Declaration of Independence Readings

Here are links to several different readings of the DofI. Please view all of them and be ready to discuss the readings in class.

NFL 2008 Reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L9jcXAUinM&feature=related

Hollywood's Reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYyttEu_NLU

President Kennedy's Reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poT5yr5lJCU&feature=related

Hazelhurst Family Reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EVtVSAGw6Q

Daniel Oliver Reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htiAVoOL01w

Timeline Assignment

Create timeline event for our class Cold War/Civil Rights Timeline.  Your event will need to fit on a 1/2 sheet of standard paper and provide a picture of the event. (Please see the samples on the timeline in class)

Formating: Picture should be on the left hand side, Event needs title in bold and in a larger font on the top, all information should be in bullet point format.

Please answer the following questions about your event:

Who was involved?

What happened?

When and Where did this happen?

Why did this event happen? Please talk about causes and effects and specific information

Japanese Internment Website

Directions: Below is a website on Japanese internment.  Please go to the website and read through the sections titled WW2 and Roundup (subsections Pearl Harbor and WW2 through Mass Removal) and The Camps Experience.  You will need to take notes on all of these sections and subsections - notes are due on Monday.  Notes may either be hand written in your composition book or typed and stapled into your composition book.

http://www.asianamericanmedia.org/jainternment/

Spanish American War

Use the following link to answer the questions below:

http://www.pbs.org/crucible/

1. What is yellow journalism? How did Yellow Journalism affect the Spanish American War?

2. Using the timeline decide what were three major events that directly lead to the start of the the War? In your answer please explain why they helped start the War.

3. What role did music play in the start of the War? Please give specific examples.

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