April 11

Social 20-1

We watched some excerpts today from "Schindler's List" to help illustrate life in the ghetto and the concentration camps. We also started talking about the aftermath of WWII in Europe and the trial of Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg. We watched a short video on the war crimes trials at Nuremberg and I also gave you a handout with all the defendants and the results of the Nuremberg trial. Tomorrow, we'll be moving on to look at the end of WWII in the Pacific.

Social 30-1

I gave you a handout entitled "Origins of the Cold War" and gave you some supplementary information to go along with it. I then started a PowerPoint on "The Origins of the Cold War" which I will finish tomorrow. I also gave you a booklet on the timeline of the Cold War events (this will be very useful for studying for your Diploma Exam). I also gave you the Chapter 7 Worksheet. Your Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions are due in one week's time (April 18th). It's probably a good idea to read Chapter 7 and start chipping away at this assignment because it will take some time and effort to complete it.

IB 30/35

We watched the A & E Biography of Martin Luther King, which should have given you a look at other aspects of King's life. As you watched the video you were to take notes. I'm going to create a page on the wiki that you can edit, this page will be about the life of King. Please remember that you have your U.S. Civil Rights Movement Test on Monday, April 15th and a Paper 3 on the Civil Rights Movement on Thursday, April 18th.

Make sure that you review your IB command terms again! Here are some possible questions from previous IB Exams:

• What were the successes of the civil rights movement from 1950-1964 and how were those successes obtained?
• What were the successes and failures of the civil rights movement between 1954 and 1964?
• Explain the development of the civil rights movement in the 1950’s.
• To what degree had it achieved its objectives by the time of the March on Washington in 1963?
• How were the philosophies and tactics of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X different and what caused those differences?
• Why had the civil rights movement come to dominate national attention by 1964?
• What impact did the Black Power Movement have on the Civil Rights Movement?
• Compare and contrast the strategies of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.
• What factors contributed to the urban riots post 1964?
• The civil rights movement had achieved most of its basic goals by 1965. To what degree do agree with that statement?
• Overall would you characterize the civil rights movement as a unified or dis-unified movement?
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the NAACP’s strategy from 1950-1968.