Course: Mr. Zepezauer's 8th Grade Social Studies

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Select section 7th Grade Social Studies with Mr. Zepezauer

7th Grade Social Studies with Mr. Zepezauer

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Welcome to Mr. Zepezauer's Social Studies class!

In this class we'll be learning about the aftermath of the Civil War, the history of Immigration, the reforms of the Progressive Era and the struggle for Women's Rights.
- Select activity ACE Strategy Video
  
  ACE Strategy Video URL
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  SUSD Gmail link URL
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  Class Announcements Forum
- Select activity Rubric for Social Studies Essays
  
  Rubric for Social Studies Essays URL
- Select activity 10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know
  
  10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know URL
- Select activity Plagiarism Video
  
  Plagiarism Video URL
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  MLA Citation Template URL
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  Video: Citations for Beginners URL
- Select activity Primary & Secondary Sources video
  
  Primary & Secondary Sources video URL
Select section Housekeeping

Housekeeping
Classroom rules, procedures and expectations
- Select activity Course Syllabus
  
  Course Syllabus File
  
  Students are responsible for knowing and following the contents of this document, and discussing it with parents/guardians.
- Select activity Social Studies Homework
  
  Social Studies Homework File
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  MLA Formatting Guide URL
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  MLA Citation Guide URL
- Select activity Citation Machine
  
  Citation Machine URL
  
  Generates citations in the MLA format
- Select activity 7 Best Timeline Creators
  
  7 Best Timeline Creators URL
- Select activity 14 Ways for Students to Create Timelines
  
  14 Ways for Students to Create Timelines URL
- Select activity How to Study Smarter
  
  How to Study Smarter URL
  
  Re-reading is inefficient. Here are 8 tips for studying smarter.
- Select activity Taking Better Notes
  
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  In A Digital Chapter, Paper Notebooks Are As Relevant As Ever
- Select activity How To Take Cornell Notes Properly
  
  How To Take Cornell Notes Properly URL
- Select activity (Parenthetical Citations)
  
  (Parenthetical Citations) File
- Select activity Video: How to Take Cornell Notes
  
  Video: How to Take Cornell Notes URL
Select section Civics & Current Events

Civics & Current Events
- Select activity News Links for Homework
  
  News Links for Homework
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  National Public Radio (NPR) URL
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  CNN Student News URL
- Select activity Time for Kids
  
  Time for Kids URL
- Select activity Scholastic News for Your Classroom
  
  Scholastic News for Your Classroom URL
- Select activity Channel One News
  
  Channel One News URL
- Select activity DOGO News
  
  DOGO News URL
- Select activity Smithsonian Tween Tribune
  
  Smithsonian Tween Tribune URL
- Select activity KidsPost
  
  KidsPost URL
- Select activity Civics Test Resources
  
  Civics Test Resources
- Select activity Civics Flash Cards
  
  Civics Flash Cards File
- Select activity Civics Practice Test
  
  Civics Practice Test URL
- Select activity Quizlet Civics Test Review
  
  Quizlet Civics Test Review URL
- Select activity 16-Year-Old Develops Civics App
  
  16-Year-Old Develops Civics App URL
- Select activity Separation of Powers Chart
  
  Separation of Powers Chart File
- Select activity Separation of Powers Video
  
  Separation of Powers Video URL
Select section Unit 1: Thinking LIke a Historian

Unit 1: Thinking LIke a Historian
- Select activity Compelling Question:How did the Tohono O'odham gov...
  
  Compelling Question:
  How did the Tohono O'odham government change over time?
- Select activity Airelibre video: The Tohono O'odham Nation
  
  Airelibre video: The Tohono O'odham Nation URL
- Select activity Video: A Voice in the Desert
  
  Video: A Voice in the Desert URL
- Select activity Supporting Question 1
  
  Supporting Question 1 Folder
  
  Supporting Question #1:
  How did the Tohono O'odham organize themselves?
- Select activity Pennsylvania State University: The Tohono O'odham
  
  Pennsylvania State University: The Tohono O'odham File
- Select activity Tohono O'odham website: Our Origins
  
  Tohono O'odham website: Our Origins File
- Select activity Supporting Question #2:How did contact with the Sp...
  
