Exam Review

Below are two helpful review sites for the AP exam.

http://mrssciorilli.wikispaces.com/file/view/AP+US+Study+Guide+and+Review.pdf

http://faculty.polytechnic.org/gfeldmeth/ap4.pdf

http://www.dce.k12.wi.us/srhigh/socialstudies/AP%20Classes/APUSHistory/AP%20Review%20Packet%20pdf..pdf

The Final Push: Pre-Exam Post

Monday – April 11th

Oral Presentations: Social/Cultural Movements of the 1960s
Thorough notes on each subject
Q&A session after school
Homework: Vietnam Reappraisal Guide

Tuesday – April 12th

The Vietnam War and its Legacy: Class Discussion
Basics – Review timeline info/homework to understand chronology
Essential Questions regarding Vietnam:
Who or what bears responsibility for causing the conflict?
Why was Vietnam so divisive?
What led to the end of the war?
What is/should be Vietnam’s legacy?
Analysis – Vietnam Veterans Memorial – Appropriate remembrance?
Homework: Reading/Notes on Nixon Administration

Wednesday – April 13th

Nixon’s presidency – Assessing his Presidency
The Silent Majority and the birth of New Conservatism
Track record: Domestic/Foreign Policies (Watergate, Détente, etc…)
Popular History and the case of Nixon – Is he a villain?
Homework: 1-2 pager, Assess Nixon’s Presidency

Thursday –April 14th

Class Part I – Ford & Carter’s Presidencies – Important Events
Part II – Reagan, the New Right, and the End of the Cold War
Reaganomics, Re-escalation, Revolution?
Homework: Reagan Presidential Outline (F/D, Successes/Failures, Legacy?)

Friday – April 15th

Reagan and modern history
Reagan as hero? Outline overview
End of the Cold War – Implications

VACATION

Complete Cold War Timelines to be handed in on the Monday you return
Outline notes on the final chapters of your book


Multiple Choice Test on Monday, WWII to Present
Review April 26th – May 5th
AP TEST : FRIDAY MAY 6th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Helpful Links:

Vietnam

Nixon's Presidency

Nixon's Presidency II

Ford & Carter

Reagan I

Reagan II

Sixties Research

http://usinfo.org/oah/ch12.htm