American history

Subject: World War II

Key Events:
- Attack on Pearl Harbor
- D-Day Invasion
- Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Key Leaders:
- Winston Churchill
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Adolf Hitler
Key Outcomes:
- Formation of the United Nations
- Division of Germany
- Beginning of the Cold War

Guided Reading Activity
The Politics of Protest

Lesson 1: Students and the Counterculture

Review Questions: Outlining
DIRECTIONS: Read the lesson and complete the outline below. Refer to your textbook to fill in the blanks. When a question has more than one blank, separate each answer with a comma and a space (ex: guided, activity).

I. The Rise of the Youth Movement

1. The youth movement originated with the _____________ , the generation born after ________________ .

2. A prominent organization of the New Left was ____________________ . It called for citizens to stop accepting a nation run by ___________________ and _________________.

3. Another movement that began on a college campus was the _______________ . It began when the university tried to restrict students’ rights to ___________________________.

4. Many students dissatisfied with ______________ taught by graduate students and rules made by _______________ embraced this movement.

5. The ________________ upheld the students’ rights of _______________ on college campuses.

II. The Counterculture

6. Hippies rejected ____________ , ________ , and traditional ________________.

7. Many hippies wanted to live together in ___________ where they shared everything.

8. Much of this was a reaction to the 1960s stereotype of the ____________ who led a _________________.

9. Musicians of the counterculture wrote _____________ and used rhythms of ___________ to express their hopes and fears. One singer and songwriter who was influential during this movement was _____________ .

Summary and Reflection
DIRECTIONS: Summarize the main ideas of this lesson by answering the question below.

10. What were the youth movement and the counterculture?

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Guided Reading Activity

The Politics of Protest

Lesson 2: The Feminist Movement

Review Questions: Recording Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How Statements
DIRECTIONS: Read each main idea and answer the questions below. Refer to your textbook to write the answers.

A. Main Idea: The women’s liberation movement became important as women sought to improve their role in society.

11. What was the traditional role of women in society?

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12. Why did some women work outside the home?

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13. What was the significance of the Equal Pay Act?

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14. Who was Betty Friedan?

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15. Why was NOW important to the women’s movement?

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16. Why was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 not enough to cause change?

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17. Who is Gloria Steinem?

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B. Main Idea: The women’s movement had some successes and some failures in trying to achieve reform.

18. How could the Equal Rights Amendment become part of the Constitution?

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19. Who is Phyllis Schlafly?

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20. How did Title IX affect education?

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21. What was the importance of Roe v. Wade?

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22. What is the importance of the feminist movement?

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Summary and Reflection
DIRECTIONS: Summarize the main ideas of this lesson by answering the question below.

23. Despite its failure, what was the impact of the Equal Rights Amendment?

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Guided Reading Activity
The Politics of Protest

Lesson 3: Latino Americans Organize

Review Questions: Using Headings and Subheadings
DIRECTIONS: Locate each heading below in your textbook. Then use the information under the correct heading and subheading to help you write each answer.

I. Latinos Migrate North

24. Where in the United States did most people of Mexican heritage live?

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25. Why did so many Mexicans come to the U.S. during the early 1900s?

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26. What kind of discrimination did they find?

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27. Where did some other Latinos come from in the twentieth century?

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II. Latinos Organize

28. What is the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)?

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29. How did LULAC help Latinos?

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30. How did the American GI Forum help Latinos?

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III. Protests and Progress

31. Who were César Chávez and Dolores Huerta?

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32. What was the importance of MAYO?

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33. What was La Raza Unida?

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Summary and Reflection
DIRECTIONS: Summarize the main ideas of this lesson by answering the question below.

34. How did Latinos try to end racism and discrimination in their communities?

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