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VUS 15-VUS 15-CONTEMPORARY CONTEMPORARY
AMERICAAMERICA
ALL ROADS LEAD HERE…ALL ROADS LEAD HERE…
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1.1. What is the Civil Rights Movement?What is the Civil Rights Movement?
2.2. What is Segregation?What is Segregation?
3.3. What is Plessy Vs. Ferguson?What is Plessy Vs. Ferguson?
4.4. What is the NAACP?What is the NAACP?
5.5. What region had German, English and What region had German, English and Dutch speaking immigrants?Dutch speaking immigrants?
was a was a political, legal, and social struggle political, legal, and social struggle to to gain full citizenship rights for African gain full citizenship rights for African Americans Americans and equal pay for equal and equal pay for equal work.work.
SEPARATION OF RACESSEPARATION OF RACES separate but equalseparate but equal”” accommodations were accommodations were
constitutionalconstitutional. . National Association for the Advancement of Colored Pe
ople Middle ColoniesMiddle Colonies
THE SUPREME COURTTHE SUPREME COURT
DECISIONS AND IMPACTDECISIONS AND IMPACT
SUPREME COURTSUPREME COURTMEMBERSHIPMEMBERSHIP
NOW INCLUDES WOMEN-NOW INCLUDES WOMEN-SANDRA SANDRA DAY ODAY O’’CONNOR, RUTH BADER CONNOR, RUTH BADER GINSBURG,SONIA GINSBURG,SONIA SOTOMAYOR,ELENA KAGANSOTOMAYOR,ELENA KAGAN
INCLUDES MINORITIES-INCLUDES MINORITIES-CLARENCE CLARENCE THOMASTHOMAS
SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR-1981-2006 FIRST WOMAN SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
CLARENCE THOMASCLARENCE THOMAS
RUTH BADER GINSBURGRUTH BADER GINSBURG
SONIA SOTOMAYORSONIA SOTOMAYOR
SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT DECISIONSDECISIONS
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS IN 40THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS IN 40’’s, s, 5050’’S AND 60S AND 60’’SS-PROVIDED A MODEL THAT -PROVIDED A MODEL THAT OTHER GROUPS HAVE USED TO EXTEND OTHER GROUPS HAVE USED TO EXTEND CIVIL RIGHTS AND PROMOTE EQUAL CIVIL RIGHTS AND PROMOTE EQUAL JUSTICE FOR EVERYONEJUSTICE FOR EVERYONE
THE SUPREME COURT HAS AIDED IN THISTHE SUPREME COURT HAS AIDED IN THIS
SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT DECISIONS-3 RolesDECISIONS-3 Roles
EXPANDED AND EXPANDED AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUAL PROTECTED INDIVIDUAL RIGHTSRIGHTS ENUMERATED (LISTED) IN THE ENUMERATED (LISTED) IN THE CONSTITUTIONCONSTITUTION
IDENTIFIES A CONSTITUTIONAL BASIS FOR IDENTIFIES A CONSTITUTIONAL BASIS FOR A RIGHT TO PRIVACY A RIGHT TO PRIVACY THAT IS PROTECTED THAT IS PROTECTED FROM GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE.FROM GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE.
