Forrest Gump

1. Below you will find a list of eighteen historical events from the movie Forrest Gump.  Choose one of the topics and write a brief summary of that event on your blog.
2. Interpret what you think Forrest's mom meant when she told him, "Life is like a box of chocolates; You never know what you're gonna get." on your blog.

• Meets Elvis
• At University of Alabama when Gov. Wallace blocked the door to stop them from segregating.
• Assassination of JFK
• Assassination of RFK
• Vietnam Conflict
• President Johnson
• March on Washington
• Black Panthers
• Anti-war/Peace Movement
• President Nixon
• Watergate Scandal
• Apollo II
• Communist China/Cold War
• Assassination of John Lennon
• Hurricane Carmen
• Apple Computers Introduced
• Disco/Drug Era
• Introduction of HIV/AIDS

WWII In Class Assignment.

GO to the article on Effects of the Atomic Bomb and answer the following questions.

1. Describe the effects of the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima.
2. Compare the scale of destruction in Hiroshima with that in Nagasaki.
3. Explain the importance of the lack of scientific knowledge about the long-term effects of radiation.
4. What lessons were learned from these atomic attacks?
5. Was the United States justified in its use of these two atomic bombs? 

Do not put this on your blog, complete and hand in during class.

Domestic Policy Post WWII due 4/9

Follow this link to the PBS website on President Truman's domestic Policy. Copy the questions below and paste them into a Word document. You will find all of the answers on the PBS website. You will not post this on your blog you will print it and turn it on Tuesday 4/9.

Please answer, in detail, using the above link.

1. How many soldiers returned home after WWII and what did they hope to find? 

2. How was Truman going to go about putting striking railroad workers back to work in 1946? 

3. What problem did Truman face when trying to rally American’s around the Korean war effort and why? 

4. What was Truman’s Executive Order (1947) and why was it significant? 

5. How did Truman aid in ending the Steel Strikes in 1952? 

6. What were Truman’s successes?