  Supporting Question #2:
  How did contact with the Spanish impact the Tohono O’odham?
- Select activity Desert Times: Father Kino and the Pima Revolts
  
  Desert Times: Father Kino and the Pima Revolts URL
- Select activity J.D. Hendricks: Collaboration and Resistance
  
  J.D. Hendricks: Collaboration and Resistance URL
- Select activity Supporting Question #3:How did contact with the Un...
  
  Supporting Question #3:
  How did contact with the United States impact the Tohono O’odham?
- Select activity Word Association: Reservation video
  
  Word Association: Reservation video URL
- Select activity Question 3 readings
  
  Question 3 readings File
- Select activity History.com: Indian Reservations
  
  History.com: Indian Reservations URL
- Select activity Khan Academy: The Reservation System
  
  Khan Academy: The Reservation System URL
Select section Unit 2: Purpose of Government

Unit 2: Purpose of Government
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  Compelling Question: What is the purpose of government?
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  Purpose of Government Video URL
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  Purpose of Government Quotations URL
- Select activity Obama & Romney on Purpose of Government
  
  Obama & Romney on Purpose of Government URL
- Select activity The Purposes of Government: USHistory.org
  
  The Purposes of Government: USHistory.org URL
- Select activity Unit 2 Questions
  
  Unit 2 Questions File
- Select activity Outline for Introduction/Conclusion
  
  Outline for Introduction/Conclusion File
- Select activity Supporting Question #1
  
  Supporting Question #1 Folder
  
  What were the key ideas in the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights that the American colonists wanted to preserve?
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  Unit 2 Preview URL
- Select activity King John Video
  
  King John Video URL
- Select activity King John & the Magna Carta: Ducksters
  
  King John & the Magna Carta: Ducksters URL
- Select activity What is Magna Carta?
  
  What is Magna Carta? File
- Select activity Magna Carta: An Introduction
  
  Magna Carta: An Introduction URL
- Select activity Source A: Magna Carta Excerpts
  
  Source A: Magna Carta Excerpts File
- Select activity English Bill of Rights 1689
  
  English Bill of Rights 1689 URL
- Select activity English Bill of Rights Video
  
  English Bill of Rights Video URL
- Select activity Source B: Excerpts from English Bill of Rights 1689
  
  Source B: Excerpts from English Bill of Rights 1689 File
- Select activity Encyclopædia Britannica: Bill of Rights
  
  Encyclopædia Britannica: Bill of Rights URL
- Select activity Birth of Great Britain and the EBR
  
  Birth of Great Britain and the EBR URL
- Select activity Supporting Question #2
  
  Supporting Question #2 Folder
  
  What ideas from Enlightenment philosophers (T. Hobbes, J. Locke, Montesquieu) did American colonists want to implement in their new government?
- Select activity Sources 1A-1E: texts from Hobbes, Locke & Montesquieu
  
  Sources 1A-1E: texts from Hobbes, Locke & Montesquieu File
- Select activity Age of Enlightenment for kids
  
  Age of Enlightenment for kids URL
- Select activity Hobbes vs. Locke video
  
  Hobbes vs. Locke video URL
- Select activity Thomas Hobbes, biograhy.com article
  
  Thomas Hobbes, biograhy.com article URL
- Select activity Thomas Hobbes, kidzsearch article
  
  Thomas Hobbes, kidzsearch article URL
- Select activity Mini Bio: John Locke
  
  Mini Bio: John Locke URL
- Select activity John Locke/kids.net
  
  John Locke/kids.net URL
- Select activity John Locke: Philosimply article
  
  John Locke: Philosimply article URL
- Select activity Intro to John Locke Video
  
  Intro to John Locke Video URL
- Select activity Hobbes, Locke and Montesquieu Video
  
  Hobbes, Locke and Montesquieu Video URL
- Select activity Montesquieu: KidzSearch Biography
  
  Montesquieu: KidzSearch Biography URL
- Select activity Montesquieu: PowToon Video
  