INVALIDATES ACTS THAT EXCEED THE INVALIDATES ACTS THAT EXCEED THE AUTHORITY AUTHORITY GRANTED TO GOVERNMENT GRANTED TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS BY THE CONSTITUTIONOFFICIALS BY THE CONSTITUTION
IMMIGRATIONIMMIGRATION
CONTRIBUTIONS AND ISSUESCONTRIBUTIONS AND ISSUES
IMMIGRATIONIMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION HAS INCREASED FROM IMMIGRATION HAS INCREASED FROM
MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES-MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES-ESPECIALLY-ESPECIALLY-ASIAN AND LATIN ASIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIESAMERICAN COUNTRIES
IMMIGRANTS STILL COME HERE FOR IMMIGRANTS STILL COME HERE FOR POLITICAL FREEDOM AND ECONOMIC POLITICAL FREEDOM AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYOPPORTUNITY
ISSUES RELATED TO ISSUES RELATED TO IMMIGRATION POLICYIMMIGRATION POLICY
STRAIN ON GOVERNMENT SERVICESSTRAIN ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES FILLING LOW PAYING JOBSFILLING LOW PAYING JOBS BORDER ISSUESBORDER ISSUES PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIPPATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP BILINGUAL EDUCATION-ESL CLASSESBILINGUAL EDUCATION-ESL CLASSES INCREASING CULTURAL DIVERSITYINCREASING CULTURAL DIVERSITY
CONTRIBUTIONS OF CONTRIBUTIONS OF IMMIGRANTSIMMIGRANTS
DIVERSITY IN MUSIC, VISUAL ARTS, DIVERSITY IN MUSIC, VISUAL ARTS, AND LITERATUREAND LITERATURE
ROLES IN THE LABOR FORCEROLES IN THE LABOR FORCE ACHIEVEMENTS IN SCIENCE, ACHIEVEMENTS IN SCIENCE,
ENGINEERING, AND OTHER FIELDSENGINEERING, AND OTHER FIELDS
SPACE PROGRAMSPACE PROGRAM
SPACE PROGRAMSPACE PROGRAM
KENNEDY STARTED ITKENNEDY STARTED IT HAMPTON ROADS PLAYED A LARGE PART HAMPTON ROADS PLAYED A LARGE PART
IN THIS PROGRAMIN THIS PROGRAM 11STST MAN TO ORBIT EARTH- MAN TO ORBIT EARTH-JOHN GLENNJOHN GLENN 11STST MAN TO WALK ON MOON- MAN TO WALK ON MOON-NEIL NEIL
ARMSTRONGARMSTRONG- - ““ONE SMALL STEP FOR ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN-ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKINDMAN-ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND””
JOHN GLENN-FIRST MAN TO ORBIT THE EARTH IN 1962
ORIGINAL MERCURY SEVEN
CREW OF APOLLO 11Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins
“That’s one small step for Man, one giant leap for mankind”-Neil Armstrong-July 20.1969
SALLY RIDE-FIRST WOMAN ASTRONAUT
SPACE EXPLORATION SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCESTECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES
SPACE SHUTTLE-program is overSPACE SHUTTLE-program is over MARS ROVERMARS ROVER VOYAGER MISSIONSVOYAGER MISSIONS HUBBLE TELESCOPEHUBBLE TELESCOPE ROBOTICSROBOTICS INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONINTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
SPACE SHUTTLESPACE SHUTTLE
MARS ROVERMARS ROVER
HUBBLE TELESCOPEHUBBLE TELESCOPE
VOYAGER MISSIONSVOYAGER MISSIONS
COMMUNICATIONS-COMMUNICATIONS-TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCESTECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES
SATELLITESATELLITE GPS-GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMSGPS-GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS PERSONAL COMMUNICATION PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
DEVICESDEVICES
TECHNOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES-CHANGES-””THE WORLD IS THE WORLD IS
SHRINKINGSHRINKING”” CABLE TVCABLE TV 24 HOURS NEWS24 HOURS NEWS PCPC’’SS MACSMACS INTERNETINTERNET
CELL PHONESCELL PHONES SMART PHONESSMART PHONES IPODSIPODS I ANYTHINGI ANYTHING
CHANGES IN WORK , SCHOOL, HEALTH CHANGES IN WORK , SCHOOL, HEALTH CARECARE
TELECOMMUTINGTELECOMMUTING ON-LINE COURSESON-LINE COURSES GROWTH OF SERVICE INDUSTRIESGROWTH OF SERVICE INDUSTRIES MEDICAL RESEARCH-DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL RESEARCH-DIAGNOSTIC
AND IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES-EX. AND IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES-EX. DNA TESTING, MRIDNA TESTING, MRI’’S ETC. EX. JONAS S ETC. EX. JONAS SALK-POLIO VACCINE-1950SALK-POLIO VACCINE-1950’’ss
OUTSOURCING AND OFF-SHORINGOUTSOURCING AND OFF-SHORING
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1. Who was the first women to serve on the U.S 1. Who was the first women to serve on the U.S Supreme Court?Supreme Court?
2. Who started the Space Program?2. Who started the Space Program?
3.3.Name some technology changes to our Name some technology changes to our world?world?
4.4.Who gave the famous I have a dream speech Who gave the famous I have a dream speech during the 1963 March on Washington?during the 1963 March on Washington?
