Final Exam Review Sheet 2023-2024!

When students are done all steps of the Civics Project, they need to start studying for the final exam!

Monday, June 10- Last day of the 4th quarter.  Last chance for makeup work, but most importantly, study for the final exam!

Final exam schedule

Tuesday, June 11

A- 8:00 AM-9:30 AM

B- 10:00 AM- 11:30 AM

C- 12:30 PM-2:00 PM

Wednesday, June 12

D- 8:00 AM-9:30 AM

E- 10:00 AM- 11:30 AM

Thursday, June 13

F- 8:00 AM-9:30 AM

G- 10:00 AM- 11:30 AM

General information- Students should get to class nice and early with a charged chromebook.  Admin only can admit late students.  Students must stay the entire time.

The Final exam is WWII-Present.  Study the following:

• WWII Test (Ch 24-25)
• Early Cold War Test (Ch 26-27)
• 1960's-1970's Test (CH 28, 30 and 32)
• Civil Rights Test (Ch 29 and 31)
• Notes for 1980's, 1990's and 2000's (Ch 33 and 34)

Those tests can be reviewed on Google classroom.  Also, the results were released to students via email. 

65 Multiple Choice questions (worth 65 points total) and 7 Open Response questions (worth 35 points total) are based on the course essential questions (below) and student learning objectives from lessons!  For multiple choice questions, choose the best answer!  For Open Response questions, make sure you can answer the question with specific examples thus demonstrating knowledge of things we learned!  Pay attention to the task verb and follow the given rubric.  There are many answers to these questions and sometimes you need to show knowledge of just one thing relevant to the question!

SEI/E block only- Map section will include US states and countries that the US interacted with 1940's-Present.

1. Course Essential Questions!  Answers must be 1940's-present on the final exam!

   1. How have various groups attempted to Access Their Rights and how have they been Opposed?

   
   

   2. How has the rise of Mass Media influenced and transformed Culture?

   
   

   3. How does the drive to acquire Wealth influence America?

   
   

   4. Where does the drive for Westward Expansion / Imperialism / Interventionism come from and what is its impact on America and the rest of the world?

   
   

   5. How has the rise and fall of the Industry / Labor and the Labor Movement shaped the American work environment and Economy?

   
   

   6. How have the Political Parties established and transformed their platforms to adapt to changing values in society to appeal to the masses?

   
   

   7. How have advances in Technologies/Transportation impacted the Economy, Landscape and Migration of the American people?
   8. How is Power acquired and what measures does it take to Protect Itself?
   9. How have the cost and spoils of war affected the development of America?
   10. How has the idea of the American Dream influenced the lives of Americans and how does it evolve over time?
   11. How does [the content] change or reinforce how you see your values and decisions in your role in society (Civic identity)

33.4

Student learning objective- Students will connect what they learn in this section to their knowledge of the current world.

Film clips
- 1989- Tienanmen Square
What happened?
Why is it important?
What is (are) the connection(s) to today?

- 1989- Fall of the Berlin Wall
What happened?
Why is it important?
What is (are) the connection(s) to today?

- 1991- Persian Gulf War
What happened?
Why is it important?
What is (are) the connection(s) to today?

- 1991- USSR breaks into 15 non-Communist nations
Why is it important?
What is (are) the connection(s) to today?

33.4

Mikhail Gorbachev
Glasnost
Perestroika
1989-1991- Satellites declare independence 
1991- USSR collapses 
CIS
Tiananmen Square (film clip questions answered)
Sandinistas
Contras
Panama
Iran-Contra Scandal
Persian Gulf War 
Operation Desert Storm
Norman Schwarzkopf

33.3

Chapter 33, Section 3

Student learning objective- Students will make a connection between something they learned today in class and their lives in the present day!

III. _________________ Concerns in 1980's
A. Health, Education and _________________ in Crisis
1, Health Issues
a. ____________ epidemic
2. Abortion
3. Drug Abuse
4. Education
5. The Urban Crisis
B. The Equal Rights Struggle
1. Political Losses and Gains
2. Inequality
a. pay equity
C. The Fight for Rights Continues
1. African Americans
a. The Rev. Jesse Jackson ran for Democrat Presidential Nomination in 1984 and 1988
2. Gains for Latinos
a. Largest Minority Group in US
b.  Bilingual Education Act of 1968
3. Native Americans Speak Out
4. An Expanding Asian American Population
5. The _________________ Rights Movement Advances
a.  By the year 1993, only seven states and 110 communities had outlawed gay discrimination
b. MA was the first state to legalize gay marriage
c. LGBT+ rights is a big 21st Century movement compared to 20th Century where it did not have the popularity or traction

Film clips-
1992- The LA riots

What happened to Rodney King?

What caused the riots?

Why is this important?

How is this related to today?

1998- Clinton's impeachment

What happened?

Why is this important?

How is this related to today?

Studying for the Civil Rights, Feminism and Counterculture Test!

The Civil rights, Feminism and Counterculture Test is Tuesday, 5/7 during class time.  The class will do makeup work and study during class time Friday, 5/3, and will have time to do that after the Civil Rights Interview informal presentations 5/6, and then take the test while the info is fresh in your mind!  It is 100% notes and discussion based.  The notes and discussions are majorly based on the Americans Chapters 29 and 31.

There are 19 multiple choice questions worth 76 points.  For multiple choice, choose the best answer!  If you need to, eliminate wrong answers to find the best answer!  There are 3 short answer/open response worth 14 points total.  For open response, write a logical response to the question using a specific historical example discussed in our class to prove you know.  Make sure you respond to the task verb used in the question, like identify or explain.  There is one short essay worth 10 points- Make a claim about the Civil Rights movement, and use three examples and analysis and reasoning to prove your claim.  The rubrics used for short answer questions and test short essays are attached to Google classroom where you found this study post and also attached to the test question it corresponds with.  See me for help prior to the test if you need help with any of this.

Cheating in any form is prohibited.  This test judges what you know on test day.  Retakes will be allowed after grading is complete, so no need to cheat or plagiarize anyway!  Also, the availability of retakes should decrease the test anxiety!  Once the test is graded, Mr. Cook will "release the grade and comments", and you will be sent an email (from google forms which gives feedback on manually entered point deductions).  Mr. Cook will also tell the students that the email has been sent in class once they are all done.  To prepare for a potential retake, at that point students should study the released test and see Mr. Cook at an appropriate time for studying help also as Multiple Choice questions do not offer feedback.  Contact Mr. Cook at a later time when ready for a retake.  Multiple choice and open response questions are based on notes but also on the course essential questions below! When studying on your own, try to come up with everything they know for each essential question pertaining to our recently studied Civil Rights, Feminism and Counterculture unit. 

US History II 10 Essential Questions (From syllabus)

1. How have various groups attempted to Access Their Rights and how have they been Opposed?

2. How has the rise of Mass Media influenced and transformed Culture?

3. How does the drive to acquire Wealth influence America?

4. Where does the drive for Westward Expansion / Imperialism / Interventionism come from and what is its impact on America and the rest of the world?

5. How has the rise and fall of the Industry / Labor and the Labor Movement shaped the American work environment and Economy?

6. How have the Political Parties established and transformed their platforms to adapt to changing values in society to appeal to the masses?

7. How have advances in Technologies/Transportation impacted the Economy, Landscape and Migration of the American people?
8. How is Power acquired and what measures does it take to Protect Itself?
9. How have the cost and spoils of war affected the development of America?
10. How has the idea of the American Dream influenced the lives of Americans and how does it evolve over time?
11. How does [the content] change or reinforce how you see your values and decisions in your role in society (Civic identity)