  Montesquieu: PowToon Video URL
- Select activity Montesquieu/Our American Republic
  
  Montesquieu/Our American Republic URL
- Select activity Supporting Question #3
  
  Supporting Question #3 Folder
  
  How did previous colonial governments shape American ideas about government?
- Select activity Mayflower Compact: Drive-Through History
  
  Mayflower Compact: Drive-Through History URL
- Select activity Mayflower Compact: Read Aloud with Text
  
  Mayflower Compact: Read Aloud with Text URL
- Select activity Source 3A: The Mayflower Compact
  
  Source 3A: The Mayflower Compact File
- Select activity The True History of Thanksgiving: Indian Country Today article
  
  The True History of Thanksgiving: Indian Country Today article URL
- Select activity The Native American Source for the Declaration and the Constitution
  
  The Native American Source for the Declaration and the Constitution URL
- Select activity Iroquois Tribe: History for Kids
  
  Iroquois Tribe: History for Kids URL
- Select activity Iroquois Confederacy PSA
  
  Iroquois Confederacy PSA URL
- Select activity Iroquois Confederacy: BrainPop
  
  Iroquois Confederacy: BrainPop URL
- Select activity Iroqouis Confederacy Video
  
  Iroqouis Confederacy Video URL
- Select activity Political Philosophy Quiz
  
  Political Philosophy Quiz URL
- Select activity Photography powerpoint
  
  Photography powerpoint File
Select section Unit 3: The Articles of Confederation

Unit 3: The Articles of Confederation
- Select activity The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism: Crash Course US History #8
  
  The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism: Crash Course US History #8 URL
- Select activity Supporting Question #1:How was representation dete...
  
  Supporting Question #1:
  How was representation determined under the Articles of Confederation?
- Select activity Articles of Confederation/Source A; Article 5 Excerpts
  
  Articles of Confederation/Source A; Article 5 Excerpts File
- Select activity Articles about the Articles: 3B-3D
  
  Articles about the Articles: 3B-3D File
- Select activity Articles of Confederation: Short Introduction
  
  Articles of Confederation: Short Introduction URL
- Select activity Articles of Confederation: Ducksters
  
  Articles of Confederation: Ducksters URL
- Select activity What Were the Articles of Confederation?
  
  What Were the Articles of Confederation? URL
- Select activity The Articles of Confederation in One Minute
  
  The Articles of Confederation in One Minute URL
- Select activity Articles of Confederation Music Video
  
  Articles of Confederation Music Video URL
- Select activity Source A; Hamilton Letter
  
  Source A; Hamilton Letter File
- Select activity Source B: Washington Letter
  
  Source B: Washington Letter File
- Select activity Source C: Jay Letter
  
  Source C: Jay Letter File
- Select activity Preamble to the Constitution
  
  Preamble to the Constitution URL
Select section Unit 4: The US Constitution

Unit 4: The US Constitution
- Select activity Compelling Question: Did the Constitution establis...
  
  Compelling Question: Did the Constitution establish a just government?
- Select activity The Making of the Constitution
  
  The Making of the Constitution URL
- Select activity Constitutional Convention for Kids
  
  Constitutional Convention for Kids URL
- Select activity Supporting Question #1: Was the Connecticut Plan f...
  
  Supporting Question #1: Was the Connecticut Plan fair for large and small states?
- Select activity Great Compromise Overview
  
  Great Compromise Overview URL
- Select activity Virginia Plan: History for Kids
  
  Virginia Plan: History for Kids URL
- Select activity New Jersey Plan: History for Kids
  
  New Jersey Plan: History for Kids URL
- Select activity Effects of the Great Compromise
  
  Effects of the Great Compromise URL
- Select activity Small States Overrepresented
  
  Small States Overrepresented URL
- Select activity How Overrepresented?
  