5.5.Who worked on the homefront while men Who worked on the homefront while men went to fight during World War II?went to fight during World War II?
Sandra Day O’ConnorSandra Day O’Connor John F. KennedyJohn F. Kennedy Cell phones, Computers and I-PADS and Cell phones, Computers and I-PADS and
Gps.Gps. Martin Luther King Jr.Martin Luther King Jr.
WomenWomen
SALK-POLIO VACCINESALK-POLIO VACCINE
RUSTBELT-AREAS WHERE MANUFACTURING JOBS LEFT FIRST
COUNTERCULTURECOUNTERCULTURE
AGAINST THE NORMAGAINST THE NORM
COUNTER-CULTURECOUNTER-CULTURE 19601960’’S-PEOPLE OPPOSED TO S-PEOPLE OPPOSED TO
MATERIALISM AND MAINSTREAM MATERIALISM AND MAINSTREAM CULTURECULTURE
1967-MANY MOVED TO SAN FRANCISCO, 1967-MANY MOVED TO SAN FRANCISCO, CA-HAIGHT ASBURYCA-HAIGHT ASBURY
KNOWN AS KNOWN AS HIPPIESHIPPIES COUNTER CULTURE INTEREST IN COUNTER CULTURE INTEREST IN
EASTERN RELIGIONS AND DRUG EASTERN RELIGIONS AND DRUG USE_USE_THREATENED THE THREATENED THE AMERICAN AMERICAN DREAM –AGAINST THE NORMDREAM –AGAINST THE NORM
HAIGHT-ASHBURY-SAN FRANCISCOHIPPIE MECCA IN THE 1960’S
BEATLES CONQUERING AMERICA
BEATLES-HIPPIE ERA
1969-WOODSTOCK, N.YCONCERT-3 DAYS
REAGAN REAGAN REVOLUTIONREVOLUTION
REDUCING THE SIZE OF THE REDUCING THE SIZE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTFEDERAL GOVERNMENT
STARTSTART-Reagan gave the -Reagan gave the Republicans a Head Republicans a Head StartStart
SS-STRENGTHENED MILITARY-STRENGTHENED MILITARY TT-TAX CUTS-TAX CUTS AA-APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES --APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES -
JUDICIAL RESTRAINTJUDICIAL RESTRAINT RR-REDUCTION OF GOV-REDUCTION OF GOV’’T PROGRAMST PROGRAMS TT-TRANSFER RESPONSIBILITIES TO -TRANSFER RESPONSIBILITIES TO
STATE GOVSTATE GOV’’TT’’SS
REAGAN REVOLUTION REAGAN REVOLUTION CONTINUES…CONTINUES…
ELECTION OF VICE PRESIDENT GEORGE ELECTION OF VICE PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W.BUSH AS PRESIDENT-1989H.W.BUSH AS PRESIDENT-1989
**ELECTION OF CLINTON-**ELECTION OF CLINTON-CONSERVATIVE(CENTRIST-MODERATE) CONSERVATIVE(CENTRIST-MODERATE) DEMOCRATDEMOCRAT
REPUBLICAN SWEEP OF CONGRESS IN THE REPUBLICAN SWEEP OF CONGRESS IN THE 19901990’’SS
ELECTION OF GEORGE W. BUSH IN 2000ELECTION OF GEORGE W. BUSH IN 2000
PRESIDENTIAL PRESIDENTIAL CRISIS’CRISIS’
PRESIDENTIAL BOO BOO’SPRESIDENTIAL BOO BOO’S
RICHARD NIXON
NIXON-WATERGATENIXON-WATERGATE
NIXON(REPUBLICAN) AUTHORIZED NIXON(REPUBLICAN) AUTHORIZED THE BREAK IN OF THE DEMOCRATIC THE BREAK IN OF THE DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS IN THE WATERGATE HEADQUARTERS IN THE WATERGATE BUILDING BECAUSE HE WAS BUILDING BECAUSE HE WAS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION.RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION.
THE MEN WERE CAUGHT THE MEN WERE CAUGHT HE RESIGNED BUT WOULD HAVE HE RESIGNED BUT WOULD HAVE
BEEN IMPEACHED.BEEN IMPEACHED.
