Lesson 1 "New Challenges"

Turn to Page 564 analyze the timeline at the bottom of the page and read the introduction to the chapter.

Scan Pages 565-567; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 565-567 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 565-567.

Read Pages 565-567 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 567? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "New Challenges" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 1 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Atmosphere - the gaseous layer covering the earth.

Suborbital - not out of the earth's atmosphere.

enthusiasm - strong feeling of excitement.

Ineligible - not able to do something because it is against rules.

Section Review Answers

1. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth.
2. The army put the first American satellite into orbit.
3. The Twenty-Second Amendment said a President could not be elected for more than two terms.
4. The Republicans chose Richard Nixon as their candidate for President.
5. John F. Kennedy won the election of 1960.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe the first American space flights?

Are you able to discuss relations between the United States and the Soviet Union?

Can you describe Kennedy's defeat of Nixon in the 1960 election?

Lesson 2 "Supporting Freedom Abroad"

Scan Pages 568-570; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 568-570 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 568-570.

Read Pages 568-570 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 570? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "Supporting Freedom Abroad" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 2 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Refugee - a person who flees his or her home country to seek protection.

Missile - a self-driven bomb

Section Review Answers

1. Cuba was ninety miles form the United States.
2. Kennedy tried to help the Cubans by helping with an invasion to overthrow the Cuban government.
3. The Soviet Union built a wall dividing East Berlin and West Berlin.
4. The missile crisis almost turned into a war because American ships stopped Soviet ships bringing missiles to Cuba; the Soviets turned back, however.
5. People praised Kennedy for his tough stand.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you explain how Cuba became controlled by a communist government?

Are you able to describe the failure of Kennedy's invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs?

Can you describe the Cuban Missile crisis?

Lesson 3 "Struggle at Home"

Scan Pages 571-574; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 571-574 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 571-574.

Read Pages 571-574 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 574? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "Struggle at Home" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 3 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Fulfil - to carry out something that may or may not be expected.

Desegregation - acts to remove segregation in public places.

Riot - a violent public disturbance

Tactic - a method of doing something

Motorcade - a parade of cars

Developing country - a nation that is slowly improving its industry and economy.

Section Review Answers

1. Freedom rides planned to draw attention to segregation in the South, true.
2. James Meredith was for African American rights.
3. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 removed segregation from public places.
4. African-American leaders organized a March in Washington to support the Civil Rights Act, true.
5. Lee harvey Oswald assassinated President Kennedy.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe how President Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and many other Americans tried to end racial segregation and discrimination peacefully?

Are you able to describe race riots and the March on Washington?

Can you describe the assassination of President Kennedy?

Are you able to identify President Kennedy's lasting achievements?

Lesson 4 "The Johnson Administration"

Scan Pages 575-578; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 575-578 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and questions in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 575-578.

Read Pages 575-578 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 578? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "The Johnson Administration" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

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Lesson 4 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Conservative - one who is cautious about change.

Maintain - to keep in good condition

Divisive - something that divides or separates in a damaging way.

Replenish - to make full or complete again.

Section Review Answers

1. Lyndon Johnson won the 1964 election for President?
2. The Republican party nominated Barry Goldwater for the 1964 election.
3. The Housing Act encouraged people to build low-cost housing.
4. The Medicare Plan provided health insurance to the elderly.
5. Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution to protect American forces near north Vietnam.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe the 1964 election?

Are you able to describe the laws on health, education, environment, and housing that were passed during Johnson's administration?

Can you explain how the United States came to fight in Vietnam?

Can you describe the Vietnam War and President Johnson's attempts to end it?

Lesson 5 "New Movements Try to Change America"

Scan Pages 579-582; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 579-582 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and questions in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 579-582.

Read Pages 579-582 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 582? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 5 "New Movements Try to Change America" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 5 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Feminist - a person who seeks the liberation of women.

Liberation - equal social or economic rights.

baby boom - the millions of babies born after World War II.

Migrant - a worker who travels from place to place to work.

Counterculture - a culture or lifestyle that goes against the common culture.

Hippie - an extreme member of the youth culture in the 1960s.

Section Review Answers

1. Feminists wanted liberation for women.
2. Malcolm X encouraged African Americans to develop their own power and separate from white Americans who treated them unequally.
3. The Equal Rights Amendment did not become part of the Constitution.
4. Chavez helped farm workers by organizing a strike against grape growers and forming the National Farm Workers Association.
5. A counter culture is a culture or lifestyle that goes against the common culture.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe some African-American leaders who led the civil rights movement?

Are you able to describe Hispanic leaders such as Caesar Chavez, who tried to improve the lives of Hispanic Americans?

Can you describe the women's movement, the youth movement, and the counterculture?

Lesson 6"The Politics of Protest"

Scan Pages 583-585; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 583-585 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and questions in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 583-585.

Read Pages 583-585 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 585? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "The Politics of Protest" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

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Lesson 6 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

controversial - something that causes much debate and disagreement.

Ironic - something that is opposite of what is expected.

Section Review Answers

1. It is True that Americans were not able to tell who was winning the war in Vietnam.
2. It is true that Johnson wanted to please those who were for and against the Vietnam War.
3. President Johnson never ran for re-election.
4. It is true that Martin Luther King Jr. was shot to death.
5. Richard Nixon won the election of 1968.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe the political controversy that caused President Johnson not to run for President in 1968?

Are you able to describe the killings of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy?

Are you able to describe the 1968 election?

 Preparing for Chapter 28 Test

Turn to Page 586 and read the article, "I Have a Dream".

Turn to Page 587 and read the Chapter 28 summary.

On page 588-589 you will find the Chapter 28 review, complete the review.

Check your answers with those in the Key Points.

Take the Chapter 28 Test "Support for Freedom"

Review the answers then print the results for your records.

Chapter 28 Review answers

1. John F. Kennedy
2. Great Society
3. NASA
4. Peace Corps
5. Martin Luther King Jr.
6. debates
7. baby boom
8. Robert Weaver
9. Cesar Chavez
10. Cuban missile crisis
11. Bay of Pigs
12. Ton king Golf Resolution

The Comprehension: Understanding Main Ideas

1. Among the federal social programs were the Peace Corps, Medicare, the Civil Rights Act, Elementary and Secondary School Act, the Hosing Act, and the creation of the Department of Housing and urban Development.
2. The Bay of Pigs was early in Kennedy's presidency and made him seem like a weak leader. The Cuban missile crisis showed that Kennedy had courage and was willing to stand up to the Soviets.
3. Among the developments in civil rights were the"freedom riders," the 1964 Civil Rights Act, hundreds of demonstrations, a huge march on Washington, the emergence of Martin Luther King Jr. as the major leader in movement, James Meredith attending the University of Mississippi, the encouragement of Black Power, and the murder of martin Luther King Jr.
4. America became involved in Vietnam because the Cold War. America wanted to prevent the growth of communism in southeast Asia. Military weapons were sent to provide support for South Vietnamese government. After the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, American combat troops were sent to reinforce South Vietnam's army.

The Vietnam War divided the Country because many people believed that the United States had no business fighting in Southeast Asia. Many other people believed that the United States had to be there to prevent the spread of communism. There was very little middle ground on the issue.

The "freedom riders" were groups of African Americans wand whites who had a goal of ending segregation in the United States. They staged demonstrations, marches, and other protests to help show the wrongs of discrimination.

Congratulations you finished the Chapter 28!!