  How Overrepresented? URL
- Select activity 62 Senators
  
  62 Senators URL
- Select activity Constitutional Compromises: Crash Course Government and Politics #5
  
  Constitutional Compromises: Crash Course Government and Politics #5 URL
- Select activity Virginia Plan/Source A: Madison's Notes
  
  Virginia Plan/Source A: Madison's Notes File
- Select activity Virginia Plan/Source B: Diagram of Virginia Plan
  
  Virginia Plan/Source B: Diagram of Virginia Plan File
- Select activity Virginia Plan/Source C: Population Chart
  
  Virginia Plan/Source C: Population Chart File
- Select activity Virginia Plan Video
  
  Virginia Plan Video URL
- Select activity New Jersey Plan/Source A: Madison's Notes
  
  New Jersey Plan/Source A: Madison's Notes File
- Select activity New Jersey Plan/Source B: Diagram of New Jersey Plan
  
  New Jersey Plan/Source B: Diagram of New Jersey Plan File
- Select activity New Jersey Plan Video
  
  New Jersey Plan Video URL
- Select activity The New Jersey Plan: Explanation & Supporters
  
  The New Jersey Plan: Explanation & Supporters URL
- Select activity The Great Compromise Explained in 5 Minutes
  
  The Great Compromise Explained in 5 Minutes URL
- Select activity Great Compromise Video
  
  Great Compromise Video URL
- Select activity Great Compromise Song
  
  Great Compromise Song URL
- Select activity Constitutional Compromises Video
  
  Constitutional Compromises Video URL
- Select activity Article: The Tough Issues
  
  Article: The Tough Issues URL
- Select activity Article: Constitution Through Compromise
  
  Article: Constitution Through Compromise URL
- Select activity Supporting Question #2: How did the Framers struct...
  
  Supporting Question #2: How did the Framers structure the government?
- Select activity US Constitution Online
  
  US Constitution Online URL
- Select activity Constitution Excerpts
  
  Constitution Excerpts File
- Select activity More Constitution Excerpts
  
  More Constitution Excerpts File
- Select activity How a Bill Becomes Law
  
  How a Bill Becomes Law URL
- Select activity Constitution Day Resources
  
  Constitution Day Resources URL
- Select activity The Constitution for Kids
  
  The Constitution for Kids URL
- Select activity Source A: Excerpts from Article 1
  
  Source A: Excerpts from Article 1 File
- Select activity Source B: Excerpts from Article 2
  
  Source B: Excerpts from Article 2 File
- Select activity Source C: Excerpts from Article 3
  
  Source C: Excerpts from Article 3 File
- Select activity Supporting Question #3: Does the Constitution prot...
  
  Supporting Question #3: Does the Constitution protect our basic rights?
- Select activity The Bill of Rights for Kids
  
  The Bill of Rights for Kids URL
- Select activity Source 3A: Bill of Rights
  
  Source 3A: Bill of Rights File
- Select activity Source 3B: Amendments 11-17
  
  Source 3B: Amendments 11-17 File
Select section Unit 5: World War II and the Rise of Fascism

Unit 5: World War II and the Rise of Fascism
- Select activity World War II Background
  
  World War II Background
- Select activity Video: A Brief Overview of World War II
  
  Video: A Brief Overview of World War II URL
- Select activity Treaty of Versailles, part 1
  
  Treaty of Versailles, part 1 URL
- Select activity Video: 5 Things to Know About Mussolini
  
  Video: 5 Things to Know About Mussolini URL
- Select activity Video: The Stock Market Crash of 1929
  
  Video: The Stock Market Crash of 1929 URL
- Select activity Video: Josef Stalin
  
  Video: Josef Stalin URL
- Select activity Video: Stalingrad
  
  Video: Stalingrad URL
- Select activity Video:Pearl Harbor
  
  Video:Pearl Harbor URL
- Select activity Video: Attack on Pearl Harbor
  
  Video: Attack on Pearl Harbor URL
- Select activity Video: Battle of Midway
  
  Video: Battle of Midway URL
- Select activity Video: D-Day, A Critical Moment in History
  
  Video: D-Day, A Critical Moment in History URL
- Select activity Video The Nuremberg Trials
  
  Video The Nuremberg Trials URL
- Select activity Video: Hiroshima
  
  Video: Hiroshima URL
- Select activity Video: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan & NATO
  
  Video: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan & NATO URL
- Select activity Compelling Question:Could a fascist government com...
  