CARTERCARTER
CARTER-IRAN HOSTAGE CARTER-IRAN HOSTAGE CRISISCRISIS
LASTED FROM 1979-1981-444 DAYSLASTED FROM 1979-1981-444 DAYS US EMPLOYEES AT THE IRANIAN US EMPLOYEES AT THE IRANIAN
EMBASSY WERE TAKEN HOSTAGE EMBASSY WERE TAKEN HOSTAGE BECAUSE AN ISLAMIC FANTATIC BECAUSE AN ISLAMIC FANTATIC KHOMENI TOOK OVER THE COUNTRYKHOMENI TOOK OVER THE COUNTRY
CARTER COULD NOT GET THE CARTER COULD NOT GET THE HOSTAGES RELEASED UNTIL THE HOSTAGES RELEASED UNTIL THE DAY REAGAN WAS INAUGURATED.DAY REAGAN WAS INAUGURATED.
Ronald Reagan
IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR/OLIVER NORTH
IRAN CONTRA AFFAIRIRAN CONTRA AFFAIR
LT. COL.OLIVER NORTHLT. COL.OLIVER NORTH(MEMBER OF (MEMBER OF SECURITY COUNCIL)SECURITY COUNCIL) AUTHORIZED AUTHORIZED SALE OF ARMS TO IRAN TO FINANCE SALE OF ARMS TO IRAN TO FINANCE CONTRA(REVOLUTIONARIES) IN CONTRA(REVOLUTIONARIES) IN NICARAGUA.NICARAGUA.
REAGAN WAS EMBARRASSED WHEN REAGAN WAS EMBARRASSED WHEN THIS WAS UNCOVERED.THIS WAS UNCOVERED.
GEORGE H.W. BUSHGEORGE H.W. BUSH
GEORGE H.W. BUSHGEORGE H.W. BUSH
““ITIT’’S THE ECONOMY- S THE ECONOMY- STUPIDSTUPID””
COSTS OF PERSIAN GULF COSTS OF PERSIAN GULF WAR HURT THE U.S. WAR HURT THE U.S. ECONOMYECONOMY
WILLIAM WILLIAM ““BILLBILL”” CLINTON CLINTON
MONICA LEWINSKY-OOPSMONICA LEWINSKY-OOPS
CLINTONCLINTON
CLINTON WAS IMPEACHED (BUT NOT CLINTON WAS IMPEACHED (BUT NOT REMOVED FROM OFFICE) BECAUSE HE REMOVED FROM OFFICE) BECAUSE HE LIED UNDER OATH ABOUT HIS LIED UNDER OATH ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH AN INTERN-RELATIONSHIP WITH AN INTERN-
MONICA LEWINSKYMONICA LEWINSKY
GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT ACTIONSACTIONS
THE ECONOMYTHE ECONOMY
GOVERNMENT PROMOTES A HEALTHY GOVERNMENT PROMOTES A HEALTHY ECONOMY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING:ECONOMY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING:
FEDERAL RESERVE FEDERAL RESERVE –CONTROLS –CONTROLS MONEY SUPPLY AND CREDIT TO MONEY SUPPLY AND CREDIT TO EXPAND OR CONTRACT ECONOMIC EXPAND OR CONTRACT ECONOMIC GROWTHGROWTH
PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS DETERMINE LEVELS OF TAXATION DETERMINE LEVELS OF TAXATION AND SPENDINGAND SPENDING
U.S. RESPONSES TO U.S. RESPONSES TO TERRORISMTERRORISM
BUSH AND OBAMABUSH AND OBAMAWARS AND TERRORISMWARS AND TERRORISM
U.S. RESPONDS TO U.S. RESPONDS TO TERRORISMTERRORISM
HEIGHTENED SECURITY AT HOME-HEIGHTENED SECURITY AT HOME-(PATRIOT ACT), THREAT LEVELS, (PATRIOT ACT), THREAT LEVELS, INCREASED SECURITY AT CERTAIN INCREASED SECURITY AT CERTAIN CHECKPOINTSCHECKPOINTS
DIPLOMATIC AND MILITARY DIPLOMATIC AND MILITARY INITIATIVESINITIATIVES-ALLIANCES AND 2 WARS-ALLIANCES AND 2 WARS