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| ‘ ‘ ‘ | 50f6 Political Cartoon #3: “The Strategists” by Bill Mauldin 1956 Original Cartoon Directions: Closely exam the political cartoon below. Annotate it using the labeled prompts. When you are done, in the box below, jot down what you think the main idea or point the cartoonist was trying to make with this illustration. Cite two pieces of evidence from the cartoon to support your claims about the main idea. Annotation #1: . ” Annotation #2: What do you thlnk What do you think this soldier and his ml 5 man whose sign is a symbol , l . head lsi of? Why? ‘ 5 a ‘ , n’a _ .7 . » , sandbox ta symbolic cl? Why? Annotation ‘5: What do you think this staircase symbolizes? Evidence from cartoon for your claim about the main idea: Evidence lrom cartoon [or your claim about the main idea:
Evidence from cartoon for your claim about the main idea: Evidence from cartoon for your claim about the main idea: 4 of 6 Political Cartoon #2: “Our Position Hasn’t Changed at All” by Herblock June 1965 Original Cartoon Directions: Closely exam the political cartoon below. Annotate it using the labeled prompts. When you are done, in the box below, jot down what you think the main idea or point the cartoonist was trying to make with this illustration. Cite two pieces of evidence from the cartoon to support your claims about the main idea. Annotation #1: “OUR POSITION HASN’T CHANGED AT ALL” Annotation #2: In this What does this cartoon, President caption mean? Johnson is depicted Why is it ironic? talking to an advisor. Considering the caption, what do you think the cartoonist wants his audience to think about President Johnson? Annotation #3: What does this escalator symbolize? How do you know? VIETNAM ESCALATOR Main Idea / Main Point of Cartoon: Evidence from cartoon for your claim about the main idea: Evidence from cartoon for your claim about the main idea: Political Cartoon #3: “The Strategists” by Bill Mauldin 1966 Original Cartoon Directions: Closely exam the political cartoon below. Annotate it using the labeled prompts. When you are done, in the box below, jot down what you think the main idea or point the cartoonist was trying to make with this illustration. Cite two pieces of evidence from the cartoon to support your claims about the main idea. Annotation #1: ESCALATE! What do you think THERE IS NO Annotation #2: SUBSTITUTE this soldier and his What do you think sign is a symbol this man whose of? Why? head is in a sandbox is symbolic of? Why? REPENT ASIA IS NONE OF OUR BUSINESS Annotation #3: What do you think this staircase symbolizes?
3 of 6 Political Cartoon #1: “The Other Ascent into the Unknown” by Herblock June 1965 Original Cartoon Directions: Closely exam the political cartoon below. Annotate it using the labeled prompts. When you are done, in the box below, jot down what you think the main idea or point the cartoonist was trying to make with this illustration. Cite two pieces of evidence from the cartoon to support your claims about the main idea. Title: “The Other Ascent into the Annotation 1: Unknown” By Herblock June 1965 What does this Annotation 2: What is title tell you? the staircase labelled? Where does it lead? What does this represent symbolically? Annotation 3: Who or what does the soldier represent? GET-NAM 165 HERBLOCK Main Idea / Main Point of Cartoon: Evidence from cartoon for your claim about the main idea: Evidence from cartoon for your claim about the main idea: Political Cartoon #2: “Our Position Hasn’t Changed at All” by Herblock June 1965 Original Cartoon Directions: Closely exam the political cartoon below. Annotate it using the labeled prompts. When you are done, in the box below, jot down what you think the main idea or point the cartoonist was trying to make with this illustration. Cite two pieces of evidence from the cartoon to support your claims about the main idea. Annotation #1: “OUR POSITION HASN’T CHANGED AT ALL” Annotation #2: In this What does this cartoon, President caption mean? Johnson is depicted Why is it ironic? talking to an advisor. Considering the caption, what do you think the cartoonist wants his audience to think about President Johnson? Annotation #3: What does this escalator symbolize? How do you know? VIETNAM ESCALATOR