  Compelling Question:
  Could a fascist government come to power in the United States?
- Select activity WWII Timeline: Brittanica
  
  WWII Timeline: Brittanica URL
- Select activity Fascism Definition: Merriam-Webster
  
  Fascism Definition: Merriam-Webster URL
- Select activity Fascism: Wikipedia
  
  Fascism: Wikipedia URL
- Select activity Fourteen Defining Characteristics Of Fascism
  
  Fourteen Defining Characteristics Of Fascism File
- Select activity World War II: Crash Course World History
  
  World War II: Crash Course World History URL
- Select activity A Day in Auschwitz - Nazi Jewish Holocaust Documentary
  
  A Day in Auschwitz - Nazi Jewish Holocaust Documentary URL
- Select activity Road to World War II Timeline
  
  Road to World War II Timeline URL
- Select activity Supporting Question #1:What did fascism look like ...
  
  Supporting Question #1:
  What did fascism look like in Nazi Germany?
- Select activity Source A: Excerpt from Hitler's Mein Kampf
  
  Source A: Excerpt from Hitler's Mein Kampf File
- Select activity Source B: Excerpt 2 from Mein Kampf
  
  Source B: Excerpt 2 from Mein Kampf File
- Select activity Source C: Nazi Party Platform, 1932
  
  Source C: Nazi Party Platform, 1932 File
- Select activity Source D: Video of Adolf Hitler’s speech to a youth gathering i
  
  Source D: Video of Adolf Hitler’s speech to a youth gathering i URL
- Select activity Slideshow: Hitler's Rise to Power
  
  Slideshow: Hitler's Rise to Power URL
- Select activity Video: Hitler's Rise to Power
  
  Video: Hitler's Rise to Power URL
- Select activity Timeline: Hitler's Rise to Power
  
  Timeline: Hitler's Rise to Power URL
- Select activity Supporting Question #2:How did the interpretation ...
  
  Supporting Question #2:
  How did the interpretation of the Constitution promote or restrict support for fascism in the United States?
- Select activity Video: Daily Life in the 1930s
  
  Video: Daily Life in the 1930s URL
- Select activity Pro-Fascist Americans
  
  Pro-Fascist Americans
- Select activity Source A: Excerpts from Henry Ford's "The International Jew"
  
  Source A: Excerpts from Henry Ford's "The International Jew" File
- Select activity Source B: Henry Ford receives Grand Cross Medal
  
  Source B: Henry Ford receives Grand Cross Medal File
- Select activity Source C: German American Bund video & images
  
  Source C: German American Bund video & images File
- Select activity Source D: Is Lindbergh a Nazi? brochure
  
  Source D: Is Lindbergh a Nazi? brochure File
- Select activity Anti-Fascist Americans
  
  Anti-Fascist Americans
- Select activity Source A: Boycotts Are Our Only Weapon (excerpts)
  
  Source A: Boycotts Are Our Only Weapon (excerpts) File
- Select activity Source B. George Messersmith Papers (excerpts)
  
  Source B. George Messersmith Papers (excerpts) File
- Select activity Source C: Christmas Declaration from German-Americans (excerpts)
  
  Source C: Christmas Declaration from German-Americans (excerpts) File
- Select activity Source D; Dangers of American Fascism by Vice President Henry Wallace
  
  Source D; Dangers of American Fascism by Vice President Henry Wallace File
- Select activity 1947 Anti-Fascist Video: Don't Be a Sucker (short version)
  
  1947 Anti-Fascist Video: Don't Be a Sucker (short version) URL
- Select activity 1934 Plot to Overthrow FDR
  
  1934 Plot to Overthrow FDR
- Select activity When the Bankers Plotted to Overthrow FDR
  
  When the Bankers Plotted to Overthrow FDR URL
- Select activity Video: General Butler Bares "Plot" by Fascists
  
  Video: General Butler Bares "Plot" by Fascists URL
- Select activity Wikisource: McComack-Dickstein Committe
  
