to use on
each slide throughout the presentation. The title, introduction, and references slides do
not count towards the 4 to 5 slide requirement.
Create the initial draft of a 2- to 3-slide conclusion.
Review and edit the sections you completed in previous weeks.
Include the Learning Team Evaluations in your Individual Forums.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
Acknowledge your participation in the Online Classroom.
HIS 145 Week 4 LEARNING TEAM ACTIVITY - What Was
Watergate?
Instructions
This exercise will take place in class. Further instructions will be available there.
Acknowledge your participation in the Online Classroom.
HIS 145 Week 4 Watergate Cause & Effect
Instructions
Resources: "Watergate: White House Plumbers" on this week's Electronic Reserve
Readings, your textbook, and the Cause & Effect Tree Worksheet in the Course Materials
Forum.
Complete the Cause & Effect Tree Worksheet with 5 effects of the Watergate scandal on
the American political system & the American public.
In a separate Word document with Title page and References page, compose a
100-150 word description about the Watergate scandal as the cause and 100-150 words
about each effect you choose to include. Include at least one citation from the resources in
each of your paragraphs for the cause and effects.
Submit your completed worksheet, as well as the Word document to the Online
Classroom.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines, being sure to include the articles you
sourced and your textbook on the References page.
Include a Certificate of Originality.
HIS 145 Week 5 Modern America Matrix: 1980s
Instructions
Resources: Moving On and MySearchLab
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Modern America Matrix Week 5 on the
1980s.
Modern America Matrix Week 5
Week 5: 1980s
The Eighties, Part One
From the following list, choose five events during the 1980s. Identify the basic facts, dates, and
purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column. Include why the event is
significant in the Significance column, and add a reference for your material in the Reference
column.
The Sunbelt
Suburban Conservatism
The Tax Revolt
Corporate Elites
Neoconservatives
Populist Conservatives
Deregulation
The Federal Reserve Board
The Energy Glut
The 1981 Tax Cuts
Spending Cuts
Military Spending
Technology
Event Identify Significance Reference
The Eighties, Part Two
From the following list, choose five events during the 1980s. Identify the basic facts, dates, and
purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column. Include why the event is
significant in the Significance column, and add a reference for your material in the Reference
column.
Feminism
Homelessness
Republicans and the environment
Malls
Alternative rock
Madonna
Michael Jackson
AIDS
The Cosby Show
Sandra Day O’Connor
We Are the World
Global Warming
Geraldine Ferraro
Event Identify Significance Reference
HIS 145 Week 5 Reagan Analysis Paper
Instructions
Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States. He was both beloved and
despised.
Consider the following question: Is Reagan overrated or underrated as a president?
Choose three topics from the list below to make your case whether Reagan is overrated
or underrated:
Economic policies
Principles of the New Right
Iran Contra affair
Ending the Cold War
Cutting the size of the government
Attempted assassination
Hostages coming home
Supply-side economics
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper using three topics to support your opinion that
Reagan was either overrated or underrated. Use two additional sources other than your
textbook. Primary sources are available through the University Library and the Archives of
the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/).
Support your responses with factual references and cite any paraphrases or quotes
within your paper.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Be sure to include all sources on the
references page.
Include a Certificate of Originality.
HIS 145 Week 5 The Cold War 1945-1990 Presentation
Instructions
Resources: Moving On, MySearchLab
Complete the Cold War 1945-1990 presentation using Microsoft® PowerPoint
® software
or another multimedia tool, such as Prezi. The main presentation must include 4 to 5
slides that do the following:
Provide an overview of the Cold War.
Summarize how international affairs contributed to the collapse of communism in
Eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War.
Conclude the Cold War.
Incorporate maps, images, and video from MySearchLab and from outside sources.
Use two sources other than your textbook and include speaker notes with the
presentation slides
Create a title page, an introduction slide, references slide, and a visual template to use on
each slide throughout the presentation. The title, introduction, and references slides do
not count towards the 4 to 5 slide requirement.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.