-_…–_._. ._..-._. w–._-…-.. _.._ _.–=… ._ _,,___ ‘1’ …- ,eww-.. …-, …… injure 9 students and kill 4 (2 of whom were not a part of the protest). June 1970 Jackson State: Students protest at an all black college in Mississippi. National Guardsmen shoot and kill 2 students, wounding 12. June 1971 Pentagon Papers: Top—secret military report that was leaked to the New York Times 2 Of 6 and revealed that the US had drawn up plans to go to war with Vietnam even when President Johnson claimed he wouldn’t send troops. Source: Stanford History Education Group, Mariam : I”-I’I’!I’li’ 1) The United States was involved in the Vietnam War from 1946 to 1975. How much of that is covered in this timeline? How many years of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War is missing from this timeline? 2) According to the timeline. where do many of the protests over the Vietnam War take place? Vietnam-Era Protest Song Response Choose a song from the following YouTube playlist. Listen to it and read the associated lyrics. What is the message of this song? Is it political? What events in American history is it responding to? Do you find the song persuasive? ———— Ygngbe Playlist Link Political Cartoon #1: “The Other Ascent into the Unknown” by Herblock June 1965 . . Direc?ons: Closely exam the political cartoon below. Annotate it using the labeled prompts. When you are done, in the box below, jot down what you think the main idea or point the cartoonist was trying to make with this illustration. Cite two pieces of evidence from the cartoon to support your claims about the main idea. Title: “The Other Ascent into the Annotation 1: Unknown” By Hemlock June 1965 What does this title tell you? Annotation 2: What is the staircase labelled? Where does it lead? What does this represent symbolically?
1 of 6 Vietnam War – Protest Songs Evaluating Sources To what extent do protest songs accurately reflect the tone of Anti-Vietnam War Objective protests in the 1960’s? How did singers use irony and satire to make their claims in protest songs? Contextualization: Review the timeline and answer the analysis questions. Anti Vietnam War Movement Timeline 1965 180,000 American forces in Vietnam May 1965 Draft card burning: During a protest at UC Berkeley, draft cards are burned for the first time 1967 500,000 American forces in Vietnam March 1967 Civil Rights movement and Anti Vietnam War movement combine: Martin Luther King leads a protest in Chicago against the Vietnam War October 75,000 protest against the Vietnam War in Washington D.C. 1967 Jan – June 221 college protests against the Vietnam War around the nation 1968 February According to polling data, 60% of Americans disapprove of Johnson’s handling of the 1968 war August Democratic National Convention: 10,000 anti-war protesters clash with policemen 1968 and National Guardsmen. The violence is caught on TV. November My Lai Massacre: Americans first hear of the My Lai Massacre, which occurred in 1969 March 1968, when US troops brutally attacked 300 – 500 Vietnamese, mostly women and children. Knowledge of the incident sparked public outrage. April 1970 Cambodia: President Nixon announces that American forces have bombed parts of the Ho Chi Minh trail throughout Laos and Cambodia. This announcement angers Americans because Nixon campaigned on the promise of ending the war. May 1970 Kent State: Student protest at Kent State University against Nixon’s invasion of Cambodia. National Guardsmen are brought in to break up the protest. They would injure 9 students and kill 4 (2 of whom were not a part of the protest). June 1970 Jackson State: Students protest at an all black college in Mississippi. National Guardsmen shoot and kill 2 students, wounding 12. June 1971 Pentagon Papers: Top-secret military report that was leaked to the New York Times and revealed that the US had drawn up plans to go to war with Vietnam even when President Johnson claimed he wouldn’t send troops. Source: Stanford History Education Group, Anti-Vietnam War Protests. Contextualization – Timeline Analysis Questions 1) The United States was involved in the Vietnam War from 1946 to 1975. How much of that is covered in this timeline? How many years of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War is missing from this timeline? 2) According to the timeline, where do many of the protests over the Vietnam War take place? Vietnam-Era Protest Song Response Choose a song from the following YouTube playlist. Listen to it and read the associated lyrics. What is the message of this song? Is it poncal? what events In American story Is it responding to? Do you