  Wikisource: McComack-Dickstein Committe URL
- Select activity Source A: Smedley Butler testimony (excerpts)
  
  Source A: Smedley Butler testimony (excerpts) File
- Select activity American Government & Racial Issues
  
  American Government & Racial Issues
- Select activity Terxt of the 14th Amendment
  
  Terxt of the 14th Amendment File
- Select activity Plessy Vs Ferguson, dissenting opinion
  
  Plessy Vs Ferguson, dissenting opinion File
- Select activity Plessy Vs Ferguson, majority opinion
  
  Plessy Vs Ferguson, majority opinion File
- Select activity Virginia Racial Integrity Act of 1924
  
  Virginia Racial Integrity Act of 1924 File
- Select activity Video: What is the 14th Amendment?
  
  Video: What is the 14th Amendment? URL
- Select activity Video: Plessy vs. Ferguson
  
  Video: Plessy vs. Ferguson URL
- Select activity American Historama: Plessy vs. Ferguson
  
  American Historama: Plessy vs. Ferguson URL
- Select activity Supporting Question #3:What were race relations li...
  
  Supporting Question #3:
  What were race relations like in 1940s America?
- Select activity The Zoot Suit Riots
  
  The Zoot Suit Riots
- Select activity Video: The Zoot Suit Riots
  
  Video: The Zoot Suit Riots URL
- Select activity Source A: Men's Suits in the 1940s
  
  Source A: Men's Suits in the 1940s File
- Select activity Source B: Newspaper article, June 10, 1943
  
  Source B: Newspaper article, June 10, 1943 File
- Select activity Source C; Zoot Suit Riots Timeline
  
  Source C; Zoot Suit Riots Timeline File
- Select activity Source D: Image bank: the Zoot Suit Riots
  
  Source D: Image bank: the Zoot Suit Riots File
- Select activity History.com: Zoot Suit Riots
  
  History.com: Zoot Suit Riots URL
- Select activity War History Online: Strange Story of the Zoot Suit Riots
  
  War History Online: Strange Story of the Zoot Suit Riots URL
- Select activity San Jose Mercury News: Sailors vs. Pachucos
  
  San Jose Mercury News: Sailors vs. Pachucos URL
- Select activity Military Segregation
  
  Military Segregation
- Select activity Source A: Video on the Harlem Hellfighters
  
  Source A: Video on the Harlem Hellfighters URL
- Select activity Source B: Excerpt from FDR's “Four Freedoms” speech, 1941
  
  Source B: Excerpt from FDR's “Four Freedoms” speech, 1941 File
- Select activity Source C: 1944 Letter to FDR
  
  Source C: 1944 Letter to FDR File
- Select activity Source D: The Port Chicago Incident
  
  Source D: The Port Chicago Incident File
- Select activity Source E: Image Bank on the Port Chicago Incident
  
  Source E: Image Bank on the Port Chicago Incident File
- Select activity Video: Port Chicago Explosion Remembered
  
  Video: Port Chicago Explosion Remembered URL
- Select activity History.com: Port Chicago Disaster
  
  History.com: Port Chicago Disaster URL
- Select activity East Bay Times: Port Chicago Disaster
  
  East Bay Times: Port Chicago Disaster URL
- Select activity Racial Reconciliation
  
  Racial Reconciliation
- Select activity Source A: Executive Order 8802
  
  Source A: Executive Order 8802 File
- Select activity Source B: Wartime Propaganda Poster
  
  Source B: Wartime Propaganda Poster File
- Select activity Source C: Executive Order 9982
  
  Source C: Executive Order 9982 File
- Select activity Source D: Audio File: Interview of Mary Bethune McLeod by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in 1949
  
  Source D: Audio File: Interview of Mary Bethune McLeod by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in 1949 URL
Select section Bonus Unit: Japanese-American Internment

Bonus Unit: Japanese-American Internment
- Select activity Compelling Question: Should freedom be sacrificed ...
  
