Team 3

Lakeland Central Schools
Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School

Biography	Muhammad Ali List 5 connections between Ali and the Vietnam conflict. Locate a picture. What was another name used by Muhammad Ali? Why did he change it? Define: conscientious objector. How did he claim to fit into the category of conscientious objector? Quote a response/reaction to his draft notice. What action did the U.S. government take toward Ali's stand on the war? How did this affect his boxing career? Create a T-Chart showing public reaction to Muhammad Ali's stand on the war. Positive/Negative. http://aavw.org/protest/homepage_ali.html http://www.usnews.com/usnews/doubleissue/heroes/ali.htm http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/05/06/loc_proposed_gold_medal.html http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/ali01.html http://www.wikipedia.org
Communism	Bolshevik or October Revolution Define: Bolshevik, czar, bourgeoisie, duma Discuss the Russian Revolution of 1917. Who was in power? Discuss the influence of Rasputin on these leaders. Why did the people revolt? What were the results of the revolution? http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/EastEurope/OctRev.html http://members.fortunecity.com/stalinmao/ http://thefreedictionary.com http://www.wikipedia.org Grolier Online & Encarta
Impacts of Communism, Post World War II	Red Scare During what period of time did the Red Scare take place? Why was it called Red Scare? Define sabotage, anarchist, and communist revolution. Explain America's fear of foreigners during this time. Who was Vladimir Lenin and what role did he play in the Red Scare? Who was Senator Joseph McCarthy? How did he feed into Red Scare? List actions taken by US against suspected communists and anarchists? Red Channels - Why did Americans fear communist influence in the media? Locate the cover of the "Red Channel" blacklist. www.dictionary.com www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/curcan/main.html#context www.angelfire.com/ny5/redscare/ http://www.authentichistory.com/images/1950s/red_channels/redchcover.html http://www.wikipedia.org Grolier Online & Encarta
History of Vietnam	Resistance Define: concede and insurgent Discuss who the Viet Minh were. What actions did they take against the French? Discuss what took place at Dien Bien Phu. From the perspectives of the French, the Vietnamese and the Americans, why was this event significant? www.viettouch.com/hist/ www.geocities.com/Tokyo/5673/history.htm http://www.wikipedia.org www.dictionary.com/ Grolier Online & Encarta
Vietnam War	Vietnam's Geography List and describe 3 terrains found throughout Vietnam. List several ways in which the American soldiers were at a disadvantage on Vietnamese terrain? What challenges, unique to Vietnam’s geography, led to the invention/use of the swift boat? Describe these boats and explain how they were used. Using a T-Chart, show how Vietnam’s climate differs from that of the United States? Bullet ways in which the American soldiers adapted to this unfamiliar climate. Locate a map of Vietnam and a map that includes Vietnam, China, Russia, and Korea. http://www.swiftboats.org/ (Task Force 115) http://www.geographia.com/vietnam/ http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/south_east_asia/vietnam/environment.htm http://chehasta.narod.ru/guerillaeng.htm http://www.wikipedia.org Encarta and Grolier Online