Today we went over the foreign diplomacy of Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Sr, and Bill Clinton. WE discussed the changes in migration and civil liberties of immigrants, as well as the upsurge of the Moral Majority and conservatism in the US. Zach took three quizzes over the sections we covered.

Today we went over the political and social shifts of the late 80s and 90s because that was one section we were not able to cover in our class time. Next, Zach did a short practice test to help prepare for his exam on Friday.

Today Zach reviewed for and completed an AP Practice Exam. He did very well scoring 86%. Zach needs to submit his collaboration assignment.

Zach had asked to do a practice Document Based Question. He had to analyze seven interrelated primary documents and craft an essay with a thesis and supporting points based on the question. His practice question involved comparing and contrasting imperialist and anti-imperialist opinions during the Spanish-American War.

Today Zach wrote his DBA reflection and submitted it. Then he completed the long essay exam for module 8, writing about the sociopolitical influences of the Cold War and Red Scare. Zach first outlined his essay, wrote a first draft, and then revised it.

Today we went over LBJ's Great Society policies and programs, the upswing in conservatism, election of Nixon, Civil Uprisings, and protests against the Vietnam war, as well as resistance to talks about entering Cambodia. We discussed the policy of containment, and the decline of the Cold War. Zach completed a short response to the question of Next, Zach and I reviewed the civil rights cases of the Warren Supreme Court, including Gideon V Wainwright, Mapp v Ohio, University of California v Bakke, Griswold v Connecticut, Miranda v Arizona, etc. Zach then completed a short quiz. Lastly, Zach took a short practice test to prepare for the upcoming AP test, we went over the AP test format, and then we went over the module in preparation for his DBA.

Today we went over the major milestones, leaders, organizations, developments, and setbacks during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Zach completed an essay outline and analysis assignment about violent resistance to the movement. Next, we discussed the Latin American, Women's, and Asian American movements for equal rights. Zach then completed a short quiz.

Today Zach completed the module 7 exam on WWI and II. Next, we moved on to module 8 that covers the Cold War. We discussed anti communist sentiment, McCarthyism, the Gulf of Tonkin incident, containment, Pres. Johnson, the Nuclear Arms race, and then the rise of counter culture, the baby boom, and postwar prosperity. We also discussed teh rise of the sunbelt, suburbanism, as preemptive factors of Reagan's conservative rise. Zach completed two short quizzes within these discussions.

Today, we completed section 7.03 that covered the European and Pacific theaters of war in WWII. Zach completed the subsequent quiz. Then we went on to section 7.04 that discussed the ways the War was viewed in the US, joining the war, and the use of the Atomic Bomb. We went over internment camps, the Manhattan Project, the Potsdam conference and Treaty of Versailles. Zach completed an analysis assignment that discussed two different views of the atomic bomb at the time. Lastly, we moved on to section 8.01 and discussed the Cold War, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars briefly. Zach scheduled his DBA and collaboration lesson as well.

Zach completed his DBQ essay on the New Deal. Then we went over the section on World War 2, the European and Pacific theaters of war, specific battles, and diplomatic arrangements. Zach needs to complete the quiz tonight for homework.