  Compelling Question: Should freedom be sacrificed in the name of national security?
- Select activity The Densho Encyclopedia
  
  The Densho Encyclopedia URL
- Select activity Internment Camps Timeline
  
  Internment Camps Timeline URL
- Select activity Video: George Takei on memories of WW2 as a Japanese-American
  
  Video: George Takei on memories of WW2 as a Japanese-American URL
- Select activity Video: George Takei on why I love a country that once betrayed me
  
  Video: George Takei on why I love a country that once betrayed me URL
- Select activity Video: What Were The Japanese Internment Camps?
  
  Video: What Were The Japanese Internment Camps? URL
- Select activity Video: Lessons Learned: Japanese-American Internment During WWII
  
  Video: Lessons Learned: Japanese-American Internment During WWII URL
- Select activity Article: World War II/Japanese Internment
  
  Article: World War II/Japanese Internment URL
- Select activity Article: Japanese Internment Camps
  
  Article: Japanese Internment Camps URL
- Select activity Supporting Question #1:How were divisions over Jap...
  
  Supporting Question #1:
  How were divisions over Japanese American exclusion & internment reflected in the 1944 SCOTUS case Korematsu v. United States?
- Select activity Video: Korematsu vs United States Explained : US History Review
  
  Video: Korematsu vs United States Explained : US History Review URL
- Select activity Article: Korematsu vs. United States
  
  Article: Korematsu vs. United States URL
- Select activity Article: Famous Dissents
  
  Article: Famous Dissents URL
- Select activity Video: Fred Korematsu Day
  
  Video: Fred Korematsu Day URL
- Select activity Video: Sonia Sotomayor on Korematsu vs. US
  
  Video: Sonia Sotomayor on Korematsu vs. US URL
- Select activity Video: Robert Jackson's Dissent on Korematsu vs United States
  
  Video: Robert Jackson's Dissent on Korematsu vs United States URL
- Select activity Source A: Lippman and DeWitt
  
  Source A: Lippman and DeWitt File
- Select activity Source B: Cartoon and Editorial
  
  Source B: Cartoon and Editorial File
- Select activity Source C; Francis Biddle & J. Edgar Hoover
  
  Source C; Francis Biddle & J. Edgar Hoover File
- Select activity Source D: Dorothea Lange Photographs
  
  Source D: Dorothea Lange Photographs File
- Select activity Source E: Executive Order 9066
  
  Source E: Executive Order 9066 File
- Select activity Source F: Supreme Court Opinions
  
  Source F: Supreme Court Opinions File
- Select activity Source G: Relevant Sections of the Constitution
  
  Source G: Relevant Sections of the Constitution File
- Select activity Supporting Question #2:How did internment disrupt ...
  
  Supporting Question #2:
  How did internment disrupt Japanese Americans’ lives?
- Select activity Video: Life in a Japanese-American Internment Camp
  
  Video: Life in a Japanese-American Internment Camp URL
- Select activity Video: This Was Life for Japanese-Americans During WWII
  
  Video: This Was Life for Japanese-Americans During WWII URL
- Select activity Video: Watch Muslim kids read letters from Japanese internment camp survivors
  
  Video: Watch Muslim kids read letters from Japanese internment camp survivors URL
- Select activity Internment History: Health Impact
  
  Internment History: Health Impact URL
- Select activity 75 Years Later, Japanese Recall
  
  75 Years Later, Japanese Recall URL
- Select activity Source A: Toku Machida Shimomura, diary entries
  
  Source A: Toku Machida Shimomura, diary entries File
- Select activity Source B: Dorothea Lange, photograph of a Japanese American–owned business I Am an American, 1942
  
  Source B: Dorothea Lange, photograph of a Japanese American–owned business I Am an American, 1942 File
- Select activity Source C: Image banks: Three online collections
  
  Source C: Image banks: Three online collections File
- Select activity Supporting Question #3:What were the arguments in ...
  
