MYP Unit Question: How can the contributions of one person affect the direction of an entire nation?

 

Guiding Question: How did Culture and the Role of the President Shape Post-WWII America?

 

The 1970s

Featuring President Nixon

 

Step 1: Plan with your group and divide the work.

Step 2: Research the history of the decade.

• Key Events
• Presidents & other significant people

 

Step 3: Determine the context for and cultural response to the historical events.  The topics are in a bullet point list.  Your research/writing should be in paragraph form.  You should also create headings.  Consider the influence on your decade on the following topics:

• Business & the Economy

• Education

• Fashion-

• Film &  Theatre

• Food &  Drink-

•  

• Print Culture

• Sports &  Games 

• Music

• "The Way We Lived" 

• Government & Politics

• Law &  Justice

• Religion

 

Presidents Name

George Washington

 

 

Where I Live(ed):

Mount Verson, VA

Website: Official White House Biography

 

Date of Birth:

February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia

Date of Death:

December 14, 1799 in Mount Vernon, Virginia

Political Views:

I support the Federalist party

 

Religious Views:

Church of England - state religion of Virginia

 

Years Served as President:

1789-1797

Occupations:

English playwright, poet, and actor

 

Interests/Hobbies:

• General

• Led American Revolution to victory 

• Daniel Boone exploration

• Orator

 

Education:

• Nowhere Grammar School

   

 

Friends:

• Baron Fairfax

• Thomas Jefferson   

• William Thornton

• Robert Dinwidde

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• Henry Knox 

Sports:

• fox hunting 

• woodsman

• chopping down cherry trees with hatchets

 

During my stint as president, the political, social and economic factors and challenges that I had to deal with (at home) included:

 

Political

• list

• list

• list

 

Social

• list

• list

• list

 

Economic

• list

• list

• list

 

 

During my stint as president, the political, social and economic factors and challenges that I had to deal with (abroad) included:

 

Political

• list

• list

• list

 

Social

• list

• list

• list

 

Economic

• list

• list

• list

 

Looking back at my presidential career, I had to wear several "hats."  Wearing these different "hats," these were my most significant achievements and failures:

 

Commander-in-Chief

detail

Chief Executive

detail

Chief Diplomat

detail

Ceremonial Head of State

detail

Manager of the Economy

detail

Party Leader

detail

National Leader

detail 

 

Favorite Quote About Me by a Famous Historian:

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds..." - Emerson

 

 

Your Own Heading:

 You can make up your own profile section

 

Positive Political Cartoon

 

Negative Political Cartoon

 

After all this research you should now be able to answer the guiding question.  Do NOT assign this to one person.  The whole group needs to participate in a discussion and then write up the answer.  Yes, you can do it on-line or in person.  It should be several paragraphs and the answer to this question is the most important part of this assignment!!!

 

Works Cited:

 

Cooke, Jacob E. "Washington, George." Presidents: A Reference History. Ed. Henry F. Graff. 3^rd ed. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002. 1-     21. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. International Academy High School. 30 Apr. 2008 <http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?         p=GVRL&u=lom_inac>. 

 

 

Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th-Century America. Eds. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Vol. 4: 1960s-1970s. Detroit: U*X*L, 2002. p956-957. 5 vols

 

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