Today we conitnued blog discussion. I need to continue to work on the work with at least three sources, and work on my blog about the key term things.
Harry Truman- vice president for only a few months and came in when FDR died, few months before WWI
The Great Society Gun Control Act of 1968 regulates firearms industry and firearm owners.
Vietnam Conflict dominated much of Johnson's presidency. LB..J believed in Domino theory. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave LB..J complete power to wage war in Nam.
Harry Truman:
Came into Presidency when F.D.R. died, and won the election of 1948.
He passed the Fair Deal, which was like Roosevelt's New Deal. He strongly support civil rights (black rights), he desegregated the U.S. military. Created the Truman Doct
Today we went over the points for the cold war project. And we also discussed the remaining presidential blogs..
Truman:
He came into office after FDR died. He came into office just before the WWII ended. Truman was re-elected in 1948. He ran up again
blog discussion:
Johnson:
gun control act of 1968- regulates the firearms industry and firearms owners- passed in response to jfk, rfk, mlk
the veitnam conflict dominated much of johnsons presidency
believed in the domino theory
gulf of tonkin resolution-
Today we finished the blog discussions, then worked on notes from the powerpoint.
Lyndon Johnson:
-aid education
-attack disease
-Medicare and Medicaid
-Gun Control Act of 1968-regulates the firearms industry
Richard Nixon:
-vice president of Eisenhower
-on
Today we continued going over presidential blogs
President Johnson
KEEP!!
cold war project this will be a 200 pt project this is due when we finish the pres blogs.
my topic is number 2 which is policy of containment: domino effect, iron curain speech, marshall plan, and truman Doctorine. this should be less than 20
Today we talked a little bit about the blogs that were going to be due. Then we talked about the powerpoint and the presidents agian.
Johnson (cont.)
The Great Society
-Elementry and Secondary Education Act of 1965--For the first time large amounts of
The Great Society
Elementary and Secondary EDucation act of 1965
Higher education act of 1965 focused on funding lower income students, including grants, work study money, and government loans.
set up the national endowment for the humanities and the na
We talked about the points for the presentations.
Key term blog assignment this weekend.
President Johnson.. Conintued..
The Great Society
Medicare bill- old people get health care insurance
Gun control act of 1968 regulates the fiearms industy and firea
Today in Mr.Bruns class we're going over the presidential blogs again.
The Great Society, Elementry and Secondary Education Act of 1965-For the first time, large amounts of federal money went to public schools and the focus was poor schools,
Today in class we went over our info. for blog discussions. We also continued our president blog disscussions.
Lyndon Johnson-
-signs the medicare bill. (healthcare)
-Johnson did not do to well during Vietnam.
-Johnson sends more troops over to Vietnam
Truman
Dewey was said that he was going to win the election.
The newspapers printed that Dewey was going to win and Truman actually won the election.
Truman had the Fair Deal similar to the New Deal.
He supported civil rights, black rights.
Formed a party
eisenhower presidentaial accomplishments
dominatatied by the cold war comtainment policy
also used the cia to do covert ops to distupt communist goverments abroad iran/guatamala
opend relations with spain
ended the korean war
degensive allliances were sig
George H. W. Bush was born to senator Prescott Bush and his wife. Bush was educated at Greenwich Country Day School and then went to Phillips Acadamy. He was president of the senior class, secretary of his student council, president of the community
started right out of the gates with the kennedy assignation.
Earl Warren said that Lee Oswald acted alone.
Richard Nixon was also accused of killing JFK. Because of the election. He acted weird.
The JFK Act
Congress passed the President John F. Kenn
