It's Debatable Leaked Questions

Use the following information to help John F. Kennedy during the 1960 Presidential debate.   Remember that when you are writing that you should be responding using the first person, as you are writting JFK's speeches.  Also be sure to include at least one famous quote from before 1960 in your response.  All responses must be at least 200 words for full credit.

•Question 1: What is the difference between the way you would handle Castro's regime and prevent the establishment of Communist governments in the Western Hemisphere and the way your opponent would proceed?  

–Look up sanctions against Cuba and economic quarantine of Cuba

Timeline of Embargo

–CLICK HERE for info on providing aid to anti-Castro supporters and Cuban exiles

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•Question 2: 

Senator Fulbright and others maintain that the Administration is suppressing a report by the United States Information Agency that shows a decline in the United States Prestige overseas.  Should this report be made public and what can you do as President to help correct the mistakes of the current administration?

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• Look up decline of U.S. education (math + science) 
  
• comparisons of daily life in Soviet Union vs. United States
• space race

•Question 3: 

The Soviet Union may have resumed the testing of nuclear devices.  If this is true, should the United States resume nuclear testing and how can we do so safely?

–Look up “soviet nuclear testing”

–Nuclear testing above ground vs. underground or in outer space

Nuclear Testing General Info

•Question 4: The United States has been on the defensive around the world and our policy has been one of reaction to the Soviet Union during the last 4 years. 

How can the U.S. be proactive to prevent communism around the world?

–Look up “iron curtain” and “Domino Effect”,

–Look up relations between the United States and Poland and also India 

Quemoy and Matsu Islands

It's Debatable Vocabulary Word Web

Directions:  Write each of the following items on a separate index card.  You will then be responsible for the knowledge and understanding of all of the following words.  You should use a variety of Internet websites to find the meaning of each of the words, ideas and phrases.  The definition of the word will be used in connection with another word on the list.  This means that you cannot just tell me what each word means.  You will have to connect each item below with at least TWO other items on the list.  Some items will be able to be connected by more than two words.  

Place the index cards on the large piece of paper that I will provide you.  Connect the words and write your connection definition on each line.  

John F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

Richard M. Nixon

Lydon B Johnson

Henry C Lodge

U.S. Navy

The Missile Gap

Sputnik 1

ICBM

Fidel Castro

Kitchen Debate

Disneyland

Nikita Krushchev

U.S.S.R.

Cuban Revolution

Russian Revolution

NATO

Warsaw Pact

Communism

Dictatorship

It's Debatable Resource List

 

The following links can be used to help start your research for the It's Debateable project.  These are obviously not the only sources that you should use.  They are only a starting point for your research.

October 21, 1960 Debate Transcripts

NBC: The History of Televised Presidential Debates

CNN.com - 1960 Presidential Debates

PBS.org- American Experience: The Presidents

The library of Congress:  Today in History

CNN.com-Episode 10: Cuba 1959-1968

Cuban Revolution

Cuban Revolution II

Richard Nixon

More Richard Nixon

John F. Kennedy

Fidel Castro

Nikita Khrushchev   

South American Country PPT

South American Country Power Point

Each group will create a power point presentation that will contain the following minimum requirements:

• Minimum (15 slides)
• Table of contents with hyperlinks to each page
• Background color or picture
• 1 picture per slide
• Minimum 3 bullets per slide
• Slide transitions
• Custom animation
• Text that is properly sized and can be easily read
• No spelling or grammar mistakes

Only the most important information should be included, as you will have a limited time to present your country. Each group will present on their topic. You will have to submit your entire power point for a grade, but your presentation will focus in on an area where you have the most interest.

Presentations will be a maximum of 10 minutes. Each partner will have to fill at least five minutes. The class will be expected to take notes during your presentation, so you will have to calculate how long it will take for them to write down what you are giving them.

South America Country Project

South America

Country Research Project

The first part of this mini-project will require you to research a South American country. You will be required to take notes with your shoulder partner on the following topics. Each page should contain bulleted notes and a large title. You should not copy notes word for word, but rather shorten them up and put them into your own words.

You will use two websites to find your information, CultureGrams and Grolier. I have indicated which resource is best for each page of notes that you will have to take.

CultureGrams

Grolier

Intro Page (Contents)

• Page One (Full Page) [CultureGrams]
• Country Name
• Map and Flag
• Page Two (Full Page) [CultureGrams]
• Country and Development Data
• Page Three and Four (Two Full Pages) [CultureGrams and Grolier]
• History
• Page Five (Full Page) [ CultureGrams and Grolier]
• Land and Climate
• Page Six (Half Page) [CultureGrams]
• Population
• Page Six (Bottom half page) [CultureGrams]
• Language
• Page Seven (Top Half page) [CultureGrams and Grolier]
• Religion
• Page Seven (Bottom Half) [CultureGrams]
• General Attitudes/ Personal Appearance
• Page Eight (Full Page) [CultureGrams]
• Customs and Courtesies
• Page Nine and Ten (Full Pages) [CultureGrams]
• Life Style
• Page Eleven and Twelve (Full Pages) [CultureGrams]
• Society
• Page Thirteen (Full Page) [Grolier]
• Economy
• Page Fourteen (Top Half page) [CultureGrams and Grolier]
• Fun Facts
• Page Fifteen (Bonus Page)

Once you have completed these notes, we will use the information that you have discovered to create either a flipchart or a PowerPoint. You will have to create a page for each of the above topics. You will have to summarize the notes that you took in your notebooks into the most important 3-4 pieces of information that you want to share with the class.

You will only have Three Days to complete the research portion of this project. This means you will have to finish at least 5 pages of notes per day in order to finish. If you need to work on this from home, the password and user name for both websites are “Sarasota.”

Bonus Page

Go to the United States Culture grams page.

Look at the following categories and write the major similarities and differences between your country and the Untied States.

1.) Personal Appearance

a. Similarities

b. Differences

2.) Gestures

a. Similarities

b. Differences

3.) Dating and Marriage

a. Similarities

b. Differences

4.) Diet

a. Similarities

b. Differences

5.) Economy

a. Similarities

b. Differences

Super Bonus:

Contact the embassy of your country. Tell them that you are a student and that you are interested in finding out more information about the country. The contact info can be found on the culture grams website in the bottom left corner.

Bullying

We all just had the opportunity to hear the presentation by our School Resource Officer. We are now going to to respond to some questions:

1.) What are the five types of bullying?

2.) Of the five types, which do you think is most prevalent on our campus?

3.) Who are some of the people that you can talk to if you need help with a bully?

4.) What are some of the reasons that people bully other students?

5.) Describe an incident when you witnessed a bully on campus. Do not give any names. Use pseudonyms

When you are finished, please Click HERE and practice your Latin America geography!

Central America Statistics

Today we are going to build an Excel Spreadsheet. If you have never worked with this program before, you will find that spreadsheets are a convenient way to organize your data. Your task is to research information and statistics on the countries that make up Central America and compare them to the United States.

Your first job is to download the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet template that I have created for you. You can access it by clicking HERE

You will have to go to the Culture Grams website. The link is located on the right side of the website. Once you click there you will have to click on the World Edition tab. From there, click on North America. This will bring up all the countries we will be researching.

Next you will have to find the information to fill in the cells. You will be able to find the statistics by Clicking HERE.

Once you have filled in all the information on your spreadsheet, you will need to answer the following questions: CLICK HERE

Good luck! If you have any questions, please post them below.