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AMERICAAMERICA

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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