Kenyan Independence (1963)
Watch this CCTV Africa biography of Jomo Kenyatta and read the text and examine the images below, then answer the questions that follow.

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Which European country imperialized Kenya?
Who was Jomo Kenyatta? Why is he important to Kenyan history?
How did Jomo Kenyatta change as a ruler after Kenya’s independence?
How did Jomo Kenyatta consolidate and maintain his power in Kenya?
?According to the commentators in the video, what is Jomo Kenyatta’s legacy in Kenya?

Please describe Mansa Musa in Africa. Is there any meaning and special place in the document of his portrait? What is it used for? Why did Mansa Musa go to Mecca? What impact does his journey have on the outside world? How does it affect Mali?

1.Which of the following represents a shared characteristic of the French, Haitian, and Latin American Revolutions?
a. Led by the aristocratic class
b. Focused on a social rather than a political goal
c. All dramatically improved women’s rights following their victories
d. Inspired by Enlightenment thought
2.The central theme of the Enlightenment was the idea of
a. Tolerance
b. Progress
c. Tradition
d. Spirituality
3.How did the Enlightenment challenge the established political situation in Europe?
a. The Enlightenment prompted people kill all the monarchs of Europe, in order to rid society of equality.
b. The Enlightenment forced people remove all the monarchs of Europe, in order to rid society of inequality.
c. The Enlightenment challenged the authority of the Pope as a religious leader causing the Thirty Years war.
d. The Enlightenment questioned the rule of monarchy by suggesting that the people have the power, as well as embracing the notion that humanity could be improved through rational change.
4.Which of the following was NOT a SOCIAL cause of the Haitian Revolution?
a. Inequality between the four different social classes.
b. Imbalance between the population compositions of the different social classes.
c. White ‘elitism’ within the society over the black population.
d. The French ‘Exclusif’ policy regarding trade in and out of Haiti
5.Which statement best summarizes the significance of the Haitian Revolution within a global historical context?
a. The success of the Haitian revolution served as a form of motivation for other slave colonies such as in Brazil, in South America, to attempt to revolt against their European colonists in order to attempt to gain independence, resulting eventually in the freedom of the Americas from European control.
b.The Haitian revolution aggravated Napoleon to try and invade all of North America in attempts to start a French American Empire, defeating the Spanish in Central and South America, the British and American colonists in the Eastern part of the continent.
c.The Haitian revolution was the most successful slave revolt in history, creating the 2nd free and independent nation in the Americas, and the first modern nation to be governed by people of African descent.
d. The failure of the Haitian revolution served as a form of motivation for other slave colonies such as in Brazil, in South America, to attempt to revolt against their European colonists in order to attempt to gain independence, resulting eventually in the freedom of the Americas.
6.What ECONOMIC factor contributed to the causes of the French Revolution?
a.Over spending of the French crown caused a need to raise taxes.
b. The inequality between the 1st and 2nd estate regarding the status of the 3rd estate.
c. Louis XVI was a selfish and weak ruler.
d. All of the above
11.Which of the following was the key factor in the start of Latin American independence?
a. Slave Uprisings
b. Creole grievances about their lack of political authority
c. The end of the Napoleonic Wars
d. Enlightenment ideas about religious tolerance
12.”Liberty and justice consist of restoring all that belongs to others; thus, the only limits on the exercise of the natural rights of woman are perpetual male tyranny; these limits are to be reformed by the laws of nature and reason.”
Olympe de Gouges, French feminist, Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen, 1791
The passage above is an example of which of the following processes occurring in the eighteenth century?
a. The emergence of nationalism
b. The formation of separatist movements
c. The application of Enlightenment ideas
d. The growth of empirical science
13.By 1830 revolutions in the Atlantic world resulted in which of the following changes?
a. The political independence of colonies in both North and South America
b. The emancipation of slaves everywhere in the Atlantic world
c. Political and economic domination of the Western Hemisphere by the United States
d. The creation of a politically unified South America
14.Which of the following developments in the Western Hemisphere most directly resulted from the French Revolution?
a. The expansion of the slave trade in the Americas
b. The extension of the plantation economy in the Caribbean
c. The British conquest of Quebec
d. The creation of the first independent Black republic in the Americas

Which of the following best explains how Chinese life changed during the Zhou period? Advances in agricultural technology fueled growth in
population, commerce, and manufacturing. O Due to stressful conditions, farming practices relied on the well-field system based on slave labor.
O The reliance on trade networks made lords of noble birth the most powerful and influential members of society.