  Supporting Question #3:
  What were the arguments in favor of and against the 1988 Civil Liberties Act and reparations payments to Japanese Americans?
- Select activity Video: Civil Liberties Act of 1988
  
  Video: Civil Liberties Act of 1988 URL
- Select activity Article: Civil Liberties Act of 1988
  
  Article: Civil Liberties Act of 1988 URL
- Select activity Source A: Congressional Debate
  
  Source A: Congressional Debate File
- Select activity Source B: 1988 Legislation
  
  Source B: 1988 Legislation File
- Select activity Source C; Presidential Apologies
  
  Source C; Presidential Apologies File
- Select activity Video: President Reagan on the Civil Liberties Act, 1988
  
  Video: President Reagan on the Civil Liberties Act, 1988 URL
- Select activity Video: Norm Mineta on witnessing the signing
  
  Video: Norm Mineta on witnessing the signing URL
- Select activity Video: Feelings about Receiving Reparations
  
  Video: Feelings about Receiving Reparations URL
- Select activity Article: Should Reparations be Paid? (scroll down)
  
  Article: Should Reparations be Paid? (scroll down) URL
Select section Unit 6: Patriotism, Vietnam and the Cold War

Unit 6: Patriotism, Vietnam and the Cold War
- Select activity Compelling Question: Is Protest Patriotic?
  
  Compelling Question:
  Is Protest Patriotic?
- Select activity Video: The Cold War in Asia
  
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Civics Test Resources

Compelling Question: How did the Tohono O'odham government change over time?

Supporting Question #1: How did the Tohono O'odham organize themselves?

Supporting Question #2: How did contact with the Spanish impact the Tohono O’odham?

Supporting Question #3: How did contact with the United States impact the Tohono O’odham?

Compelling Question: What is the purpose of government?

Compelling Question: Did the Constitution establish a just government?

Supporting Question #1: Was the Connecticut Plan fair for large and small states?

Supporting Question #2: How did the Framers structure the government?

Supporting Question #3: Does the Constitution protect our basic rights?

World War II Background

Compelling Question: Could a fascist government come to power in the United States?

Supporting Question #1: What did fascism look like in Nazi Germany?

Supporting Question #2: How did the interpretation of the Constitution promote or restrict support for fascism in the United States?

Supporting Question #3: What were race relations like in 1940s America?

Compelling Question: Should freedom be sacrificed in the name of national security?

Supporting Question #1: How were divisions over Japanese American exclusion & internment reflected in the 1944 SCOTUS case Korematsu v. United States?

Supporting Question #2: How did internment disrupt Japanese Americans’ lives?

Supporting Question #3: What were the arguments in favor of and against the 1988 Civil Liberties Act and reparations payments to Japanese Americans?

Compelling Question: Is Protest Patriotic?

Supporting Question #1: What were the reasons and methods used to protest the Vietnam War?

Supporting Question #2: Why did some Americans consider the Vietnam War protesters unpatriotic?

Supporting Question #3: Why did the Vietnam War protesters consider themselves patriotic?

Compelling Question: What made nonviolent protest effective during the Civil Rights Movement?

Compelling Question:
How did the Tohono O'odham government change over time?

Supporting Question #1:
How did the Tohono O'odham organize themselves?

Supporting Question #2:
How did contact with the Spanish impact the Tohono O’odham?

Supporting Question #3:
How did contact with the United States impact the Tohono O’odham?

Compelling Question:
Could a fascist government come to power in the United States?

Supporting Question #1:
What did fascism look like in Nazi Germany?

Supporting Question #2:
How did the interpretation of the Constitution promote or restrict support for fascism in the United States?

Supporting Question #3:
What were race relations like in 1940s America?

Supporting Question #1:
How were divisions over Japanese American exclusion & internment reflected in the 1944 SCOTUS case Korematsu v. United States?

Supporting Question #2:
How did internment disrupt Japanese Americans’ lives?

Supporting Question #3:
What were the arguments in favor of and against the 1988 Civil Liberties Act and reparations payments to Japanese Americans?

Compelling Question:
Is Protest Patriotic?

Supporting Question #1:
What were the reasons and methods used to protest the Vietnam War?

Supporting Question #2:
Why did some Americans consider the Vietnam War protesters unpatriotic?

Supporting Question #3:
Why did the Vietnam War protesters consider themselves patriotic?

Compelling Question:
What made nonviolent protest effective during the Civil Rights Movement?